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.
Cross-country Sport News
Andrew Musgrave discusses Nordic World Ski Championships medal chances and ‘ridiculous’ Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo
Cross-country skiing has never been a sport Great Britain have shined in, but for over a decade, Andrew Musgrave has been mixing it with the very best skiers and he is hoping to be at his best at the Nordic Ski World Championships. Should that happen, there is no reason why Musgrave can’t fight for a medal in the distance races, having previously finished fourth in the 50km at the 2017 World Championships and having logged multiple top 10s over his career. Ad He will compete in the men’s skiathlon (February 24), 15km individual freestyle (March 1), the relay (March 3) and the blue-ribboned event the 50km mass start classic (March 5).
Warming climate presents big challenges for winter athletes
Paige Neklia has been training since 2019 to represent Nova Scotia at the Canada Winter Games. This year, high temperatures and low snowfall are presenting unique challenges for the cross-country skiier.
Ryan Crouser breaks world record, Aleia Hobbs breaks American record in 60m
Two-time Olympic champion Ryan Crouser launched the farthest shot put throw in history, 23.38 meters (76 feet, 8 1/2 inches), at an indoor meet in Idaho on Saturday.
Letesenbet Gidey falls, helped up with world cross-country championships finish in sight
Ethiopian Letesenbet Gidey fell as she was passed for the lead within sight of the finish at the world cross-country championships, then was helped up and crossed the finish line on her own.
Canada 8th in 15-team mixed relay run at cross-country world championships
Matthew Beaudet, Kate Current, Perry MacKinnon and Erin Teschuk of Canada combined for a running time of 24 minutes 55 seconds to place eighth in the mixed relay on Saturday at the World Athletics cross-country championships in Bathurst, Australia.
One Nova Scotia athlete will compete in two events at the Canada Winter Games
One of the Nova Scotia athletes who will leave on Friday to compete in the Canada Winter Games in P.E.I. will represent the province in not one, but two distinct events.
World Athletics will address Russian doping before Ukraine - Coe
SYDNEY : World Athletics will look at the issue of Russian athletes competing while the Ukraine war continues only after it has been decided whether the country has cleaned up its act on doping sufficiently to be reinstated, Sebastian Coe said on Friday.