12.12.2010

No competition on Sunday
Bad luck for the organizers of the World Cup events in Harrachov. Last year the competitions could not take place due to a lack of snow. This year the wind was the problem. [more]

01.03.2010

Wolfgang Steiert ends work with Russian team
After the weak performances at the Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, head coach Wolfgang Steiert will end his work with the skijumpers from Russia. [more]

26.02.2010

Nordic Combined: America's Bill Demong wins Nordic Combined gold
Olympic veteran Bill Demong capped the United States' impressive Nordic Combined campaign at the Vancouver Games by winning the large hill gold medal on Thursday. Fellow American Johnny Spillane took silver, his third of the Games, with Austria's Bernhard Gruber claiming bronze. Two days after anchoring the US to silver in the team event, Demong becomes the United States' first ever Olympic Nordic champion. Spillane was second in the normal hill event behind Frenchman Jason Lamy-Chappuis and also won silver in the team event on Tuesday. [more]

23.02.2010

Ski jumping (Team): Austrian 'Eagles' soar to success
Austria's invincible ski-jumpers soared to a convincing Olympic gold medal on Monday in the team event for a record-tying fifth consecutive title at major competitions.
Young gun Gregor Schlierenzauer just managed to stay on his skis in the final jump of the day to lead the 'Eagles' to victory over Germany and Norway.
They scored 1107.9 points - the highest in Olympic team history - to Germany's 1035.8 and Norway's 1030.2.
"I feel so fantastic. It is a dream..." [more]

21.02.2010

Ammann captures historic fourth career gold
Switzerland's Simon Ammann conquered his nerves to win the Olympic Games large hill title on Saturday and become the first ski jumper in history to win four individual golds. Ammann, who pulled off the double in the 2002 Salt Lake City Games, also won the 2010 normal hill title last Saturday. The 28-year-old recorded jumps of 144m and 138m for a total of 283.6 points to beat off Poland's Adam Malysz (137m and 133.5m for 269.4pts) and Austria's Gregor Schlierenzauer (130.5m and 136m for 262.2pts).
It was the same podium as last week's normal hill. [more]

15.02.2010

Lamy-Chappuis gives France combined gold
Jason Lamy-Chappuis of France won the gold medal in Sunday's Olympic Games Nordic Combined with American Johnny Spillane taking silver and Italian Alessandro Pittin the bronze. The American-born Lamy-Chappuis held off Spillane in a thrilling dash for the line to give the French contingent their second gold of the day after Vincent Jay won the men's biathlon sprint. Lamy-Chappuis had it all still to do as he stood fifth following the morning ski jump section which saw Finland's Janne Ryyaenen throw down an early gauntlet. But the Frenchman, five World Cup wins and nine podiums this season, dug deep as the 23-year-old emulated Fabrice Guy, who won the title on home snow at Albertville 18 years ago.

14.02.2010

Ammann magic as Swiss land gold again
The legend lives on after Swiss ski-jump superstar Simon Ammann won gold in the normal hill on Saturday to clinch the first precious metal of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
"This is my third Olympic gold medal, it's insane. I have no words for this, it's crazy," said the 28-year-old, who pulled of a golden double at the Salt Lake Games eight years ago to earn the nickname Harry Potter, the young wizard he resembles. [more]

10.02.2010

First training - everyone satisfied
The first training for the normal hill competition took place on Wednesday at the Whistler Olympic Park. Under slight snowfall, later sleet, the Olympians very extremely relaxed and happy about the atmosphere at the XXI. Olympic Winter Games. The Norwegian were positively surprised by the Olympic Village and showed good jumps, first and foremost Anders Jacobsen. After the first training jumps he has to be considered a favorite for Saturday's competition. [more]