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Brits take titles at Land Ski Championship in Meribel
Date Posted: 02 Apr 2009British skiers Chemmy Alcott and Finlay Mickel have clinched the women's and men's downhill champions titles on the slopes of Meribel.The pair were competing in the British Land Ski Championship and claimed victory aided by improved conditions following light problems early on, reports the Daily Tel...
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Enjoy the Austrian Open in Kitzbuhel
Date Posted: 02 Apr 2009The 64th Austrian Open comes to the ski resort of Kitzbuhel between May 16th and 23rd.Usually, the major sporting event - often seen as the precursor to the French Open in Paris - takes place in July.Among the big tennis stars expected at the tournament is the Russian player Nikolai Davydenko, who h...
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Brits finish in top 20 at Snowboard World Cup
Date Posted: 27 Mar 2009Four British skiers competing at this year's FIS Snowboard World Cup Finals have finished in the top 20 of the competition.The highest finisher was Scotland's Ben Kilner who came in ninth in the men's halfpipe, his highest-ever World Cup finish.Meanwhile, Dom Harrington, 24, finished 20th in the eve...
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Prince William books Swiss ski holiday
Date Posted: 25 Mar 2009Prince William does not seem too concerned about the recession as he recently booked a Swiss ski holiday for himself and his girlfriend, Kate Middleton.The 26-year-old shunned the five-star hotel he normally stays at with his father and brother in favour of a luxury villa, complete with spa baths an...
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Annecy selected as France's candidate to host 2018 Winter Olympics
Date Posted: 25 Mar 2009The picturesque French city of Annecy has been selected as the country's candidate for the Winter Olympics in 2018, it has been announced.According to the Associated Press, Annecy came top in a vote by members of France's Olympic committee with 23 votes, followed by Nice with ten, Grenobles with nin...
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Svindal wins World Cup title by two points
Date Posted: 20 Mar 2009Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway has clinched the overall World Cup title for the second time in his career.He won the prize by two points after his last remaining rival, Austrian Benjamin Raich, crashed out of the competition on the first leg of the final run.Svindal said he was not entirely happy abou...