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exactly the same top 5 like in the last race

Holmlund and Fiva win in Val Thorens, lead Cross Alps Tour The second of the back-to-back competitions to kick off the Audi FIS Ski Cross World Cup season, and the first two races of this December’s six-race Cross Alps Tour took to the endlessly sunny slopes of France’s Val Thorens on Saturday, with Anna Holmlund (SWE) getting a redemption win in the ladies’ event and Alex Fiva (SUI) climbing to the top of the podium for the first time in almost three years after a win on the men’s side. Competition ended in crushing disappointment for the Swedish squad in the previous day’s competition, as Holmlund and her teammate Sandra Naelsund got tangled up while battling for the lead into the final corner, where Holmlund missed a gate before crashing into Naeslund and taking them both out of the race. While Naelsund would still earn a podium after being awarded third due to to Holmlund’s missed gate, Holmlund would end the day with a bruised arm, a bruised ego, and thoughts of what might have been. Holmlund, however, has not been the ski cross crystal globe winner for the past two seasons for no reason, and the powerful Swede returned to competition on Saturday focused and ready to make amends for Friday’s mistakes. This she did in convincing fashion, only really getting challenge through her first two heats when Marielle Thompson (CAN) nearly landed on her tails in the semifinal, resulting in Thompson - yesterday’s Val Thorens winner - being forced to dump speed and fall back to third place in the heat and out of contention. In the big final it was again Holmlund and Naeslund who took to the front early and stayed there. Behind them, 20 year old German upstart Daniella Maier - competing in her first big final - and Canadian veteran Kesley Serwa locked into a back-and-forth battle for third. Holmlund and Naeslund once again went into the final turn separated by less than a meter, but this time there would be no fireworks, as Holmlund would hold off young Naeslund to take the victory and top spot on the Audi FIS Ski Cross World Cup leaderboard, while the speedy Maier would close the door on Serwa to take her first career podium. Combined with their teammates on the men’s side, the Swedish squad was able to take home five podiums in the two Val Thorens races, and Holmlund was justifiably proud of her team. “We’re a small team, only five skiers, so to get five podiums means we’re putting on a great performance. And my good friend Fiva wins (in the men’s race), so it’s a great day.” “I was really pissed at myself (for the crash) yesterday,” Holmlund said, going on, “So it’s good to be able to come back today and take the victory.” The first-time World Cup podium winner Maier, meanwhile, still seemed to be in shock following the awards ceremony. “I never though I would get on the World Cup podium. I trained very hard this summer and I spent some time with a mental coach to get over the nervousness I had last season in the start gate. Now I know that even if my start is not good, I can still get out there and get back in the fight.” Fiva holds off surging Leman for first victory since 2014 It was the men’s side, meanwhile, that gave what was perhaps the feel-good story of the Val Thorens weekend, as Alex Fiva - one of the tour veterans and one of the most well-liked and well-respected athletes on the Audi FIS Ski Cross World Cup - proving he’s still got what it takes, fending off charges from all sides on his way to his first World Cup win since March 2014. After yesterday’s winner Jean Frederic Chapuis (FRA) went out early in the competition after missing a gate the way was cleared for a new winner on the young 2016/17 season. However, with the likes of Armin Niederer (SUI), Christoph Wahrstoetter (AUT), Brady Leman (CAN) and a handful of others all absolutely charging the Val Thorens course, it wasn’t going to be easy for anyone. In the end, it came down to Fiva, Leman, Wahstoetter, and Viktor Andersson (SWE). On his ay to the final Andersson was the recipient of not one, but two gifts of good luck when skiers ahead of him crashed out to give him a free pass through to the next heats, including a semi final heat where Andersson himself went down near the top of the course, only to collect himself, set back off on his run, and find himself blowing by Niederer and Sebastian Lepage (FRA) after they both crashed, giving him a berth in his second career big final. In the end though, Fiva would prevail, with his strong starts and unmatched gliding giving him an early lead that Leman wouldn’t be able to overcome. For a moment it looked like Andersson would take second after passing Leman on the negative, but in the final turn Leman was able to reel him back in hold on to second place, with Andersson in third and Wahstoetter in fourth. “It’s a long time ago since I was on top,” said Fiva, the 2012/13 ski cross crystal globe winner, “but to get a win in the second race of the season, at Val Thorens where I’ve never been very good, it’s really special for me. And now to be sitting on top of the World Cup and especially to be sitting in front on the Cross Alps Tour - it’s a great boost for our sport and I’m happy to be leading it right now.” Leman, meanwhile, wasn’t lamenting a missed opportunity at a win he desperately wanted. “It took some of my best skiing to come in second today. I didn’t have the best start in the finals and when you’re up against someone skiing like Alex was it’s going to be tough no matter what, so I’m happy with second, for sure.” From Val Thorens, the Cross Alps Tour now jumps quickly over to Arosa (SUI), for a first-of-its-kind nighttime sprint event in the Plesseur Alps on Tuesday, December 13. Full Results Here and Here

