Tag: Nordic skiing
Ski racing community starts to back away from toxic wax
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - At ski races across the United States, competitors are starting to abandon a type of wax many count on for...
Primoz Roglic wins Spanish Vuelta for 1st Grand Tour title
MADRID (AP) - Former ski jumper Primoz Roglic comfortably won the Spanish Vuelta for his first Grand Tour title on Sunday, finishing more than...
9 people arrested in doping raids in Austria and Germany
SEEFELD, Austria (AP) - Five elite athletes and four others were arrested Wednesday in doping raids in Austria and Germany amid the Nordic skiing...
9 people arrested in doping raids in Austria and Germany
SEEFELD, Austria (AP) - Austrian authorities say five elite athletes and four others have been arrested in doping raids in the country and neighboring...
The Latest: Shiffrin calls Swedish fan up to stage
ARE, Sweden (AP) - The Latest on the skiing world championships (all times local):6:40 p.m.Mikaela Shiffrin was joined by her Swedish good luck charm...
Old foes Shevchenko, Jedrzejczyk meet for UFC flyweight belt
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Valentina Shevchenko and Joanna Jedrzejczyk were teenagers when they first fought at the muay Thai world championships in 2006.They met...
IOC adds 7 medal events to 2022 Beijing Winter Games program
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Planning for its next three Olympic Games on Wednesday, the IOC added seven medal events to the 2022 Beijing Winter...
Clap along, Finns: Finland tops 2018 global happiness index
HELSINKI (AP) - If cold weather and a lack of sunlight in winter are enough to get you down, chances are you're not Finnish.The...
Denver weighs Olympics bid years after withdrawing as host
DENVER (AP) - It promised ample snow and sunny weather on a normally bare, rocky peak easily accessible by "super highway," thousands more hotel...
Denver weighs Olympics over 40 years after saying no thanks
DENVER (AP) - It promised ample snow and sunny weather on a normally bare, rocky peak easily accessible by "super highway," thousands more hotel...