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Thompson and Bovolenta crowned victorious in Sunny Valley SX One of the most spectacular Audi FIS Ski Cross World Cup competitions in recent memory took place on Saturday at Russia’s Sunny Valley resort, where both Marielle Thompson (CAN) in the ladies’ final and Arnaud Bovolenta (FRA) in the men’s competition claimed photo-finish victories by razor-thin margins. All weekend athletes and officials had been told about the huge crowds expected to attend Saturday’s competition at the newest venue on the ski cross World Cup circuit, and come time for the first heats to pull out of the gate on the snowy afternoon none were to be disappointed. With spectators lined up from top to bottom of the course and a packed grandstand greeting the athletes in the finish area, the atmosphere in Sunny Valley was electric. The ladies big final saw Thompson lined up alongside Sandra Naeslund (SWE), Ophelie David (FRA) and Marte Hoeie Gjefsen (NOR), where all four ladies pulled clean starts out of the gate before Thompson slid into the lead with Naeslund on her heels. While Thompson had made her way to the big final mostly unchallenged, the last heat of the day for the ladies’ would change all that, as Naeslund hounded Thompson through the course’s top half before making a strong outside pass with half the race left to go. Naeslund maintained the lead through the final through corners and the final straightaway, looking for al the world like she would be able to hold on for her third win of the season. However, Thompson hung out in Naeslund’s draft through the final stretch before pulling out over the final jump and slingshotting ahead of the Swede at the last second, winning her sixth race of the year by a hand-length. “I knew I had a fair amount of speed being in Sandra’s draft and I thought maybe I could get her at the line,” a smiling Thompson said, holding the actual 24 carat gold-plated crown that was her winner’s reward, “It turns out I was right. It was a good reach. I was just hoping for the best, pretty much.” With the win Thompson secured the third ski cross crystal globe of her career. “It feels good to know I’ve got the globe,” she went on, “That was kind of what today was all about, having a good race and making it official so I can go to (the next event at) Blue Mountain with less stress. So today went perfectly. I’m thrilled.” The great veteran David took home the third place medal on the day, making a great pass on Hoeie Gjefsen through the final straightaway to move onto the podium - the 64th of her career. Bovolenta takes first World Cup win, injured in the process Saturday’s men’s big final was no less thrilling than the ladies’, with multiple passes, another photo-finish, and a first career win for Arnaud Bovolenta that unfortunately resulted in an injury for the French skier after a crash with Daniel Bohnacker (GER) after crossing the line. Out of the gate in the men’s big final it was Filip Fliar (SLO) who took the lead, and the reigning World Champion looked primed to repeat the performances of his earlier heats where he was consistently able to power his way to top spot. However, with the top men of the day on his heels, a series of small mistakes leading to the final straightaway saw Flisar dump his speed and slide back to forth, while Bovolenta pulled ahead with Bohnacker and his German countryman Tim Hronek hot in pursuit. Through the final stretch and across the finish jump the four skiers fanned out in an almost dead-heat that Bovolenta would lead by an arm, with Hronek reaching his way into second and Bohnacker third. However, Bohnacker’s efforts at the line meant he wasn’t prepared to put on the brakes when Bovolenta had raised his arms to celebrate, and the German crashed into the French winner before the two slid tangled together into the safety netting. Bovolenta would need to be taken off course on a sled with a possible knee injury, leaving his coach Thibault Combre to accept his medal and crown in the awards ceremony. While Bovolenta’s teammate Jean Frederic Chapuis was eliminated from competition in the first round of heats, with other top competitors Brady Leman (CAN) and Alex Fiva (SUI) also bowing out early, Chapuis found himself, like Thompson, assured of his third career ski cross crystal globe. In an interview after awards, Chapuis spoke first of his teammate Bovolenta’s triumph and injury. “When he got out of the start in second I thought, ‘Ah, this will be his first World Cup win,’” Chapuis said, “Then when I crossed the line I was obviously very happy for him. But we didn’t really see what happened with the crash on the TV. I spoke with him though and he said his knee isn’t so good, and when Bovo feels pain it’s good, because he doesn’t normally feel anything.” Asked about his third-straight World Cup win - a feat which no man had accomplished before - Chapuis was in a better mood. “I was kind of lucky today, with Brady and Alex both going out early, as well. But it’s good that this battle for the globe is over now, because when you get closer to the final there’s always more pressure. But to set the record for most globes in a row…I don’t know what to say. It’s cool.” From here the Audi FIS Ski Cross World Cup now moves to Blue Mountain (CAN) for the World Cup finals, with the single competition set to take place on March 5, 2017. Full Results Men and Women

