Nearly 400 athletes from 35 nations have converged upon Norway, as the biggest event of the FIS Freestyle season gets underway at the Voss/Oslo 2013 Freestyle Ski World Championships.
Halfpipe world champion David Wise talks about his strategy to winning.
Virginie Faivre talks about the risk involved in the sport of Halfpipe Skiing as she looks forward to getting to compete at Sochi.
16 year old Aaron Blunck looked like he was putting together a wining run until he lost his balance after his final trick and hit the ground hard. Blunck would finish 6th in the competition.
Marie Martinod (FRA) crashed in her 2nd run after hitting the top of the halfpipe and loosing a ski. Martinod was able to walk away under her own power and finished 5th overall.
Anais Caradeux (SUI) finished with a best score of 80.6 in her first run, narrowly beating out 3rd place Ayana Onozuka (JPN) by just .2 points.
Virginie Faivre (SUI) finished with a best score of 83.8 in her seconds run, beating out 2nd place Anais Caradeux (FRA). Faivre was previously the world champion in 2009.
17 year old Torin Yater-Wallace finished with a score of 95.6, losing to fellow American Davis Wise by just .6 points. Yater-Wallace finished 1st in his previous Halpipe event at the World Cup.
David Wise won his first Halfpipe title when he finished with a score of 96.2 in his first run. Although this is his first world title, Wise is a four time U.S Champion.
Nearly 400 athletes from 35 nations have converged upon Norway, as the biggest event of the FIS Freestyle season gets underway at the Voss/Oslo 2013 Freestyle Ski World Championships. This event airs March 5 @ 1:10pmET/10:10amPT on UniversalSports.com.
Nearly 400 athletes from 35 nations have converged upon Norway, as the biggest event of the FIS Freestyle season gets underway at the Voss/Oslo 2013 Freestyle Ski World Championships.
D’Angelo Cherry sets a blazing time of 6.49, giving him the 2nd fastest time in the world. Cherry will compete at the NCAA Indoor National Championships later this week.
Jeffrey Porter took a hard fall at the finish giving the win to Omoghan Osaghae. Porter was able to walk away unassisted.
D’Angelo Cherry talks about setting the second fastest time in the world in his big win today.
Barbara Pierre talk about how excited she is to get the win after finishing 2nd in the event last year.
The 25 year old former Olympian Barbara Pierre won with a time of 7.08 in a photo finish over Lekeisha Lawson.
Will Leer talks about getting his 2nd gold medal of the weekend, after he finished 1st in the Men’s 3000m.
Will Leer finished with a time of 3:58.79, beating out 2nd place Craig Miller at the finish. Leer also won the Men’s 3,000 meter title on Saturday.
Jeremy Wariner talks about making his return back to the track since his glory days at Baylor in 2004.
The former world champ Jeremy Wariner finished with a winning time of 45.82. Wariner seemed to win the race easily after his biggest competitor, Bershawn “Batman Jackson” suffered a leg injury during the race.
16 year old Mary Cain talks about how she was able to win the title, despite being being the youngest competitor in the race.
The 16 year old phenom Mary Cain finished with a time of 5:05.68, winning the race by nearly a second. Cain waited until the last 200m to pull away from the pack and easily take this race.
Ebonie Floyd talks about getting the win today after race favorite Mary Wineberg took a hard fall.
Mary Wineberg came into this race as one of the clear favorites but tripped and fell after her shoe collided with winner Ebonie Floyd. Floyd finished with a time of 52.02.
Jenn Suhr talks about setting the new world record in women’s Pole Vaulting.
American Jenn Suhr cleared a mark of 16 feet 5 1/2 inches, breaking the record previously held by Yelena Isinbayeva. This is the first time an American has held the record since 2003.
Johan Olsson won with a time of 2:10.41 over 2nd place Dario Colgna. Johan Olsson has also been on the podium in the 4×10 km relay and the 15km final at this years world championships.
Johan Olsson talks about how he held the lead for 40kms in his unbelievable victory.
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships have been held in various numbers and types of events since 1925 for men and since 1954 for women.
For the third straight time, Janay Deloach-Soukup becomes the Indoor Long Jump champ at 6.8 meters.
Clearing 2.25 meters, Dusty Jonas takes the title.
There was not much competition in the small field and Will Leer all but cruises to victory at 8:07.84, winning by 8.85 seconds.
As they came to the line, Lisa Uhl tried to push it too hard for an inside pass and both she and Chelsea Reilly fell to the ground; neither were disqualified as Reilly won at 9:23.12.
Jumping 26 feet and 2 3/4 inches, Jeremy Hicks is now a three-time indoor champ.
With 4,478 points, Sharon Day wins, beating Bettie Wade by 145 points.
Gunnar Nixon talks about his win and the upcoming World Championships.
Going into the final 1000m event, Gunnar Nixon was poised to win, and win it he did, with 6232 points. Curtis Beach took second, 337 points back.
USA Track & Field heads back to the Land of Enchantment for the 2013 USA Indoor Track & Field Championships bringing the nation’s elite track and field athletes together.
Thomas Morgenstern talks about a knee injury he suffered and how excited he is to stand on top of the podium next to his teammates.
Andreas Wank, Severin Freund, Michael Neumayer, and Richard Freitag (GER) finished with a total team score of 1121.0. Andreas Wank was the top performer for the team with a best jump score of 135.5.
Representing Team Austria was skiers Wolfgang Loitzl, Manuel Fettner, Thomas Morgenstern, and Gregor Sclierenzauer. Wolfgang Loitzl lead the team with 2 great jumps as they finished with 1135.9 total points.
Taylor Fletcher and Eric Frenzel finished the Ski jump with a total score of 214.1. Team USA would go on to finish the Nordic Combined in 6th place.
After finishing 4th after the ski jump, Sebastien Lacroix and Jason Lamy Chappuis (FRA) finished the 15km with a winning time 35:37.9. Team USA finished 6th.
Sebastien Lacroix and Jason Lamy Chappuis talk about savoring the victory of their 2nd team gold medal and how special it is to win with a teammate from your homeland.
Wilhelm Denifl and Bernhard Gruber finished 3rd in the ski jump but were able to make up ground in the 15km. The two finished with a time of 35:54.5, losing to FRA by 16.6 seconds.
Marit Bjoergen talks about pulling away from Justyna Kowalczyk in the final kms of the race to win her hard-earned gold medal.
Marit Bjoergen continued the streak of Norwegian dominance at this year’s world championships, finishing with a time of 1:27.19.9. Bjoergen has won 4 out of the 5 world championship events she has competed in.
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships have been held in various numbers and types of events since 1925 for men and since 1954 for women.
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships have been held in various numbers and types of events since 1925 for men and since 1954 for women.
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships have been held in various numbers and types of events since 1925 for men and since 1954 for women.
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships have been held in various numbers and types of events since 1925 for men and since 1954 for women.
Team Norway takes about how it feels to defend their title at this years world championships.
Skiers Asle Tord Gjerdalen, Eldar Roenning, Sjur Roethe, and Petter Northug, represented Team Norway in the 2013 Nordic World Ski Championships in Val de Fiemme. They finished with a total time of 1:41:37.2, with the best time coming from skier Sjur Roethe. Noway has won the event every year since 2001.
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships have been held in various numbers and types of events since 1925 for men and since 1954 for women.
Eric Frenzel (GER) talks about his World Championship win.
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