Puskarčíková vs Dorin ? well, yeah thts pretty weird gap, but cmon for Eva it´s her first podium ever and Marie will win more next time and this 3rd place make a perfect day also for us, so everyone should be happy, and the day is really perfect

Almost perfect ? I don't even dare to imagine what must be a perfect day for you then

Worley wins second consecutive GS at Sestriere An incredibly tight giant slalom race unfolded on the legendary Kandahar Giovanni A. Agnelli slope in Sestriere, Italy, on Saturday as mere hundredths separated the leaders after the first run, and second run provided excitement for the 12,000 fans assembled in the finish area. American Mikaela Shiffrin held the slimmest of margins over Liechtenstein's Tina Weirather with only a 0.01-second lead heading into the second run. Sölden winner Lara Gut and Killington victor Tessa Worley sat tied for third just 0.05 seconds from Shiffrin. Prime racing conditions created an opportunity where even athletes outside the top 15 could threaten for the podium. "[The race is] so tight, it's going to be like a new race so I'll just try to take the same mentality. I felt like I really tried to ski aggressive that run, and that's sort of different for me," said Shiffrin after first run. "But it was fun and it worked out, so I'll try to do the same thing." But second run proved challenging for the top two contenders. Weirather battled down the hill into fourth position as a critical mistake robbed Shiffrin of the podium and she ultimately finished sixth. Rising to the challenge was Worley, who admitted after the race that she watched Alexis Pinturault's win in Val d'Isere on TV before her second run and was inspired to deliver a similar performance. “It feels really awesome,” the Frenchwoman said about her back-to-back GS victories. “It’s great to be able to ski just like you're used to doing in training and just have to think about pushing really hard in the races. And that was clearly the only thing that I needed to think about today because all the girls were fighting very hard. It was a tight race, so I’m happy I won it.” Worley's victory over Sofia Goggia by a 0.15-second margin, the 10th of her career in GS, now ties her with Carole Merle for the French women's GS win record. Goggia was the clear crowd favorite, and her teammate Marta Bassino finished fifth to contribute to four Italians cracking the top 15. It marked Goggia's fourth podium finish in two weeks. “I’m going to say the same words I already said in Killington,” Goggia noted with conviction. “We are the fastest team in giant slalom on the World Cup.” Gut, meanwhile, was just happy to salvage a podium finish on the day. “The first run was a nightmare,” Gut remarked. “I did not ski the way I wanted, always too early in the turn. That wasn’t really skiing. I tried to ski a little more aggressive, tighter lines, but it didn’t really work the way I was hoping. I’m happy to be on the podium. It’s always great to be on the podium, and it’s a good thing that I’m third even if I’m not skiing well.” The 2016 overall champion will compete in Sunday's slalom as preparation for the alpine combined next week in Val d'Isere. Full Results Here Tessa Worley 1st and 2nd Run

