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Under 20 Top Division World Championships in Canada Final Day Schedule (5th January 2017) (GMT -5) Bronze Medal Match (in Montreal) 15:30 Russia vs Sweden Gold Medal Match (in Montreal) 20:00 USA vs Canada

yeah, tell me something about cold and wind.... Slovakia today also here what it looks when it´s windy in SVK...so yes I think I know what you means

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UNDER 20 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Semifinal Sweden - Canada 2-5 HIGHLIGHTS

UNDER 20 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Semifinal Russia - USA 3-4 after GWS HIGHLIGHTS

UNDER 20 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Semifinal Sweden - Canada 2-5 Fired up Canada wins 5-2 win vs. Sweden sets up North American final Canada rallied from a shaky start and deficits of 1-0 and 2-1 to defeat Sweden, 5-2. The win earns the hosts a spot in tomorrow night's gold-medal game with arch-rivals United States. Julien Gauthier had two goals for Canada while Anthony Cirelli and Dylan Strome each had a goal and an assist. "We had a game plan and we stuck to it: getting in on the forecheck, playing physical, not giving them too much time to move, because they’re a skilled team," Cirelli said. "We just played harder," Gauthier added. "We’ve done a lot of things differently. I think we have better chemistry between all the guys, and that’s why we’re here." Goalie Carter Hart was perfect in relief of Connor Ingram who struggled and was replaced after giving up two early goals on three shots. Canada outshot the Swedes 43-31 in a hard-hitting, sometimes chippy game that was the most emotional both sides have played all tournament. "We had a great start," said coach Tomas Monten, "but we had several chances for a third goal and didn't get it. Our speed and skill weren't good enough to get away from their forecheck." "We played Canadian hockey tonight," offered coach Dominique Ducharme. "We used our speed to take away their space and time, and we played a physical game." Fans were treated to a wild first period punctuated by several great scoring chances, four goals, one goalie change, and plenty of big-time hits. The Swedes opened the scoring at 6:05 when captain Joel Eriksson Ek beat Ingram with a long shot. It was the kind of shot a goalie must stop every time. Less than two minutes later, though, the fired-up Canadians tied the game thanks to some nice work by Cirelli. He got a loose puck behind the net and tried a wraparound. Goalie Felix Sandstrom blocked the shot but the puck bounced over defenceman Gabriel Carlsson’s stick and Mitchell Stephens banged it in. We weren’t done yet. Carl Grundstrom came in on goal on a partial breakaway and fanned on his shot, but it still dribbled through Ingram’s pads. Coach Ducharme had no choice but to insert Hart. Hart was perfect the rest of the period, but the Swedes missed the net on some nice chances or drilled a few other good chances into Hart’s body for easy saves. Nonetheless, it was a steadying influence. Cirelli tied the game at 18:49 when his hard shot beat Sandstrom over the shoulder, another goal that had a bit of an odour to it. The tide began to turn midway through the second period. Quickly Canada upped the tempo and the Swedes couldn’t respond. Then wave after wave of Canadians forechecked, attacked, created scoring chances. Cirelli rang a shot off the crossbar, and moments later Canada finally got the well-deserved go-ahead goal. Gauthier jammed a puck in at 12:02, and Canada continued its attack. Sandstrom deserves full credit for keeping the score close. He made two unbelievable saves off Tyson Jost on the back side, first with a pad, then with the glove. Sweden’s only decent chance came late when Hart flubbed a shot that trickled to the goal line. "It was a rolling puck, so I went to catch it, and it bounced out of my glove," Hart said. "I saw it pop up, and I reached back and got my glove on it. Luckily it didn’t go in." Captain Dylan Strome made it 4-2 at 7:38 of the third while teams were four-on-four. His screen shot fooled Sandstrom. Gauthier closed out the scoring with an empty netter with 1:58 remaining.

