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Sport climbing 101: What's happened since the Tokyo Olympics?
Read full article: Sport climbing 101: What's happened since the Tokyo Olympics?Learn about the biggest storylines from sport climbing in speed, bouldering and lead in the three years since the Tokyo Olympics. Find out which sport climbers could be competing for gold at the 2024 Paris Games.
In uncertain times, Papadakis/Cizeron rely on years experience to reach gold
Read full article: In uncertain times, Papadakis/Cizeron rely on years experience to reach goldGabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron won gold in the 2022 Winter Olympics ice dance by the largest margin using the modern scoring system. After the two have competed sparingly through COVID, it's their nearly 20 years of skating together that carried them to the Promised Land.
Russian Gomboeva recovers to help team advance in archery
Read full article: Russian Gomboeva recovers to help team advance in archeryRussian Svetlana Gomboeva helped her team advance to the quarterfinal of the women's archery competition just two days after passing out from sunstroke in the hot Tokyo weather.
Clutch hitter: Shiffrin doesn't miss when medals are on line
Read full article: Clutch hitter: Shiffrin doesn't miss when medals are on lineUnited States' Mikaela Shiffrin prepares at start point during the super G portion of the women's combined race, at the alpine ski World Championships, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Monday, Feb. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti)CORTINA D'AMPEZZO – CORTINA D'If Mikaela Shiffrin were a baseball player, her numbers would make her a post-season MVP. That’s a combined 14 for 18 at major championships — worlds and Olympics. And he said, ‘World championships there is one goal. “So in a way there’s less pressure at world champs than even World Cup races, because you’re not protecting something.
A 'huge resounding' success: Shiffrin medals in all 4 events
Read full article: A 'huge resounding' success: Shiffrin medals in all 4 eventsUnited States' Mikaela Shiffrin shows her bronze medal of the women's slalom, at the alpine ski World Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021. What a refreshing sight it was to see Mikaela Shiffrin basking in the afternoon sunlight after another successful day in the Italian Dolomites. That’s a huge, resounding yes,” Shiffrin replied. Hopefully somewhere in these two weeks I can do some good skiing.’ And I’m really proud of so much of the skiing I did.”It wasn’t just the skiing, though. “If this was last year, I would be maybe disappointed but not as grateful for the good moments in the day,” Shiffrin said, referring to her nearly two-second deficit behind Liensberger.
The Latest: Schwarz inspired by Kriechmayr at skiing worlds
Read full article: The Latest: Schwarz inspired by Kriechmayr at skiing worldsCombined champion Marco Schwarz says he was inspired by the two gold medals Austrian teammate Vincent Kriechmayr has won at this year's skiing world championships. ___3:50 p.m.Marco Schwarz won the men’s combined to give Austria its third gold medal at the skiing world championships. Brignone beat Elena Curtoni by 0.01 as Italy went 1-2 in the super-G portion with Shiffrin looming in third. Brignone will open the decisive slalom portion at 2:10 p.m.Home nation Italy has not won a medal in the first four events of the worlds. Two-time combined world champion Wendy Holdener of Switzerland finished 0.97 behind.
Kriechmayr matches legends with double speed gold at worlds
Read full article: Kriechmayr matches legends with double speed gold at worldsAustria's Vincent Kriechmayr poses with the gold medals of the men's downhill and super-G, at the alpine ski World Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Sunday, Feb.14, 2021. The Austrian became only the third man to complete the so-called speed double at a worlds after Hermann Maier did it in 1999 and Bode Miller in 2005. AdKriechmayr edged Andreas Sander of Germany to the gold by one-hundredth of a second, with 2017 world champion Beat Feuz finishing 0.18 behind for the bronze. Kriechmayr avoided similarly spectacular scenes when he opened the race on an icy course after a freezing cold night. Defending world champion Kjetil Jansrud finished just more than a second behind in eighth.
Foggy goggles: Johnson loses sight of downhill podium
Read full article: Foggy goggles: Johnson loses sight of downhill podiumUnited States' Breezy Johnson speeds down the course during the women's downhill, at the alpine ski World Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Saturday, Feb.13, 2021. Everything was set up then for Breezy Johnson, who was predicted to turn solid, consistent form into a medal in the women’s downhill at the skiing world championships. Even the one skier who consistently beat Johnson this season, Olympic champion Sofia Goggia, wasn't a factor, because the Italian was out injured. Ninth place, fifth place, first place. “I've got to keep doing my best and I've got to keep doing what I did on the bottom through the whole course,” Johnson said.
