Three of the United States' leading Alpine skiing performers of recent years - Laurenne Ross, Resi Stiegler and Alice McKennis Duran - have announced their retirement at the end of this season.
Former world team champion Eva-Maria Brem of Austria has announced her retirement from Alpine skiing at the age of 32.
Austria’s Manuel Feller and New Zealand’s Alice Robinson claimed victories in the final event of the 2020-2021 International Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine Ski World Cup season in Lenzerheide.
World champions Norway triumphed in the team parallel event as action finally began at the Alpine Ski World Cup finals following the weather-enforced cancellation of the opening two days in Lenzerheide.
Vincent Kriechmayr of Austria has clinched the overall super-G title after racing at the Alpine Skiing World Cup finals in Lenzerheide was cancelled for a second consecutive day due to bad weather.
Switzerland's Beat Feuz and Sofia Goggia of Italy have been crowned overall men's and women's International Ski Federation Alpine Skiing World Cup downhill champions, respectively, after bad weather forced the cancellation of the final two races of the season in Lenzerheide.
The men's and women's overall Alpine Skiing World Cup champions are set to be crowned at the season-ending finals in Lenzerheide this week.
France’s Clement Noël triumphed in the men’s slalom competition at the International Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine Ski World Cup in Kranjska Gora, as Austria’s Marco Schwartz clinched the discipline’s crystal globe.
Marco Odermatt took the lead of the giant slalom standings after a dramatic win at the International Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine Ski World Cup in Kranjska Gora.
Katharina Liensberger went one better than yesterday and secured a first-ever International Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine Ski World Cup victory in Åre, while Petra Vlhová placed an underwhelming eighth.
Petra Vlhová has taken the lead of the International Ski Federation Alpine Ski World Cup at the penultimate event of the season in Åre.
Marco Odermatt is to continue his pursuit of Alexis Pinturault in the International Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine Ski World Cup standings at the penultimate stop of the season in Kranjska Gora.
Slovakia's Petra Vlhová and the United States' Mikaela Shiffrin are set for an International Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine Ski World Cup slalom double-header following a controversial starting issue for the American last time out in Jasna.
Hanna Aronsson Elfman followed a fourth-place finish in the super-G by claiming giant slalom gold at the Alpine Junior World Ski Championships in Bansko.
Marco Odermatt of Switzerland boosted his hopes of claiming the overall International Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine Skiing World Cup title after triumphing in the Super-G race in Saalbach.
Denver were awarded the 1976 Winter Olympic Games ahead of Sion in Switzerland, Tempere in Finland and Vancouver in Canada at the International Olympic Committee Session in 1970. But in a Colorado referendum in November 1972, voters rejected funding for the event. It is the only time a city has been awarded the Olympics but pulled out. The IOC then offered the Games to Whistler in Canada, but they too declined owing to a change of Government following elections. Salt Lake City offered to host the Games, but the IOC, still reeling from the Denver rejection, declined and selected Innsbruck, the 1964 host city, as a replacement.
The Football Association - U21 Head Coach - Burton-On-Trent, United Kingdom
The Football Association [The FA] is the not-for-profit governing body of football in England. It is responsible for promoting and developing every level of the game, from grassroots through to the professional game, and successfully generates enough revenue to support investment of over £150m into English football each year. Our vision is to Unite the Game and Inspire the Nation through Winning England Teams. Reporting into our Technical Director, you will be responsible for building a winning England U21 team that successfully prepares and promotes players for the England Senior team. You will bring a strong leadership presence to St. George's Park that supports the development of the site as a world leading football performance centre.
The coronavirus pandemic has had a profound impact on sport, but many elite athletes have also made their impact felt during the health crisis, working on the medical frontline and in some cases sacrificing their chances of sporting success for the good of public health. Mike Rowbottom reports.
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