UNDER 20 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Semifinal Sweden - Canada 2-5

UNDER 20 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Semifinal Russia - USA 3-4 after GWS Americans going for gold Terry's shootout feat ends U.S. jinx vs. Russia Troy Terry scored three shootout goals to give the U.S. a 4-3 semi-final win over Russia. It's the first U.S. playoff win over Russia in World Junior history. In the best-of-five shootout, which had 14 shots in total, Terry's hat trick feat equalled that of Jonathan Toews in the 2007 semi-final when Canada beat the United States 2-1. "He has great skill, great hands," U.S. defenceman Charlie McAvoy said of Terry, who plays for the University of Denver. "He's got ice in his veins, and he proved that tonight." The Americans will face the winner of Sweden-Canada in Thursday’s gold medal game at the Bell Centre, while Russia goes for bronze. "I've never been a part of something like this," said U.S. scoring leader Clayton Keller. "It's crazy. It's unbelievable to get the win and go for the gold medal tomorrow. This was one of the most exciting games of the 2017 World Juniors, a fitting showdown between these two old adversaries in Montreal. In regulation, Colin White scored twice and captain Luke Kunin added a single for the Americans. Keller had two assists. For Russia, Denis Guryanov scored twice and Kirill Kaprizov had the other goal. Guryanov also put two pucks in during the shootout. Russian goalie Ilya Samsonov let in a couple of shaky goals, but like his U.S. counterpart Tyler Parsons, he was excellent overall. Shots on goal favored the U.S. 44-36. "Obviously it’s super-tough," Russian defenceman Mikhail Sergyachov said of losing. "We wanted to win that game. We did everything we could to win. We lost in the shootout. I just want to say thanks to the boys for a great effort." The Americans, who earned bronze last year, are seeking their first World Junior gold since beating Sweden in the 2013 final. The previous two U.S. titles came in 2004 and 2010. The Russians, who haven't won gold since 2011, will look to take their seventh straight World Junior medal. For the U.S., it was a wonderful end to a longstanding jinx. Russia defeated the U.S. 5-3 in the 2014 quarter-finals, 3-2 in the 2015 quarter-finals, and 2-1 in the 2016 semi-finals. "It’s unbelievable, especially to do it in that fashion," Keller said. The game unfolded with a high tempo and few whistles. True to form, the Americans had the edge in overall play, but the Russians were opportunistic. Both teams’ leaders came to play. Kaprizov scored his tournament-leading eighth goal at 11:54 to open the scoring. Behind the net, the Russian captain grabbed the puck, exploded between Terry and Joe Cecconi, and caught Parsons looking the wrong way as he completed the wrap-around. In the KHL, Kaprizov plays for Ufa, the site of the 2013 World Juniors, where the U.S. won its last gold medal. With 55 seconds left in the first, Keller fired a bad-angle shot from the corner that bounced off White and past a surprised Samsonov. Keller was named MVP at the 2016 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship in April when the Americans won bronze. "He put it off my butt there," said White. "I was a little bit lucky there." At 1:17 of the second period, Russia jumped into a 2-1 lead. Parsons kicked out Vadim Kudako’s drive from the top of the left faceoff circle, but Guryanov was there to bang in the rebound. The U.S. got the game’s first power play at 4:52 when Danil Yurtaikin cross-checked U.S. defenceman Adam Fox from behind into the boards, but the acrobatic Samsonov kept them at bay. At the other end, Kaprizov came within a heartbeat of scoring again on a goalmouth chance, and Alexander Polunin knocked Parsons’ helmet off when the U.S. starter stretched to block the rebound. There was a long delay while trainers checked Parsons out, but he carried on. "He’s a great goaltender," Keller said of Parsons. "He’s hard to score on in practice. He’s chill back there. He’s not nervous. He’s not going to let them score an easy one." At 10:23, the U.S. tied it up on a great play with their second man advantage. Kunin went hard to the net to tip Jordan Greenway’s feed past Samsonov’s left pad. White gave the Americans a 3-2 lead with his sixth goal of the tournament at 16:21. His shot from the left faceoff circle tipped off Sergyachov and fluttered past Samsonov’s blocker side. In the third period, Sergei Zborovski hauled down the fleet-footed Keller on a partial breakaway at 5:14, and a penalty shot was awarded. Keller approached slowly, and Samsonov made a great slove save on his high backhand attempt. Just 50 seconds later, Guryanov got loose on a breakaway and went to the forehand to slip the disc through Parsons's legs. A wild celebration broke out at the Russian bench. In the 4-on-4 overtime, exciting chances abounded at both ends. In particular, Samsonov dazzled when Joey Anderson hit the crossbar, followed up by a close-range save on Caleb Jones, and a stunning grab when Anderson tried to slide it in. "It was a super-fast and emotional game," said Sergyachov. "A lot of penalties for us. Our goalie made some crazy saves. Our forwards played their best game in the tournament. We executed well. We made some mistakes in the D zone." Of the shootout, Keller said: "When I was watching, they’d score, and then when I wasn’t watching, we’d get the save or whatever. So I thought I’d just not watch the last couple of shooters and it worked out." America's long wait for this first playoff win makes it that much more satisfying.