Pinturault claims the win on "La Face" at Val d'Isère Just like last week, the suspense around the second run of the Giant Slalom at Val d’Isère was big, with local Alexis Pinturault in the lead after first run, more than half a second ahead, and holding on in second run to claim his first GS win on “La Face”. Globe winner Marcel Hirscher is the only one that came close being +0.33 off the pace. Henrik Kristoffersen grabbed his first podium spot of the podium this season. The French winning streak in Giant Slalom went on at the Criterium de la Première Neige in Val d’Isère, with Alexis Pinturault taking the 8th win in the 9 last giant slaloms for France! The Alpine Combined globe winner and second of last year’s overall standings got injured in training on Wednesday, but it didn’t stop him from charging the course and taking the win, the 17th of his career. "I won my first World Cup in Val d'Isere. It was in slalom and then I was always on the first place so I wanted to be on the podium today and at least I am on the top of the podium, so, perfect. It was difficult because for the warmup, I get so much problem with my hand and finally with adrenaline the pain went out." Second place came to Marcel Hirscher. The Austrian is the only one that could challenge Pinturault in his strongest discipline, skiing stronger and stronger, to finally lay down the fastest second run. Three Giant Slalom, three podium placements for Marcel Hirscher this season. Even though he didn’t grab a win yet, there is no frustration for the discipline globe winner from last year. "The only thing I can say is that my first run was definitely not what I was expecting. I had a really great feeling before this race and the first run was a really big 'wow' effect for myself, but the second run was way better. I tried my best and finally reached the podium for another time and I'm very happy with today's result in general but I'm a little bit pissed off about the first run." Henrik Kristoffersen had a difficult start in the season, finishing 8th in Sölden and Val d’Isère last week, and skipping the Levi slalom race because of a conflict with his federation. Today was a step in the right direction, with an impressive second run that brought him back from 12th position to the podium. "My first run was not good. Second run didn't feel much better but I think it was way faster, so I'm a little surprised to be sitting here, honestly. I think it feels bad for everybody on this hill. It's the toughest GS in the world so that's pretty natural, but I feel like I'm missing something a little bit. The second run was a step in the right direction, but we're not there yet but getting closer I guess." The tech racers will be in action again tomorrow, with a slalom on “La Face” starting at 09.30 / 12.30 CET. Full Results Here Alexis Pinturault 2nd run

what a day for 1st in Biathon 1st in GS mens, 1st in GS womens...the superior class

He was 23rd in Alpine Combined last season in Kitzbuehel, but yes his first ever in GS , pitty for this mistake just before the hardest slope, but well still first points so yipi

Dude I thougth Andreas will be out but well, finally first points for our mens

can not disagree at least in one sport

ya, but the czechs have still IMO one of the best ever talents in Ester Ledecká, this girl is a jewel.

Gereková 6th in IBU cup, I think it will be enough for her to return back in the world cup team already for the next stage in Nove Město.

Martin what a legend Hasilla again on points

just watched the replay of his race, oh dear he looks like some real acrobat "win or DNF system" but his joy in the finish. chance for a career result, baby !

wow wtf,,,what just did I missed ? damn, sorry guys I wasn´t online, big pre-christmas cleaning here, I had to clean the house, vacuuming etc...but thankfully I´m back now. Huraaaah Congrats Andreas also Congrats Petra Vlhová in Sestriere for the 2nd round too. and congrats Zubcic btw

interesting, I´m surprised by that, the conditions and winter sports helps are surely much better in SLO. but well, nice for Australia, she may be a serious contender to achieve the best Australian Cross-Country skiing result ever

Just watching the start list for tomorrows World Cup race in Davos and I notice Barbara Jezersek is competing for Australia https://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/athlete-biography.html?sector=CC&competitorid=215895&type=result

Monday will start the first women´s World Championship tournament, the Women´s Division II Group B Qualification tournament in Taipei City.

