Norwegian Anders Fannemel, the great absentee premiere of the World Cup in Wisła, who after the fall in July on this hill has already undergone two knee operations and continues to move on crutches, admitted that he is getting used to the thought of ending his career.more
American actor Chuck Norris visited the Holmenkollen hill in Oslo. His guide was the current Olympic champion and ski jumping world champion Maren Lundby.more
Kamil Stoch and Dawid Kubacki assured during yesterday's meeting with journalists that they were satisfied with the disposition less than two weeks before the inauguration of the World Cup in Wisła. more
Former Chelsea and Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech has played for the second time in the colors of the Guildford Phoenix team in the fourth league. 37-year-old Czech defended 21 shots, contributing to defeating Swindon Wildcats 2 6: 4.more
Two Finnish drivers in Formula 1 - Valtteri Bottas and Kimi Raikkonen - are millionaires by the standards of this country. National media, however, noted that the best hockey players earn even more.more
The ski jumping and ski flying world champion Norwegian Anders Fannemel, who during the fall in Wisla in July broke the cruciate ligaments and damaged the meniscus in the left knee, underwent a complicated operation. It was not entirely successful and he had to undergo another surgery yesterday.more
A hanging chunk of ice the size of an apartment block has forced Polish daredevil Andrzej Bargiel to abandon his bid to ski down Mount Everest, he announced on his Facebook on Monday.more
Double Olympic champion Marcel Hirscher has retired from alpine skiing. At a pre-arranged news conference in Salzburg on Wednesday (4th September), screened live on Austrian television, the 30-year-old ended months of speculation by announcing his intention to quit the sport with immediate effect.more
Bode Miller and his wife Morgan Beck have announced that they are expecting twins, 14 months after their daughter Emeline Grier died after drowning in a tragic pool accident. more
Ten-time world champion and Olympic medalist in cross-country skiing Therese Johaug, after winning the 10,000 meter race at the Norwegian Athletics Championships, was nominated for the most prestigious sports award in her country.more
Olympic snowboarding slopestyle silver medallist Max Parrot of Canada has said he has beaten cancer and intends to return to competition at an X Games event in Norway in August. more
"I managed to miss the competition, although it was not a very strong feeling, after training it is good to get on the hill and feel the adrenaline" - admitted David Kubacki after qualifying for the Sunday competition of the individual Summer GP in ski jumping.more
he 38-year-old made this diagnosis public in Norway today. Romoeren is currently undergoing treatment in the "Radiumhospitalet" in Oslo. Romoeren writes: "Fuck cancer. This spring I got the devastating news that I have a tumor in my back. This is a difficult situation for me and my family. By now, I have started treatment and I will survive".more
South Korea's skating body has decided to ban two-time Olympic speedskating champion Lee Seung-hoon for a year over allegations that he assaulted two teammates during several international competitions.more
Olympic swimmer Maarten van der Weijden completed his Elfstedentocht marathon in Friesland on Monday evening, reaching the finishing line in Leeuwarden at around 7.30pm, and raising €3.9m for cancer research. more
Northern Italy was chosen Monday as the site of the 2026 Winter Olympics, with hosting to be shared by Milan and the ski resort of Cortina d'Ampezzo.more
When their proximity to the inconceivable can be measured in months or years instead of mere days or weeks, the members of the St. Louis Blues will reflect upon one of the most extraordinary moments of not only their lives, or the team's 52 years in the N.H.L., but also the two and a half centuries since a pair of fur traders settled the city along the western banks of the Mississippi River.more
The complete next ski jumping winter will take place without Olympic champion Andreas Wellinger. The 23-year-old Bayer suffered a cruciate ligament rupture in his right knee while training in the Austrian Hinzenbach and has a long break.more
"After the season, I managed to relax a bit, clear my emotions, and with new strength, energy and a smile on my face I returned to training" - admitted the three-time Olympic champion in ski jumping, Kamil Stoch.more
Maren Lundby, Olympic champion and world champion in ski jumping, intends to level up the feat of Adam Malysz this season, who as the only jumper won the World Cup in a general scoring three times in a row.more
The Norwegian ski federation NSF presented yesterday the A team in ski jumping for the next season. It counts eight men and four women and is the largest in the history of this discipline in Norway.more
Ski flying world champion Norwegian Daniel Andre Tande is still feeling the effects of the fall in Lahti in February and only a few days ago he was able to perform the first restricted physical training.more
