Winter Olympics: Irish skier has come a long way from Kilternan
Ireland's Cormac Comerford was first hooked on Alpine skiing when he attended an open day at a dry slope looking out over Dublin Bay.
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Ski Jumping-Normal Hill training takes off, Domen Prevc decides to rest
PREDAZZO, Italy, Feb 5 : Ski jumpers tested the slopes as final preparations got under way at Predazzo on the eve of the Winter Games with the sound of machinery filling the air ahead of Friday's opening ceremony.
Annika Malacinski's emotional fight for women's inclusion in Nordic combined
Annika Malacinski remembers the moment the door to the Milano Cortina 2026 was slammed shut.
Italian skiers lead men's downhill training at the Olympics as an Austrian crashes
Skiers from host Italy still trying to secure starting spots led the second downhill training session at the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics on Thursday and Austria's Daniel Hemetsberger crashed.
Austria looking to surpass Beijing medal tally, says chef de mission
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, ITALY, Feb 5 : Austria are aiming to match or surpass their medal haul from the Beijing Winter Games as they return to a European setting for the Milano Cortina Olympics, chef de mission Ingemar Mayer said.
Luge-Triple challenge of turn four could decide medals in three sports
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 5 : Turn four of the new Cortina Olympic sliding track - named Labirinti (labyrinths) and consisting of three high-speed, back to back curves - has already been identified as the crucial part of the course for luge, skeleton and bobsleigh.
Huge in luge - Germans expect another big medal haul
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 5 : Most countries arrive at the Olympics dreaming of, maybe hoping for, medals but when it comes to Germany and luge the question is more about which of their athletes will take gold and who will have to settle for a lower place on the podium.
Luge-First training run shows testing nature of new Cortina track
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 4 : Luge athletes got a feel of the Cortina Olympic track on Wednesday, many of them for the first time, as training for the men's singles immediately showed what a technical challenge it will present for all three sliding sports.