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Forgan and Kirkby win another medal for USA Luge, and Lolo Jones set to return to World Cup bobsled

SIGULDA, Latvia — Chevonne Forgan and Sophie Kirkby of the U.S. got their third World Cup women’s doubles luge medal of the season Saturday, continuing their climb in the rankings. Forgan and Kirkby finished second in a race at Sigulda, Latvia, behind only World Cup leaders Selina Egle and Lara Kipp of Austria. And in men’s doubles, Germany’s Tobias Wendl …

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1 week, 4 days ago

Man rescues brother from avalanche after finding his fingers sticking out of snow

The Independent

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2 weeks ago

Denmark boosts Greenland defence with elite sled dog teams after Trump's threatening ‘buying’ remarks

Hindustan Times

In a bold move, Denmark has announced a significant boost to Greenland’s defences, pledging $1.5 billion in new resources, including the addition of two elite sled dog teams. The defence package aims to bolster Greenland's security with patrol boats, drones, and increased sled dog teams. Despite the timing, Danish Minister of Defense Troels Lund Poulsen dismissed any direct connection between …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Denmark upgrades security with $1.5 billion Arctic Defense package as Trump eyes Greenland

India Today

President-elect Donald Trump has yet again ignited the chatter around America buying Greenland, the world’s largest island between the Atlantic and Arctic oceans. Following Trump's remarks, Denmark has announced a substantial investment to strengthen Greenland's defenses, including the addition of two elite sled dog teams. Danish defense minister Troels Lund Poulsen told Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten that Copenhagen plans to spend …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Denmark announces major boost to Greenland defense amid Trump threats

Raw Story

A massive increase in defense spending is set to hit Greenland in a move that would allow the Artic territory to fortify its military’s strength. The announcement came just hours after President-elect Donald Trump again insisted that the United States should acquire the semi-autonomous part of Denmark for purposes of America’s “national security and freedom.” "We have not invested enough …

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1 month ago

Weather affects World Cup bobsled, luge races in Austria and Germany

Associated Press

ALTENBERG, Germany — Germany swept the podium spots in the first women’s bobsled World Cup race of the season Sunday, with the team of Laura Nolte and Deborah Levi getting the victory. Lisa Buckwitz and Neele Schuten took second in Altenberg, and Kim Kalicki and Lauren Siebert finished third for Germany. Luge Austria swept the medals in a men’s World …

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1 month ago

I just ran my first Hyrox race – here are six things I wish I’d known

The Independent

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1 month, 1 week ago

For over 25 years, this photographer had a window-side seat at the Macy’s Parade

CNN

CNN — When photographer Elizabeth Kahane’s husband asked where in New York they should live following their engagement in 1998, she had a very specific requirement for their marital home: A view of the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. E.A.Kahane Kahane’s images, 160 of which feature in her new book “Come Join the Parade,” depict marching brass bands, pom pom-waving …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Quzhou athletes dazzle in international skeleton racing

China Daily

chinadaily.com.cn| Updated :2024-11-22 Zhu Yangqi clinches the women's title at the third race of IBSF Asian Cup Skeleton Pyeongchang 2024. At the third race of the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation Asian Cup Skeleton Pyeongchang 2024 on Nov 14, Zhu Yangqi from Jiangshan, a county-level city in Quzhou, clinched the women's title with a time of 1 minute and 52.03 …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Kim Kardashian won't like that BFF Jonathan Cheban hung out with Bethenny Frankel for this reason

Daily Mail

Jonathan Cheban was seen partying with Bethenny Frankel at Heidi Klum's star-studded 23rd Annual Halloween Party in New York City on Thursday. Cheban was Karl Lagerfeld and Bethenny was Wonder Woman at the event held at The Hard Rock Hotel New York in New York City. Jonathan Cheban was seen partying with Bethenny Frankel at Heidi Klum 's star-studded 23rd …

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4 months ago

Olympic champion Brianna Decker headlines the US Hockey Hall of Fame class of 2024

Associated Press

Olympic champion Brianna Decker, former NHL players Kevin Stevens and Matt Cullen, late Chicago Blackhawks founder Frederic McLaughlin and the 2002 Paralympic gold medal-winning sled hockey team are being inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame. “The impact of the Class of 2024 spans across the sport, and each honoree is reflective of the extraordinary contributions necessary to earn …

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55 years ago

Radian Aerospace wants to reinvent the space rocket — as a space plane

CNN

CNN — In the 1990s, NASA designed an experimental space plane meant to be a cost-effective alternative to expensive rockets. Called the X-33, it was based on a concept called SSTO — or “single stage to orbit.” SSTO does away with the rocket stages of conventional space flight — where rockets containing engines and fuel and are dropped during ascent …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Travis Kelce enjoys return to ‘sanctuary’ of Chiefs camp after taxing 2023 season

New York Times

— For a few minutes Saturday, Travis Kelce just stood in place and remained silent. Travis Kelce, resident pitch king 👑 pic.twitter.com/jaagVHVAx4 — Kansas City Chiefs July 26, 2024 Much of Kelce’s work in camp has come without the ball in his hands. “It was just making sure my body was getting that rest and that ability to train harder …

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8 months, 1 week ago

Iconic arch that served as Iditarod finish line collapses in Alaska. Wood rot is likely the culprit

