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Four-man IBSF World Cup victory earns Britain's first bobsleigh European gold

  • Bobsleigh and Skeleton

Brad Hall piloted Britain to its first-ever bobsleigh gold medal at the European Championships in the four-man event, the team also claiming an International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) World Cup victory in Altenberg.

Cackett made history for their country.Kaillie Humphries and Kaysha Love claimed a victory for the United

States in the two-woman World Cup event, with a second-place finish from home favourites Laura Nolte

Kaillie Humphries and Kaysha Love won the two-woman bobsleigh World Cup event for the United States ©


Geoff Berkeley: Lake Placid ready for more miracles on ice after major venue regeneration

  • Inside the Blogs

"It’s never been like this" reads the front page of the Adirondack Daily Enterprise - a newspaper that has been published in Lake Placid since 1895.

the village in the beautiful Adirondack Mountains.It is well known for the "Miracle on Ice" when the United

States’ men’s ice hockey team went against all the odds to defeat the powerhouse Soviet Union side to



Gu makes it two halfpipe wins from two at FIS Freeski World Cup in Calgary

  • Skiing

After making her successful return at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) Freeski World Cup earlier in the week, China's Eileen Gu won halfpipe gold again in Calgary.

execute a final run of 90.50 to demote with team-mate Simon d'Artois down to fourth.David Wise of the United

States was fifth, unable to improve on his opening effort, while New Zealand's Finley Melville Ives



Ono wins first Snowboard World Cup after bad weather cancels Laax halfpipe finals

  • Snowboard

Bad weather led to the cancellation of the halfpipe finals at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation Snowboard World Cup event in the Swiss resort of Laax, with Japan's Mitsuki Ono and Ruka Hirano claiming victories by virtue of their qualification performances.

s Wu Shaotong in second also earned her first World Cup podium with 89.00 on her first run, and the United

States' Maddie Mastro ended a wait of almost three years for a top-three finish by notching 82.50.Rough


Lochner helps Germany to dominate second day of IBSF World Cup and European Championships

  • Bobsleigh and Skeleton

Germany underlined their domination of the combined International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) World Cup and European Championships in Altenberg, with Johannes Lochner and Erec Bruckert winning the two-man bobsleigh event outright.

Cup event in Altenberg, and was the highest-ranked European athlete ©IBSFIn the women's monobob, the United

States' Olympic champion Kaillie Humphries earned her third win of the season, clocking the quickest


USOPC and North Carolina 2029 to cooperate over team selection at FISU Games

  • Universiade

The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) is working with the North Carolina 2029 International

The World University Games should be part of our Olympic Movement in the United States."

travel to the US and take part.The USOPC and North Carolina 2029 are set to work together to ensure the United

States' best collegiate athletes can compete at the event ©USOPCThe USOPC has also administered approved


Thenault enjoys home success at Aerials World Cup in Le Relais

  • Freestyle

Canadian Marion Thenault enjoyed home success in the women’s aerials event at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation Freestyle World Cup in Le Relais.

team event at Beijing 2022, claimed victory on home snow, scoring 96.23 points.Ashley Caldwell of the United

States finished second with 92.00 points, with the podium completed by Ukraine’s Anastasiya Novosad

Australia’s Danielle Scott in second place on 132 and Novosad in third on 92.Quinn Dehlinger of the United

States took victory in the men's aerials event at Le Relais, his first ever World Cup podium ©Getty

ImagesIn the men’s aerials World Cup at the same venue, victory went to Quinn Dehlinger of the United


Zhang hopes for WTA return to China but says Peng concerns "not in my control"

  • Tennis

Chinese number one Zhang Shuai has said she hopes for Women's Tennis Association (WTA) tournaments to return to her home country, although she insisted a possible meeting with Peng Shuai was "not in my control".

abandoning its so-called "zero-COVID" approach last month.Speaking after her 6-3, 6-2 victory over the United

States' Katie Volynets in the third-round of the Australian Open, Zhang expressed her hopes that restrictions


Rossi leading ISSF into "new era" where targets include central spot at Los Angeles 2028

  • The Big Read

Luciano Rossi, newly established as President of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF), is fixing his gaze upon the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics, which he believes will be crucially important to the sport's future.

Six-times Olympic medallist Kimberly Rhode of the United States, voted in as one of the ISSF vice-presidents

"It is one other goal that I have in my heart, the united capacity of Olympic and Paralympic shooting

With our good relations, good connection - only if we are united we can become stronger."


IJF Academy celebrates significant milestone in Dominican Republic

  • Judo

The International Judo Federation (IJF) Academy hosted its 100th practical session in Dominican Republic last week.

Dominican Republic and the National Federation.Apart from hosts, participants were from Uruguay, the United

States, Costa Rica, Panama, Haiti and Chile."

Apart from the hosts, participants for the session were from Uruguay, the United States, Costa Rica,


Lap counter calamity catapults France to short track gold at Lake Placid 2023

  • Lake Placid 2023

France were awarded short track speed skating gold after the lap counter was found to be faulty here at the Lake Placid 2023 International University Sports Federation (FISU) Winter World University Games.

South Korea, the United States and China were all penalised in the mixed team relay as they failed to


Kriechmayr and Goggia claim home downhill wins at Alpine Ski World Cup

  • Alpine Skiing

There were home victories in both International Ski and Snowboard Federation Alpine Ski World Cups, with Vincent Kriechmayr triumphing in the men's in Kitzbühel and Sofia Goggia quickest in the women's in Cortina d'Ampezzo.

season.Slovenia's Ilka Štuhec was 0.13 off the pace in second, with Germany's Kira Weidle third in 1:33.87.The United

States' Mikaela Shiffrin was made to wait for her record 83rd World Cup victory, but finished fourth