Ninth ladies World Cup season in ski jumping was dominated by Austrians, who were only bested by Maren Lundby. The Norwegian athlete managed to defend the first position and reached for the Crystal Globe for the second time in her career. Chiara Hoelzl was the unlucky runner-up after worse performance in Lillehammer. The athlete from Salzburg has recently turned 23 ...
Ursa Bogataj’s break with ski jumping lasted seven months. On July 23, the Slovenian athlete resumed training after a serious knee injury. During the camp in Planica, the 25-year-old athlete was exercising with teammates. The Slovenian team is hoping for a successful 2020-2021 season. At the same time, Spela Rogelj made an important decision about her future. Last time Ursa ...
The news agency TASS informed that Alexandra Kustova was suspended by the Russian Ski Federation for 18 months. The reason for that was the violation of the anti-doping regulations by the young athlete. 21-year old was suspended, because she failed to provide the required information about her whereabouts and therefore missing three doping controls over the period of 12 months. ...
Ladies nordic combined just got reinforced by a very accomplished athlete. Svenja Wuerth – World Championships medalist – has become a member of the German national nordic combined team. – Life is about facing new challenges. Some people could have already suspected something, for the others my decision will be a big surprise. I can’t wait for my new trainings ...
“We would like to thank the health care workers who each day fight on the front line, trying to win the longest and hardest race ever. You are the real champions,” wrote the representatives of the Italian Winter Sports Federation last week in a message of support for those fighting the coronavirus pandemic on a daily basis. In an interview ...
“When I was a child, I think he was the best skijumper. Watching competitions on the TV, I saw Adam Małysz. He is my idol,” said Maren Lundby at the beginning of the season which saw the ski jumper fight for her third Crystal Ball in the row. At the time, the Pole was the only one to claim this ...