The Independent

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8 months, 4 weeks ago

The Sunday Crossword No. 3302

The Hindu

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

Derrick Henry feels right at home with Ravens: ‘This is where I knew I wanted to be’

New York Times

— Derrick Henry all but ended the 2019 Baltimore Ravens’ Super Bowl hopes by himself. General manager Eric DeCosta met with the Ravens contingent in Orlando, Fla., and found his eyes trained on Henry, the Titans’ battering ram of a running back. GO DEEPER Ravens keep suffering free-agent losses, but Derrick Henry represents one big gain Clad in a purple …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

Dallas Seavey wins 6th Iditarod championship, most ever in the world’s most famous sled dog race

Associated Press

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Dallas Seavey’s path to an Iditarod championship was like none he’s faced before, including killing a moose and overcoming a time penalty that had him in 10th place at one point to win a record-breaking sixth championship in the world’s most famous sled dog race. Seavey drove his team a half-block off the Bering Sea ice onto …

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9 months, 4 weeks ago

2 dogs die during 1,000-mile Iditarod, prompting call from PETA to end the race across Alaska

Associated Press

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Two dogs died over the weekend during Alaska’s annual Iditarod sled dog race, marking the first deaths during the race in five years and renewing calls to end the 1,000-mile competition that sees mushers and their canine teams traverse mountain ranges, a frozen river and sea ice — often during treacherous weather. Bog, a 2-year-old male on …

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10 months ago

Iditarod issues time penalty to Seavey for not properly gutting moose that he killed on the trail

Associated Press

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Iditarod officials on Wednesday imposed a two-hour time penalty on musher Dallas Seavey for not properly gutting the moose he killed during the race earlier this week. Race marshal Warren Palfrey convened a three-person panel of race officials to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of the moose, which became tangled up with Seavey and his dog …

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10 months ago

5-time Iditarod champion Dallas Seavey kills and guts a moose that got entangled with his dog team

Associated Press

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A veteran musher had to kill a moose after it injured his dog shortly after the start of this year’s Iditarod, race officials said Monday. Dallas Seavey informed the officials with the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race early Monday morning that he was forced to shoot the moose with a handgun in self-defense. Seavey encountered the moose …

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10 months, 1 week ago

Alaska’s Iditarod dogs get neon visibility harnesses after 5 were fatally hit while training

Associated Press

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Iditarod, the annual sled dog race celebrating Alaska’s official state sport, got underway Saturday with a new focus on safety after five dogs died and eight were injured in collisions with snowmobiles while training on shared, multi-use trails. For the first time, mushers who line up for the competitive start Sunday will have the chance to …

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10 months, 1 week ago

Musher who was disqualified, then reinstated, now withdraws from the Iditarod race across Alaska

Associated Press

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A musher who was disqualified from the world’s most famous sled dog race only to be reinstated days later has now officially withdrawn from this year’s Iditarod. Eddie Burke Jr. scratched from the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, officials said in a statement late Monday. Burke, the race’s rookie of the year last year, and 2022 champion …

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10 months, 1 week ago

World-famous sled dog race canceled because of lack of snow

The Independent

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The longest sled dog race in the eastern United States has been canceled due to …

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10 months, 1 week ago

Lack of snow cancels longest sled dog race in eastern United States

Associated Press

PORTLAND, Maine — The organizers of the longest sled dog race in the eastern United States said Monday they are canceling the event due to a lack of snow on the ground. The Can-Am Crown International Sled Dog Races have taken place in northern Maine for more than three decades, including a 250-mile event that is the marquee sled dog …

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Forgan and Kirkby win another medal for USA Luge, and Lolo Jones set to return to World Cup bobsled

Man rescues brother from avalanche after finding his fingers sticking out of snow

Denmark boosts Greenland defence with elite sled dog teams after Trump's threatening ‘buying’ remarks

Denmark upgrades security with $1.5 billion Arctic Defense package as Trump eyes Greenland

Denmark announces major boost to Greenland defense amid Trump threats

Weather affects World Cup bobsled, luge races in Austria and Germany

I just ran my first Hyrox race – here are six things I wish I’d known

For over 25 years, this photographer had a window-side seat at the Macy’s Parade

Quzhou athletes dazzle in international skeleton racing

Kim Kardashian won't like that BFF Jonathan Cheban hung out with Bethenny Frankel for this reason

Olympic champion Brianna Decker headlines the US Hockey Hall of Fame class of 2024

Radian Aerospace wants to reinvent the space rocket — as a space plane

Travis Kelce enjoys return to ‘sanctuary’ of Chiefs camp after taxing 2023 season

Iconic arch that served as Iditarod finish line collapses in Alaska. Wood rot is likely the culprit

The Sunday Crossword No. 3302

Derrick Henry feels right at home with Ravens: ‘This is where I knew I wanted to be’

Dallas Seavey wins 6th Iditarod championship, most ever in the world’s most famous sled dog race

2 dogs die during 1,000-mile Iditarod, prompting call from PETA to end the race across Alaska

Iditarod issues time penalty to Seavey for not properly gutting moose that he killed on the trail

5-time Iditarod champion Dallas Seavey kills and guts a moose that got entangled with his dog team

Alaska’s Iditarod dogs get neon visibility harnesses after 5 were fatally hit while training

Musher who was disqualified, then reinstated, now withdraws from the Iditarod race across Alaska

World-famous sled dog race canceled because of lack of snow

Lack of snow cancels longest sled dog race in eastern United States