Latvian Martins Dukurs delivered yet again at the BMW International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) World Cup, securing a 10th consecutive Innsbruck victory.
The fifth event of the winter kicks off the second half of the BMW International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) World Cup season, on the Olympic sliding track in Igls above Innsbruck, Austria.
Francesco Friedrich of Germany completed a winning double at the French resort of La Plagne today as he took gold in the four-man bobsleigh at the third International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) World Cup of the season.
Defending title holder Francisco Friedrich of Germany registered his second World Cup win of the season at the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) two-man bobsleigh in French resort La Plagne.
Russia’s Elena Nikitina broke one of the longest-standing track records in skeleton to win the women’s event at the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) in French resort La Plagne today.
La Plagne will return to the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) World Cup circuit tomorrow, with the competition take place at the venue for the first time since 2015.
Four athletes have completed the line-up of the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation's (IBSF) Athletes' Advisory Committee, following elections.
South Korea's Olympic skeleton champion Sungbin Yun earned his 10th World Cup victory at Winterberg today, holding off strong German opposition.
Johannes Lochner of Germany edged out Olympic champion and compatriot Francesco Friedrich to retain his European four-man title at the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation World Cup in Winterberg.
World champion Francesco Friedrich of Germany claimed his first four-man victory of the season at the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation World Cup in Winterberg.
Kaillie Humphries will aim to continue her 100 per cent record since switching allegiance from Canada to the United States when Winterberg hosts the first European leg of the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation World Cup this weekend.
Britain's Olympic medallist Dom Parsons has announced his decision to retire from skeleton after an historic 12-year career.
Skeleton competitor Martins Dukurs and tennis player Anastasija Sevastova have been voted as Latvia’s respective men’s and women’s Athlete of the Year at the annual ceremony in Riga broadcast live on Latvian television.
The International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) women's monobob competition in Königssee, Germany, delivered a thrilling climax, with the gold medal ultimately being shared.
Canada's Justin Kripps, Ryan Sommer, Cameron Stones and Ben Coakwell recorded their second consecutive victory in the four-man event at the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) World Cup in Lake Placid.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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