Utah police say Olympic silver medalist Jeret “Speedy” Peterson killed himself in an isolated canyon. USA Winter Olympics medalist Jeret “Speedy” Peterson has died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Police in Salt Lake City, Utah, said the 29-year-old Peterson called Monday night to tell them where he was and that he was going to commit [...]
The South Korean city of Pyeongchang was awarded the 2018 Winter Olympics today after failing in 2 previous attempts. Pyeongchang defeated rivals Munich and Annecy, France, in the first round of a secret ballot of the International Olympic Committee. Needing 48 votes for victory, Pyeongchang received 63 of the 95 votes cast. Munich received 25 [...]
It will still be possible to buy tickets to the Olympic 100m final next year even if you have not so far applied for any tickets, London 2012 organisers have revealed. Eight thousand tickets to the key event, where Usain Bolt is set to defend his Olympic crown, will be released early next year [...]
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Christof Innerhofer of Italy mastered a bumpy course to win the super-G at the world championships for his first major title, while Bode Miller lost a pole and finished 12th. Hannes Reichelt of Austria was second and overall World Cup leader Ivica Kostelic of Croatia was third. Defending champion Didier Cuche of Switzerland missed the [...]
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Russia was announced as host of the 2018 tournament. It was chosen over England and joint bids by Spain-Portugal and Netherlands-Belgium. Qatar, the smallest nation to host the World Cup, used its 30-minute presentation to underline how the tournament could unify a region ravaged by conflict. Presenters also promised to overcome summer heat of up [...]
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