Winter Sports

Fact of the day

The first athlete to be disqualified from the Olympics for using a banned substance was Swedish pentathlete Hans-Grunner Liljenwall, who tested positive for excessive alcohol at the 1968 Games in Mexico City after drinking several beers before the competition. 

Skating News

Canadian Tran considering Japanese citizenship for Sochi‎

By David Gold

Mervin Tran_and_Narumi_Takahashi_May_4May 9 - Canadian figure skater Mervin Tran could become a full Japanese national in time for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics.
   

Plushenko gives Sochi 2014 hopes boost with Sheffield gold medal

By Duncan Mackay

Yevgeny Plushenko_Sheffield_European_Championships_January_28_2012January 28 - Russia's Yevgeny Plushenko has given his chances of success at Sochi 2014 a massive boost after winning the European Championships at Sheffield tonight. 
   

European Skating Championships the icing on Sheffield’s cake

By Mike Rowbottom

Sheffield ISU_European_Championships_January_2012January 22 - Sheffield becomes the centre of the ice skating world this week as it hosts the ISU European Figure Skating Championships 2012 arrive in the city – the first time this event has been held in the UK for over 20 years.
   

Exclusive: Hopes of Filipino Youth Olympic Games on thin ice

By David Gold

Michael Martinez_resized_at_press_conferenceJanuary 4 - Philippine figure skater Michael Martinez (pictured), who hopes to win an unprecedented gold medal for his country, has been left without support and forced to travel to the United States to get into his best condition ahead of the Winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck, it has been claimed.
   

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