World news about “Skiing” published by euronews.
Puddle skiing in Russia – nocomment Siberian skiers near Krasnoyarsk, Russia ended their season in style by donning costumes for a last downhill run into a giant puddle. 24/04/2012
Anja Paerson to retire Swedish Alpine skiing star Anja Paerson announced on Monday that she will retire after this week’s World Cup finals, ending a 14-year career in which she won… 12/03/2012
Cross country skiers racing over the frozen Lake SilsAn aerial view shows cross country skiers racing over the frozen Lake Sils during the Engadin Ski Marathon near Sils. More than 11,000 skiers participated in… 11/03/2012
Putin, Medvedev and Berlusconi hit the slopes – nocomment Outgoing President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin went skiing together in the southern Russian resort of Sochi, just days after Putin… 09/03/2012
Avalanche takes out chair lift in France – nocomment A giant 500-metre avalanche caused pandemonium in French alpine skiing resort Saint François Longchamp. Amateur footage showed how skiers stood by dumbstruck… 07/03/2012
Helmets: a lifesaving accessory for the slopes Helmets are experiencing something of a boom on the pistes of France. Yet despite this surge in safety awareness, head related injuries are still on the rise. 28/02/2012
Tributes paid after death of freestyle skier Burke Colleagues of the freestyle skier Sarah Burke have been speaking of their shock and disbelief after her death. The 29-year-old Canadian had been hotly… 20/01/2012
Jumping for a bird’s eye view of InnsbruckGermany’s Maximilian Mechler takes off from the ski jump during practice for the third event of the 60th four-hills ski jumping tournament in Innsbruck… 04/01/2012
Ligety claims victory at World Alpine Rock Fest The world’s best athletes of the Alpine World Cup circuit took part in an extraordinary Giant Slalom race; the Alpine Rock Fest at the Paganella ski resort… 24/12/2011
Skiing Santas in USA – nocomment Around 250 skiers and snowboarders took to the slopes in the US state of Maine dressed as Santa Claus. 06/12/2011
Exploring Russia’s UralsTraveller’s diary Denis Loktev – Magnitogorsk, 4 May 2011 The Ural mountain’s (the eastern part is considered a natural boundary between Russia’s Europe… 10/05/2011
Worker install canvas covers on Germany’s highest mountainWorkers install canvas covers on the glacier ice on top of Germany’s highest mountain, the 2,962 metre (9,718 feet) Zugspitze, near the southern Bavarian… 10/05/2011
The Urals: Russia’s backbone The Ural mountains are a natural boundary between Russia’s European and Asian parts. It’s spring but the local climate allows skiing until early May, as we… 07/05/2011
Ski plea for snow looks to help from heavenSnow has yet to fall on the Alps and the unseasonably warm weather is delaying the start of the skiing season across Europe. However, one Austrian hotel… 03/12/2011
