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Garage grind, countless calories and thousands of shots - inside biathlete Samuelsson's preparations
STOCKHOLM, Jan 14 : Sebastian Samuelsson has lost count of the miles skied, shots fired and calories consumed during his Winter Games preparations but the Swedish biathlete knows his gruelling training regimen will pay off when the going gets tough in the Italian Alps.
French speed skater Loubineaud puts progress first as he prepares for Olympic debut
Jan 14 : Speed skater Timothy Loubineaud shattered the men's 5,000 metres world record two months ago but will be content to walk away from his first Olympics without a medal if he feels he has turned up in the best possible condition.
Unbeaten Canadian women whip Hungary 14-0 at U18 world hockey championship
Captain Hayley McDonald and Adrianna Milani each scored three goals, netminder Rowan Houweling made 11 saves, and Canada cruised to a 14-0 win over winless Hungary at the Under-18 women's world hockey championship on Monday in Sydney, N.S.
Rallying-Ekstrom takes Dakar stage win, Al-Attiyah stays top
Jan 11 : Mattias Ekstrom won stage seven of the Dakar Rally on Sunday as the field started the second week in Saudi Arabia with late drama for Toyota's Henk Lategan while Qatar's Nasser Al-Attiyah stayed top in the car category.
Quebec’s Julien Viel wins 1st World Cup title on home snow
Quebec’s Julien Viel secured his first World Cup title Saturday after winning the men's dual moguls at the FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup on home snow.
Korte leads Canada in 9-0 win over Switzerland at U18 women’s worlds
Canada scored five goals in the first period and coasted to a 9-0 win over Switzerland in the team’s opening game at the Under-18 Women’s World Championship on Saturday.
Alpine skiing-Odermatt takes fifth successive giant slalom win in Adelboden
ADELBODEN, Switzerland, Jan 10 : Switzerland's Marco Odermatt moved back to the top of the World Cup giant slalom standings with a convincing victory on home snow in Adelboden on Saturday - his fifth successive win at the Swiss resort.