Hagos Gebrhiwet (ETH) gets the win on the 8km course, at 21:04, winning by four seconds.
Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon (KEN) gets the win at 17:51, defending the junior women’s title she won in 2011.
Watch the 110 Hurdles Semifinals from this past Saturday’s morning session of the IAAF Junior World Championships from Barcelona, Spain.
For the sixth straight time, Team USA is the junior champs, winning in a time of 3:03.99; Poland surprised with a second place finish, just 1.06 seconds behind.
For the sixth straight time, Team USA is the junior champs, with a time of 3:30.01, coming in just 2.96 seconds faster than Jamaica.
In the final round, the favored Germans took the win from American Shelbi Vaughan, as Anna Ruh wins at 62.38 meters.
Eighteen year-old Nigel Amos (BOT) gets the victory with a new championship record at 1:43.79, winning by .77 seconds.
With great closing speed, eighteen year-old Morgan Snow beats the favorite Ekaterina Bleskina (RUS), who finished third, .05 seconds behind.
Barcelona 2012 is set to become the biggest IAAF World Junior Championships in history, with almost 2,000 athletes from over 180 Member Federations competing in the Catalan capital. (Full event replay)
For the third year in a row, Team USA gets the win, as Great Britain has trouble with their hand offs.
For the sixth year in a row, Team USA gets the win, holding onto the lead for most of the race as Great Britain failed the final hand off.
Seventeen year-old Ashraf Amgad Elseify (QAT) sets a new junior world record in the hammer throw at 85.57, besting the old record by 2.60 meters.
Nineteen year-old Angelica Bengtsson (SWE) claims her second junior title (2010, 2012) with a championship record at 4.50 meters.
Janieve Russell (JAM) gets the win at 56.62 seconds, as Shamier Little (USA) crashes hard on the final hurdle.
Barcelona 2012 is set to become the biggest IAAF World Junior Championships in history, with almost 2,000 athletes from over 180 Member Federations competing in the Catalan capital.
Check out these bone jarring tackles, as South Africa beats New Zealand for the title, 22-16.
After four straight titles, New Zealand finally gives up the championship 22-16, to the the delight of the home crowd.
Defending champions New Zealand and hosts South Africa will contest the IRB Junior World Championship 2012 final on Friday after overcoming Wales and Argentina respectively before a crowd of nearly 20,000 at Newlands. (Full event replay)
2012, Everett, Washington, USA, Pacific Rim Women’s Gymnastics Championships, Ohashi (USA), with the highest junior score on floor takes the junior title by 2.2 points.
<small.Nordic combined skier Johnny Spillane of the United States poses with his silver medals for the cross-country individual NH/10 km, the cross-country individual LH/10 km and the cross-country 4 x 10 km relay in the NBC Today Show Studio at Grouse Mountain on February 26, 2010 in North Vancouver, Canada. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images) […]
By Steve Keating LONDON, Ontario, March 17 (Reuters) – The figure skating world championships closed on Sunday as they almost always do with a glitzy gala, arguments and controversy. With a scoring system that is harder to understand than the theory of relativity and offers about as much transparency as a Papal conclave, figure skating […]
By Steve Keating LONDON, Ontario, March 14 (Reuters) – Kim Yuna felt her short program at the world figure skating championships on Thursday deserved a perfect score and while the judges did not agree they still gave the Olympic champion top marks. Making a comeback after nearly two years on the sidelines, the South Korean’s […]
By Gene Cherry March 5 (Reuters) – After perhaps the greatest year ever by a high hurdler, world record holder Aries Merritt has visions of conquering another barrier. The American Olympic champion, whose whirlwind 2012 brought him every major hurdles title and the outdoor world record, believes running under his top mark of 12.80 seconds […]
MINSK, Feb 24 (Reuters) – Experienced American Sarah Hammer and young German rider Stefan Botticher each won their second gold medal of the world cycling championships, prevailing in the women’s omnium and the men’s sprint respectively on Sunday. Hammer, who sealed her fifth world title in the individual pursuit on Wednesday, beat her main rival […]
France’s Alexis Pinturault passes a gate during the first run of an alpine ski men’s world cup giant slalom in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Shinichiro Tanaka) By Manuele Lang GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany, Feb 24 (Reuters) – Gifted Frenchman Alexis Pinturault confirmed his all-round skills with a first Alpine ski World Cup giant slalom […]
The 16 year old junior world champ Sara Takanashi (JPN) finished 2nd on the day with a score of 251, losing to American Sarah Hendrickson by 2.7.
