http://www.mail.com/int/subjects/2116-skiing.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/int/subjects/2116-skiing.html http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2141694-world-ski-body-tightens-rules-betting-sponsors.html DUBROVNIK, Croatia (AP) — The International Ski Federation has tightened its rules on accepting sponsorship by gambling operators. The governing body says "title and presenting sponsor rights will not be awarded to commercial betting companies." FIS says its ruling council has also "prohibited" athletes from carrying adverts for gambling operators on thei... Mon, 10 Jun 2013 15:14:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2141694-world-ski-body-tightens-rules-betting-sponsors.html 2013-06-10T15:14:51Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2141696-90-finnish-police-officials-charged-with-snooping.html HELSINKI (AP) — Finland's top prosecutor has charged 90 police officers and other officials with snooping into files on a former Olympic cross-country skiing champion who died two years ago following a doping ban and a battle against alcoholism. The Office of the Prosecutor General says it has studied 150 suspected cases of breach of duty by people with a... Mon, 10 Jun 2013 15:10:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2141696-90-finnish-police-officials-charged-with-snooping.html 2013-06-10T15:10:43Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2137010-ioc-gripped-election-frenzy-sports-politics.html As Jacques Rogge called the executive board meeting to order, signs of change were staring him right in the face. Four of the six candidates vying to succeed Rogge as International Olympic Committee president were sitting around the same conference table. The two other contenders were down the hall in the same Russian convention center, mixing with the de... Fri, 07 Jun 2013 17:51:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2137010-ioc-gripped-election-frenzy-sports-politics.html 2013-06-07T17:51:56Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2128906-fast-italian-downhill-skiers-meet-usain-bolt.html ROME (AP) — Usain Bolt runs as fast as 44 kph (27 mph) in the 100 meters. Christof Innerhofer gets up to beyond 150 kph (90 mph) on downhill skiing courses like Wengen's famed Lauberhorn. Simone Origone once set the speed skiing record at 251.4 kph (156.2 mph). So it was all about speed when the two skiers, along with a few other notable members of the It... Tue, 04 Jun 2013 17:29:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2128906-fast-italian-downhill-skiers-meet-usain-bolt.html 2013-06-04T17:29:15Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2118480-russian-critic-wide-corruption-sochi-games.html MOSCOW (AP) — Russian officials and businessmen have stolen billions of dollars during the years of preparations for the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, a prominent Russian opposition figure claimed Thursday. Boris Nemtsov, a former Russian deputy prime minister-turned-Kremlin critic, and an associate said in a report released Thursday that up to $30 billion ... Thu, 30 May 2013 17:25:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2118480-russian-critic-wide-corruption-sochi-games.html 2013-05-30T17:25:15Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/2097270-russian-oligarchs-foot-2014-sochi-olympics.html SOCHI, Russia (AP) — The mountains of Sochi are now home to Potanin's slope, Gazprom's gondola lift and Sberbank's ski jump. The nicknames used by locals and an army of construction workers leave no doubt about who is paying for the 2014 Winter Games: Russia's business powerhouses. Other countries that have hosted the Olympics have overwhelmingly used pub... Mon, 20 May 2013 15:51:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/2097270-russian-oligarchs-foot-2014-sochi-olympics.html 2013-05-20T15:51:45Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2071884-olympic-ski-jump-champ-widhoelzl-returns-coach.html VIENNA (AP) — Former Olympic and world ski jumping champion Andreas Widhoelzl of Austria will return to the World Cup circuit as a coach, five years after ending his career as a jumper. Widhoelzl has been appointed assistant to Austria men's coach Alexander Pointner and will be responsible for all equipment matters, the Austrian ski federation said on Wed... Wed, 08 May 2013 17:52:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2071884-olympic-ski-jump-champ-widhoelzl-returns-coach.html 2013-05-08T17:52:36Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2047686-putin-sochi-games-prep-will-completed.html MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin says he is certain that the Winter Olympics next year in Sochi will be successful despite concerns about construction delays and huge cost overruns. Asked in a nationally televised question-and-answer session on Thursday to comment on media reports of corruption and quality problems in building the Olympic fa... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 20:23:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2047686-putin-sochi-games-prep-will-completed.html 2013-04-26T20:23:13Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2031986-russia-sochi-security-tight-boston-bombs.html MOSCOW (AP) — The naming of two Chechen brothers as the suspects in the deadly Boston Marathon bombing is reviving fears about security at the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, the resort town on the edge of Russia's restive southern republics. But officials insist they are prepared to protect Olympic athletes and spectators. If anything, experts said, the bomb... