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B-Girl Kastet defended her Red Bull BC One women's title as Japanese B-Boy Shigekix triumphed in a stacked men's field to become the youngest ever winner at 17th edition of the competition held at Hangar-7 in Salzburg. B-Girl Kastet, a breaker from Russia, became the first dancer in history to win back-to-back Red Bull BC One titles, after defending the title she won in 2019. She went head-to-head with Red Bull BC One E-Battle 2020 Champion, B-Girl Madmax from Belgium, in the final, and won based on the slightly better execution of her dance moves. Kastet, whose name means "brass knuckles" in English, is a member of 3:16 Crew and started breaking in 2010 at the age of 12. Going from Latin dances to judo, before finally discovering breaking, Kastet learned to dance from her crew, especially members B-Boy Marvel, and, her husband, B-Boy Jerry Metal. In an interview after the final, Kastet said, "My secret is that I am not afraid to lose. I am just in the moment and want to represent myself in the best way, the true way." Russia were denied a clean sweep of the titles however, when B-Boy Shigekix delivered outstanding musicality and variety to defeat B-Boy Alkolil, who is known for his combination of power, footwork and tricks. B-Boy Shigekix, 18, became the youngest competitor to take the title in front of cheering breaking fans and the competitors' crews, who were on LED screens alongside the central stage in a virtual experience throughout. B-Boy Shigekix, whose full name is Nakarai Shigeyuki, discovered breaking at the age of seven through his older sister, B-Girl Ayane. With a unique style of breaking, he is known for his fast and controlled power moves, mixed with unexpected, on-beat freezes. Shigekix is no stranger to big events either. At the age of 15, Shigekix became the youngest B-Boy in history to enter the Red Bull BC One World Final in 2018, where he was eliminated in the semifinals by B-Boy Menno. He also became one of the first breakers to win an Olympic medal when he took home bronze at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires. Speaking about his victory after the final, Shigekix said, "I'm super happy and I still can't believe it's real. I worked so hard for this competition. Not only this year, I have been working hard to win this." In total, sixteen breakers representing 11 countries competed at this year’s Red Bull BC One World Finals. The event serves as the de facto world championships for the discipline of breaking, which has been proposed for inclusion at the Olympic Games in 2024. The event also aimed to inspire local breaking communities and to help celebrate a cultural phenomenon rooted in the early 1970s hip-hop and New York City street culture. The 2020 Red Bull BC One World Finals were livestreamed globally on Red Bull TV, and a full replay of the event can be found on the streaming service as well. It is expected that a decision on breaking’s inclusion at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games will be made in December at the upcoming IOC Executive Board Meeting.

The World Para Snow Sports Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, have been postponed to 2022.The first joint World Championships for Para alpine skiing, Para biathlon, Para cross-country and Para snowboard were originally scheduled from 7-20 February 2021 and will now take place early January 2022. The reason for the postponement is the uncertainty related to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the challenges placed on organizers because of the it.The decision was made by the board of the Norwegian Ski Association, in consultation with World Para Snow Sports, the Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee, the Norwegian Biathlon Federation, and the Norwegian Board Sports Federation. The announcement followed a series of meetings and a close dialogue with Norway’s national health authorities about future events this upcoming season. “We know how much the event means to many and we understand well the disappointment of having to wait a whole year, but the championships’ scope, duration and complexity cannot be accommodated under the current situation of the pandemic nationally and internationally,” said Erik Roste, President of the Norwegian Ski Association. “The risk of spreading infection among volunteers, competitors and in the local community does not make it justifiable to carry out the competition as planned.” Managing Director of the World Para Sports, Christian Holtz, said, “We were looking forward to the championships in Lillehammer next year, but we fully support the decision to postpone it to January 2022. While these were not the news we were hoping to share with our sport community, we will always put the health and well-being of athletes and all those involved in the competitions as our priority. All World Para Snow Sports Championships partners have done a fantastic job and we will now keep on working together with them to deliver our most important event to date.” With the decision to postpone, the Local Organising Committee (LOC) went from a planning period of 80 days to around 400 days.“Although the sporting performance of Para athletes is unique, Para sports have not always been given the great attention that the athletes really deserve. The enthusiasm we now experience around the athletes and the Word Championships we will build on every day until 2022 – and for many years to come,” said Ola Keul, Director of the Lillehammer 2021 LOC. Norwegian broadcaster NRK, which will produce and show the championships together with TV2, will also extend its involvement until 2022.With their new date in January 2022, the World Para Snow Sports Championships will be an important warm-up event for the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games. The rescheduled World Championships will retain the name Lillehammer 2021, and will likely be the largest para sport event in Norway since the 1994 Paralympic Winter Games in Lillehammer. It is expected that the championships will attract some 750 participants from over 30 nations, along with some 700 volunteers to aide in the running of the event. Further information about the postponed championships, such as the new competition schedule, will be released by organizers in the future.