Canada's Einarson opens women's curling worlds with win over host Sweden
Canada's Kerri Einarson stole her way to victory to open the women's world curling championship.
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Johannessen and Baldwin share lead at SDC Championship as McKibbin challenge fades
Norway's Kristian Krogh Johannessen and England’s Matthew Baldwin share the lead after Saturday’s play at the SDC Championship in South Africa as Tom McKibbin saw his challenge fall away.
Women's Curling World Championships 2023: Switzerland off to winning start in title defence
Swiss skip Silvana Tirinzoni says her team are loving life on the Swedish ice after getting their Women's Curling World Championship title defence off to a winning start on Saturday. Switzerland beat the USA 7-5 in the afternoon session as the annual showpiece got underway in Sandviken. Ad The Swiss were far from their usual fluent best but experienced Tirinzoni, who steered her rink to glory in Canada last year, insists they're now firmly up to speed with the Scandinavian conditions.
Julia Simon clinches overall World Cup title as Denise Herrmann-Wick wins ahead of retirement
Julia Simon claimed her first-ever crystal globe with a fifth-place finish in the women's sprint in Oslo as Denise Herrmann-Wick won the penultimate race of her career. Simon became the first French female biathlete to win an overall World Cup since Sandrine Bailly in 2005. Ad Her total of 1048 points leaves her untouchable ahead of the 12.5km mass start to come and secured the historic victory.
Julia Simon clinches overall biathlon victory in Oslo
France's Julia Simon claimed her first-ever crystal globe with a fifth-place finish in the women's sprint in Oslo. The 26-year-old became the first French female biathlete to win an overall World Cup since Sandrine Bailly in 2005. Ad Simon's total of 1048 points left her untouchable ahead of the 12.5km mass start to come and secured the historic victory.
Switzerland off to winning start in World Championship title defence
Swiss skip Silvana Tirinzoni says her team are loving life on the Swedish ice after getting their World Championship title defence off to a winning start on Saturday. Switzerland beat the USA 7-5 in the afternoon session as the annual showpiece got underway in Sandviken. Ad The Swiss were far from their usual fluent best but experienced Tirinzoni, who steered her rink to glory in Canada last year, insists they're now firmly up to speed with the Scandinavian conditions.
Norway take double sprint free victory at Falun
Norway's Kristine Stavaas Skistad held off home favourite Jonna Sundling to claim her second cross-country sprint victory of the week in Falun. The 24-year-old was victorious on home soil on Tuesday and fended off Sweden's world champion Sundling for her second win on Saturday.
Alpine skiing-Shiffrin collects globe as Vlhova wins season's last slalom
Slovakia's Petra Vlhova won the final women's slalom of the Alpine skiing season in Andorra on Saturday as Mikaela Shiffrin finished third to tie another record and collect the World Cup champion's crystal globe.