RUSSIA Ski, Snow, Resorts News, Dec 08, 2011

Winter sports blog: Lindsey Vonn completes hat-trick of wins The Sport Review Skiing is my best therapy, I love to ski fast, it's what puts a smile on my face.” Bode Miller was back to his best as he won his first World Cup downhill in three years at Beaver Creek on Friday. The 34-year-old clocked a time of 1:43.82 to claim his ... See all stories on this topic » The Sport Review

Winter sports round-up Baltic Times With no jumpers competing on the second leg of the FIS SkiJumping World Cup, it remains unclear as to whether Estonia will be represented in the third event of the season in Harrachov, Czech Republic this coming weekend. See all stories on this topic » Baltic Times

Action aplenty looms for Mandurah The West Australian The total cash prize pool for the Action Sports Games will exceed $300000, with the enticing sum expected to attract the best wakeboarding and water ski stars from around the globe. Mandurah mayor Paddi Creevey said: "The City of Mandurah is delighted ... See all stories on this topic » The West Australian

"Ice Shield" Experiment Aims to Cool Mongolian City National Geographic He has studied efforts to preserve glaciers by covering them with special blankets and is familiar with efforts to grow snow on glaciers for ski slopes in Germany's Black Forest. But "I haven't heard of any idea relating river-ice manipulation to ... See all stories on this topic » National Geographic

FOX, lies & the wrong videotape: What's NOT happening in Moscow RT In RUSSIA. No one in their right mind would go to a rally (where most of the time, a lot of standing around is involved) in a tee shirt. People here wear thermals, ski jackets, hats and gloves – the works. Stereotypes are based on fact, you know – and ... See all stories on this topic » RT

Top 5 For Yurkiw Bayshore Broadcasting News Centre Yurkiw, who won silver in combined at the 2008 FIS Junior World SkiChampionships, plans to race again on Thursday before heading to Panorama, BC, next week for more Nor-Am Cup races. The 23-year-old hasn't set a date for her return to the World Cup ... See all stories on this topic »

Hastings graduate takes aim at Olympics in the skeleton Hastings Star Gazette Brad Stewart, a 1998 graduate of Hastings High School, is racing with Team USA and has his sights set on the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Stewart now lives in Park City, Utah, where he first traveled to ski for a winter following graduation ... See all stories on this topic »

"Ice Shield" Experiment Aims to Cool Mongolian City M.A.D He has studied efforts to preserve glaciers by covering them with special blankets and is familiar with efforts to grow snow on glaciers for ski slopes in Germany's Black Forest. But “I haven't heard of any idea relating river-ice manipulation to ... See all stories on this topic »

Moynihan Mulls Mood of NOCs; Qatari Sports Holiday; Pin Points Around the Rings (subscription) Slopestyle skiing has long been a Winter X Games favorite. (Getty Images) The FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup is underway this week on Copper Mountain in Colorado. The event series takes on newfound importance this time around since the ski halfpipe and ... See all stories on this topic » Around the Rings (subscription)

The best fiction of 2011 Salon She began as obscure 18th-century German princess and she ended up an empress, the embodiment of her era's ideal of the enlightened despot and one of Russia's longest-reigning and most effective rulers. To get there, Catherine the Great had to overcome ... See all stories on this topic » Salon

Up All Night "First Christmas" Review Daemon's TV She's still flinging with Jason Lee's Kevin, only it turns more serious when he cancels their ski holiday in order to spend Christmas with his ex-wife and daughter. Ava winds up at Chris and Regan's, keeping an eye on Kevin's house. ... See all stories on this topic » Daemon's TV

Russian skiers second at World Cup in Düsseldorf: Voice of Russia Russia's national men's team took silver in team sprint 6X 1.7 km at the Ski World Cup in Düsseldorf. Swedish and Norwegian teams won gold and bronze ... english.ruvr.ru/2011/12/04/61512029.html

1950s Spend Free Time Outdoors Russia Ski Poster | Ski Posters, Co This is a highly aesthetic original ski lithograph, produced for a straight-forward, practical campaign. The Government of the CCCP (Soviet Union) in Moscow... www.vintageseekers.com/.../1950s-spend-free-time-outdoors-r...

Kamchatka tours, Kamchatka Peninsula travel, eco tours, fishing ... Ski Russia XCountry Marathon ... 25, people will celebrate winter and cross country skiing by participating in the Across Russia Ski Marathon. As Kamchatka is ... www.explorekamchatka.com/.../Ski%20Russia%20Marathon.h...

Ladies-Skijumping.com: Team check: Russia Ladies Ski Jumping - Everything about the Women's ski jumping. News, pictures, interviews, latest results. www.ladies-skijumping.com/wiadomosci/.../Team-check-Russi...

Russia Ski Resorts and Snow Reports - weather.com Find the best snow and ski conditions at Russia ski resorts with our snow reports. www.weather.com/life/ski/drilldown/*,RS

Putin – The Macho Man 5. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin ... Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin drives a snowmobile at Russia's ski resort Krasnaya Polyana near Sochi in southern Russia, January 3, 2010. hotnewshome.com/2011/12/06/putin-the-macho.../5070

Putin – The Macho Man 5. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin ... Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin drives a snowmobile at Russia's ski resort Krasnaya Polyana near Sochi in southern Russia, January 3, 2010. hotnewshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/LB70U.jpg

LifeSteezeMedia: Russian Reversal / Full Movie // SkiVideos Life Steeze Media proudly presents second movie "RussianReversal" lifesteezemedia.com ... video.mpora.com/watch/9PDde7DJj/

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