(Reuters) – Major sports events around the world that have been hit by the coronavirus pandemic: OLYMPICS * The International Olympic Committee and Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe concluded the Tokyo 2020 Olympics must be postponed and held no later than the... More »
(Reuters) – The following is a list of international sports events hit by the outbreak of the new coronavirus: ATHLETICS ** The World Athletics Indoor Championships, scheduled for Nanjing from March 13-15, were postponed until next year. World Athletics is wor... More »
(Reuters) – The following is a list of international sports events affected by the coronavirus that has killed over 900 people and infected more than 40,000 in China after it first emerged in Wuhan, Hubei province, late last year: ATHLETICS * The World Athleti... More »
(Reuters) – The following is a list of international sports events affected by the coronavirus, which has killed over 300 people and infected more than 14,000 in China after it first emerged in Wuhan, Hubei province, late last year: ATHLETICS * The World Athle... More »
(Reuters) – Veteran Argentine skier Cristian Javier Simari Birkner has never had a top-25 finish on the World Cup alpine skiing circuit, and his drought continued in unfortunate circumstances through no fault of his own on Wednesday. A double Olympian skiing i... More »
(Reuters) – Olympic champion Matthias Mayer continued a family love affair with the Canadian Rockies when he won the men’s World Cup super-G in Alberta on Sunday. Competing a couple of hundred kilometers from where his father Helmut claimed Olympic silver in C... More »
(Reuters) – American Mikaela Shiffrin moved into joint second on the all-time list of women’s World Cup victories when she dominated the slalom event in Killington, Vermont, on Sunday. Shiffrin posted her fourth consecutive Killington slalom victory, triumphin... More »
WEISSSEESPITZE, Austria (Reuters) – Scientists are racing to read a rapidly melting archive of climate data going back thousands of years – the inside of Austria’s Alpine glaciers. Mountain glaciers are receding the world over as average global temperatures ri... More »
ARE, Sweden (Reuters) – Lindsey Vonn made up for lost time at the Alpine ski world championships on Friday by completing the downhill part of the women’s combined as preparation for the final race of her career. The U.S. great, who bows out after Sunday’s down... More »
ARE, Sweden (Reuters) – Austria’s Ramona Siebenhofer was fastest in the downhill leg of the women’s combined at the Alpine skiing world championships on Friday, with American Lindsey Vonn back in action after crashing earlier in the week. Siebenhofer, winner o... More »
SARAJEVO (Reuters) – The Olympic spirit is back in Sarajevo after rival Bosnian ethnic elites set aside their differences to host the largest sport event in the country since the 1984 Winter Olympics and war of the 1990s. The Winter European Youth Olympic Fest... More »
Alpine Skiing – Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics – Women’s Downhill Training – Jeongseon Alpine Centre – Pyeongchang, South Korea – February 19, 2018 – Sofia Goggia of Italy trains. REUTERS/Mike Segar PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – The form book suggests... More »
Alpine Skiing – Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics – Women’s Downhill Training – Jeongseon Alpine Centre – Pyeongchang, South Korea – February 19, 2018 – Stephanie Venier of Austria trains. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – Stephani... More »
Alpine Skiing – Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics – Women’s Downhill Training – Jeongseon Alpine Centre – Pyeongchang, South Korea – February 19, 2018 – Lindsey Vonn of the U.S. laughs in the finish area. REUTERS/Mike Segar PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – ... More »
Feb 15, 2018- Pyeongchang, South Korea USA- Lara Gut (SUI) during the first run of the alpine skiing ladies giant slalom during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Yongpyong Alpine Centre. Mandatory Credit: Erich Schlegel-USA TODAY Sports PYEONGCHANG,... More »
Alpine Skiing – Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics – Women’s Slalom – Yongpyong Alpine Centre – Pyeongchang, South Korea – February 16, 2018 – Frida Hansdotter of Sweden reacts during the victory ceremony. REUTERS/Mike Segar PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – ... More »
Alpine Skiing – Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics – Women’s Slalom – Yongpyong Alpine Centre – Pyeongchang, South Korea – February 16, 2018 – Silver medalist Wendy Holdener of Switzerland celebrates. REUTERS/Mike Segar PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – Swiss... More »
