Tag: Sascha Benecken
HIGHLIGHTS: U.S. snow job as Cochran-Siegle wins in Bormio, bronze for Shiffrin in Semmering,...
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HIGHLIGHTS: Superb marathons by Hehir (2:08:59) & Hall (2:20:32); first medals for U.S. skiers...
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HIGHLIGHTS: U.S.’s Brennan sweeps Cross Country titles in Davos (!), surprise Alpine win for...
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HIGHLIGHTS: Kandie blows up world Half Marathon mark; Crouser out to 74-1 indoors; Loch...
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HIGHLIGHTS: Winter season starts in earnest, first World Cup medal for U.S.’s Moltzan; U.S....
Headline results of noteworthy competitions around the world:
● Alpine Skiing ● The re-scheduled parallel races at Lech in Austria saw Slovakia’s Petra Vlhova extend...
HIGHLIGHTS: Big wins for Germany in Bobsled, Luge and Cycling; world record for Chloe...
Headline results of noteworthy competitions around the world:
It’s been a busy weekend in international sport; click here for our coverage of track & field,...
HIGHLIGHTS: World Champs in Biathlon, Luge, Sailing and Speed Skating, including a surprise silver...
Headline results of noteworthy competitions around the world:
● ALPINE SKIING ● The Coronavirus epidemic in China caused the scheduled men’s World Cup racing in...
LUGE: Pavlichenko sweeps to men’s seasonal title, along with Geisenberger and Eggert and Benecken
The final FIL World Cup of the 2018-19 season was a bonanza for Russian sliders, as they went 1-2 in the men’s Singles, won...
LUGE Preview: World Cup final in Sochi, with the men’s title up for grabs
The final FIL World Cup of the 2018-19 season is in Sochi (RUS), site of th infamous 2014 Olympic Winter Games. Two of the...
LUGE: Geisenberger and Eggert/Benecken clinch seasonal World Cup titles in Oberhof
The penultimate FIL World Cup in the 2018-19 season decided the women’s and men’s Doubles champions, while the men’s Singles title will go right...
LUGE Preview: Two seasonal titles could be clinched this week in Oberhof
The eighth of nine stops on the FIL World Tour comes this weekend in Oberhof (GER), with competitions will be held in the standard...
LUGE: Germany wins five of seven titles at World Championships in Winterberg
There was little doubt that Germany would dominate the Luge World Championships, as it had for the prior 18 editions going back to 1995....
LUGE: Russians Pavlichenko and Ivanova win again at their favorite track … in Latvia!
Germany has dominated the Luge World Cup through its first five stop, but Russia performed best in Sigulda (LAT), winning the men’s and women’s...
LUGE Preview: Is it Taubitz’s turn to be the best women’s luger?
Until last week’s races in Konigssee, there was no question but that Germany’s Natalie Geisenberger is the best women’s luger in the world. Maybe...
LUGE Preview: Geisenberger’s streak on the line in Konigssee
The FIL World Cup season passes the halfway mark in Konigssee (GER) this weekend, with Germany’s Olympic women’s champion, Natalie Geisenberger putting her streak...
LUGE: Germans and Russians sweep the six races in Lake Placid
The Lake Placid stop on the FIL World Cup tour was a good one for Russia’s Roman Repilov and Germany’s Dajana Eitberger, Natalie Geisenberger...