Si tu t´es pas fait mal au dos? yes well, but to be fair our journalist also wasn´t perfect with her slovenglish

Sunday will starts first world championships tournaments, the Under 20 Division I A in Germany, Under 20 Division I B in Hungary and Under 20 Division II A in Estonia. It’s the time of the year when many IIHF championships begin, starting in the men’s U20 and women’s tournaments at various levels from the 2017 IIHF World Junior Championship in Canada to the 2017 IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s World Championship Division II Group B Qualification in Chinese Taipei. What do the events look like? You may have a glimpse from top events you may have visited or seen on TV or behind-the-scenes videos like this one from the 2015 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship in the Czech Republic with stars, huge arenas, world-famous cities and millions of fans following. But what does it look like at the many lower-division events? What needs to be done to organize such tournaments that happen away from the spotlight of the big hockey nations in many other of the 77 IIHF member countries? The Romanian Ice Hockey Federation and the organizers in Brasov documented what happened around the rink during the 2016 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship Division II Group A last spring where Poland earned promotion ahead of host Romania, Lithuania, Great Britain, Croatia and the Netherlands. Check out the action on and off the ice and what players, coaches, staff and volunteers say in this 14-minute documentary soon before the first international championships of the season begin this Sunday.

yes I know "Olivier et Tom" We had one interview in our TV last year after the attacks in Paris

World Floorball championships Quarterfinals Switzerland - Norway 7-2 Finland - Denmark 7-0 11th Place Match USA vs Canada 1-0 ................... USA qualified for the World Games 2017 as the best non-european in top 12 spot 13th Place Match Poland - Thailand 5-4 15th Place Match Australia - Singapore 9-3

So SVK will play in Hradec Králové some 200 km from Bratislava. cool

Chapuis and Thompson triumph in ski cross season opener The first competition of a new season - and the first competition of a new tour - took to the storied slopes of Val Thorens (FRA) on Friday, as the newly-launched Cross Alps Tour opener kicked off the 2016/17 Audi FIS Ski Cross World Cup on Friday afternoon. With a new course line for this season’s Val Thorens competition throwing difficult, technical turns at the skiers through the course’s middle section, competition on Friday saw some extremely tight racing, with some spectacular passing, some unfortunate crashes, and jaw-dropping finishes as Marielle Thompson (CAN) and Jean Frederic Chapuis (FRA) scored season-opening victories. There were some incredible moments through the ladies’ competition on Friday, including a photo finish involving Thompson and her teammate Kelsey Serwa that was determined to be the rarest of cases - an absolute tie. With the rule book stating that the higher-ranked skier from qualification is to proceed in such a case, Thompson found herself through to the big final while Serwa was relegated to the small. In the big final it was top qualifier Anna Holmlund (SWE) out in front from the start and through the majority of the length of the Val Thorens’, with her young teammate Sandra Naeslund shadowing her every move, Thompson stuck in third, and Fanny Smith (SUI) - in her first race back after missing all of last season with an injury - losing ground in the rear. It was looking like a huge 1-2 finish for the Swedish team. However, on the last corner of the race it all fell apart as Naeslund caught up to Holmlund and the two teammates touched boots. Holmlund then got bounced out of her line and outside of a gate, before veering back onto the course and crashing first into Naeslund, then into the safety netting and out of the race. Thompson and Smith slid by the pile-up and into first and second, respectively, while Naeslund would be awarded third place due to Holmlund’s missed gate. “I came over that final step-down and just saw them crashing into each other,” Thompson said of the mishap that would hand her the race, “I didn’t know what was going to happen so I just tried to avoid all the people and get the win. That’s ski cross, sometimes. You get caught up with people and you crash. “I would have been happy with the third, but a win is even better.” Naeslund, for her part, wasn’t angry at her teammate for taking away what might have been her first career World Cup victory. “It’s happened before,” Naeslund said of getting mixed up with Holmlund, “I know that she’s not trying to hurt me or anything like that. I don’t know…maybe I just need to get better at passing her.” Chapuis triumphs on his home course once again The ski cross course in Val Thorens was named after Jean Frederic Chapuis after his win at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games, and on Friday the town’s favourite son proved once again that he owns the track bearing his name, winning every heat on his way to the big final before holding off a hard-charging Chris Delbosco (CAN) and his French teammate Sylvain Miaillier for the win at the first contest of the season. Delbsco was hot on Chapuis’ heel through the majority of the race, before miscalculating his entry to Val Thorens’ famous negative turn and getting passed by Miaillier. Victor Oehling Norberg (SWE), the fourth skier in the heat, also nearly overtook Delbsco, but the Canadian was able to hold on through the finish. However, officials put the run under review, and after several tense minutes it was determined that Delbosco straddled the gate heading into the negative turn, resulting in his run being designated a “Did Not Finish”, dropping him into fourth, and giving Oehling Norberg the third place podium. “I know that Chris had a really good start,” said Chapuis of facing Delbsco in the big final, “When I got out of the gate first I was saying to myself ‘Push as hard as you can,’ because on the flats he is maybe better than me. When I was still first after the long flat I though, ‘Ok, take your best line and see what happens.” “I’m so happy to win here at home in Val Thorens. I feel like this is the best gift I can give to all the workers and the volunteers who make this race happen. Every year it gets better and bigger and I’m so happy to be able to be able to perform for the people here.” With the first race of the Cross Alps tour in the bag, the standings are as straightforward as can be, with Thompson and Chapuis both sitting in the drivers seat of the Tour and the World Cup. however, Saturday is another day, and with the second of the back-to-back Val Thorens competitions set to get underway at 11:00CET, things could look very much different less than 24 hours from now. Full Results Here

