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World Cup events in Bormio show why men's downhill at 2026 Olympics will be among toughest ever
Unrelenting, knee-rattling, complicated by shaded sections and producing speeds touching 140 kph (87 mph), the Stelvio is a notoriously unforgiving track.
Olympics -Winter Sports -Alpine Skiing |
Norway's Moeller wins Bormio super-G as another injured skier is airlifted off 2026 Olympic course
Fredrik Moeller of Norway claimed his first World Cup victory by winning a super-G that got off to an inauspicious start on Sunday as Gino Caviezel became the third skier this weekend to be airlifted off the slope set to be used for the 2026 Olympics.
Olympics -Winter Sports -Alpine Skiing |
Canada's Cam Alexander earns bronze in World Cup downhill on 2026 Olympic slope
Canada's Cameron Alexander earned World Cup bronze in men's downhill on Saturday at the host venue for the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics.
Olympics -Winter Sports -Alpine Skiing |
French skier Sarrazin awake and stable after surgery for head injury from downhill training crash
French skier Cyprien Sarrazin was awake and in stable condition on Saturday, a day after surgery on a head injury sustained in a crash during training for a World Cup downhill in Bormio, Italy.
Olympics -Winter Sports -Alpine Skiing |
Olympic flame for 2026 Milan-Cortina Games will go on 63-day trek across Italy
The Olympic flame for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Games will pass through all 110 provinces in Italy on a 63-day journey before the cauldron is lit, organizers announced Tuesday at a palace facing the historic Verona Arena.
Olympics -Winter Sports |
Italian sprinter to become 1st openly transgender athlete to compete at Paralympics
Valentina Petrillo is about to finally realize her dream, but not at the Olympics. In two weeks, she is set to become the first openly transgender athlete to compete at the Paralympics when she runs the 200 and 400 metres in the T12 classification for visually impaired athletes in Paris.
Paralympics |
16-year-old Yamal youngest to score at a men's Euro as Spain storms past France into final
Spain reached the European Championship final with a 2-1 victory over France on Tuesday with 16-year-old Lamine Yamal becoming the youngest-ever scorer at the tournament.
Soccer |
ROUNDUP
Belgium stunned by Slovakia 1-0 as review denies Lukaku twice at Euro 2024
Two Romelu Lukaku goals were ruled out by video review and Belgium fell to a stunning 1-0 loss to Slovakia in wild Group D at the European Championship on Monday.
Soccer |
Host Germany kicks off Euro with 4-goal victory over 10-man Scotland
Host Germany opened the European Championship with a confidence-boosting 5-1 win over 10-man Scotland on Friday.
Soccer |
Police punish 4 more Udinese soccer fans for racially abusing AC Milan goalkeeper
Four more Udinese fans who racially abused AC Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan were identified and punished on Wednesday in Italy. They were handed five-year bans from attending all sports events in Italy after being identified from the stadium's security camera footage.
Soccer |