Tag: Skiing
AP Sportlight
Feb. 18
1928 — At Moritz, Switzerland, Sonja Henie becomes the...
Injury-hit Norway take gold in world skiing team event
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy — Most talk about the Norwegian ski team at the world championships has been about its many injured stars.
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Weather forces schedule change for skiing worlds first race
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — A snowy forecast has prompted a change in schedule for Monday’s opening race of the Alpine skiing world championships, the...
Austria warns against travel to Tyrol, eases virus curbs
VIENNA — Austria on Monday issued a warning against travel to its Tyrol province amid concerns over cases of a coronavirus variant first discovered...
AP Sportlight
Feb. 9
1912 — The U.S. Tennis Association amends the rules...
Snowboarding world championships moved to Aspen from China
OBERHOFEN, Switzerland — The snowboarding world championships were moved Tuesday from China to the United States because of travel restrictions related to the coronavirus...
AP Sportlight
Feb 10
1908 — Tommy Burns knocks out Jack Palmer in...
Gut-Behrami wins elusive gold in worlds opener, Shiffrin 3rd
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy — Lara Gut-Behrami dashed to gold in the women’s super-G at the skiing world championships Thursday, and Mikaela Shiffrin took bronze...
New virus rules in Norway rule out winter sports hosting
OBERHOFEN, Switzerland — Winter sports hub Norway can no longer host World Cup skiing events this season because of stricter pandemic-related rules imposed Thursday...
AP Sportlight
Feb. 13
1923 — The New York Renaissance, the first all-black...
