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German skier stripped of World Cup win for oxygen tank use

Thursday, 10 January 2019, 14:10 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

The International Ski Federation has disqualified Stefan Luitz from his first World Cup win for inhaling from an oxygen tank between giant slalom runs. FIS says the German racer will lose his...

Russia says 'understanding' reached on doping data for WADA

Wednesday, 9 January 2019, 18:03 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

The Kremlin says there is "understanding" on how crucial data on drug use by Russian athletes will be handed over to the World Anti-Doping Agency, whose representatives arrived in Moscow on...

Skiing: Vlhova wins slalom to deny Shiffrin 8th straight victory

Tuesday, 8 January 2019, 21:58 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Petra Vlhova of Slovakia won a women's World Cup night slalom Tuesday, denying Mikaela Shiffrin a record-equaling eighth consecutive win in the discipline. Racing in dense snowfall, Vlhova was...

Skiing: Vonn plans return to World Cup at speed races in Austria

Monday, 7 January 2019, 17:46 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Lindsey Vonn is planning to return from injury this weekend for speed races in Austria, resuming her quest for the all-time record for World Cup wins. It will be her first ski races of the season...

WADA to return to Moscow lab in search of elusive data

Monday, 7 January 2019, 17:00 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

The World Anti-Doping Agency is returning to the Moscow anti-doping lab this week in hopes of obtaining samples and data it did not receive before a Dec. 31 deadline. The Russians were supposed...

Egger gets first World Cup luge win; US medals in team relay

Sunday, 6 January 2019, 19:31 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Snow piled up in Germany this weekend, and so did Summer Britcher's medal collection. Britcher and USA Luge got a bronze medal in a World Cup team relay Sunday, her second medal from a weekend...

Skiing: Austrian Hirscher gets 30th career World Cup slalom win

Sunday, 6 January 2019, 19:00 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Marcel Hirscher returned to winning ways Sunday, triumphing in the first men's World Cup slalom of 2019 after he had missed the podium in the last two races. The seven-time overall champion...

Former Malta Marathon champion Cecilia Fenech passes away

Friday, 4 January 2019, 10:17 Last update: about 9 years ago

Former long distance runner Cecilia Fenech passed away peacefully on Friday. She was 57. Fenech will be remembered as one of Malta’s top performers in the athletics scene. Among her...

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