The 2013 ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships continued in Osaka, Japan, on Saturday with the Ladies Short Program and Men’s Free Skating. Mao Asada (JPN) earns big lead in Ladies Short Program Mao Asada of Japan earned a big lead in the Ladies Short Program ahead of teammates Akiko Suzuki and Kanako Murakami. All […]
Courtesy of isu.org The 2013 ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships opened in Osaka, Japan, Friday with the Short Dance, Pairs and Men’s Short Programs. 85 skaters from 13 ISU members have been entered for the Championships. Tessa Virtue/Scott Moir (CAN) dance to narrow lead in Short Dance Tessa Virtue/Scott Moir of Canada danced to […]
Courtesy of isu.org The 2013 ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships will open in Osaka, Japan, on February 8. The ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships will be held in Japan for the second time since 2000 and return to Osaka. 83 skaters from 13 ISU members have been entered for the Championships. Following a […]
The former 2011 junior world champ Maximillian Arndt (GER), along with his German crew, finished with a time of 4:20.67. Ardnt was the silver medalist at last years championships in Lake Placid.
Gold medallist Javier Fernandez of Spain poses during the award ceremony for the men’s skating at the European Figure Skating Championships in Zagreb, January 26, 2013. (REUTERS/Antonio Bronic) Courtesy of isu.org The competition at the ISU European Figure Skating Championships 2013 concluded in Zagreb, Croatia on Saturday with the Men’s and Ladies Free Skating. Javier […]
Gold medallists Ekaterina Bobrova and Dmitri Soloviev of Russia pose during the award ceremony for the ice dance competition at the European Figure Skating Championships in Zagreb, January 25, 2013. (REUTERS/Antonio Bronic) The 2013 ISU European Figure Skating Championships continued in Zagreb, Croatia on Friday with the Ladies Short Program and the Free Dance. Adelina […]
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By Manuele Lang SEMMERING, Austria, Dec 29 (Reuters) – Veronika Velez Zuzulova gave Slovakia their first victory in a women’s alpine skiing World Cup race by winning a slalom on Saturday. After having achieved 13 podium finishes in 10 years, the former junior world champion finally broke through when she clocked a combined time of […]
By Manuele Lang ARE, Sweden, Dec 20 (Reuters) – American teenager Mikaela Shiffrin made the most of some big name absences to take her first World Cup victory in an Alpine skiing slalom in Are on Thursday. With Austrian world champion Marlies Schild injured and overall World Cup holder Lindsey Vonn of the United States […]
By Patrick Lang VAL GARDENA, Italy, Dec 15 (Reuters) – Steven Nyman took advantage of improving weather conditions to conquer the Val Gardena classic downhill for the second time on a shortened Saslong course on Saturday. Six years after his only World Cup victory to date on the same Italian piste, the 30-year-old American upset […]
2011 Junior champion Daryna Zevina (UKR) holds off Bonnie Brandon (USA) by .95 seconds to win the Women’s 200m Backstroke.
By Patrick Lang VAL D’ISERE, France, Dec 9 (Reuters) – Marcel Hirscher opened his own tally and gave the Austrian Alpine ski men’s team their first win of the season when he dominated a World Cup giant slalom on Sunday. The overall World Cup holder, who had been on the podium four times so far, […]
The competition at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating and ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating concluded Saturday at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia, with the Junior Ladies and Junior Pairs Free Skating, the Ladies, Men’s and Pairs Free Skating and the Free Dance. Mao Asada (JPN) strikes gold Japan’s Mao […]
The 20 year old former Junior Champ Fanny Smith (SUI) stunned the competition, finishing over Ophelie David (FRA) and Anna Holmlund (SWE). Smith earned 100 points and her fellow countryman, Armin Niederer, won the men’s final heat.
