Olympian snowboarder Sophie Hediger was killed in an avalanche in her home country of Switzerland on Monday. Hediger, 26, was caught in an avalanche while “freeriding,” also known as snowboarding on natural terrain in Arosa, both a town and a resort in eastern Switzerland, according to a statement from winter sports federation Swiss-Ski. “We are...
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American gymnast Jordan Chiles takes bid to have Olympic bronze restored to the Swiss Supreme Court | CBC Sports
American gymnast Jordan Chiles is asking Switzerland’s Supreme Court to overturn a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport that stripped Chiles of a bronze medal in floor exercise at the 2024 Olympics. Chiles, with the support of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee and USA Gymnastics, filed the appeal on Monday, a...
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Jordan Chiles takes fight over Olympic bronze medal to Swiss high court
Jordan Chiles must give back her Olympic bronze medal This comes after the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled that the judging panelmade a mistake in granting an inquiry filed by Chiles’ coaches. The fight over Jordan Chiles’ bronze medal is not over yet. Chiles’ attorneys announced Monday that they have filed a formal appeal...
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In Olympic rematch, 800m champion Wanyonyi pulls away from Canada’s Arop at Lausanne event | CBC Sports
Fresh off his silver medal at the Paris Olympics, Canada’s Marco Arop returned to the track and finished second in the men’s 800-metre event on Thursday in Lausanne, Switzerland. In a rematch of Paris, Olympic champion Kenya’s Emmanuel Wanyonyi was able to hold off Arop down the stretch, this time with a more sizeable margin. Wanyonyi...
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Olympic golf leaderboard: Women’s scores, results from Round 3 at Le Golf National
It’s onto the final round of women’s golf at the 2024 Paris Olympics. And following a day of golf that saw quite the movement and change across the leaderboard, Friday’s Round 3 set up what should be an entertaining and big final round of golf at Le Golf National on Saturday — including the possibility...
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Swiss Metraux grabs 2nd-round Olympic women’s golf lead as home star Boutier stalls | CBC Sports
Switzerland’s Morgane Metraux led the Olympic women’s golf contest after Thursday’s second round, propelled by a sensational front-nine holes, while French overnight leader Celine Boutier was among those to suffer on a testing course. The 27-year-old Swiss enjoyed two eagles and four birdies in a bogey-free front nine holes to reach 10 under par for...
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Canada’s Wilkerson, Humana-Paredes rally to win spot in Olympic beach volleyball gold-medal match | CBC Sports
The Canadian women’s beach volleyball team will play for gold at the Paris Olympics after defeating Switzerland 14-21, 22-20, 15-12 in semifinal play at Eiffel Tower Stadium on Thursday. After dropping the opener, Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson saved a match ball against Tanja Hueberli and Nina Brunner in the second set before forcing a...
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Canadian women’s 8 rowing team powers to gold at World Cup in Switzerland | CBC Sports
The Canadian women’s eight rowing team are the reigning Olympic champions – and they’re showing why they’re a threat to repeat. The team won gold on Sunday at a World Cup regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland, that’s serving as an international tune-up ahead of the Paris Games. Jessica Sevick, Caileigh Filmer, Maya Meschkuleit, Kasia Gruchalla-Wesierski, Kristen Siermachesky, Sydney Payne,...
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Humana-Paredes, Wilkerson ousted from Brazil beach volleyball event by Olympic-hungry Swiss duo | CBC Sports
For the second time this week, a Canadian women’s beach volleyball duo was defeated by a highly motivated Swiss tandem at the Elite16 pro tour event in Brasilia, Brazil. Toronto’s Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson were the latest to fall to Esmee Bobner and Zoe Verge-Depre, dropping a three-set decision (21-18, 23-25, 10-15) on Saturday....
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Gushue falls to Sweden but locks up playoff berth at men’s curling worlds, spot at Olympic trials in 2025 | CBC Sports
Brad Gushue’s win streak is over at five games after Canada lost 6-5 to Sweden’s Niklas Edin at the world men’s curling championship on Thursday. Gushue and his St. John’s, N.L., team of Mark Nichols, E.J. Harnden and Geoff Walker fell to 8-2 and were in second place in the 13-team standings. Scotland was also...