another day with severe tests for my nervous system ended by a fantastic 6th place of absolutely amazing Anastasiya Kuzmina. 2 years and 9 months is exactly the time that we waited for her return (something like a eternity) everyone was in doubts what will her comeback look in term of result and level. nobody even in SVK expected nothing gigantic already in the first race, but she proved that she is just one of the legend of this sport, her run especially in the second and last lap wasn´t the best we saw from her before, but we know that it can be only better and I´m sure she will improve in the next parts of the season, don´t forget she always said her goal is PyeongChang and all her trainings and working plan is heading to the Olympics. Paulína, what to say, after a fantastic and dream start happened what happened a total disaster in the standing shooting, any chance for points or qualification for tomorrows pursuit were definitely lost, so no surprise she lost all motivations after that and just "walked" the last lap. which resulted in only 66th running time. so only Nastya and surprisingly Ivona Fialková qualified for the pursuit (Ivona also fulfilled criterias to start also in the next WC trimester). Poliaková again too slow and today even adding 2 shooting mistakes to that. there were no chance to finish otherwise then around 80th place. The positive thing today our womens jumped from 19th to 17th place in the Nations Cup, Thank you Anastasia, hopefully thank her we should easily end the season in top 20 and qualify full team for the olympics. Mens...well, Shipulin compete for Russia, so our mens aren´t so lucky as our womens NT is... Again Hasilla on points, and again with great shooting. happy with this result his second points this season. also Otčenáš was so close today, missing the points by a few, both are qualified for tomorrows pursuit, so that´s fine. Kazár is in terrible shape in this seasons start, what he proved also today, no points and behind the top 60 for pursuit. Young Šíma is still only learning, we can not expect anything from him for now, but his running times are really too slow, hope in the future he will be able to improve it. Our mens jumped in the Nations Cup from 17th to 15th place. Thats very very good, now lets hope they will maintain it untill the end of the season. we are already 215 points ahead of Finland currently 21st.