Posted January 6Jan 6 Very late to this but just noticed hat Laurie Taylor finished fourth in the first Slalom of the season back in November - a career best for him! Bodes well for the Winter Olympics next month.
January 6Jan 6 Author Also on a winter sports theme - Sweden won the Junior Ice Hockey championships yesterday. Nice to see someone other than the USA get a look-in!
January 9Jan 9 Ellia Smeding has been selected to represent Team GB in long track speed skating at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games.She will compete in the 1,000m and 1500m in February in Milan.At Beijing 2022, Smeding delivered Team GB's best ever Olympic result by a female long track speed skater, while she was the first to compete for GB since 1980.
January 13Jan 13 UK Sport believes Team GB could win a record-breaking eight medals at next month's Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.The funding body hopes athletes will deliver between four and eight medals at the Games which are being held in Italy from 6-22 February.The current record of five was achieved at Sochi 2014 and matched in Pyeongchang four years later.For the Winter Paralympics, which follow in March, UK Sport has set an ambition of two to five medals.
January 13Jan 13 The Canadian team manager in Women's Skeleton has read the Olympic qualifying rules so pulled their athletes out of the weekend event which screwed the US out of Olympic places as too few competitors meant less points.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jan/12/usa-canada-skeleton-winter-olympics-cheating-allegations
January 30Jan 30 Author Giovanni Franzoni seems to be the rising star of the moment - he's bagged a few wins/podiums from unseeded positions recently! And apparently he used to train with Jannik Sinner, never knew he used to be a skiier
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