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Elite sportspeople and meditation

Margins are so tight at the top of world sport that techniques to find this clutter-free mind and extreme level of focus are increasingly common.

Russia

Putin wins gala ice hockey match in Sochi

Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday, May 10, took part in a gala ice hockey match Sochi’s Bolshoy Ice Dome.

Sport

Spills and thrills at Freeride World Championships

France's Leo Slemmett became the new world champion on skis while his compatriot Marion Haerty won the women's snowboard title

Sport

NHL stars won't shine at Pyeongchang Winter Games

The IOC says it regrets the NHL's move not to release its players for the Winter Games

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France

360°: How avalanches are triggered to keep skiers safe

Explosives powerful enough to blow up a house are being used to keep skiers safe from the risk of avalanches.

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Longest snowkite race ever in Norway

350 kiters from 29 nations have gathered in Hardangervidda in Norway for a 130-kilometre race on skis and snowboards.

Sport

Federation set to cover NHL costs at 2018 Winter Games

The International Ice Hockey Federation has agreed to pay NHL players’ travel and insurance costs to try to lure them to the 2018 Winter Olympics but team owners have set more commercial demands, acco

Sport

Leap of faith: Ragettli's historic jump

Swiss Skier Andri Ragettli just made history by landing the world’s first quad cork 1800 safety grab at the Nine Royals in Italy.

Sport

Stefan Kraft wins ski jumping world cup title

Stefan Kraft left it late to clinch his first overall ski jumping world cup title in the last race of the season.

Sport

Norway's jumpers take top honours at Planica

Norway are celebrating two successive World Cup ski-jumping team wins after victory at Planica in Slovenia

Sport

Alpine skiing: Worely seals World Cup giant slalom title

The Alpine skiing World Cup season ended on Sunday at the Colorado resort of Aspen.

Sport

Kraft takes world record on Vikersund hill

Ski jumping has a new world record holder with a 253.5 metre leap from Austria's Stefan Kraft.

Sport

Vihova spoils Shiffrin's party at Aspen slalom

Petra Vlhova wins the last ladies' slalom of the year in Aspen as Shiffrin gets the Crystal Globe.

Sport

Hirscher hold-up in Aspen as he skins Neureuther to win

Marcel Hirscher wasn't happy with just the Crystal Globe, he wanted the final Giant Slalom of the year in Aspen, too. And he got it.

Sport

Sweden win team trophy at Aspen

Sweden's male and female skiers have taken the team prize at the season-ending combined race in Aspen.

Sport

Jansrud takes Crystal Globe, Reichelt wins last Super G of season

The men's Super G season is over, with Reichelt winning in Aspen, but Jansrud takes the title.

Sport

Weirather beats the odds to claim Super G Crystal Globe in Aspen

The final Womens' Super G of the year has been won by Liechtenstein's Tina Weirather, who also takes the Super G Crystal Globe.

Sport

Kraft continues fine end-of-season form with Oslo victory

The thrilling rivalry between Stefan Kraft and Andreas Wellinger continued this weekend in Oslo.

USA

Loose moose surprises snowboarders

A moose on the loose has surprised several skiers and snowboarders after galloping down a run at Breckenridge Ski Resort in the US state of Colorado.

Sport

Shiffrin seals fourth World Cup slalom title with victory in Squaw Valley

Mikaela Shiffrin took full advantage of her rivals’ mistakes to win a World Cup slalom race on home snow in Squaw Valley and with the victory claim the season-long title in the…