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FIS NORDIC SKIING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Men's 15km+15km Skiathlon Final Results USTIUGOV Sergey 1:09:16.7 SUNDBY Martin Johnsrud 1:09:23.4 KROGH Finn Haagen 1:09:48.5 Ustiugov gets his gold in Skiathlon Russia's Sergey Ustiugov after just missing out in the sprint two days ago got his gold medal today in the men's 30 km Skiathlon at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti, Finland. Around the 20 km mark of the competition it became a two man race between Ustiugov and Norway's Martin Johnsrud Sundby and they traded the lead back and forth until the final lap when the gamesmanship began with neither really wanting to take the lead. On the final climb the two leaders went for it full speed and neither was giving an inch until Sundby missed a pole plant and stumbled ultimately breaking his pole and the gold was Ustiugov's. Sundby was in tough anyways to beat Ustiugov in the final kilometer with Ustiugov's World class sprint speed. In the bronze medal position was Norway's Finn Haagen Krogh. The 4th place finisher from the sprint two todays before he made sure to get the final spot on the podium today. He led into the final curve and left little doubt who would take the bronze. Krogh finished +31.8 seconds back of Ustiugov's winning time of 1:09:16.7. Sundby crossed the line +6.7 behind. Similar to the ladies' competition positions 4th to 7th were separated by less than one second and there were 10 nations represented in the top 15 spots. Full Results Here Sergey Ustiugov 2017 Skiathlon World Champion Last 3km Race Replay

why this doesn´t surprise me

nah as usual the start of the season...he always seriously start focusing from Milano San Remo and we all know when he is in his best shapes at TdF and World Champs...but sure today he certainly wanted to win, but GvA was stronger today..but well..hell yeah, just the start of the season

Jansrud wins in front of home crowd at Kvitfjell The traditional Kvitfjell downhill could take place from the very top today, and unlike in the last 20 years, a Norwegian topped the podium and claimed the win, as Kjetil Jansrud was the fastest, followed by Peter Fill in second and Beat Feuz in third. There have been many Norwegian wins in Kvitfjell in the past year, seven in the past six years to be precise, but none of them was on the original downhill Saturday since Lasse Kjus’ win in 1997. After taking over the red leader bib of the discipline yesterday thanks to his third place, local hero Kjetil Jansrud proved to be in an excellent shape and was unbeatable on the Olympiabakken track today. "I know this hill very well. It's not just home because it's in Norway, it's home because I grew up here so it's a big thing and I think the last time (a Norwegian) won on a Saturday here was Lasse (Kjus) twenty years ago, so this is a big Norwegian day. It's amazing and probably one of my biggest wins. I even won my first World Cup race here so there are a lot of good memories in Kvitfjell. Magnificent day and also grabbing a bigger lead in the red jersey, thirty three points means that if Fill wins in Aspen and I'm third then it's all gone, so it it's going to be exciting." Jansrud’s main only contender for the downhill globe ranked second today, only +0.08 off the pace. It’s Italy’s Peter Fill, winner of the 2015/16 discipline ranking. Very constant with three second place and one third place this season, the South Tyrolean is ready for the final decision in Aspen. "Yesterday I made a big mistake and lost the speed on the top and then it was difficult to go fast but today was a good run and all together everything worked good and I'm really happy with my second place. Now I am close to Jansrud for the big fight for the globe in Aspen. I have only one goal: to beat him there so let us see what's going to happen. I know what I need to do, full attack and when I have luck, maybe I can re-win the globe." In third place, the World Champion from St. Moritz could lay down a strong run and grab his second podium of the regular World Cup season. The Swiss ski talent is too far back to claim the downhill globe (168 points with one race to go), but his performance could be decisive in the tight battle between Jansrud and Fill. Whatever happens in Aspen, Feuz can look back on another very successful season. “We started from the very top today, this is definitively an advantage for me. Unfortunately I was not very good in the lower part and made a mistake in the last section, but in general it was a very good run. It has been a great season for me, especially the World Champion title in front of my home crowd was amazing, I had some struggles early season in the World Cup, but then with the podium in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, and now also in Kvitfjell, I’m satisfied of my season.” Full Results Here Kjetil Jansrud

