Mark McMorris, Laurie Blouin headline Canada's Olympic snowboard team
Mark McMorris and Laurie Blouin are among the six athletes that have been named to Canada's Olympic snowboard slopestyle and big air team.
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Figure skating-Estonia's Petrokina bounces back from surgery to win European title
SHEFFIELD, England, Jan 16 : Estonia's Niina Petrokina capped a remarkable comeback by claiming her second consecutive European women's figure skating title on Friday just weeks after returning to the ice following Achilles surgery.
Benjamin Cremaschi Claims U.S. Soccer Young Male Player of the Year Award
Benjamin Cremaschi has been recognized as U.S. Soccer's Young Male Player of the Year. The award comes as a result of a standout 2025 that saw Cremaschi become just the second U.S. player to claim a Golden Boot as the leading scorer at a major youth tournament. The midfielder, who came from the Inter Miami academy, is currently on loan at Parma.
Hamilton to have new race engineer after Ferrari move Adami
Jan 16 : Seven-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton will have a new race engineer talking to him over the radio this season after Ferrari announced they had moved Riccardo Adami to a different role.
Figure skating-French duo Fournier Beaudry, Cizeron lead after rhythm dance on European debut
SHEFFIELD, England, Jan 16 : Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron stormed to the top of the ice dance leaderboard at the European Figure Skating Championships on Friday, a result that underscored the promise of their fast-track partnership ahead of the Olympics.
Alpine skiing-Franzoni dedicates his first win in Wengen to late friend Franzoso
WENGEN, Switzerland, Jan 16 : Italy's Giovanni Franzoni dedicated his first World Cup win to late teammate Matteo Franzoso after leading a super-G on Wengen's famed Lauberhorn piste from start to finish on Friday.
Giovanni Franzoni's win in Wengen super-G makes him an Olympic contender for host Italy
Host Italy has a new contender in Alpine skiing with the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics three weeks away.
American Kim reaches for more snowboarding history at 2026 Games
LOS ANGELES, Jan 16 : Twice Olympic gold medallist Chloe Kim is already one of the greatest snowboarders in the history of the sport and will aim to add to that legacy in the mountains of Italy next month.