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.
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Sundling and Ribom top the team sprint rostrum for Sweden
Sweden secured top spot in the women's cross-country freestyle team sprint in Planica. Emma Ribom and Jonna Sundling topped the podium with a time of 19:40.73.
Europe's mental health crisis in data: Which country uses the most antidepressants?
Global consumption of antidepressant drugs (AD) has increased dramatically in the last two decades, with Europeans the largest consumers.
Ebba Andersson powers to skiathlon gold from Frida Karlsson at Nordic World Ski Championships
Ebba Andersson powered to women's skiathlon victory at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Planica. Andersson finished 22 seconds ahead of compatriot Frida Karlsson to secure a Swedish one-two, with Norway's Astrid Oeyre Slind completing the podium.
Simen Hegstad Krueger wins first skiathlon World Championships after tactical masterstroke foils Johannes Hosflot Klaebo
Simen Hegstad Krueger claimed World Championship gold in the 30km skiathlon as a quick change of skis helped him conquer favourite Johannes Hosflot Klaebo. Krueger, 29, topped an all-Norwegian podium in Planica, with Klaebo settling for silver, 12.2 seconds off the pace, and bronze-medallist Sjur Roethe a further 1.9 seconds further back. Ad Krueger and Roethe stunned the rest of the field at the halfway stage with a rapid ski exchange which established a buffer between them and the chasing pack.
Bruna Moura nearly died trying to get to the Olympics. Now she’s back on her skis.
On Jan. 16, 2022, Bruna Moura received the news that she had worked more than a decade for: She made Brazil’s Olympic team.
Quinn Dehlinger flies from Cincinnati to aerials world championships medal
With a world championships silver medal, Quinn Dehlinger consolidated a breakout season and confirmed that the Cincinnati area is the new American hotbed of freestyle skiing.
Canada women’s hockey team gets most lopsided win over U.S. since 2005
The Canadian women’s hockey team made an emphatic statement to finish a seven-game, pre-world championship series with the U.S.