Stuhec adds another SG to winning record Ilka Stuhec added a second super-G victory to her season record under crystal blue skies in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, on Saturday. She claimed the convincing win 0.50 seconds ahead of Italian Elena Curtoni and 1.09 seconds faster than Stephanie Venier of Austria, who filled out the podium in second and third, respectively. Stuhec led the super-G portion of Friday's alpine combined before ultimately finishing in second. On Saturday, she held on for the win. “The set was a bit turnier [than Friday] I would say,” Stuhec noted. “The speed was lower, so I guess they tried to make it a bit safer. But there were still some key points where you had to do what you had to do to maintain the speed and to carry it all the way down. I guess I did that pretty well.” Curtoni, meanwhile, was pleased to pick up her second super-G podium of the season and career best finish. "Snow is pretty challenging,” Curtoni said. “It’s slidy and salty, but I like this kind of snow and these conditions. I always felt good on it, so I’m OK.” It was a day of seconds for the leaders as Venier grabbed the second super-G podium finish of her career. “I’m happy with the result, but I think my run was not so good,” she confessed. “There were too many mistakes, but I’m happy with the podium today.” With her fourth-place finish, Tina Weirather of Liechtenstein assumed the lead in the super-G standings, surpassing an injured Lara Gut by six points. There are two super-G races left to be contested this season on the ladies' tour. The ladies race an alpine combined at Crans-Montana on Sunday to close out the series. Full Results Here Ilka Stuhec

FIS NORDIC SKIING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Women's 7.5km+7.5km Skiathlon Final Results BJOERGEN Marit 37:57.5 PARMAKOSKI Krista 38:02.3 KALLA Charlotte 38:29.5 Bjoergen golden for 15th time at WSC Norway's Marit Bjoergen has skied her way into the history books yet again. This time winning her 15th World Championship gold medal. Entering the 2017 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships Bjoergen was tied with Russia's Elena Valbe at 14 but with her victory today in the ladies' 15km Skiathlon she stands alone atop this category. Finland's Krista Parmakoski kept it very exciting today changing the lead back and forth as she and Bjoergen broke away from everyone on the free technique part of the Skiathlon. At one point Parmakoski put on a short burst to test Bjoergen's legs much to the excitement of the sell out crowd in Lahti stadium. But in the end Bjoergen proved too strong with her own attack on the final climb and she skied to gold with a 4.8 second lead over Parmakoski who took the silver. Sweden's Charlotte Kalla took the bronze medal position +32.0 seconds back. Midway through the classic portion of the Skiathlon it was down to 4 athletes battling for 3 podium positions. The switch to free technique proved to be a turning point with Bjoergen and Parmakoski breaking away and Kalla eventually dropping Norway's Heidi Weng. Weng lost over minute to Bjoergen in the final 7.5 km of the competition and was caught by Switzerland's Natalie Von Siebenthal for fourth place by just 0.1 ahead of Weng. Fourth to seventh was separated by just 0.7 seconds with 8 nations represented in the top 11 positions. It was a very exciting ladies' competition. Full Results Here Marit Bjoergen 2017 Skiathlon World Champion Last 5km Race Replay

