Men’s 1,000mKorean domination today on the Long Track podium as gold and bronze went to Korean skaters Mo Tae Bum and Lee Kang Seok respectively in the Men’s 1,000m competition. Polish skater Konrad Niedzwiedzki managed to wriggle himself between the Koreans to take the silver. 1. MO TAE BUM – KOR – 1:10.05 2. […]
CHN vs. GBR Women FIN – SVK 7-2 (4-2, 2-0, 1-0)An early game at noon for Finland and Slovakia, where Team Suomi took an early lead. The Fins leave the ice with a 4-2 advantage after the first period and the Scandinavians will continue their lead for the rest of the game as Slovakia […]
Presidential visit to MaoershanThere was some excitement in the Maoershan venue for the visit of FISU President George Killian, and of his wife. Mr. Killian was hosted by the Mayor of the Village, Mr. Xu Wendong, by the Vice-Mayor and by our Vice-Chair of the Ice Hockey Technical Committee Mr. Zhiqiang, who is the coordinator […]
Mizue Hoshi, from Japan, running for the gold medal in the Women’s Giant Slalom The Alpine skiing competition continued today in Yabuli with the Women’s Giant Slalom. The conditions were almost perfect for this race with good visibility some light snowfall on a superb and well prepared slope. The first run went to Anne-Sophie […]
Who would have bet one dime on Anja Puggl and Viktor Kulikov before the finals of the snowboard parallel giant slalom? Except their best friends or their family members, no one. But this (wo)man to (wo)man race is a very special event because the proximity of your opponent can be stressful. The sun was shining […]
First K125 competition ever in Yabuli It was a big day today in Yabuli as we had five events in a row. Indeed, after yesterday’s cancellations because of the bad weather, the organisers could count on superb sunny conditions.K125For the first time ever in China, a K125 international competition was held in Yabuli, and we […]
Women’s Round 5 SWE-CZE 6:11 GBR-JPN 6:3 RUS-KOR 8:6 CHN-USA 10:1 POL-CAN 5:7 Women’s Round 6 POL-USA 5:8 CAN-KOR 8:6 JPN-CHN 10:3 GBR-SWE 3:9 RUS-CZE 6:3 Men’s Round 5 KOR-NOR 5:10 CAN-SUI 4:9 GBR-JPN 7:6 SWE-CHN 7:4 FIN-USA 4:12 Men’s Round 6FIN-CHN 1:9 USA-JPN 9:5 SUI-SWE 7:6 CAN-KOR 5:7 GBR-NOR 5:9
And the winner is… the wind! It was simply impossible today to set up both men and women super G competitions because of the strong wind conditions above the Yabuli slopes. The nordic combined for teams had to be canceled also. These competitions will be held tomorrow together with the K125, the pursuit event in […]
