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29 January 2021

Oldham and Blouin reach podium at X Games in Aspen

29 Jan 2021 21:38 Canadian Olympic Boxing Team

On Friday, freestyle skier Megan Oldham and snowboarder Laurie Blouin reached the podium at the X Games in Aspen, Colorado....

‘He tried to hurt him’: Fans row as Finnish skier suffers Instagram venom after Russian rival is disqualified over dust-up (VIDEO)

29 Jan 2021 16:02 RT (Daily news)

Finnish skier Joni Maki was forced to make his Instagram account private after being bombarded by Russian fans who blamed him for a clash with Olympic medalist and Russian team leader Alexander Bolshunov at the end of a race.

Swiss scientists announce breakthrough in 60-year-old Soviet mystery, claiming Dyatlov Pass skiers caused own deaths in avalanche

29 Jan 2021 11:26 RT (Daily news)

The Dyatlov Pass incident, in which a group of experienced young skiers perished in 1959, has inspired a generation of cyber-sleuths, books and even a horror film.
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Ski alpin – La descente de Garmisch annulée et remplacée par un Super-G

29 Jan 2021 09:54 WomenSports.fr

La descente dames, comptant pour la Coupe du monde de ski alpin, prévue ce samedi à Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Allemagne), a été annulée en raison de la météo et remplacée par un Super-G. Les skieuses disputeront donc deux Super-G consécutifs...

Michael Schumacher's family set to release rare footage of stricken F1 legend

29 Jan 2021 06:30 Dailystar.co.uk

The seven-time World Championship winner has only been allowed to be visited by a handful of people after a tragic skiing accident in 2013 that left him in a coma

Juventus superstar Ronaldo under investigation for potential Covid-19 rule breach to take birthday ski trip

28 Jan 2021 19:17 Goal.com

The five-time Ballon d'Or winner could be facing punishment for travelling between regions in Italy during the coronavirus pandemic

Michael Schumacher’s family set to share rare footage of stricken F1 star in new documentary

28 Jan 2021 18:19 TheSun.co.uk

MICHAEL Schumacher’s family are set to share rare footage of the stricken the Formula 1 legend in a new documentary. The seven times world champion is in a medically induced coma after suffering devastating brain injuries in a 2013 French Alps skiing accident.

Schumacher's family share rare footage of stricken star in new documentary

28 Jan 2021 16:27 Mirror (Formula 1)

Schumacher has not been seen in public since he suffered a serious brain injury while skiing in 2013, while his family have kept details of his health carefully discreet in the intervening years

‘I just wanted to talk’: Finnish team accepts Russian skier Bolshunov’s apology after star says he DIDN’T mean to plow into rival

27 Jan 2021 13:11 RT (Daily news)

The Finnish Skiing Association has accepted the Russian ski team leader Alexander Bolshunov’s apology, after he clashed with his rival, Joni Maki, during a men’s relay race on Sunday.
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Ryan Cochran-Siegle eyes return to skiing after breaking his neck in Austria

26 Jan 2021 22:23 BurlingtonFreePress.com (sports)

A month after his breakout World Cup win, Vermont native injured during fall in Austria.

The Davis behind the Davis U.S. Cross Country Ski Team

26 Jan 2021 21:31 Cross Country Skier

For the U.S. Ski Team, raising money has always been a challenge. So when the Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund stepped up to cover the entire budget for the U.S. Cross Country Ski Team in 2019 and through the 2022 Olympics...