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90 minute Fog delay for the Women at St Moritz.

First ever podium for Bjoerseth so much crying & hugging.

Well, she has earned her place today so

Maybe just a bit premature. Revive it this time next year.

I don't know, things are very quiet this week, mate

Lampič setting new records for happiness anyway.

Please don't torment us like this - Lampič 5/5 for first shoot.... Welllll - 8/10 but way faster than anyone else so far straight ski race with everyone else.

Big fall of snow overnight, everything is right again!

More on the story. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/articles/clyv93r25jyo

BBC Personality of the Year award goes to track cyclist Emma Finucane, Olympic triple medallist and already multiple World Champion. BBC Cymru Wales Sports Personality of the Year 2024: Cyclist Emma Finucane wins - BBC Sport

Why is the NBA so boring? Stunning graphical proof here. Top half: scoring locations in 2000. Bottom half: same in 2023

FIS TV coverage is still a complete mess even after revamping their website. There was a Europa Cup Women's Slalom today Ahrntal that actually went out live on YouTube, and there is another one scheduled for tomorrow that might, or might not, get live coverage. FIS Alpine - YouTube

We've had two solid weeks of beautiful snow at every venue & here are with miserable depressing rain, like a Maigret novel.

First Natural Track World Cup this weekend.! In fact, it's two WCs in 2 days. https://www.fil-luge.org/en/news/world-championship-season-begins-with-double-world-cup-in-winterleiten

Noticed just now that at least some of this is going to be on Eurosport/Discovery

Unfortunately never able to catch up with Luge until the middle of the week, but we are seeing an incredible change at the top this season with dominating in the Singles. Don't know if this has ever happened before, but if it has, then certainly not since German Unification and probably not even then.

Would have been a bit much! Did get Young Personality though. As predicted Keely Hodgkinson got the Main Award. Her coaching team Trevor Painter with ex-runner Jenny Meadows got the Coach of the Year after coaching three Paris medallists. To make it a treble for the Greater Manchester Number 610 Bus Route, Wigan Rugby League got the Team of the Year after completing that sport's Quadruple. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/cj49w19jy4go

It's kept in kangaroo steaks for their barbies for over 40,000 years.

Rower Paul O'Donovan wins, first Irish athlete to win medals in three consecutive games. O'Donovan wins RTÉ Sport Sportsperson award for 2024

Not really a surprise as Mark Cavendish wins the Lifetime Achievement Award, usually given to retiring athletes. Sports Personality of the Year 2024: Sir Mark Cavendish wins Lifetime Achievement award - BBC Sport

And the men almost match it!

First-ever WC win for Slind at the age of 36!

Apparently best since 2007!

First women's relay win in almost four years. And almost a great day for .

Well, she speaks with an English accent.