The legendary German figure skater, 54-year-old Katarina Witt, revealed yesterday that she still uses a driving license issued by the German Democratic Republic police, writes dpa.more
Former Norwegian skiing star Petter Northug is still in big trouble after police caught him speeding and later found cocaine at his home in Oslo. Blood tests taken right after the speeding incident, however, showed he was not driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, so those charges have been dropped.more
Ylen Kiveen Hakatut radio program read an excerpt from Laura Arffman’s book, which will be published in the autumn, about Mona-Liisa Nousiainen’s life and death.more
Adam Małysz announced yesterday that he was no longer infected with coronavirus. "Tests have shown that I'm healthy!" - wrote on his Facebook profile one of the best ski jumpers in history, and currently director of ski jumping and Norwegian combination in PZN.more
Junior World Champion Norwegian Thomas Aasen Markeng, undergoing rehabilitation after the cruciate ligament rupture in December, remained destitute after refusing sick pay. Anders Fannemel has been waiting for the decision for almost a year.more
The Holmenkollen hill is an icon of Norwegian sport and one of the most famous objects in the world, but it is not able to organize the summer Grand Prix due to lack of money. "It's a disaster," says Clas Brede Brathen, ski jumping director at the Norwegian Ski Federation.more
Adam Małysz today announced that he is infected with coronavirus. "Fortunately, the disease is asymptomatic for now," one of the best ski jumpers in history wrote in social media.more
The International Ski Federation (FIS) has approved the World Cup 2020/21 calendar of ski jumping. The fight for the Crystal Ball is to start again in Wisła - November 21 and ends in Planica on March 28, 2021.more
The financial situation in Norwegian ski jumping, after drastic budget cuts caused by the coronavirus pandemic, has become so dramatic that ski jumping director Clas Brede Brathen and team coach Alexander Stoeckl are afraid of the Finnish scenario.more
Japanese ski jumper Noriaki Kasai has received a Guinness World Records certificate for extending the record for the most individual starts in FIS Ski Jumping World Cup events to 569.more
Although the 2019/20 ski jumping season has ended recently, despite the pandemic, preparations for the next one are already underway. "For now, the coronavirus does not interrupt our plans too much," said ski jumping and Norwegian combination director Adam Malysz.more
The bonus for Kamil Stoch for winning the Raw Air jumping tournament has been reduced by almost half due to the fact that also almost half of the competition has been canceled - the Norwegian Ski Federation (NSF) said.more
Two-time Scottish curling champion Vicky Wright has put her full-time sporting career on hold to return to the NHS frontline. Wright stepped back from her role as a general surgical ward nurse in July last year to focus fully on preparing for the Winter Olympics, which are due to be held in Beijing in February 2022.more
Five-time world champion, two-time Olympic figure skating medalist American Michelle Kwan turned the ice rink into the world of politics. He is currently one of the directors on the staff of Democrat Joe Biden applying for the presidential nomination in the USA.more
In unusual circumstances, in Bischofshofen, Austrian Stefan Kraft received the Crystal Ball for winning the overall World Cup in ski jumping. The season was abruptly stopped in Trondheim due to the spreading coronavirus.more
Interruption of the Norwegian Raw Air ski jumping tournament on Thursday caused problems for most competitors and activists with changing tickets to return to their countries. The Polish team flew from Trondheim on a special plane, which made a huge impression in Norway.more
Seven Polish ski jumpers will start today in Trondheim in the World Cup and Raw Air cycle competition. Kamil Stoch, who triumphed in Lillehammer on Tuesday, and was tenth in Wednesday's qualifying is leading the Norwegian tournament.more
Today in Trondheim ski jumpers will be qualified for the Thursday competition, which is part of the World Cup and Raw Air cycle. At the halfway point of the Norwegian tournament is Kamil Stoch.more
Slovenia's ski jumper Peter Prevc won a World Cup race in Norway's Lillehammer on Monday, which is his 23th victory.
Prevc (132/125.5 metre) was followed by German Markus Eisenbichler (138/120.5 m) in second place and German Stephan Lehye (130/133 m) in third. Kamil Stoch from Poland took the 7th place.more
Due to adverse weather conditions, the jury definitely canceled the World Cup ski jumping competition in Oslo. The competition is moved to Lillehammer on Monday.more
