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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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Snowboarders impressed by Rosa Khutor Extreme Park

2/20/2013 4:04:00 PM

"I think it is the complete package as far as boardercross goes,” said American Alex Deibold, after finishing second in the snowboard cross event, which was won by Austria’s Alessandro Haemmerle. “I think this course was a great example for our sport and I hope people will watch next year."

"This is the coolest course we've ever had and they need to have more like this,” added Deibold’s American teammate Nick Baumgartner. “This is the best course; big jumps, that's what we do.”

Competitors were equally impressed by the venue’s halfpipe, which saw Kelly Clark, of the USA, win the women’s event, with Taku Hiraoka clinching gold for Japan in the men’s competition.

"The pipe is amazing; it's just great,” said Kory Wright, of the Bahamas. “It's a lot of fun to ride.”

"There's really like an Olympic feeling here,” added Spain’s Ruben Verges. “The pipe today is almost perfect."

Many athletes, such as American Benjamin Farrow, are already looking forward to returning to the venue for the Sochi 2014 Winter Games.

"I do feel a little bit of Olympic spirit,” said Farrow. “It’s such a great feeling to know that next year I will be back here, and it will be the same thing."

Located at an altitude of approximately 1,200 metres above sea level, the newly-built Rosa Khutor Extreme Park lies to the west of the Rosa Khutor plateau and features specialised courses for ski and snowboard cross, slopestlye, half-pipe, freestyle aerial and mogul competitions and snowboard parallel slaloms.