UNDER 20 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Semifinal Russia - USA 3-4 after GWS

75 starters this is very nice number, also Macedonia in the start list Ristevski competing in world cup for the second time this season after Soldens opener GS

Norwegian double victory on the Bergisel After two smooth competitions in Oberstdorf and Garmisch-Partenkirchen, the third leg of the 65th 4-Hills-Tournament in Innsbruck was turbulent. Constantly changing winds made the competition difficult for everyone involved and a certain amount of luck was definitely required in order to be successful. It took almost two hours to complete the first round and Norway's Daniel Andre Tande was the lucky and well-deserved winner. Tande's teammate Robert Johansson and Russia's Evgeniy Klimov came in second and third. Norway's Robert Johansson was in the lead for quite some time. Under perfect conditions, the 26-year-old showed the longest jump of the day of 133 m (123.1 points). But then Tande jumped on 128.5 m and took the top spot after the first round with his total of 125.7 points. Due to the difficult conditions and the lack of daylight, the jury then decided to cancel the final shortly after the first round was completed and so the results became official. "This was a really tough day for the jury, the conditions were extremely difficult. I made the best out of my jump and of course I was also lucky with the conditions. On a day like today you can't win without the luck. I was hoping for a second round with equal conditions for all the jumpers, but Ski Jumping is an outdoor sport and so you have to live with what you get, you can't chose the conditions you want", Tande explained his point of view after the competition. Kamil Stoch fights like a lion Poland's Kamil Stoch was actually the "Man of the Day" in Innsbruck. Stoch fell after the landing in the trial round and had to compete despite problems with his left shoulder. But still the double Olympic Champion finished fourth in this competition - amazing. Stoch lost the overall lead in the 4-Hills-Tournament to Tande, but thanks to his great fighting spirit he is now only 1.7 points behind the Norwegian. Whether he will be albe to fight for the overall title of the 65th 4-Hills-Tournament in the final event in Bischofshofen will now depend on how serious Stoch's injury is. The athletes definitely needed some luck in today's competition. Some of the favorites of the overall ranking had to experience that today: Austria's Stefan Kraft had a bad day not only because of the wind conditions, he also suffered from a stomach flu. Kraft finished 18th and is now third in the overall ranking of the 4-Hills-Tournament. With a total of 693.7 points, Kraft is 16.7 points behind Tande and still has a chance. The Austrian will definitely not give up the fight for the overall title. Also the currently best German jumper lost some ground today. Markus Eisenbichler had really bad conditions and came in only 29th with a jump of 112 m. In the overall ranking he is now sixth. "I would have wished that the jury would have waited a bit longer for the top four or five athletes. From my point of view it became clear pretty early that there wouldn't be a final round. The only alternative today would have been a cancellation. They couldn't have done a much better job, they made the best out of it. Andreas Wellinger and Stephan Leyhe are getting better and better and the hill in Bischofshofen should suit Markus Eisenbichler. I think that we will see a good performance of the German team in the final in Bischofshofen", German head coach Werner Schuster said after the competition. The day in Innsbruck already started a bit odd. First the German Ski Association (DSV) announced that Severin Freund has returned home due to an influenza infection. A little while later, it was announced that Austria's Michael Hayboeck, the opponent of Freund in the K.O. round, will not be able to compete due to a stomach flu. So there were only 24 instead of the usual 25 pairs in the first round and for the first time in the history of the 4-Hills-Tournament 6 lucky loser would have been qualified for the final - that didn't take place. The 4-Hills-Tournament continues already tomorrow with the training and the qualification in Bischofshofen. Full Results Here Daniel Andre Tande 1st jump Robert Johansson 2nd place Evgeniy Klimov 3rd place Kamil Stoch vs Stefan Kraft

