RUSSIA Ski, Snow, Resorts News, Mar 29, 2012

Turpin hired as Russian freeski coach ESPN By Robin Macdonald Chris Turpin, a Whistler, BC, local and freeskiing innovator, has recently been given the chance to serve as the head coach for the National Russianfreestyle program. The 2014 Olympics, where ski halfpipe and slopestyle will make ... See all stories on this topic »

Paralympian in Aspen: No obstacle too great Aspen Times Chris Slavin, a member of the Aspen Valley Ski and Snowboard Club's Paralympic Development Program, is training for the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia. Chris Slavin has been spending her “free ski” days with groups of young skiers, ... See all stories on this topic »

Swiss coach Mauro Pini resigns ESPN He reportedly argued with Pini at World Cup races in Sochi, Russia. Pini says in a Swiss Ski statement that he leaves despite feeling he "still had big things to accomplish" with the team. Pini was the private coach of Lara Gut when she won two silver ... See all stories on this topic »

Olympic ski jumpers meet girl whose first jump went viral Fox 13 Now - Salt Lake City And as the women's ski jump team prepares for their very first Olympic competition in Russia in 2014, Zia will be cheering them on. “This has got to be the highlight of her life. She adores any Olympic athlete,” says Zia's mother Jennifer Terry. See all stories on this topic » Fox 13 Now - Salt Lake City

Canadians capture trio of medals at World Cup Calgary Herald McKeever, 32, and Carleton, 34 — from Calgary — topped the field in the men's 30-kilometre classic-ski visually-impaired category. McKeever clocked a winning time of one hour, 19:44.7 minutes. Russia's Nikolay Polukhin and his guide, IIya Cherepanov,... See all stories on this topic »

Three more medals for Canada at IPC Finals Canada.com Klebl finished the 10-kilometre sit-ski race with a time of 29:33.8, a minute off the pace set by Ramil Ilalutdinov of Russia, who won gold in 28:33.3. Roman Petushkov ofRussia won silver in 28:55.0. Bourgonje, the reigning world champion in the event ... See all stories on this topic »

Across the Arctic blue night: Trans-Lapland expedition debrief ExplorersWeb My journey spanned across Russia, Finland, Norway and Sweden, and included climbs to Halti (Finland's highest peak at 1331m) and Kebnekaise – Lapland's roof at 2111m. An extraordinary mild winter forced me to leave the skis behind in some sections, ... See all stories on this topic »

Alborn makes leap from jumping to coaching Anchorage Daily News Today he is the head coach for Women's Ski Jumping USA -- a job that puts him in the midst of some of the world's top female jumpers, who will make their Olympic debut in 2014 in Sochi, Russia. We caught up with Alborn, 31, who lives in Park City, ... See all stories on this topic »

Sochi finalizes snow test events and BOA spends a week touring venues Sports Features Communications The BOA team took tours of all the following: Mountain cluster and Olympic Village, endurance athletes Village, “Laura” Cross CountrySkiing and Biathlon Centre (Cross-Country and Biathlon), Rosa Khutor Alpine Center (Alpine Skiing), Russian National ... See all stories on this topic » Sports Features Communications

McKeever grabs podium in Finnish 10-km skate race The Province My skate skiing has been stronger this year and I put it together for the first time in a Para race." McKeever, 32 and Canmore's Carleton, 34, beat Russian rival Stanislav Chokhlaev and his guide Maksim Pirogov for the first time this season. See all stories on this topic »

Oland among best freestyler skiers Lake Country Calendar Slope style and half pipe ski events will be included in the 2014 Olympic game in Sochi,Russia. The slope style ski competition is growing rapidly and is expected to be one of the premier spectator event for future winter Olympics. See all stories on this topic »

Russian invasion at the London Games Evening Standard Tens of billions of roubles have been poured into Sochi, Russia's southernmost city and host of the 2014 Winter Olympics. The Russians have been working around the clock to build railways and motorways and all the venues — including a ski resort ... See all stories on this topic »

Diggins pushes for Olympics Republican Eagle She backed up her performance in Moscow with a career-best fifth-place finish in Rybinsk, Russia during the 10-K skate race, which is done with slightly shorter skis, longer poles and an ice-skating technique. She didn't quite make the podium but she ... See all stories on this topic »

McKeever skis to gold at IPC finals Ottawa Citizen Nikolay Polukhin and Ilya Cherepanov of Russia were second, while countrymen Stanislav Chokhlaev and Maksim Pirogov won bronze. Mark Arendz of Springton, PEI, finished sixth in the men's standing division. Colette Bourgonje of Saskatoon was the only ... See all stories on this topic »

Norilsk Extends $140 Million Loan to Potanin Unit, Interfax Says Bloomberg The Rosa Khutor Olympic ski resort under development in the south of Russia by Potanin's Interros Holding, got the loan, which was due to mature this year, in 2006 and 2008, the news service said. Potanin held about 30 percent of Norilsk before its ... See all stories on this topic »

Religious leaders demand apology for show UPI.com Members of the Russian Interreligious Council released a statement asking members of the group "to come to senses and make public apologies," ITAR-Tass reported. Clad in brightly colored ski masks, the band stood at the altar at the Cathedral of Christ ... See all stories on this topic »

