High winds forced the cancellation of qualifying action at both the International Ski Federation (FIS) Nordic combined and Ski Jumping World Cup events in Ruka in Finland today.
Ruka in Finland is set to play host to the opening Nordic Combined World Cup of the season and the campaign's second Ski Jumping World Cup after the traditional venue was given the green light following concerns over a lack of snow.
Russia's Evgeniy Klimov won the first International Ski Federation Ski Jumping World Cup event of the season in Poland.
Poland won home gold in the team event at the opening International Ski Federation Ski Jumping World Cup leg of the men's season in Wisla.
Evgeniy Klimov of Russia finished top in the qualification round of the first International Ski Federation (FIS) Ski Jumping World Cup event of the season.
Wisla, in Poland, will be the venue this weekend as a 2018-2019 Ski Jumping World Cup season gets underway with home athlete and defending champion Kamil Stoch, the Pyeongchang 2018 large hill champion, seeking to become become only the fourth competitor to win the overall title three or more times.
Legendary Finnish ski jumper Janne Ahonen has retired, according to Finnish newspaper Sanomat.
The International Ski Federation (FIS) have announced a lucrative prize pot for the inaugural Raw Air Tour on the Women's Ski Jumping World Cup circuit.
Ski jumping technical delegates gathered prior to the new winter season in Zakopane in Poland.
The grand final of the 2019 Raw Air Tournament in Norway could be moved from Vikersund to Trondheim due to issues with the ski flying hill at the former location.
Multiple Russian national champion Irina Avvakumova has announced she will not be competing in any International Ski Federation ski jumping events in the 2018-2019 season as she takes a break from the sport.
The International Ski Federation have confirmed that two new competitions will be included as part of the 2018-2019 Women's Ski Jumping World Cup season.
Norwegian ski jumper Kenneth Gangnes, who tore his ACL for the fourth time in November 2017, has suffered a further delay in his return to competition due to a thigh injury.
The 2015 ski jumping World Cup champion Severin Freund is back in training following a serious knee injury sustained in July last year.
French ski-jumper Ronan Larny Chappuis has announced his retirement from the sport after serious back pain during the 2016-2017 season led to bone transplant surgery.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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Popular Dutchman Raymond Van Barneveld will make his farewell appearance at the Professional Darts Corporation's World Championships that start in London this week, as the sport continues to work on its long-range Olympic target. Mike Rowbottom reports.
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