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Friedrich maintains unbeaten run at IBSF World Cup in two-man bobsleigh

  • Bobsleigh and Skeleton

Francesco Friedrich continued his tremendous run of wins in the two-man bobsleigh with a fourth of the season on the second day of the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) World Cup in Altenberg.

her lose the lead and finish second.Kaillie Humphries - previously of Canada but now representing the United

States - was third, 0.19 off De Bruin.Germans Laura Nolte and Kim Kalicki completed the top five.



ISU gives up hope of staging Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final this season

  • Figure Skating

The International Skating Union (ISU) has confirmed there will be no re-arranged Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final this season.

doing so.It is not possible for any of the six ordinary Grand Prix of Figure Skating hosts - China, the United

States, Canada, France, Russia or Japan - to do so, according to the ISU, so the event is now off for



Belgium joins diplomatic boycott of Beijing 2022, Latvia will not

  • Beijing 2022

Belgium has joined a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, with Prime Minister Alexander De Croo vowing the Government will not have a presence at the Games.

European Union (EU) ultimately decides it wants to treat the Games.With several prominent EU member states

including France, Germany and Italy opting against joining a United States-led diplomatic boycott of

and separatism, and denies the charges laid against it.Yet it has so far refused calls to allow the United


Huang wins historic title for Chinese Taipei at conclusion of Four Continents Speed Skating Championships

  • Speed Skating

Huang Yu-ting won Chinese Taipei's first-ever speed skating gold medal at an international event as she triumphed in the women's 1,000 metres race on the final day of the International Skating Union's Four Continents Championships.

Yekaterina Aidova was second in 1:15.49, while Canada's Kali Christ picked up bronze with 1:16.50.The United

States beat Canada to the women's team pursuit title, with Giorgia Birkeland, Jamie Jurak and Dessie


Bankes and Eguibar lead qualifying at FIS Snowboard Cross World Cup in Cervinia

  • Snowboard

Britain's Charlotte Bankes and Lucas Eguibar of Spain topped the women's and men's qualifying, respectively, at the International Ski Federation (FIS) Snowboard Cross World Cup in Cervinia in Italy.

crossed the line in 42.06sec with an average speed of 54.78 kilometres per hour to claim victory.The United

States' Lindsey Jacobellis finished 0.35sec later to take silver while Michela Moioli's 42.41sec run


European nations prepare to elect third weightlifting leader of 2021

  • Weightlifting

A new President of the European Weightlifting Federation will be elected tomorrow - the third different leader within six months.

director and researcher" would aid his cause.The EWF Board member has diplomas from Georgia and the United

States, and wrote a thesis on "the marketing value of the main weightlifting events."



Sweden's Hansson enjoys golden night at World Swimming Championships (25m)

  • Swimming

Louise Hansson delivered two golds for Sweden after achieving individual and team success on the second day of the International Swimming Federation World Swimming Championships (25m) here in Abu Dhabi.

the job for Sweden as they registered a time of 1min 42.38sec to equal the world record set by the United

States in 2018.The US came home in 1:43.61 to take silver with The Netherlands claiming bronze in 1:

victory in 55.20.Masse fell agonisingly short in 55.22 to seal silver, while Katharine Berkoff of the United

States claimed bronze in 55.40.Belarus' Ilya Shymanovich continued his superb form to secure men's 100m


Horishima wins moguls event again at Freestyle Ski World Cup in Alpe d'Huez

  • Freestyle

Japan's Ikuma Horishima made it back-to-back wins in the moguls discipline at the International Ski Federation's Freestyle Ski World Cup in Alpe d'Huez, while victory for Australia's Jakara Anthony moved her top of the overall standings.

leaderboard.The Australian scored 85.97, comfortably beating closest challengers Anri Kawamura from Japan and the United

States' Tess Johnson, who achieved 77.21 and 76.64 respectively.Anthony now has 300 points for the season


Alan Hubbard: Being on the SPOTY shortlist makes Tyson Fury-ous

  • Inside the Blogs

Tyson Fury was a big hit at the Mecca of boxing, Madison Square Garden in New York, last weekend - without throwing a punch. The World Boxing Council world champion flew into the Big Apple to serenade, in his own inimitable fashion, veteran promoter Bob Arum on his 90th birthday.

defiantly engineered by Arum and Britain's Frank Warren, demonstrated that he is now as popular in the United

States as he is in the United Kingdom.Fury’s mission coincided with the news that this weekend he could


Bochet and Pedersen among stars at Para Alpine Skiing World Cup in St Moritz

  • Alpine Skiing News

The World Para Alpine Skiing World Cup heads to St Moritz in Switzerland tomorrow, with France's Marie Bochet arriving having made it a century of victories on the circuit in the women's standing events at Steinach am Brenner last time out.

St Moritz ©Getty ImagesLast year's standing World Cup champion Varvara Voronchikhina of Russia, the United

States' Laurie Stephens and Germany's Anna-Lena Forster - the last two overall World Cup winners in


USA Taekwondo signs concussion education partnership

  • Member National Association and Continental Unions News

USA Taekwondo has partnered with TeachAids to carry out concussion education known as CrashCourse.

The organisation has followed 22 other governing bodies in the United States which have joined forces