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 19:01:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2031986-russia-sochi-security-tight-boston-bombs.html 2013-04-19T19:01:27Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2030934-austrian-ski-coach-woken-up-coma-crash.html INNSBRUCK, Austria (AP) — The speed coach of the Austrian men's ski team has woken up from an induced coma and was breathing on his own Friday, 12 days after suffering severe head, chest and back injuries in a skiing accident. The Austrian ski federation says Rainer Gstrein "is awake and responsive. Gstrein ... can move arms and legs well." The federation... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:50:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2030934-austrian-ski-coach-woken-up-coma-crash.html 2013-04-19T12:50:21Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2025056-ski-coach-pfeifer-to-lead-austrian-slalom-team.html VIENNA (AP) — Ski coach Marko Pfeifer has quit as men's head coach of Sweden after three years and will return to his native Austria to lead the slalom team. Pfeifer signed a two-year contract with the Austrian ski federation to replace Michael Pircher, who is going to work exclusively with slalom and overall World Cup champion Marcel Hirscher, the federa... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 08:46:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2025056-ski-coach-pfeifer-to-lead-austrian-slalom-team.html 2013-04-17T08:46:08Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2012504-russias-sochi-busy-storing-snow-2014-olympics.html SOCHI, Russia (AP) — In April, at the end of another seemingly endless winter, most Russians are eager to get rid of the piles of snow that have clogged their cities and streets and yards for months. Yet down south in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, fleets of heavy machinery and a corps of laborers are hard at work trying to store acres (hectares) of the f... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 07:38:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2012504-russias-sochi-busy-storing-snow-2014-olympics.html 2013-04-11T07:38:31Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2011144-austria-ski-coach-induced-coma-crash.html INNSBRUCK, Austria (AP) — The speed coach of the Austrian men's ski team is being kept in an induced coma after having spinal surgery Wednesday, three days after suffering severe head, chest and back injuries in a skiing accident. The Austrian ski federation says Rainer Gstrein is in a stable condition and will undergo further surgery in the Innsbruck Uni... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 18:17:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2011144-austria-ski-coach-induced-coma-crash.html 2013-04-10T18:17:01Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2010462-russia-charges-olympic-committee-official.html MOSCOW (AP) — Russian prosecutors filed abuse of office charges against the former deputy head of the Russian Olympic Committee on Wednesday. The move against Akhmed Bilalov came after he was criticized by President Vladimir Putin for delays and cost overruns in building the ski jump complex for the Sochi Olympics. Its cost soared from $40 million to $265... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 14:39:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2010462-russia-charges-olympic-committee-official.html 2013-04-10T14:39:23Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/1982676-wada-backs-hgh-test-extremist-nfl-union.html LONDON (AP) — The World Anti-Doping Agency defended its test for human growth hormone on Wednesday and accused the NFL players union of being "extremist" for questioning its validity. WADA director general David Howman said the union was acting "the way they've operated the last few years" in trying to block the introduction of HGH testing in the National... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 18:54:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/1982676-wada-backs-hgh-test-extremist-nfl-union.html 2013-03-27T18:54:19Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/1982342-police-nab-man-who-threat-to-ski-star-maze.html GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) — German police say they have identified a man suspected of sending a death threat to World Cup skiing overall champion Tina Maze of Slovenia. The threat came in an anonymous email sent to organizers of the World Cup in Garmisch-Partenkirchen on March 2. Maze was placed under police protection, then placed fourth in a ... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 15:25:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/1982342-police-nab-man-who-threat-to-ski-star-maze.html 2013-03-27T15:25:01Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/1976654-jurij-tepes-wins-season-ending-ski-flying-event.html PLANICA, Slovenia (AP) — Jurij Tepes of Slovenia earned his first individual ski jump World Cup victory in the final event of the season Sunday, winning a ski flying competition in front of a home crowd. Tepes landed jumps of 217 and 214 meters for a total of 425.5 points, beating Rune Velta of Norway by 1.8 points. Another Slovenian, Peter Prevc, was thr... Sun, 24 Mar 2013 18:21:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/1976654-jurij-tepes-wins-season-ending-ski-flying-event.html 2013-03-24T18:21:30Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/1976360-northug-clinches-cross-country-wcup-title.html FALUN, Sweden (AP) — Petter Northug of Norway clinched the overall cross-country World Cup title Sunday with a convincing victory in the final race of the season. Northug had a big lead over his main competitors going into the concluding 15-kilometer freestyle pursuit race at the three-day World Cup finals, and won the race in 35 minutes, 48.3 seconds. In... Sun, 24 Mar 2013 16:32:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/1976360-northug-clinches-cross-country-wcup-title.html 