Cheltenham Festival 2023 day two tips as Garry Owen goes for Edwardstone and The Real Whacker
The Cheltenham Festival got off to a flyer and now punters are looking ahead to the second day for some bookie bashing.
Cross-country Sport News
How a high school student in Ignace turned a Christmas present into Nordic skiing success
Gavin Berube has turned a Christmas present into Nordic skiing success.
Cross-country skiing-Norway claim top ten spots in 50km mass start
Norway showed it remains the dominant force in men's cross country skiing as the country claimed the top ten spots in the World Cup 50km mass start free in Oslo on Saturday.
Gyda Westvold Hansen completes incredible Grand Slam on home snow to make it 10 consecutive home wins
Norway's Gyda Westvold Hansen completed a perfect season in style, making it 10 wins from 10 on home snow in Oslo. The 20-year-old was crowned a double world champion in Planica last month, and was favourite to make it a clean sweep of World Cup victories with a lead of 1:01 going into the 5km cross-country ski following her ski jumping win on Thursday.
Krueger tops an all-Norwegian top 10 in Oslo for cross-country gold
Simon Hegstad Krueger secured World Cup gold in the men's 50km mass start race in Oslo, with all of the first ten finishers from Norway. Krueger claimed top spot in his hometown of Oslo, 5.7 seconds ahead of Hans Christer Holund, while Martin Loewstroem Nyenget took third, 12.6 seconds off the pace. Ad Krueger's victory comes a week after being left out of the Norway team for the World Cup five-mile race.
COC rejects suggestion it open to Russia athlete pathway to Paris 2024
The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) said it supports a ban on athletes from Russia and Belarus competing in the 2024 Paris Summer Games so long as the invasion of Ukraine continues, challenging a call from a group of retired Olympians to end support for their participation.
N.S. cross-country skier wins 3 medals at Canada Winter Games
A cross-country skier from Fall River, N.S., is celebrating after bringing home three medals from the Canada Winter Games in Prince Edward Island.
Arendz, Cameron claim Crystal Globes at World Cup finals as Canada closes dream season with 3-medal day
Mark Arendz and Collin Cameron led a three-medal day in World Cup action for Canada's Para Nordic team to conclude the season on Wednesday at the Soldier Hollow Nordic Center in Midway, Utah.