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Neureuther celebrates first win of season as ski returns to Yuzawa Naeba

Yalcin Ademoglu is this week’s guide through the sporting winter wonderland and the 11th episode of Gravity. On Sunday in Japan, the German skier

14/02/2016

Sport

French double ski success marks Japan's return to World Cup circuit

It was champagne showers for all and sundry as Alexis Pinturault and Mathieu Faivre led a French one-two in the giant slalom at Japan’s Yuzawa Naeba

13/02/2016

Sport

Ski Jumping: Kranjec wins first event in three years

Robert Kranjec returned to the ski jumping winners circle for the first time in three years after victory at a ski flying event in Vikersund in

12/02/2016

Sport

Ski Jumping: Prevc leaps towards World Cup title with ninth win of the season

Peter Prevc took a giant leap towards the overall ski jumping World Cup crown on Wednesday when he won a night event in Trondheim, Norway. The

10/02/2016

Sport

Jansrud claims first victory on South Korean Winter Olympic piste

The men took to a brand new piste in South Korea for the World Cup downhill, the slopes first test ahead of the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. The

06/02/2016

Sport

Anders Fannemal the latest victory in a spectacular ski season for Norway

Twenty-four hours after the Slovenian double of the Prevc brothers it was the turn of the Norwegians at the World Cup in Sapporo, Japan. Anders

31/01/2016

Sport

Ski jumping: Slovenia rocks Japan

For the moment at least Slovenia rules when it comes to ski jumping and one family in particular after a European triumph at the World Cup in Sapporo

30/01/2016

Sport

Skiing: Kilde victory in World Cup downhill adds to Norway's spectacular season

Norway’s Aleksander Kilde won a surprise men’s World Cup downhill on Saturday at Garmisch in Germany. It looked like certain victory for Slovenia’s

30/01/2016

Sport

Skiing: Germany take the honours in women's giant slalom in Slovenia

Germany’s Viktoria Rebensburg triumphed in her second straight women’s World Cup giant slalom in Slovenia on Saturday despite an early mistake

30/01/2016

Sport

Lindsey Vonn wins World Cup super-G in Cortina

A day after she surpassed Annemarie Moser-Proell’s record for number of wins in downhill events, Lindsey Vonn capped a memorable weekend by recording

24/01/2016

Sport

Lindsey Vonn breaks Annemarie Moser-Proell's record in Cortina

America’s Lindsey Vonn broke Annemarie Moser-Proell’s record for most World Cup downhill victories with her 37th win in Cortina on Saturday. The

23/01/2016

Sport

Kristoffersen joins Norway's World Cup party with slalom win

Hello and welcome to Gravity. The Swiss resort of Wengen was colonized by Norwegians. After the victories of Kjetil Jansrud and Aksel Lund Svindal

17/01/2016

Sport

Svindal wins World Cup downhill at Lauberhorn

Aksel Lund Svindal added a rare piece of silverware missing from his crowded trophy cabinet on Saturday when he overcame the opposition and foggy

16/01/2016

Sport

Olympic champion skier Picabo Street arrested

U.S. Olympic gold medallist skier Picabo Street was charged with assault and domestic violence after an alleged altercation with her father in Utah

16/01/2016

Sport

Skiing: Jansrud continues Norway's fine season with Wengen combined win

Norwegian skiers continue to shine in this season of the Alpine skiing World Cup. Kjetil Jansrud celebrated his second win of the campaign on Friday

15/01/2016

France

Safety on the slopes: skiiers taught avalanche awareness

The deadly avalanche in the French Alps (January 13), which has claimed the lives of three people, is a reminder of how dangerous the mountains can

15/01/2016

Sport

Reigning champion Bryce Menzies shines in Maine

Defending champion Bryce Menzies edged out Ricky Johnson in the final heat to win the Red Bull Frozen Rush off-road truck race in Maine on Friday

10/01/2016

Sport

Germany triumphs on home soil

Team Germany produced a stunning performance to clinch a ski jumping World Cup event in Willingen on Saturday. Local favourite Severin Freund handed

09/01/2016

Sport

Prevc wins Four Hills title

Peter Prevc has won the 64th edition of the prestigous Four Hills tournament. He capped off a fine tournament campaign by winning the fourth and

06/01/2016

Sport

Hirscher wins his first slalom of season in Santa Caterina

Reigning four-time overall world cup champion Marcel Hirscher claimed his first slalom win of the season on Wednesday. The Austrian opened up his

06/01/2016