Norway won both the men and women's team relay race at the International Ski Federation (FIS) Cross-Country World Cup event in Beitostølen.
Therese Johaug of Norway extended her lead in the International Ski Federation (FIS) Cross Country World Cup standings after winning again today on a home course in Beitostølen.
Norwegian Therese Johaug will aim to continue her 100 per cent start since returning from a doping ban when she competes at the latest International Ski Federation Cross-Country World Cup event of the season in Beitostølen.
Norway's seven-time world champion Therese Johaug won yet again on the International Ski Federation Cross Country World Cup circuit to claim her third successive victory since returning from a doping ban.
Norway’s seven-time world champion Therese Johaug won her second successive race back after an 18-month doping ban as she took victory in the 10 kilometres event at the Cross-Country World Cup in Lillehammer.
Norway’s Jarl Magnus Riiber celebrated the second International Ski Federation (FIS) Nordic Combined World Cup victory of his career after winning the individual Gundersen five kilometres event in front of a home crowd in Lillehammer today.
Japan’s Sara Takanashi topped the individual normal hill qualification standings as action got underway today at the women’s International Ski Federation (FIS) Ski Jumping World Cup event in Lillehammer.
Norway’s seven-times world cross-country champion Therese Johaug today won her first race back after an 18-month doping ban at the opening International Ski Federation (FIS) World Cup event of the season in Kuusamo in Finland.
Russia won gold medals in both the men and women's sprint on the opening weekend of the International Ski Federation (FIS) Cross-Country World Cup 2018-2019 season.
Canada's Louis Bouchard and Norwegian Erik Braaten have been announced as the coaches for the Canadian cross-country ski team.
International Ski Federation (FIS) President Gian Franco Kasper believes Seefeld is "fully ready" to host the 2019 Nordic World Ski Championships following the final inspection visit to the Austrian resort.
Norwegian cross-country skier and eight-time Olympic champion Marit Bjørgen has complained about the quality of containers used to hold anti-doping samples at the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics, suggesting they were not totally secure.
Minnesota has been confirmed as host of a International Ski Federation (FIS) Cross-Country World Cup event to be held in March 2020.
The International Ski Federation (FIS) has made a preliminary inspection visit to Planica, the host of the 2023 Nordic World Championships.
Polina Kovaleva is free to compete at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing after the Russian Cross-Country Skiing Federation reversed its decision to ban her for four years and instead suspended her for 24 months.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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