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Alena Kostornaia

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HIGHLIGHTS: Jackson and Bowe post World Cup skating wins again; Peterson wins U.S. women’s curling Trials; Vlhova beats Shiffrin twice in Levi

Aquatics

HIGHLIGHTS: Chen storms to win at Skate Canada; five golds for Dina Averina at Rhythmic Worlds; first Short Track win for U.S.’s Santos

Alpine Skiing

HIGHLIGHTS: Dressel re-writes short-course record book in ISL Final; Vlhova sweeps Slaloms in Levi as Shiffrin scores silver; big GP win for Tuktamysheva

2020 Olympic Games

THE TICKER: Athletes may have shorter stays in Tokyo Village; Semenya going back to court; Shiffrin to win another reindeer in Finland?

2020 Olympic Games

HEARD AT HALFTIME: Russian strategy for doping case now plain; Women’s World Cup could be held biennially

2020 Olympic Games

TSX INTEL REPORT: The Int’l Swimming League is half over; have you noticed? + Tokyo gets a refund for moving the marathons & walks...

Figure Skating

FIGURE SKATING: Kostornaia upsets Zagitova in Internationaux de France; U.S.’s Bell gets third

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Football

FOOTBALL: “Moonman” Luna scores two in 2-1 U.S. Gold Cup semi win over Guatemala; U.S. women shut down Canada, 3-0

Athletics

ATHLETICS: Belt-tightening at USA Track & Field continues, as top staff continue exits; USATF also sues ex-Chair Mike Conley!

5-Ring Circus

PANORAMA: Why Kipyegon ran 4:06.42 “and” 4:06.91 on her sub-4 try; Grand Slam Track schedules athlete payments; modest Club World Cup attendance

Ice Hockey

MILAN CORTINA 2026: NHL player participation in 2026 Olympic Winter Games finalized

5-Ring Circus

PANORAMA: Int’l Testing Agency did 44,400+ tests in 2025, saw 532 positives; tragic father-son doping incident; Cal gets $26M endowment for swimming!