Hannah Schmidt, Reece Howden capture ski cross gold on home snow in Nakiska, Alta.
Hannah Schmidt of Ottawa won the women's big final in World Cup ski cross action on Saturday in Nakiska, Alta., near Calgary.
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Canada's Liam Brearley captures his 1st snowboard slopestyle gold medal
Canadian snowboarders Liam Brearley and Cameron Spalding claimed gold and bronze, respectively, at a World Cup slopestyle event Saturday in Laax, Switzerland.
Sweden's Hasselborg rides 8th-end gaffe by Canada's Lawes to 4th straight win at Canadian Open
Sweden's Anna Hasselborg defeated Winnipeg's Kaitlyn Lawes 6-4 on Friday night to remain unbeaten at the Grand Slam of Curling's Co-op Canadian Open in Red Deer, Alta.
Alpine skiing-Slovakia's Vlhova out for season with torn knee ligament
:Slovakia's Petra Vlhova, Mikaela Shiffrin's big rival for the slalom and overall World Cup Alpine ski titles, suffered a season-ending knee injury on Saturday when she fell in a giant slalom on home snow in Jasna.
Alpine skiing-Sarrazin claims Kitzbuhel double
:France's Cyprien Sarrazin proved as good as his word as he claimed a sensational double downhill victory at the iconic Hahnenkamm World Cup meeting on Saturday.
Novak Djokovic Admits Roger Federer Tensions Early In Career
Novak Djokovic has opened up on how he riled Roger Federer when he broke onto the scene as a cocky upstart but said it only fired up his quest to become the best player in the world. The Serbian world number one is gunning for a historic 25th Grand Slam in Melbourne, where he has already won the title 10 times. Djokovic is already the most-decorated player in the men's game, with two more majors under his belt than the injured Rafael Nadal and four ahead of the retired Federer, fellow members of the so-called "Big Three".
French skier Sarrazin claims 2nd Kitzbuhel downhill triumph in 2 days
French skier Cyprien Sarrazin mastered the demanding Streif course for a second time in 24 hours on Saturday, beating world champion Marco Odermatt to repeat his World Cup downhill triumph from the previous day.
World No. 1 Iga Swiatek Crashes Out Of Australian Open 2024 After Losing To Linda Noskova
World number one Iga Swiatek's 18-match winning run came to a shuddering halt at the Australian Open on Saturday when she was dumped out in the third round by unseeded Czech teen Linda Noskova. The Polish top seed appeared en route to the last 16 afer taking the first set but lost her way, going down 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in two hours and 20 minutes to the world number 50. Just three of the top 10 women's seeds remain in the draw in Melbourne at the end of the first week. "I'm speechless," said Noskova, who is at her first Australian Open. "I knew it was going to be an amazing match, but I didn't really think it would end up like this. "I'm just really glad to get through."