Alpine Skiing – Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics – Women’s Giant Slalom – Yongpyong Alpine Centre – Pyeongchang, South Korea – February 12, 2018 – A ski gate is blown by the wind as the women’s giant slalom at the Winter Olympics is postponed due to high winds... More »
When Aksel Lund Svindal discovered that he would have to undergo knee surgery for the second time in a year, his reaction was simply: "Here we go again". More »
Alpine Skiing – FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women’s Slalom – Flachau, Austria – January 9, 2018 – Mikaela Shiffrin of the U.S. celebrates with trophy. REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichler FLACHAU, Austria (Reuters) – American Mikaela Shiffrin left her rivals trailing... More »
South African Alpine Skier Sive Speelman poses for a photograph at training venue in Randburg, near Johannesburg, South Africa, December 21, 2017. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Sive Speelman is more determined than ever to become South Africa... More »
Alpine Skiing – FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men’s Alpine Giant Slalom – Alta Badia, Italy – December 17, 2017 – Austria’s Marcel Hirscher celebrates after winning the Men’s Giant Slalom. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini ALTA BADIA, Italy (Reuters) – Austrian Marce... More »
Alpine Skiing – Women’s Alpine Skiing World Cup Super G – Val d´Isere, France – December 16, 2017 Lindsey Vonn of the U.S. celebrates after winning the Women’s Super G REUTERS/Robert Pratta VAL D‘ISERE, France (Reuters) – Olympic champion Anna Veith won her fi... More »
Nov 26, 2017- Lake Louise, Alberta, CAN- Kjetil Jansrud of Norway takes the podium in the finish area after his run during the men’s Super G race in the FIS alpine skiing World Cup at Lake Louise Ski Resort. Mandatory Credit: Sergei Belski-USA TODAY Sports (Re... More »
Nov 26, 2017- Killington, VT, USA- From left, Petra Vlhova of Slovakia (second), Mikaela Shiffrin of the United States (first), and Bernadette Schild of Austria (third) after the women’s slalom race in the 2017 Audi FIS alpine skiing World Cup at Killington Re... More »
American skier Lindsey Vonn will compete in this weekend's season-opening World Cup giant slalom in Austria as she starts her competitive build-up to the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, she said on Thursday. More »
Mar 19, 2017- Aspen, CO, USA- Tessa Worley of France holds the crystal globe after the women’s giant slalom alpine skiing race in the 2017 Audi FIS World Cup Finals at Aspen Mountain. Mandatory Credit: Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports France’s Tessa Worley clin... More »
Adrian Solano of Venezuela holds a press conference at the FIS Nordic Ski World Championships in Lahti, Finland February 24, 2017. Lehtikuva/Markku Ulander/via REUTERS Venezuelan skier Adrian Solano may be the butt of the world’s jokes after hapless slips and ... More »
Alpine Skiing – FIS Alpine Skiing World Championships – Women’s Giant Slalom – St. Moritz, Switzerland – 16/2/17 – Tessa Worley of France in action. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini Tessa Worley won her second gold medal at the alpine skiing world championship on Th... More »
Alpine Skiing – FIS Alpine Skiing World Championships – Men’s Downhill – St. Moritz, Switzerland – 12/2/17 – Gold medalist Beat Feuz of Switzerland is flanked by Canada’s silver medalist Erik Guay (L) of Canada and Austria’s bronze medalist Max Franz following... More »
Alpine Skiing – FIS Alpine Skiing World Championships – Women’s Downhill – St. Moritz, Switzerland – 12/2/17 – Ilka Stuhec of Slovenia in action. REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichler Slovenia’s Ilka Stuhec blasted to victory in the women’s downhill at the Alpine Skiing... More »
Alpine Skiing – FIS Alpine Skiing World Championships – Women’s Super G – St. Moritz, Switzerland – 7/02/17 – Lindsey Vonn of the USA reacts. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse Lindsey Vonn, who has limited movement in her right hand from an injury suffered last November... More »
File photo: Former french ski champion Jean Vuarnet (C), and his sons Pierre Vuarnet (L) and Alain Vuarnet (R) leave Saint Marie-Madeleine church in Morzine January 6, after the funeral of his wife and son Patrick, surrounded by family and friends. Reuters For... More »
American Lindsey Vonn continued her dominance at Lake Louise when she won the World Cup women’s Super-G in Alberta on Sunday to complete a weekend hat-trick. Vonn notched her 70th career World Cup victory when she demolished the competition, clocking one minut... More »