2nd round in Innsbruck cancelled. Kraft probably lost the turnee today during this idiotic 1st round. Great job of the jury Tande is the winner of the race and take the 4 hills tournament lead ahead of Kamil Stoch. Also mentionable podium today for Johansson thanks most likely the most lucky jump in the history of this sport and what a podium for Klimov former nordic combined ski jumping star finally achieved his careers result what a comedy it was today

Ustiugov sets Tour record with 4th consecutive win Russia's Sergey Ustiugov has set a Tour de Ski record for men with his 4th consecutive Tour stage victory. He not only won the stage four 15 km Pursuit competition in free technique but increased his lead over Martin Johnsrud Sundy (NOR) now to 42.2 seconds heading into tomorrow's rest day. Sundby stayed in second place today +37.2 behind Ustiugov's winning time. Canada's Alex Harvey was caught early by Dario Cologna (SUI) and the two raced together for most of the competition. Harvey who appeared to have faster skis used it to his advantage and overtook Cologna coming off the final downhill into the stadium to take 3rd place +1:08.8 on the day and remains third in the overall Tour standings. Cologna sits just behind him in 4th place in the standings. Finland's Matti Heikkinen had the Fastest time of the Day again for the second time this season and moved up from 12th in the overall Tour standings after stage three to 5th now after four stages. Six different nations are represented in the top 6 for the first time in many years with Sweden's Marcus Hellner sitting in 6th place. The Tour will take a rest day now as the focus shifts to Toblach, Italy for stage 5 of the Tour. Full Results Here

I see what you want, the current provisional olympic ranking. well as dcro said unless someone here has his own calculations somewhere in his pc we must wait untill FIS will start to post the different lists

Nilsson skis to her strength and wins on homestretch Stina Nilsson (SWE) began the stage 4 Pursuit with a slim lead over the Norwegian duo of Heidi Weng and Ingvild Flugstad Oestberg and they quickly became a group but in the end it was Nilsson back in the lead and still in the Tour leaders bib. Despite some in race discussion about who should take the lead the trio still increased their lead over the rest of the field and all three recorded the top 3 times on the day. Krista Parmakoski of Finland fought hard to close the gap to the leading three but was unable to and skied the entire race on her own. Same for the USA's Jessie Diggins who remains in 5th despite recording only the 18th fastest time on the day. Parmakoski was able to ski the 4th fastest time of the day but did lose some time in the overall and now sits back +42.4 back from Nilsson. With bonus seconds available in the finish Weng lost just over 2 seconds to Nilsson in the overall and is still second sitting +6.7 seconds back. Oestberg managed to get a little bit of time back in the overall and is +11.8 second behind heading into stage 5 in Toblach, Italy. Diggins lost almost over minute on today's stage in the standings but still sits safely in 5th place with tomorrow's rest day as the Tour moves to Italy. Full Results Women

do you mean in alpine skiing ? because yes the FIS points are really important, in fact it´s the base of the qualification.