The Latest: Suter says silver medal helped win downhill gold
Read full article: The Latest: Suter says silver medal helped win downhill goldSwitzerland's Corinne Suter celebrates on the podium after she won the gold medal in the women's downhill, at the alpine ski World Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. ___12:10 p.m.Corinne Suter won the women's downhill at the world championships to give Switzerland its second gold medal. AdGerman skier Kira Weidle finished 0.20 behind for silver and Lara Gut-Behrami was 0.37 back in third. Gut-Behrami won gold and Suter silver in Thursday's super-G.American racer Breezy Johnson came nine-tenths off the lead in ninth. ___9:45 a.m.Italian skier Francesca Marsaglia is set to open the women’s downhill at the world championships at 11 a.m. local time.
Gut-Behrami wins elusive gold in worlds opener, Shiffrin 3rd
Read full article: Gut-Behrami wins elusive gold in worlds opener, Shiffrin 3rdThe 2016 overall World Cup champion beat Swiss teammate Corinne Suter by 0.34 seconds, living up to her billing as the main favorite after winning the last four super-Gs on the World Cup circuit. Ad“It’s a disappointment not to win gold. Even when I made a mistake, I still felt good about my skiing,” Shiffrin said. Petra Vlhova, the overall World Cup leader from Slovakia, finished ninth, nearly two weeks after gaining her first career super-G podium. “The worst thing today was the silence,” said Brignone, who is the defending overall World Cup champion.
Wait a minute: Postponements test skiers' patience at worlds
Read full article: Wait a minute: Postponements test skiers' patience at worldsUnited States' Mikaela Shiffrin inspects the course prior to the women's super-G, at the alpine ski World Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. With all events on the opening three days of the skiing world championships postponed, athletes have had their patience — not their racing skills — put to the test. Four gold medals should have been handed out by Wednesday, but so far there have been no races. Ad“Everybody: It’s always nice weather in Cortina, of course the schedule will play out without any issues! “You wait, and wait, and wait, and wait, and wait, and then you race,” Shiffrin said.
Opening races at ski worlds postponed due to snowstorm
Read full article: Opening races at ski worlds postponed due to snowstormThe women's combined that was slated to open the Alpine skiing world championships on Monday was postponed indefinitely due to heavy snowfall. AdThere are separate speed courses for men and women and snow removal began earlier on the women’s course. More than 300 course workers have been working day and night to push snow off the course. "It’s the snow that has to stop.”Making matters more complicated for course workers is the risk of avalanches. "So we’ve got to make sure everyone is working in safe conditions.”Next Monday is a reserve day in the schedule and a possible new date for the women's combined.
Olympics marathon moved because of heat fears
Read full article: Olympics marathon moved because of heat fearsiStock/JordiDelgado(CNN) - The marathon and long-distance walking events at next year's Olympics have been moved from Tokyo to Sapporo to avoid a repeat of the recent World Championships in Doha where athletes toiled in searing heat and humidity. Organizers had also upped safety provisions in Doha, increasing the number of medical staff and bringing in ice baths. Last weekend was a landmark moment for both the men's and women's marathons as Eliud Kipchoge became the first person to run under two hours, while Brigid Kosgei knocked more than a minute off the women's world record at the Chicago Marathon. He will look to defend his Olympic marathon title from Rio at Tokyo next year. Kosgei clocked a time of 2:14:04 in Chicago, a minute and 21 seconds faster than Paula Radcliffe's record set in 2003.
Simone Biles becomes most decorated female gymnast in history
Read full article: Simone Biles becomes most decorated female gymnast in historySimone Biles competes on the balance beam during the Senior Women's competition of the 2019 U.S. The Best Gymnast Ever just officially became the most decorated female gymnast in history, after she won her 21st World Championship medal in Stuttgart, Germany. That's the most World Championship gold medals ever in gymnastics history, too. Tuesday's gold medal was awarded for the Women's Team Final event, where Team USA competes against other countries. In addition to being Biles' 21st medal, it was Team USA's fifth consecutive world team title.