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FIS NORDIC SKIING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Women's Individual Normal Hill Final Results VOGT Carina 254.698.5+96.5 ITO Yuki 252.697.0+96.5 TAKANASHI Sara 251.198.0+95.0 Carina Vogt does it again Carina Vogt of Germany is the old and new World Champion in Ladies Ski Jumping. The 25-year old, who achieved two World Cup victories in her career so far, already won her third major title at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti (FIN) after becoming Olympic Champion in Sochi 2014 and World Champion in Falun 2015. Two Japanese on the podium Places two and three went to Yuki Ito n Sara Takanashi of Japan. Maren Lundby of Norway could not defend her lead after the first round and came in 4th. Carina Vogt improved her performance in Lahti with every jump since the first trainings on Tuesday. 98,5 meters put her in third place after the first round, chasing Takanashi and Lundby. 96,5 meters and 254,6 points gave her a two-point advantage over Yuki Ito, who came back from 4th place after the first round. Carina Vogt said afterwards: “It was a perfect competition for me. I´ve saved my best jumps here for today. It is an overwhelming feeling. I have had two tough years. I don’t know my secret at those big occasions. I´m just trying to stay focussed. It was a good season for me so far. Now it is a perfect one.” Ito again 2nd Yuki Ito, already 2nd behind Vogt at the last World Championships in Falun, brought in 97,0 and 96,5 meters and gained 252,6 points. Ito said: “I was able to perform two good jumps and I am very happy with the result. Carina was very strong today. At the Junior World Championships my brother won a medal in the mixed competition. I want to follow him and also win a medal with the mixed team.” Sara Takanashi, the World Cup overall winner of the running season and 53 times World Cup winner, performed jumps to 98,0 and 95,0 meters. With 251,1 points she won her second medal at an individual competition at World Championships after her 2nd place in Val di Fiemme 2013. Takanashi said: “I am very happy to have the meal. My first jump was very good, my second could have been better. So my feelings are mixed. But the medal is a very good result. My goal for the season where these World Championships. I wanted gold. With the mixed team I want to give my best and I want to show two very good jumps.” Lundby losing the medal Maren Lundby, who won 5 World Cup competitions this season, seemed to be the winner after her 99,5 meters in the first round and three point lead over Takanashi. 91,0 meters in the final and 247,7 points flushed her down the ranking to a 4th place. Ema Klinec was the best Slovenian on 5th place with 99,0 and 94,0 meters and 245,8 points. The German team did not only impress with Carina Vogt. Svenja Wuerth (241,7 points) and Katharina Althaus (239,0) on places 6 and 8 delivered a great team result. The Austrians where also able to place three of their athletes in the top ten. Autrians in top ten Jaqueline Seifriedsberger (240,9), Daniela Iraschko-Stolz (229,6) and Chiara Hoelzl (229,0) came in 7th, 9th and 10th. Irina Avvakumova, still in pain after fracturing a rib three weeks ago while a fall in Hinzenbach (AUT), secured a descent 12th place for Russia behind Japan´s Kaori Iwabuchi. Juniors with good results Nika Kriznar of Slovenia, with 16 years of age one of the youngest competitors, came in 13th ahead of Yuka Seto and Junior World Champion Manuela Malsiner of Italy. Taylor Henrich was best Canadian on 16th place, local hero Julia Kykkaenen came in 19th. Lea Lemare was the best of the French team on 20th place. Sarah Hendrickson, World Champion in 2011 in Oslo, finished 23rd for the United States. Xueyao Li secured a nice victory for the Chinese team with qualifying for the final round and finishing 28th ahead of Romania´s Daniela Haralambie. Full Results Here Carina Vogt 2017 Individual Normal Hill World Champion last 5 jumps of 1st Round + last 6 jumps of the 2nd Round Race Replay

