Germany’s Viktoria Rebensburg stormed to a home victory to win her first International Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine Ski World Cup women’s downhill event in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Bansko, Bulgaria, is the 12th host in this year's women's International Ski Federation (FIS) World Cup tour, with a double whammy of downhill.
Italy's Edwin Coratti repeated his win from last year, coming out on top in the men's parallel giant slalom event at the International Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine Snowboard World Cup in Slovenian resort Rogla.
Ester Ledecká became the first athlete to win both snowboard and alpine World Cup events, claiming the International Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine Ski World Cup downhill victory in Lake Louise.
Double Olympic gold medallist Ester Ledecká has received the Czech Republic's highest sports award for her history-making performance at last year's Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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