Sweden’s Kalla Wins First Gold of Games
Sweden’s Charlotte Kalla won the women’s skiathlon to secure the first gold medal of Pyeongchang 2018. The 30-year-old beat defending champion Marit Bjoergen by 7.8 seconds but the Norwegian...
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S. Korea President Invites N. Korea To Pyeongchang Olympics
South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Saturday invited North Korea to the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, saying sports could serve as a peace maker. The South and nuclear-armed North Korea are separated...
North Korea To Discuss Co-Hosting 2018 Olympic Games
A North Korean official Friday said he will discuss the idea of co-hosting South Korea's 2018 Winter Games with Olympic chief Thomas Bach, as Seoul denied suggesting such a move. Jang Woong, the...
Empty Slopes At N.Korea’s Ski Resort
Outside a large stone tablet acclaims "the work of Dear Leader Kim Jong-Un who devoted hard work and heart and soul to make our people the happiest and most civilised people". On the ski fields of...
Kim Jong-Un’s Ski Resort Is Empty
On the ski fields of Mount Taehwa, groomed pistes snake down wooded hillsides to a luxurious hotel and a giant screen showing a North Korean army choir. But the runs are empty. Work began on...
Empty Slopes At N.Korea’s Ski Resort
On the ski fields of Mount Taehwa, groomed pistes snake down wooded hillsides to a luxurious hotel and a giant screen showing a North Korean army choir. But the runs are empty. Work began on...
Chinese Curlers Already Under Pressure For Beijing 2022
Peering up at a thinned out crowd, the Chinese team waved half-heartedly after failing to reach the play-offs in the World Women's Curling Championships, a competition they won eight years ago. The...
Kashmir’s Slice of ‘paradise’ Has Big Skiing Ambitions
It's an area better known as a hotbed of insurgency but Indian Kashmir's only ski resort -- a favourite among aficionados for its silky snows -- is now trying to attract international-level...
Japan’s Kasai, 44, Takes Second In Norway World Cup Ski Jumping
Japan's Noriaki Kasai shrugged off his 44 years to grab second place in the latest round of World Cup ski jumping at Vikersund in Norway on Sunday. Kasai, a two-time Olympic silver medallist,...
Goggia Completes Olympic Ski Test Double
Lightning struck twice as Italy's Sofia Goggia won her second World Cup event in two days with victory in the Super-G at the 2018 Winter Olympic venue on Sunday. Twenty four hours after securing her...
Chelsea Star’s House Burgled After Posting Photos On Instagram
Chelsea defender and Captain John Terry’s house was burgled while he was away on a skiing trip to the French Alps with family. After receiving the shocking news, Terry and wife, Toni returned to...
Meet Malaysia’s First Family of Skiing
A fanciful idea that started out as a joke among young members of one of Malaysia's most prominent families has snowballed into a fully fledged ski team and dreams of Olympic success. Despite being a...
Newly Crowned Takanashi Hails Olympic Ski Jumping Boost
Japanese ski jumping sensation Sara Takanashi said her record-equalling victory in Pyeongchang could give her an edge when she seeks to erase her Olympic heartache at the South Korean venue next...
France Avalanche: Four Killed At Tignes Ski Resort
At least four people have died in an avalanche at the ski resort of Tignes in south-eastern France, rescuers say. The group was buried after the wall of snow swept through an off-piste area, police...
Four Killed At Tignes Ski Resort
At least four people have died in an avalanche at the ski resort of Tignes in south-eastern France, rescuers say. The group of snowboarders, including an experienced guide, was buried after the wall...
French Ski Resort Tignes Avalanche ‘kills Four’
At least four people have died in an avalanche at a ski resort in Tignes in eastern France At least four people have died in an avalanche at a ski resort in Tignes in eastern France, rescue services...
Vonn ‘old and Proud’ After Historic Bronze
Not that her place was ever in doubt, but Lindsey Vonn made sure of securing her spot in the pantheon of alpine skiing greats when she became the oldest female medallist. At 32 years and 117 days,...
The Life-Changing Three-Legged Game
Many people have heard of and might have seen it before but few would want to identify it by the name: three-legged game. This is because it has always been known as the game played by people with...
Michael Schumacher Health To Stay Private, Manager Says
Former Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher is said to be recovering at his Swiss home The condition of stricken Michael Schumacher will remain private, his manager said on Saturday, nearly...