2013-03-24T16:32:49Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/1975346-slovenia-wins-team-ski-flying-event-world-cup.html PLANICA, Slovenia (AP) — Jurij Tepes helped host Slovenia win a team ski flying event Saturday at the final ski jump World Cup meet of the season. Tepes had his team's longest jump of the day with 223 meters in the first round as Slovenia finished with 1,561.8 points, beating Norway by 10.7 points. Norway's Anders Bardal had the longest jump of all compet... Sat, 23 Mar 2013 16:48:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/1975346-slovenia-wins-team-ski-flying-event-world-cup.html 2013-03-23T16:48:17Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/1975234-northug-closes-cross-country-world-cup-title.html FALUN, Sweden (AP) — Petter Northug closed in on the overall cross-country World Cup title Saturday by finishing fourth in a 15-kilometer mass start race won by fellow Norwegian Eldar Roenning. Northug made sure to stay ahead of his closest competitors — Alexander Legkov of Russia and defending overall champion Dario Cologna of Switzerland — and seemed co... Sat, 23 Mar 2013 16:24:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/1975234-northug-closes-cross-country-world-cup-title.html 2013-03-23T16:24:42Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/1975312-swiss-appoint-2-austrians-to-key-alpine-team-jobs.html BERN, Switzerland (AP) — The Swiss ski federation has appointed two Austrians to key jobs after a disastrous World Cup season ahead of the 2014 Sochi Olympics. The Swiss federation appointed Rudi Huber as its new Alpine director and Walter Hlebayna as men's head coach. With Austrian Hans Flatscher already leading the women's team, Switzerland has employed... Sat, 23 Mar 2013 16:22:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/1975312-swiss-appoint-2-austrians-to-key-alpine-team-jobs.html 2013-03-23T16:22:58Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/1973548-northug-bjoergen-win-cross-country-world-cup.html FALUN, Sweden (AP) — Norway dominated at the cross-country skiing World Cup finals on Friday, with Petter Northug winning the men's 2.5-kilometer freestyle prologue and Marit Bjoergen capturing the women's race. Northug finished in 5 five minutes, 20.7 seconds on a course shortened from 3.75 kilometers to close in on overall World Cup leader Dario Cologna... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 18:46:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/1973548-northug-bjoergen-win-cross-country-world-cup.html 2013-03-22T18:46:27Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/1972950-bjoergen-wins-prologue-x-country-world-cup.html FALUN, Sweden (AP) — Marit Bjoergen of Norway won the 2.5-kilometer freestyle prologue at the cross-country skiing World Cup finals on Friday. The prologue and a sprint on Wednesday set the time differences for the start of the 10K classic mass start on Saturday. Bjoergen will go out 17 seconds ahead of Justyna Kowalczyk of Poland, and 24 seconds ahead of... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:50:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/1972950-bjoergen-wins-prologue-x-country-world-cup.html 2013-03-22T14:50:20Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/1969674-austrian-ski-coach-kriechbaum-to-lead-womens-team.html JERZENS, Austria (AP) — Jurgen Kriechbaum has been appointed head coach of Austria's women's Alpine skiing team, taking over from Herbert Mandl. The federation says Kriechbaum, who has been working as a coach with Ski Austria for two decades, signed a contract until the end of the 2014-15 season. Kriechbaum led the women's speed team when Elisabeth Goergl... Thu, 21 Mar 2013 11:46:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/1969674-austrian-ski-coach-kriechbaum-to-lead-womens-team.html 2013-03-21T11:46:56Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/1967226-apnewsbreak-ioc-to-retest-turin-olympic-samples.html LONDON (AP) — With the eight-year deadline approaching, the IOC will retest doping samples from the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin in a bid to catch any drug cheats who escaped detection at the time. IOC medical commission chairman Arne Ljungqvist told The Associated Press on Wednesday that samples will be retested with more advanced techniques to search f... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:33:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/1967226-apnewsbreak-ioc-to-retest-turin-olympic-samples.html 2013-03-20T13:33:16Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/1961040-hendrickson-edges-takanashi-to-win-wcup-meet.html OSLO, Norway (AP) — American Sarah Hendrickson edged Japan's Sara Takanashi on Sunday to win the season's last women's ski jumping World Cup meet on the large hill at Holmenkollen. The 18-year-old Hendrickson led by 1.9 points after the first round and won the second by 0.1 points for a total of 262.8 from jumps of 135.5 and 129 meters. The 16-year-old Ta... Sun, 17 Mar 2013 22:46:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/1961040-hendrickson-edges-takanashi-to-win-wcup-meet.html 2013-03-17T22:46:39Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/1960996-chapuis-wins-ski-cross-race-fiva-takes-wcup-title.html ARE, Sweden (AP) — World champion Jean Frederic Chapuis of France held off Germany's Armin Niederer to win a ski cross rase Sunday, helping Alex Fiva of Switzerland clinch the World Cup title. Fiva won the small final to keep an insurmountable 105-point lead over Niederer in the standings with one race left. In the women's race, World Cup leader and world... Sun, 17 Mar 2013 16:38:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/1960996-chapuis-wins-ski-cross-race-fiva-takes-wcup-title.html 2013-03-17T16:38:20Z