PGS women’s podium: fr. l. to r. Selina Joerg, Patrizia Kummer, Nadya Ochner SIERRA NEVADA – Patrizia Kummer (SUI) is currently studying psychology at the University of Bern. At 27, Patrizia already has a mantelpiece full of brass: bronze and silver in parallel giant slalom at the World Championships in 2009 and 2013, and …gold […]
SIERRA NEVADA – He was the only Korean to compete in the Halfpipe event. He was the youngest athlete competing. And he has a broken knee. Kwang-Jin Kim knows a lot about dedication and he proved that when he won the silver medal on 11 February. “I had a crash last month,” said […]
GRANADA – It’s obvious. If you mention ‘Canada’ and ‘Sport’, you automatically think ‘ice hockey’ and you presume every Canadian is born with skates and a hockey stick. Off course you know that’s not the case, but for some Canadians hockey really does run in the family. Take Elisabeth Mantha for instance. A strong […]
Spain’s Team Captain Pol GonzalezGRANADA – The Granada Sports Palace was packed on the evening of 10 February with Spanish fans who came out to support their men’s ice hockey team take on Korea in the first qualifying match. “We weren’t expecting [these fans] at all,” said captain Pol Gonzalez. “It was a surprise […]
GRANADA – Being selected as an athlete to represent your country at a major international multi-sport event is already an achievement on itself, regardless of the fact of winning a medal or not. So what are the odds siblings make the cut for the team? Well, the USA men’s ice hockey team has the […]
SIERRA NEVADA – Arkadii Kazakov, a 21-year old Russian athlete, finished in 4th place in the slope style competition in freestyle skiing. Student at the National State University for Sports and Health PF Lesgaft in St. Petersburg, Arkadii also leads a professional career in freestyle skiing. “At the moment I am fully committed to […]
GRANADA – The application of the Swiss city of Lucerne for the organization of the 2021 Winter Universiade is taking shape. At the currently ongoing 27th Winter Universiade in Granada, Spain, a delegation from the city of Lucerne met with FISU President Claude-Louis Gallien and the Secretary-General/CEO Eric Saintrond. From left to right, Urs Hunkeler, […]
GRANADA – Today, 9 February, the teams of the men’s ice hockey competition had a rest day. Only the women played today. China played Japan in an Asian clash while host Spain faced-off against USA. Both games were played in a packed arena. The Asian clash was a nail biter as the game […]
