European Indoor Championships: difficult day for Irish athletes
It was a difficult day for Irish athletes in the European Indoor Athletics Championships in Istanbul.
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World Cup downhill in Aspen halted due to low visibility
A downhill race in Aspen, Colorado, was cancelled Friday after 24 racers due to the deteriorating weather conditions and with Adrian Smiseth Sejersted of Norway in line for his first World Cup win.
Adrian Smiseth Sejersted denied first win as Aspen World Cup downhill race cancelled due to bad weather
Adrian Smiseth Sejersted was denied a maiden World Cup victory after the downhill was halted due to poor weather in Aspen. Heavy snow in western United States had caused problems for organisers, and the racers went into the event with only one practice run under their belts. Ad Conditions were expected to worsen as the day went on, and the forecast proved to be correct.
Marte Olsbu Roiseland beats Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold as Norway take podium one-two in Nove Mesto
Norway secured a stunning World Cup one-two in the women's biathlon 7.5km sprint as Marte Olsbu Roiseland edged out compatriot Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold in Nove Mesto. The seven-time Olympic medallist returned to winning ways with a time of 19:28.4 to take gold in the Czech Republic and climb to 20th in the overall standings, while Tandrevold will head into the weekend in sixth.
Norway take podium one-two in Nove Mesto
Norway secured a stunning World Cup one-two in the women's biathlon 7.5km sprint as Marte Olsbu Roiseland edged out compatriot Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold in Nove Mesto. The seven-time Olympic medallist returned to winning ways with a time of 19:28.4 to take gold in the Czech Republic and climb to 20th in the overall standings, while Tandrevold will head into the weekend in sixth.
Canada take pair of team sprint golds at World Speed Skating Championships in Heerenveen
Canada swept to a pair of team sprint golds at the World Speed Skating Championships in Heerenveen. The women's trio Ivanie Blondin, Carolina Hiller and Brooklyn McDougall clinched victory in 1:26.29 ahead of USA, with China earning bronze ahead of Kazakhstan.
Mikaela Shiffrin places 4th in super-G, closes on overall title, remains 1 shy of wins record
Mikaela Shiffrin placed fourth in a World Cup super-G on Friday, her first race since the world championships ended two weeks ago, and remains one shy of the career World Cup wins record of 86.
Huetter notches third Super G World Cup win in Norway
Cornelia Huetter claimed Austria's first women's World Cup win of the season with a tense gold in the Women's Super G in Kvitfjell. Huetter, 30, denied long-time leader Elena Curtoni by a mere one-hundredth of a second to register her third career event win. Ad Just 16-hundreths of a second separated Huetter in first and Mikaela Shiffrin, who was chasing her record-equalling 86th World Cup win, in fourth.