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02 February 2018

Peaking for the Olympics: Vonn confident at last WCup race

02 Feb 2018 21:58 Times Union

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) — The buildup to the last World Cup downhill races before the Pyeongchang Olympics has been just as rough as Lindsey Vonn's up-and-down season. After waiting for hours for a second straight day Friday...

All or nothing: Goggia's risky style is irresistible

02 Feb 2018 17:05 USATODAY (Olympics Coverage Top Stories)

Italian skier Sofia Goggia's all or nothing style makes her Lindsey Vonn's biggest challenger for gold in downhill and super-G at the Pyeongchang Olympics

Spannende Olympia-Generalprobe für Speed-Ladies in Garmisch

02 Feb 2018 14:36 Salzburger Nachrichten

Trotz Schlechtwetters und einer wenig hilfreichen Pistenpräparierung im Vorfeld sollten am Wochenende in Garmisch-Partenkirchen noch zwei Ski-Weltcup-Abfahrten der Damen über die Bühne gehen. Die Olympia-Nominierungen stehen zwar schon fest...

North Korean duo invited to 2018 Paralympics

02 Feb 2018 12:26 Tert.am (en)

Two North Korean nordic skiers have been invited by the International Paralympic Committee to take part in March's Winter Paralympics, BBC Sport reports.

28 bans lifted for Russian athletes

02 Feb 2018 02:14 Times Union

Moscow Twenty-eight Russian athletes had their Olympic doping bans overturned Thursday, throwing the International Olympic Committee's policy on the country into turmoil. The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruling was set to reinstate seven Russian medals from the 2014 Sochi Olympics...

FIS Lifts Ban on CAS-Cleared Russian Cross-Country Skiers

01 Feb 2018 19:19 Sputnik International (sport)

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The International Ski Federation (FIS) announced on Thursday its decision to lift the current provisional suspensions for Russian cross-country skiers whose appeals had been upheld by the Sports Arbitration Court (CAS).

Russian Skiers Excited About CAS Lifting of Doping Bans

01 Feb 2018 15:01 Sputnik International

Russian athletes are regrouping as a CAS ruling reinstates nine Olympic medals, with the host nation reclaiming first place in the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.

SIDEBAR Legkov lawyer attacks IOC and McLaren after CAS ruling

01 Feb 2018 14:45 Europe Online Magazine

Berlin (dpa) - Alexander Legkov‘s lawyer lashed out at the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and doping investigator Richard McLaren after the Russian cross-country skier won back his 2014 gold and...

Drunken Driving the Norwegian Way: Smashed Skier Pinched for Poor Technique

01 Feb 2018 14:03 Sputnik International

An inebriated man from the town of Kongsberg was stopped by the police for a clumsy attempt of combining drinking with winter sports, the Nettavisen daily reported.

Damen-Abfahrtstraining in Garmisch wegen schlechten Wetters abgesagt

01 Feb 2018 10:56 Europe Online Magazine

Garmisch-Partenkirchen (dpa) - Das erste Training für die Abfahrt der Damen in Garmisch-Partenkirchen ist am Donnerstag wegen schlechten Wetters abgesagt worden. Die Entscheidung trafen der Ski-Weltverband FIS und die Organisatoren...

North Korean athletes arrive in South for Olympics: Seoul

01 Feb 2018 10:40 France24.com (en)

A delegation of North Korean skiers and skaters arrived in the South on Thursday to take part in the Winter Olympics later this month, Seoul's unification ministry said.