How did 'unpopular' Vladimir Putin win Russia's presidential election? The National Yet, if you throw in the words "elections", "a constitution" and "freedom of assembly", you would paint an equally comprehensive picture of the state of Vladimir Putin's modern Russia. Amid all the smoke and mirrors that currently surround Russian ... See all stories on this topic » The National

British delegation checks out progress of Sochi 2014 Insidethegames.biz The BOA signed an agreement with its Russian counterparts to work together on areas of mutual and strategic interest last year. The tie-up has allowed each to learn valuable lessons from the other with London staging this summer's Olympics a year and a ... See all stories on this topic »

The Human Cost of Olympic Construction Russia Profile From the start, the transformation of Sochi, a quiet Black Sea coastal resort, into an Olympic ski village fit to host both sporting events and an influx of visitors was an ambitious endeavor. In addition to building six stadiums from scratch and a ... See all stories on this topic » Russia Profile

'It was extremely difficult': Lindsey Vonn opens up about divorce from husband ... Daily Mail This year's World Cup took her to the Olympic track of Sochi in Russiawhere the winter games of 2014 are to be held. 'It's an amazing track, I love it. I'm really excited about it,' she said of the competition. But in the meantime the ski champion is ... See all stories on this topic » Daily Mail

Polar Olympiad opening ceremony Barentsnova The sad thing is cancellation of a “Friendship ski-track” marathon that would normally start at Rajakoski and cross borders of Russia, Finland and Norway. First started in 1994, any person who has a pair of skis could join the competition without any ... See all stories on this topic »

World's wealthy create safe haven property markets most notably in London and ... Property Wire The most important buyers are from China, Russia, the Middle East and Latin America but they are not buying property in their own countries but in well established markets, according to The Wealth Report 2012 from property consultants Knight Frank. See all stories on this topic » Property Wire

Polar Medal for Northamptonshire geologist BBC News The geologist from Thrapston is regularly dropped into remote mountain ranges, given a ski-doo and left for weeks, sometimes months, to examine the land. "It is a dangerous environment, there are challenges," he said. See all stories on this topic » BBC News

'Touch: 1+1=3′ – Recap Science Fiction Martin drives Lyov (the dog) towards his destination, where he is intercepted by the Redhead Flight Attendant, who gives Martin some attitude before saying that she's supposed to hand deliver the dog because some “Russian guy paid extra. See all stories on this topic » Science Fiction

Travel Doc answers your questions Adelaide Now WE ARE a party of four Aussies travelling to Russia and other Eastern European countries soon. I do not know how Aussies are viewed in these countries and wonder if we should, and how obviously, identify ourselves as Australian. See all stories on this topic »

China's carrier set for commissioning UPI.com The J-15, called The Shark, is believed to be a modified version of a Russian Su-33 prototype, also purchased from the Ukraine, Global Security Web site reports. The J-15 is designed to fly from so-called ski-jump carriers, like Varyag, ... See all stories on this topic »

From snow to desert: a busy week in the life of Ken Block maxrally By Rachel Cavers Last week, Ken Block was at Igora Park - a ski resort close to St. Petersburg, Russia - where he demonstrated Pirelli's new winter Sottozero tyres. And this week saw the American travel back across the Atlantic, to the desert of ... See all stories on this topic »

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Russian men win ski racing Cup of Nations: Voice of Russia After scoring 5994 points this season, male Russian ski racers have taken their first ever Cup of Nations. Norway are second with 4893, and Sweden, third with ... english.ruvr.ru/2012_03_18/68843027/

Ken Block hoons Russian ski resort in WRC car at the ... - Youtube Ken Block hoons it up at the Igora Park ski resort outside of St. Petersburg, Russia in the Ford ... www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9VxO3pqHFY

Ken Block hoons Russian ski resort in WRC car at the ... - WRC HD Ken Block hoons Russian ski resort in WRC car at the Pirelli Winter Attraction event. Tags ... www.wrchd.com/?p=5453

Northern Caucasus Resorts :: Russia Beyond The Headlines: Ski ... Russia Beyond The Headlines: Ski resort with a past gets a reset. The first chair lift and two trails opened March 18 in the North Caucasus resort of Arkhyz. www.ncrc.ru/e/news/index.php?id_4=494

The sixth edition of the Demino Ski Marathon - Worldloppet Ski ... The sixth edition of the traditional Demino Ski Marathon (Russia) gathered more ... The Demino Ski Marathon is the biggest popular ski race in Russia and is one ... www.worldloppet.com/news.php?id=2467

Andrew Zimin - Great Baikal Alpinist ski (Russialoppet 2012) Russialoppet unites major cross-country skiing marathons all over Russia. It is the biggest national series competition in the world. Series was founded in 1997. my.opera.com/andrzimin/albums/show.dml?id=11293802

Sobolinaya Gora ski resort The resort «Gora Sobolinaya» is the largest mounting skiing resort at the coast of Baikal. Here magnificent conditions for rest all year long, especially in winter! www.russia-climbing.com/sobolinaya-gora-ski-resort.html?...

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