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FIS NORDIC SKIING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Two Poles ahead in the qualification The Polish athletes presented themselves in a very strong shape in the qualification for the normal hill competition at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti (FIN). Dawid Kubacki was the strongest athlete in this round with a jump of 99 m and 129.2 points. He was followed by his teammate Piotr Zyla, who jumped on 96 m and scored 126.5 points. Behind the two Poles, local hero Janne Ahonen provided the highlight for the Finnish hosts. The 39-year-old Ski Jumping legend showed a really good performance on his home hill with a jump of 97 m, that earned him a total of 126.2 points and the third place in this qualification for Saturday's competition. Evgeniy Klimov of Russia (97.5 m) and Germany's Stephan Leyhe (96 m) tied for fourth with 125.3 points. Behind Taku Takeuchi of Japan, Klimov's teammate Alexey Romashov surprised in seventh. All Finns qualified The best Norwegians on Friday afternoon were Johann Andre Forfang in eighth and Robert Johansson in ninth. With Ville Larinto on the tenth place, a second athlete of the Finnish team was in the Top 10 today. Jarkko Maeaettae (29th) and Antti Aalto (34th) also made the cut for the competition and so all four member of Team Finland will get the chance to compete in front of their home crowd. A close team performance was shown by the Czech Republic with Jakub Janda, Viktor Polasek and Roman Koudelka in 11th, 12th and 14th. Behind Slovenia's Cene Prevc, Austria's Gregor Schlierenzauer, who is making his comeback after his crash in Oberstdorf, was 16th, followed by the two great veterans Noriaki Kasai and Simon Ammann, who tied for 17th. For a few well-known athletes today's qualification didn't go as well as expected. Richard Freitag (19th), Andreas Stjernen (24th) and Vincent Descombes Sevoie (33rd) had no problems to qualify for the first competition of this WSC, but they will have to improve their performances in order to meet their own expectations. Kamil Stoch with record jump Kamil Stoch showed the outstanding performances of the already pre-qualified athletes with a jump of 103.5 m. The Pole improved the hill record of Jurij Tepes by 2.5 m, but he felt some pain in the right knee right after the landing and was limping when he walked out of the outrun. Stefan Kraft (99.5 m), Andreas Wellinger (98.5 m) and Peter Prevc (98.5 m) came closest to the overall World Cup leader. Maciej Kot, who jumped on 97 m, will also be among the favorites for Saturday's event. The competition on the HS 100 normal hill in Lahti will start on Saturday at 4:30 pm CET. Qualifications Results Here Dawid Kubacki Qualification Winner Qualification Replay

