Tag: Olympic
Mari Eder near the best of the season in the Kontiolahti sprint – Olympic winner Stina Nilsson rose to the podium for the first time
Germany’s Denise Herrmann won the Kontiolahti quick race. Mari Eder was 29 seconds behind and was ninth in the race. Finland’s number one shooter Mari Ederin The message disappointment from…
U.S. Olympic champion arrested in Russia – up to 10 years in prison threatened
U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner has been under arrest for three weeks. Seven-time constellation player in two Olympic gold and women’s NBA leagues (WNBA) Brittney Griner31, has been arrested in…
Seven-time gold medalist Pertti Sankilampi is pensive at the start of the Paralympics: “There is no Olympic peace”
China’s Paralympics are overshadowed by Russia’s war against Ukraine. In Finland, the sports movement for the disabled was born through war invalids. Municipal councilor and champion of para-sports Pertti Sankilampi…
Zhan Beleniuk, MP, Olympic wrestling medalist and champion of the Ukrainian cause
Boxers Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko or Vasiliy Lomachenko and Aleksandr Usyk, MMA fighter Yaroslav Amosov… many Ukrainian athletes call to defend their homeland, attacked by Russia. Among them, Zhan Beleniuk,…
The Women’s League returns after a break of 76 days – HIFK and Kiekko-Espoo meet in the top game, including up to six recent Olympic medalists
Some of the hockey Women’s League teams were out of play for more than two months due to Olympic and corona precautions. The series spun with full force last weekend.…
Frida Karlsson had to fight for Olympic gold, but the dream turned into a teammate’s concern in a hotel room – the Swedish star is now talking about a wild disappointment
Frida Karlsson’s early season made her expect big, but in the Beijing Olympics, something went wrong. Now the Swedish star is building a new beginning. The opening of the current…
Iivo Niskanen has a great final draw! Olympic winner repeated his trick in Lahti in front of the home crowd – “It was hard to dig up the charge”
Iivo Niskanen has won the men’s 15 km race in Salpausselä. After the race, Niskanen admitted that finding the last charge after the Olympic success was difficult. The home audience…
The ski stadium at the Olympic Stadium sank in the spectators and the national team skier Vilma Nissinen – will we see the same in the future even in the World Cup?
The Finnish Olympic medalists and world sprint stars attracted about 8,000 spectators to the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on Thursday night. The crowd shouted Iivo Niskasen name when the three-time Olympic…
A bold appearance from a Russian Beijing Olympic medalist – “No to war!”
Russian biathlete Svetlana Mironova did a bold move and sent a message on social media about the peace and love of the Ukrainian people. Russian medalist in the Beijing Olympics…
Finland’s best traditional women’s sprint was not invited to the sprint event at the Olympic Stadium – this is how the competition organizer replied
Johanna Matintalo, who finished third in the Oberstdorf World Cup, was not selected for Thursday night’s stadium print. An invitational competition called Stadion Sprint, a sprint of traditional skiing, will…