Alex Loutitt becomes 1st-ever Canadian ski jumping world champion at Slovenia event
Alexandria Loutitt became Canada's first-ever ski jumping world champion Wednesday with a gold medal in the women's large hill event in Planica, Slovenia.
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British teenager Brookes becomes the youngest world champion
Britain's Mia Brookes outclassed Olympic gold medallist Zoi Sadowski-Synnott to become the youngest snowboarding world champion on Monday (Feb 27), when the 16-year-old won the woman's slopestyle title in Bakuriani, Georgia.
Snowboarding-British teenager Brookes becomes the youngest world champion
Britain's Mia Brookes outclassed Olympic gold medallist Zoi Sadowski-Synnott to become the youngest snowboarding world champion on Monday, when the 16-year-old won the woman's slopestyle title in Bakuriani, Georgia.
Marco Schwarz holds on to beat world champion Marco Odermatt in giant slalom at Palisades Tahoe
Austrian Marco Schwarz had been a perpetual World Cup bridesmaid, but he held off Marco Odermatt to claim victory in the giant slalom at Palisades Tahoe. The weather was cold and cloudy, and the prediction called for heavy snowstorms, but the Stifel Palisades Tahoe Cup was given the go-ahead after a one-hour delay. Ad Once action got underway, last weekend's slalom World Cup winner Henrik Kristoffersen made a strong showing as the first racer down the course.
’It feels nice’: Zhou edges world champion Verstappen in F1 testing
SAKHIR, Bahrain: China’s Zhou Guanyu succeeded where many others have failed on Friday by out-pacing Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen and admitted “it feels nice to see my name up there.” Zhou clocked a best time of 1min 31.610sec off 132 laps in his Alfa Romeo on the second day of pre-season testing on the same Sakhir track which will stage the 2023 championship opener on March 5. “We are well aware this is testing, of course, and everyone is trying different settings, but it feels nice to see my name and that of the team up there in the timing sheets,” said 23-year-old Zhou. “It’s been a positive day overall, we got more mileage in and went through all the targets and tasks we had set for ourselves, so I can say I am happy.
Tommy Fury vows to knock Jake Paul out early on path to becoming world champion
Tommy Fury has promised to knock out Jake Paul on Sunday and continue on his path to emulating brother Tyson Fury by becoming a world champion.
Indian Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi Stuns World Champion Magnus Carlsen
Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi became the fourth Indian to stun Norwegian chess wizard Magnus Carlsen, in a Pro Chess League online match. Playing for team Indian Yogis, Gujrathi capitalised on a mistake committed by world number one Carlsen, who missed a checkmate late on Tuesday. Carlsen was playing for Canada Chessbrahs in the Pro Chess League, an online tournament for teams from all over the world. The event features 16 teams playing rapid games and has a USD 150,000 prize fund. This was Carlsen's maiden victory over the reigning world champion.
Indian Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi Stuns World Champion Magnus Carlsen
Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi became the fourth Indian to stun Norwegian chess wizard Magnus Carlsen, in a Pro Chess League online match. Playing for team Indian Yogis, Gujrathi capitalised on a mistake committed by world number one Carlsen, who missed a checkmate late on Tuesday. Carlsen was playing for Canada Chessbrahs in the Pro Chess League, an online tournament for teams from all over the world. The event features 16 teams playing rapid games and has a USD 150,000 prize fund. This was Carlsen's maiden victory over the reigning world champion.