Brignone wins career first combined in Crans-Montana The first of two alpine combined races for the ladies at Crans-Montana, Switzerland, got off to a rocky start on Friday morning with the first three athletes – Ilka Stuhec, Tessa Worley, and Denise Feierabend – all skiing off the super-G course at the same early jump. The jury decided to lower the super-G run to the reserve start and restart the field from the beginning. With the new start, the Slovenian Stuhec was able to post the fastest super-G run, 0.52 seconds ahead of Federica Brignone of Italy. Austria's Michaela Kirchgasser was a closer third, 0.69 seconds off the leading pace. The race was rescheduled from a cancellation in Zauchensee, Austria, in January. Light drizzle in the early hours cleared before single snowflakes fell in the finish area at race time. Americans Lindsey Vonn, Mikaela Shiffrin, and Laurenne Ross chose not to start the race, citing safety concerns over course conditions. Feierabend also missed the restart as she was taken to the hospital to evaluate a possible knee injury. In the slalom, Kirchgasser was the first of the trio to see the green light at the finish. But Brignone produced an impeccable slalom run (third fastest) to surpass the Austrian. Stuhec did her best to make it down the slalom set, but she ultimately finished in second place, 1.01 seconds from Brignone. Kirchgasser rounded out the podium 1.16 seconds back. "I was really surprised,” said Brignone. “It was not easy. The slalom was really steep and bumpy, but I just tried to attack the slalom and not be attacked from the slalom. I tried to follow the rhythm and stay on the line, but then I didn’t think I would be fast, but then I was.” Current alpine combined standings leader Stuhec said it's still too early to talk about the season title. "I’m feeling a bit tired actually. It’s been quite a long day, but it’s always nice to stand on the podium. We still have one more race to go, and then we can talk about the globe.” “[Alpine combined] is pretty cool because ... between speed skiing and technical skiing, it’s really awesome because you really have to change all of it between runs,” Kirchgasser said. “You have to change not only just the skis, but also have to change the boots and also the skiing.” The ladies contest a super-G on Saturday starting at 10:30 CET. Full Results Here Federica Brignone 1st Run Federica Brignone 2nd Run

FIS NORDIC SKIING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Men's Individual Gundersen Normal Hill Final Results RYDZEK Johannes 26:19.6 FRENZEL Eric 26:34.5 KIRCHEISEN Bjoern 26:49.6 Johannes Rydzek defends title on German glory day The old and new World Champion on the normal hill is called Johannes Rydzek. The 25 year-old defended his title against perpetual rival Eric Frenzel, who won silver with 14.9 seconds of delay at the finish line. Veteran Björn Kircheisen battled his way to the bronze medal (+30.0), narrowly beating the fourth German, Fabian Rießle. Rießle ended his race 32.2 seconds behind Rydzek, completing a German quadruple victory. After struggling in the jumping trainings on the past three days, Eric Frenzel confirmed that he has nerves of steel in a competition and won the jumping event with 99 metres (128.1 p.). This season’s hottest duel with teammate Johannes Rydzek heated up again with Rydzek delivering the same distance right after Frenzel’s jump. A total of 124.5 points meant only 14 seconds of delay for the cross-country race and promised suspense en masse and fascinating action on the skinny skis. Estonia’s Kristjan Ilves surprised with the third intermediate position. Coming off a winning streak in the Continental Cup, Ilves delivered also on World Championship level and showed 98 metres (122.2 p.). He started the race 24 seconds behind leader Frenzel. Large hill World Champion Bernhard Gruber (rank four, 26 seconds to make up), Akito Watabe (+0:31) and Björn Kircheisen and Francois Braud (+0:34) were also in the fight for the medals. The hottest favourite for another position on the podium, however, was lightning-fast German Fabian Rießle, who posted a good jump of 94.5 metres, giving him a very manageable time disadvantage of 40 seconds to work with. Fast Norwegians Jørgen Graabak and Mikko Kokslien jumped relatively well but had to make up one minute and 10 and 11 seconds respectively. For the local heroes from Finland, youngster Eero Hirvonen was in a promising position with rank seven after the jump, just 33 seconds behind the leader. Frenzel and Rydzek found each other quite soon at the beginning of the the race and skied together until the 5 km mark. But with the hard track and also challenging snow conditions, the day went more into the direction of the reigning World Champion Rydzek. Being able to go the higher speed, Rydzek broke away from Frenzel and continuously extended the gap to his teammate. In the stadium, he had a comfortable lead, took a German flag and simply enjoyed his moment of triumph. Frenzel’s silver medal was similarly undisputed. The fight for the bronze medal, however, was a tough one. A very large group of skiers pursued Rydzek and Frenzel for the duration of the race and only the last downhill and turn into the stadium brought a decision. Veteran Björn Kircheisen had very good skis and was able to use his momentum to propel past his teammate Fabian Rießle. In the end, Kircheisen claimed bronze by 2.2 seconds. The first non-German to reach the finish was Japanese Akito Watabe on rank five. Braud, Gruber, Orter, Hirvonen and Krog completed the Top Ten with Orter being the fastest athlete on the track (25:36.9 for 10 km). Full Results Here Johannes Rydzek 2017 Individual Gundersen Normal Hill World Champion Ski Jumping Highlights Cross Country Skiing Highlights Race Replay Ski Jumping Part