By Patrick Lang VAL D’ISERE, France, Dec 8 (Reuters) – Frenchman Alexis Pinturault began to fulfill his potential when the exciting young alpine skiing all-rounder won a men’s World Cup slalom in Val d’Isere on Saturday. The 21-year-old had claimed his first World Cup win in a city event in Moscow last winter but it […]
Courtesy of http://www.isu.org The ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating and ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating continued Friday at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia, with Junior Men Free Skating, Junior Free Dance, Men, Ladies and Pairs Short Programs and the Short Dance. Mao Asada (JPN) captures Ladies Short Program Mao Asada […]
Courtesy of http://www.isu.org The ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating and ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating culminate this week with the Finals in Sochi (RUS). The events feature the top six skaters/couples in each category from the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series and the ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating […]
Courtesy of http://www.usfsa.org Christina Gao will compete at the 2012 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in Sochi, Russia. As first alternate, Gao was invited to the Grand Prix Final after Russia’s Julia Lipnitskaia withdrew due to injury. Gao, who was fifth at the 2012 U.S. Championships, earned her first career Grand Prix medal, […]
Courtesy of http://www.isu.org Yuko Kavaguti/Alexander Smirnov (RUS) win Pairs Short Program Russia’s Yuko Kavaguti/Alexander Smirnov won the Pairs Short Program followed by Meagan Duhamel/Eric Radford of Canada and Cheng Peng/Hao Zhang of China. Peforming to „The Blue Danube“, Kavaguti/Smirnov completed a level-four triple twist, a side by side triple toeloop and throw triple loop. The […]
The competition at Rostelecom Cup concluded Saturday in Moscow, Russia with the Free Skating and the Free Dance. Rostelecom Cup was the fourth of six events in the 2012/2013 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. Kiira Korpi (FIN) strikes gold Kiira Korpi of Finland struck gold. U.S. skaters Gracie Gold and Agnes Zawadzki claimed […]
Patrick Chan skates with a Canadian flag after being presented with his gold medal at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships in Moncton, New Brunswick, January 22, 2012. (REUTERS/Mike Cassese) Courtesy of skatecanada.ca OTTAWA, ON: Fifteen of Canada’s top figure skaters will be heading to Windsor, Ontario to compete against many of the world’s best athletes […]
Competition has ended at 2012 Hilton HHonors Skate America on Sunday as Team USA claimed both of the gold medals of the day in the ladies and ice dancing events from the ShoWare Center in Kent, Wash. Ladies In a battle that came down to the very end, it was two Americans, Ashley Wagner and […]
Japanese skaters gold medal winner Takahiko Kozuka (center), silver medal winner Yuzuru Hanyu (left) and bronze medal winner Tatsuki Machida (right) stand atop the podium after sweeping the overall men’s competition at the Hilton HHonors Skate America in Kent, Washington October 20, 2012. This three-day competition is the first event of the 2012 ISU Grand […]
(L-R) Alberto Contador of Spain, Mark Cavendish and Bradley Wiggins of Britain ride during the Men’s Elite Road Race at the UCI Road World Championships in Valkenburg September 23, 2012. (REUTERS/Bas Czerwinski/Pool) By Julien Pretot PARIS, Oct 18 (Reuters) – Sprint ace Mark Cavendish is leaving Team Sky in order to fulfill his Tour de […]
Marco Haller of Austria, second from left, leads a mass sprint to the finish line to claim his first professional victory in the fourth stage of the Tour of Beijing in Beijing, Friday, Oct. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) Courtesy of tourofbeijing.net Austria’s rising talent Marco Haller (Katusha Team) created a surprise by taking […]
Angelo Taylor (USA) gets his first Diamond League win of the season, barely holding off the newly crowned 400m junior champ, Luguelin Santos (DOM), by .03 seconds.
Kenya’s David Lekuta Rudisha celebrates his win in the men’s 800-meter final during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. Rudisha set a new world record with a time of 1:40.91. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus) By Nick Mulvenney LONDON, Aug 9 (Reuters) – David Rudisha lit up […]
David Lekuta Rudisha (KEN) poses with his world record time of 1:40.91 after the men’s 800m final during the 2012 London Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium. (Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports) By Nick Mulvenney LONDON, Aug 9 (Reuters) – Kenya’s David Rudisha capped four years of dominance in the 800 meters by storming to gold in […]
By Neil Maidment LONDON, Aug 6 (Reuters) – Grenadian teenager Kirani James continued his remarkable rise on Monday when he stormed home smoothly to take the gold medal in the men’s 400 meters at the London Olympics. James, 19, coasted to victory in a time of 43.94 seconds, half a second ahead of the Dominican […]
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