The first International Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine Snowboard World Cup of the season will get underway in Italy tomorrow, as the world’s best boarders battle it out once again for the title of World Cup champion.
The Norwegian Ski Association (NSA) has named Ingvild Bretten Berg as its new secretary general, the body has announced.
Cervinia in Italy will host an extra International Ski Federation (FIS) Snowboard Cross World Cup event after the season opener in the Austrian resort of Montafon was called off due to insufficient snow.
An investigation has been launched by the International Ski Federation (FIS) after Alpine skier Stefan Luitz was reportedly spotted using supplementary oxygen during the World Cup in Beaver Creek earlier this month.
Mikaela Shiffrin has shown her class yet again to win the International Ski Federation Alpine Ski World Cup event in St Moritz today.
Norway won both the men and women's team relay race at the International Ski Federation (FIS) Cross-Country World Cup event in Beitostølen.
Scotty James and Chloe Kim won the men’s and women’s titles respectively today at the first International Ski Federation snowboard half pipe World Cup of the season.
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.
Defending overall champions Mikaela Shiffrin and Marcel Hirscher struck gold yet again on a familiar day of dominance on the International Ski Federation Alpine World Cup circuit.
Estonia's 16-year-old Kelly Sildaru got the better of Canadian Olympic champion Cassie Sharpe to win the opening International Ski Federation Women's Freestyle Skiing Halfpipe World Cup of the season in Copper Mountain.
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.
Olympic champion Mikael Kingsbury claimed the 50th win of his career on the International Ski Federation (FIS) Freestyle Skiing World Cup tour by coming out on top at the season-opening stop in Ruka in Finland today.
The International Ski Fedration Alpine World Cup is back in Europe this weekend with races in two classical sites, with the women competing in St. Moritz and the men in Val d’Isère.
Reigning Olympic champion Chloe Kim, seeking a hat-trick of wins at Copper Mountain in Colorado, topped qualifying in the opening halfpipe competition of this season’s International Ski Federation (FiS) Snowboard World Cup.
The new International Ski Federation (FIS) Freestyle Skiing Moguls World Cup season is due to begin in Ruka in Finland tomorrow with the first of nine stops across Asia, Europe and North America.
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.
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) - Deputy Director, Education - Montreal, Canada
Reporting to the Director of Education and Communications, the Deputy Director, Education will be responsible for leading the development and implementation of WADA’s strategic education priorities, programs and activities; including, managing WADA’s Social Science Research Grant Program and coordinating the activities of WADA’s Education Committee.
FINA is facing an unprecedented threat with the top swimmers taking legal action against them after they were barred from competing in the new International Swimming League. But FINA President Julio Maglione claims the new concept would represent a threat to the future well-being of the sport, as he tells Mike Rowbottom.
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