The week in Asian football
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Defending champion Einarson advances to face Manitoba's Jones in Canadian women's curling championship final
Kerri Einarson advanced to the final of the Canadian women's curling championship with a 7-5 semifinal win over Northern Ontario's Krista McCarville on Sunday in Kamloops, B.C.
Freestyle World Ski Championships: Perrine Laffont makes history with fifth world title gold
Perrine Laffont made history in Bakuriani, becoming the most successful mogul skier in history after her dual moguls World Championship gold. Following her singles success on Saturday, Laffont topped the rostrum ahead of US contender Jaelin Kauf, outscoring her opponent by 20 points to 15 in the big final to claim her fifth title. Ad Avital Carroll of Austria took bronze in Georgia after holding off Hannah Soar of the US in the small final.
Nordic World Ski Championships 2023: Jarl Magnus Riiber guides Norway to mixed team glory in Planica
Jarl Magnus Riiber extended his Slovenian weekend to savour by steering Norway to the maiden mixed team World Championship title in Planica. Riiber, 25, became just the second man to win three individual World Championship titles in a row on Saturday and followed it up 24 hours later by leading his country to glory in the normal hill mixed team event.
Jonna Sundling, Emma Ribom win cross-country skiing team sprint for Sweden at Nordic World Ski Championships
Sweden secured top spot in the women's cross-country freestyle team sprint at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Planica, Slovenia. Emma Ribom and Jonna Sundling topped the podium with a time of 19:40.73.
Kingsbury wins 3rd straight dual moguls world title, holding off reigning Olympic champ
Canada's Mikaël Kingsbury successfully defended his men's dual moguls world title on Sunday in Bakuriani, Georgia.
B.C. ski cross racers Thompson, Howden pick up world silver in mixed team event
A motivated group of Canadian freestyle skiers overcame challenging conditions and "small mistakes" in individual races to capture a silver medal Sunday in the debut of mixed team ski cross at the world championships in Bakuriani, Georgia.
Jessie Diggins, Julia Kern earn team sprint bronze at cross-country skiing worlds
Jessie Diggins and Julia Kern earned team sprint bronze at the world championships, a U.S. cross-country skiing record-extending fifth career world medal for Diggins.