Cancelled Ski Cross WC Megève (FRA) rescheduled in Watles (ITA) This is to inform you that the Audi FIS Ski Cross World Cup in Megeve (FRA), 21.-22.01.2017 has been cancelled due to weather conditions which have prevented enough snow accumulation for the course to be prepared. The cancelled competitions will be rescheduled in Watles (ITA) with the following competition programme: Friday, 13.01.2017: Qualifications for both competitions Saturday, 14.01.2017: 1st competition - CET 11:00 (replacement for Megève) Sunday, 15.01.2017: 2nd competition - CET 11:00 (as originally planned)

Velez Zuzulova wins the Snow Queen Trophy in Zagreb Despite battling the flu, Slovakia’s Veronika Velez Zuzulova broke her second-place curse in Zagreb, Croatia, by being crowned the Snow Queen at the Tuesday evening slalom in grand fashion. After finishing in second for the previous three races, Velez Zuzulova laid down the fastest first run and held the lead in the second for her first victory in the 2016/17 season. After the first run, an already drained Velez Zuzulova held a 0.39-second lead over Bernadette Schild of Austria. Sarka Strachova of the Czech Republic sat third, at 0.41 back. “I was very difficult especially because I feel very sick, so it was a really big fight for me. I think I have the flu,” Velez Zuzulova said after the first run. Current slalom and overall leader Mikaela Shiffrin straddled uncharacteristically in the first run. Two other notable DNFs among the top seven included Wendy Holdener and Nina Loeseth who all failed to complete the first run. Velez Zuzulova held off challenges by the charging field in the second run, including her fellow compatriot Petra Vlhova who ultimately finished second, 0.24 seconds from the win. “It was a really nice moment and especially that I got the crown from Janica [Kostelic]. I think this moment I will never forget because I did spend a lot of time with her. When I was young, I was training with her and she was my big idol. So I am really happy and for sure, it’s even more nice the victory.” In the post-race press conference, Velez Zuzulova revealed that Kostelic lent her a Croatian racing suit for her first World Cup, and she finished inside the top 30. Then and now, the two maintain a special bond. “After first run, I was really sad because it was not my skiing. I wanted to go full gas, and I’m second and I’m happy, really happy,” said Vlhova of her podium finish. “For us, it’s amazing because we are a small country and we are two girls from Slovakia on the podium: first and second. It’s unbelievable.” Strachova, meanwhile, held onto the third spot after the second run for her first podium finish of the season at a venue where she had finished in third place twice before. “It’s a great feeling to be on the podium again, especially here in Zagreb,” Strachova said. “It’s the first race of the new year, and it’s nice to be here on the podium for the third time in the third place, so it’s nice.” The ladies’ World Cup tour moves on to Maribor, Slovenia, for GS and slalom races on 7-8 January. Full Results Here Veronika Velez Zuzulová 1st Run Petra Vlhová 2nd Run Veronika Velez Zuzulová 2nd Run

Under 20 Top Division World Championships in Canada Day 9 Schedule (4th January 2017) (GMT -5) Semifinals (in Montreal) 15:00 Q1 vs Q3 - Russia vs USA 19:30 Q2 vs Q4 - Sweden vs Canada

UNDER 20 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Relegation Round Game 2 Latvia - Finland 1-4 HIGHLIGHTS

