Etiket: Winter sports
IOC does not suspend Russia
Despite the measures against Russia’s athletes because of the war in Ukraine, the IOC continues to rule out a suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC). “We can only hold…
Olympic winner Iiro Pakarinen returned to HIFK with a rumble
Olympic winner Iiro Pakarinen opened his goal account at HIFK in his first league match of the season. Iiro Pakarinen celebrated his 6-1 goal with restraint. Matti Raivio / AOP…
German ski jumpers knocked off in Lillehammer
Lillehammer (dpa) – At the opening jump of the Raw Air Tour in Lillehammer, the German ski jumpers had to admit defeat. In the absence of Katharina Althaus and Juliane…
Big league round underway – many new reinforcements in the ring
Wednesday’s six-game league round will see several new reinforcements. Teemu Turunen represented HIFK in the 2019–20 season and scored 51 points in 43 matches. Stock image. Emil Hansson / AOP…
War in the Ukraine – World Cup just a side issue: Biathlete Pidrutschnji in the war
Ternopil (AP) – Dmytro Pidrutschnji looks tired in his military uniform. Less than two weeks after taking part in the Winter Olympics in Beijing, the former biathlon world champion from…
Russia coach causes scandal: “Norway and Sweden just want to prevent our victory”
The Russian cross-country coach Yuri Borodavko made headlines with scandalous statements about the exclusion of Russian and Belarusian athletes and accused the associations from Norway and Sweden of a perfidious…
A young Ukrainian biathlete died in battle
Evhenyi Malyshev had competed in the youth national team until. The Ukrainian Biathlon Association reported grief news on its Facebook account. 20 years old Evhenyi Malyshev has died in the…
The half-million jackpot was a dream come true – Tappara bent in the CHL final
Tappara lost the CHL final in Sweden to Rögle with 1-2 goals. Dennis Everberg of Röglen celebrates a 2-0 goal shot outside Daniel Zaar’s picture. EPA / AOP During the…
Ski Federation: No Russian and Belarusian athletes
Munich (dpa) – Out of solidarity with Ukraine, the World Ski Association Fis has excluded Russian and Belarusian athletes from the rest of the World Cup season. “In order to…
Teemu Ramstedt: The players are really worried
Teemu Ramstedt, chairman of the players’ association, hopes for KHL’s Finns to understand. The secretive Yulayev and Spartak are involved in the KHL playoffs. AOP – There have been discussions…