In 1932 he placed a disappointing seventh in the Winter Olympic ski jumping competition, severely hampered by appendicitis. He competed in the Alpine Combination in 1936, but had to withdraw after the ...
Although the jump was updated in the 1960s – ahead of the town hosting the Winter Olympics in 1964 – by the 1990s it no longer met international standards. This prompted the Austrian Ski ...
The photo was taken at the last ski jumping Four Hills Tournament in Oberstdorf at the alps. Besides the standard action and ...
The 29-year-old German jumper, who finished third overall in the 2023–24 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup series, can boast four Olympic medals, eight from the World Championships and eight World Cup ...
BISCHOFSHOFEN, Austria — Ten years after he last won the Four Hills ski jumping tournament, Stefan Kraft let victory slip away with the final jump of the last competition on Monday. The 31-year ...
The late architect Zaha Hadid – who is also responsible for the Hungerburg funicular station – redesigned this ski jump in 2002. Originally built in 1925, it was used in Olympic ski jumping ...
A four-year investigation into alleged physical, verbal and psychological abuse of rhythmic gymnasts in Azerbaijan led to the former Olympic team head coach, who is now a government minister, getting ...
Lauren Macuga broke through with her first Alpine skiing World Cup victory, becoming the youngest American to win a World Cup speed race since Lindsey Vonn in 2007.
Years 25 Buildings series looks at Zaha Hadid's Bergisel Ski Jump, which was the turning point in Hadid's career. Although it ...
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