UNDER 20 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Relegation Round Game 2 Latvia - Finland 1-4 Finns finish off Latvia Finland survives for 2018, Latvians go down Finland booked its ticket to the 2018 IIHF World Junior Championship in Buffalo, New York with a 4-1 relegation win over Latvia in Game Two on Tuesday night. The Finns won Game One of the best-of-three series 2-1 at the Bell Centre on Monday. Assistant captain Villi Saarijarvi got the third-period winner for Finland and added an assist. Juuso Valimaki scored twice, and Eeli Tolvanen chipped in a goal and an assist, while Aapeli Rasanen had two helpers. "We were finally able to score," said Finnish captain Olli Juolevi about the third period. "After we scored the first goal, they were probably a little bit frustrated after that and they took those bad penalties there. That helped us to secure the win. Still, it was not a good game, but that’s not the big thing right now. The big thing is we finished the series 2-0 and we are finally off." Renards Krastenbergs replied for Latvia. Finnish goalie Veini Vehvilainen won his final duel with Latvia's Mareks Mitens. Shots favoured Finland 42-23 in this choppy, penalty-ridden affair, and they had three power-play goals. The Finns finish ninth, their worst placement in any IIHF competition since 1955. Last-place Latvia is demoted to the 2018 IIHF Ice Hockey U20 World Championship Division I Group A. "We’ll be back," said Krastenbergs. "We’ll go [to Division I] next year, we’ll win, and we’ll come back better." The placement was a major disappointment for Finland after winning gold on home ice in Helsinki last year. The Finnish federation's decision to fire coach Jukka Rautakorpi and replace him with Jussi Ahokas mid-tournament was unexpected. But it worked out as well as it could under the circumstances. Ahokas led Finland to 2016 U18 gold in Grand Forks, North Dakota in April. Rautakorpi had seen declining results at his previous three World Juniors, finishing fifth in 1999, sixth in 2008, and seventh in 2009. Offensively cursed, the Finns totalled just 12 goals in six games. It was their second-worst World Junior output ever. In 2015, also in Montreal, they had eight goals in five games. "There was pretty much zero confidence after those first three games," Juolevi said of losing to the Czechs, Danes, and Swedes. "It was tough. But we stayed together and we believed we had to be patient and we could score those goals, especially in the last two games. It was not easy when you can’t score that many goals." Latvia, which has 13 roster members playing in North America this season, was participating in its sixth elite World Junior Championship. Only twice in history have the Baltic underdogs avoided relegation (2009, 2012). Finland drew first blood. On an early 5-on-3, Tolvanen cruised into the high slot and winged one under the crossbar at 1:31. The Latvians hung tough and tied it up on their second man advantage with 3:37 left in the first period. Krastenbergs dued up a wrister from the faceoff circle that zipped through Vehvilainen. It was the Oshawa Generals forward's third goal of the tournament. Finnish defenceman Jesper Mattila went off with an apparent lower-body injury less than a minute later after Rihards Puide caught him with a knee on the forecheck. However, Mattila would return to the game. "It’s been a tough ride for us," said Mattila. The Finns struggled to put their Baltic rivals away. With under six minutes to play in the middle frame, Latvia got a two-man advantage for 1:38, but Vehvilainen held down the fort. Ahokas’s troops couldn't capitalize with their subsequent power play before the second buzzer. Julius Nattinen had the best late chance, ringing one off the post. Finally, at 1:28 of the third, Saarijarvi hammered a power play one-timer from the centre point to put Finland up 2-1. Mitens battled to stem the rising Finnish tide, but couldn't prevent Valimaki from whacking in a loose puck for a 3-1 lead just over a minute later. The Latvians didn't give up, but their zeal only stalled their momentum. Martins Dzierkals was penalized for going hard to the net and bowling over Vehvilainen. Tempers flared late when Latvia's Valters Apfelbaums crushed Urho Vaakanainen with a high hit in the Finnish end. It was a rough ending all around. Kristian Vesalainen skated off gingerly after taking a puck in the head area in front of the goal during the game-closing Finnish power play. Valimaki rounded out the scoring for Finland on a 5-on-3 with 2:34 left. "We wanted to get two wins from these games and we got two wins," said Valimaki. "That’s all that matters." The three best players of the tournament were named for each team. For Latvia, it was Mareks Mitens, Karlis Cukste, and Martins Dzierkals. For Finland, it was Veini Vehvilainen, Villi Saarijarvi, and Aapeli Rasanen. "It’s our first year here," said Krastenbergs. "The other teams are more confident and have better players. They’re bigger countries with bigger opportunities." Besides 2016, the Finns have three previous World Junior gold medals (1987, 1998, 2014). With nine players eligible to return for Buffalo, they will aspire to better things next year.

UNDER 20 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Relegation Round Game 2 Latvia - Finland 1-4

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and because it´s so rare and I´m just so insanely happy, here the award ceremony with the national anthem video