Ryoyu Kobayashi of Japan secured his second International Ski Federation Ski Jumping World Cup title of the season and his career after winning the Nizhny Tagil event today.
Johann Andre Forfang of Norway has won the first International Ski Federation (FIS) Ski Jumping World Cup event being held in the Russian city of Nizhny Tagil this weekend.
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.
The third men's International Ski Federation (FIS) Ski Jumping World Cup event of the new season is set to take place this weekend in the Russian city of Nizhny Tagil.
High winds forced the cancellation of qualifying action at both the International Ski Federation (FIS) Nordic combined and Ski Jumping World Cup events in Ruka in Finland today.
Ruka in Finland is set to play host to the opening Nordic Combined World Cup of the season and the campaign's second Ski Jumping World Cup after the traditional venue was given the green light following concerns over a lack of snow.
Russia's Evgeniy Klimov won the first International Ski Federation Ski Jumping World Cup event of the season in Poland.
Poland won home gold in the team event at the opening International Ski Federation Ski Jumping World Cup leg of the men's season in Wisla.
Evgeniy Klimov of Russia finished top in the qualification round of the first International Ski Federation (FIS) Ski Jumping World Cup event of the season.
Wisla, in Poland, will be the venue this weekend as a 2018-2019 Ski Jumping World Cup season gets underway with home athlete and defending champion Kamil Stoch, the Pyeongchang 2018 large hill champion, seeking to become become only the fourth competitor to win the overall title three or more times.
Legendary Finnish ski jumper Janne Ahonen has retired, according to Finnish newspaper Sanomat.
The International Ski Federation (FIS) have announced a lucrative prize pot for the inaugural Raw Air Tour on the Women's Ski Jumping World Cup circuit.
Ski jumping technical delegates gathered prior to the new winter season in Zakopane in Poland.
The grand final of the 2019 Raw Air Tournament in Norway could be moved from Vikersund to Trondheim due to issues with the ski flying hill at the former location.
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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