HEARD AFTER HALFTIME: More weightlifting doping positives, new T&F world leaders and the...
News, views and noise from the non-stop, worldwide circus of Olympic sport: ● Doping ● Although weightlifting has been fully reinstated into the Olympic sports program for 2024 and beyond, the Court of Arbitration for Sport issued a reminder of what imperiled it: doping. The Court’s new Anti-Doping Division issued its first decision on Monday, […]
SPEED SKATING: More world records fall in Utah, and Bowe wins 1,500 World Cup...
The star of the 2019 World Cup Final was the Utah Olympic Oval, which re-confirmed its status as the fastest track in the world,...
SHORT TRACK: Second-day sweeps claim world titles for Lim and Schulting
The ISU World Championships in Short Track were decided by second-day performances from Korea’s Hyo-Jun Lim and Dutch star Suzanne Schulting that gave them...
SPEED SKATING: Bowe, Sabilkova, Nuis and Kulizhnikov set world records on day one of...
The Utah Olympic Oval, sitting at 1,380 m altitude, has always been a favorite of speed skaters, but Saturday’s performances were truly record-breaking: four...
SPEED SKATING Preview: Bowe tries to nail down seasonal 1,000 & 1,500 m titles...
The ISU Speed Skating World Cup for 2018-19 will wrap up this weekend at the famed Utah Olympic Oval in Kearns with the World...
SHORT TRACK Preview: Korean supremacy at stake in World Championships in Sofia
The 44th ISU Short Track World Championships for 2019 are getting ready at the Arena Armeec in Sofia (BUL), with Korea’s domination of the...
SPEED SKATING: Two world records for Sabilkova powers a fifth World Allround title
The Olympic Oval in Calgary (CAN) is one of the fastest tracks in the world and proved it once again at the ISU World...
SPEED SKATING Preview: Roest and Takagi to defend titles at World Allround Championships in...
The Olympic Oval in Calgary (CAN) will be the scene for the 113th edition of the ISU World Allround Championships on Saturday and Sunday....
SPEED SKATING: Kulizhnikov and Kodaira win World Sprint titles … again
The World Sprint Championships took place in the heart of speed skating country, the Netherlands and veteran stars were the winners after two days...
SPEED SKATING Preview: Bowe after third World Sprint title in Heerenveen
The 50th edition of the ISU World Sprint Championships will be held on Saturday and Sunday in Heerenveen (NED), with 500 m and 1,000...
SHORT TRACK: Korea sweeps men’s individual titles in Turin World Cup Final
Korea has been the dominant power in Short Track Speed Skating for years and showcased its ability and depth once again in the Short...
SPEED SKATING: World titles for Mantia and Bowe in Inzell!
American Brittany Bowe was a double World Champion in 2015, but her world changed completely after a collision on the ice in mid-2016 that...
SHORT TRACK Preview: World Cup Final – and seasonal titles – beckons in Turin
The final stop on the 2018-19 World Cup tour is in Turin (ITA), with the seasonal titles (and prize money) on the line. The...
SPEED SKATING: Bowe vs. Kodaira in World Single Distance Champs in Germany
The ISU World Single Distance Championships will be held for the third time in Inzell (GER) this weekend, with some tantalizing showdowns scheduled on...
SPEED SKATING: Double World Cup wins for Kulizhnikov and Bowe in Hamar
Russia’s five-time World Champion Pavel Kulizhnikov and American four-time World Champion Brittany Bowe each claimed two wins in Hamar, Norway in the penultimate World...
SHORT TRACK: Five wins and 11 medals for Korea in Dresden World Cup
The Korean Short track squad left no doubt about who was the boss at the Dresden (KOR) World Cup, winning all four men’s individual...
SPEED SKATING Preview: Bowe in contention for three titles as ISU World Cup series...
The sharpening process for the World Single-Distance Championships next week in Inzell (GER) will be in earnest at the fifth ISU World Cup in...
SHORT TRACK Preview: Penultimate World Cup in Dresden could decide several seasonal titles
The ISU Short Track World Cup season is heading towards the close, with the fourth of five legs being held in Dresden (GER). With...
SHORT TRACK: Hong and Santos win two events each at U.S. Short Track Nationals
Thomas Hong and Kristen Santos each won two events and will lead the U.S. Short Track team for the remaining ISU World Cups and...
SHORT TRACK Preview: U.S. Championships start in Kearns
If you want to look at a perfect Olympic legacy, consider The Olympic Oval in Kearns, Utah, built for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games...
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