Slovenia's Bostjan Kline grabs first career win in Kvitfjell After the World Championships in St. Moritz, the men’s World Cup Tour moved North to Kvitfjell (NOR) for the two downhills and a super-g. Today Friday 24th of February, was the day of the replacement race from Lake Louise (CAN), and the first of two downhills took place on the Olympiabakken. It was an historical day for Slovenia, as Bostjan Kline took home his first ever World Cup win. The 26 years old racer from Maribor showed great performances last year, with two second places, and he definitely was on the “one-to-watch” list. However, Kline had some struggles to be claim top positions this season, so this win comes as a relief for him and the Slovenian team. "It feels good. The whole season I knew that I can ski good, that I can ski fast. You know, I just had to be patient and today, everything came together with the skiing, the start routine, warmup and everything. It was ups and downs during this season. Hot and cold. There were things that were really good but I had some mistakes in my runs but now it was good." Olympic Champion Matthias Mayer had good results in Super-G, with a win in Kitzbuehel, but some doubts prevented him to take that final step to the podium in downhill so far. "I really needed the time in downhill to give everything, to risk everything. If you don't do that, you can't be on the podium. I'm very happy about my run today because it feels great to be back with these guys, to be one of the fastest here." Local hero Kjetil Jansrud was weakened by a bronchitis at the World Championships two weeks ago, but he came back in a great shape, claiming third place and taking over the red bib of the downhill standings leader. "It felt good. It's home field advantage so you kind of wanna win, but today was a tight race and third place is good and that makes it even better when you look at the overall (downhill title) and I grab the red jersey back, which is always a good thing even though it's still very tight between Fill and I, it's a good start to the week. I feel much better, the biggest thing is I had bronchitis in the World Champs. Now that's way better, now I don't have any problems." Tomorrow, another downhill race will take place in Kvitfjell, starting at 12.00 CET. It may be a decisive race for the cup standings, as it’s the penultimate race of the season. Jansrud is in the lead, ahead of Italy’s Peter Fill (13 points behind) and Dominik Paris (65 points back). Full Results Here Bostjan Kline

haha congrats ! well done

nah this time she´ll be certainly more carefull to win these points

@dcro Popovic 29th after Super G

Riessle ! yeah I know I know...always must be someone who destroy my predictions NORDIC COMBINED Individual Normal Hill / 10 km Day 2, February 24th, 2017 Johannes Rydzek Eric Frenzel Fabian Rießle

for me it work without problems, I had also already 5 differnet live timings opened at same time and they worked normally

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8 loops in a sprint

and we know the official Spring Classics program of Peter Sagan 25. february: Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (P. Sagan, Michael Kolář) 26. february: Kuurne – Brusel – Kuurne (P. Sagan, Kolář) 4. march: Strade Bianche (P. Sagan) 19. march: Milano – San Remo (P. Sagan, J. Sagan, Kolář) 24. march: E3 Harelbeke (P. Sagan, J. Sagan, Kolář) 26. march: Gent – Wevelgem (P. Sagan, J. Sagan, Kolář) 2. april: Tour des Flandres (P. Sagan, J. Sagan, Kolář) 9. april: Paris – Roubaix (P. Sagan, J. Sagan, Kolář)

Don´t know about anyone, We had one young guy Kartík few years ago competing in lower level categories here and there, but I haven´t heard anything about him for a while now...I assume he just gave up, which would be absolutely pretty understandable, considering the situation in our Nordic Skiing