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Ski jumping: World Cup results

3/23/2013 6:52:27 PM

World Cup results at Planica, Slovenia on Saturday on the final weekend of the 2012-2013 season:

Team event

1. Slovenia 1561.8 pts, 2. Norway 1551.1, 3. Austria 1546.7, 4. Poland 1543.2, 5. Czech Republic 1511.6, 6. Germany 1501.6, 7. Japan 1500.0, 8. Italy 1181.6, 9. USA 580.9

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Alpine Skiing: Men's World Cup slalom results

3/17/2013 11:35:48 AM

Men's World Cup slalom results here on Sunday:

1. Felix Neureuther (GER) 1:52.20 ( 58.96 + 53.24)

2. Marcel Hirscher (AUT) 1:52.56 ( 59.47 + 53.09)

3. Ivica Kostelic (CRO) 1:52.71 ( 59.30 + 53.41)

4. Andre Myhrer (SWE) 1:53.28 ( 59.96 + 53.32)

5. Steve Missillier (FRA) 1:53.49 ( 59.74 + 53.75)

6. Mario Matt (AUT) 1:53.55 ( 1:00.42 + 53.13)

7. Markus Larsson (SWE) 1:53.80 ( 1:00.74 + 53.06)

8. Benjamin Raich (AUT) 1:54.14 ( 1:00.69 + 53.45)

9. Naoki Yuasa (JPN) 1:54.46 ( 1:02.41 + 52.05)

10. Manfred Moelgg (ITA) 1:54.61 ( 1:00.51 + 54.10)

11. Giuliano Razzoli (ITA) 1:54.68 ( 1:00.41 + 54.27)

12. Mattias Hargin (SWE) 1:54.82 ( 1:00.72 + 54.10)

13. Fritz Dopfer (GER) 1:54.85 ( 59.90 + 54.95)

14. Stefano Gross (ITA) 1:55.01 ( 1:01.08 + 53.93)

15. Manfred Pranger (AUT) 1:55.31 ( 1:01.61 + 53.70)

16. Reinfried Herbst (AUT) 1:55.38 ( 1:01.18 + 54.20)

17. Henrik Kristoffersen (NOR) 1:55.67 ( 1:02.07 + 53.60)

18. Patrick Thaler (ITA) 1:55.78 ( 1:02.34 + 53.44)

Did not finish: Manuel Feller (AUT), Jean-Baptiste Grange (FRA), Alexis Pinturault (FRA), Cristian Deville (ITA), Markus Vogel (SWI), Jens Byggmark (SWE), David Chodounsky (USA), Ted Ligety (USA)

Final World Cup slalom standings (after 11 out of 11 races):

1. Marcel Hirscher (AUT) 960 points

2. Felix Neureuther (GER) 716

3. Ivica Kostelic (CRO) 535

4. Andre Myhrer (SWE) 532

5. Manfred Mölgg (ITA) 335

Final World Cup overall standings (after 34 out of 34 races):

1. Marcel Hirscher (AUT) 1535 pts

2. Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR) 1226

3. Ted Ligety (USA) 1022

4. Felix Neureuther (GER) 948

5. Ivica Kostelic (CRO) 900

6. Alexis Pinturault (FRA) 790

7. Manfred Mölgg (ITA) 636

8. Hannes Reichelt (AUT) 595

9. Andre Myhrer (SWE) 575

10. Christoph Innerhofer (ITA) 522

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Nordic Combined: World Cup results

3/16/2013 1:44:25 PM

Results on Saturday in the Nordic Combined World Cup at Oslo, the final event of the season:

1. Jason Lamy Chappuis (FRA) 42min 6.5sec (8th after ski jump) 2. Eric Frenzel (GER) 0.4sec (3) 3. Wilhelm Denifl (AUT) 1.5 (5) 4. Akito Watabe (JPN) 5.1 (7) 5. Taihei Kato (JPN) 14 (1)

World Cup overall standings (after all 19 events)

1. Eric Frenzel (GER) 1034 pts (crystal globe winner), 2. Jason Lamy Chappuis (FRA) 818, 3. Akito Watabe (JPN) 721, 4. Bernhard Gruber (AUT) 619, 5. Magnus Moan (NOR) 592

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Nordic Ski: World Championship results

3/3/2013 2:26:27 PM

Results on Sunday in the Nordic Ski World Championships:-

Men's 50 km classic style

1. Johan Olsson (SWE) 2hrs 10mins 41.4secs, 2. Dario Cologna (SUI) at 12.9secs, 3. Alexey Poltaranin (KAZ) at 16.8, 4. Alexander Legkov (RUS) 19.5, 5. Eldar Roenning (NOR) 20.2, 6. Tord Asle Gjerdalen (NOR) 32.3, 7. Hannes Dotzler (GER) 32.7, 8. Maxim Vylegzhanin (RUS) 34.6, 9. Jens Filbrich (GER) 38.5, 10. Daniel Richardsson (SWE) 41.3.

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Sochi successfully hosts FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup

2/21/2013 11:42:00 AM

Moguls, aerials, ski cross and halfpipe competitions were held for both men and women at the Olympic venue, which will host all freestyle skiing and snowboarding events during the Sochi 2014 Winter Games, with many of the athletes praising the newly-built facilities.

"It's got huge potential,” said Canada’s Mike Riddle afterward finishing third in the men’s halfpipe. “I can't believe how amazing it will be for the Winter Games, with moguls, halfpipe and aerials all in the same spot."

The men’s halfpipe was won by 17-year-old American Torin Yater-Wallace, who clinched gold ahead of compatriot Gus Kenworthy, while Switzerland’s Virginie Faivre won the women’s halfpipe ahead of Canadians Rosalind Groenewoud and Keltie Hansen. Afterwards, Groenewoud revealed how pleased she was to have competed well on the Olympic pipe ahead of next year’s Winter Games.

"It definitely gives me a confidence boost going into next year, knowing that I can perform well on this pipe,” she said. “It gives me a little bit of a nugget but I know that I need to really work hard.”

China dominated the aerials competitions at Rosa Khutor, with Xu Mengtao and Qi Guangpu winning the women’s and men’s events respectively, while Canada’s Mikaël Kingsbury won the men’s moguls, with American Hannah Kearney taking victory in the women’s event. Sweden’s Victor Öhling Norberg and Canadian Kelsey Serwa won the men’s and women’s ski-cross competitions respectively.

Rosa Khutor Extreme Park lies to the west of the Rosa Khutor plateau and is located at an altitude of approximately 1,200 metres above sea level. It features specialised courses for ski and snowboard cross, slopestyle, halfpipe, freestyle aerial and mogul competitions and snowboard parallel slaloms.