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Former NHL Defenseman Dies in Skiing Accident in Czech Ski Resort

Former NHL defenseman Tomรกลก Klouฤek tragically passed away at the age of 45 following a skiing accident in ล pindlerลฏv Mlรฝn, Czechia. The incident occurred on Sunday, March 16, when Klouฤek lost control at high speed and crashed into a power pole at the edge of a ski slope. Despite the rapid response of rescue teams, he was pronounced dead at [โ€ฆ]
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Italian Ski Racer Federica Brignone Secures Overall Season World Cup Title with Super-G Win in La Thuile, Italy

Federica Brignone effectively clinched her career-second Overall FIS Alpine Ski World Cup title after a dramatic Super-G victory on home snow in La Thuile, Italy, on Friday, March 14. The Italian edged out teammate Sofia Goggia by just one hundredth of a second, with Franceโ€™s Romane Miradoli finishing third, five hundredths behind. Brignone, who grew up just 20 minutes from [โ€ฆ]
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Avalanche in the Italian Dolomites Buries 3 Backcountry Skiers, Leaving 2 Dead

A powerful avalanche struck near Cortina in the Italian Dolomites on Sunday, March 16, burying three backcountry skiers and leaving two dead. The avalanche occurred around 1 p.m. at an altitude of 2,300 meters (7,545 feet) on the west side of Forcella Giau, near the famous ski resort Cortina dโ€™Ampezzo in the Veneto region of northern Italy. According to emergency [โ€ฆ]
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Expensive Rescue for 3 British Skiers After Venturing Off-Piste in Austrian Alps

Three British skiers were airlifted to safety on Wednesday, March 12, after recklessly venturing off-piste in the Albona ski area of Stuben, Austria, despite lacking local knowledge. Their ill-advised search for untracked runs led them into dangerously steep and rocky terrain, ultimately requiring an emergency helicopter rescue by Austrian authorities. At approximately 12:55 p.m., the three British skiers aged between [โ€ฆ]
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Canadaโ€™s Mikaรซl Kingsbury Clinches 99th World Cup Mogul Skiing Victory in Season Finale in Livigno, Italy

Mikaรซl Kingsbury has once again etched his name into freestyle skiing history. The Canadian moguls legend secured his 99th career World Cup victory on Wednesday, March 12, winning the season-ending dual moguls event on the slopes of Livigno, Italyโ€”the same course set to host the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympic Games. Kingsbury, 32, outdueled Japanโ€™s Ikuma Horishima in the final, capping off [โ€ฆ]
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Germanyโ€™s Emma Aicher Claims First-Ever Super-G & Second Career Victory at World Cup in La Thuile, Italy, USAโ€™s Lauren Macuga in 5th

The Womenโ€™s Super-G World Cup at La Thuile, Italy, on Thursday, March 14, marked the return of the discipline to this Italian venue for the first time in five years. The race took place on the โ€œNumber 3 Franco Berthodโ€ slope, named after the former Italian alpine skier who competed in the 1960s and later played a key role in [โ€ฆ]
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Not so Pristineโ€”Study Reveals Nanoplastic Pollution in High Alpine Locations

A new study has uncovered nanoplastic pollution in some of the most remote high-altitude glaciers in the Alps, raising concerns about the far-reaching impact of plastic waste. The research, published in January 2025 by a team around Duลกan Materiฤ‡, Head of Research Group for Microplastics, Nanoplastics and Elements at the Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research in Leipzig (โ€˜UFZโ€™), Germany, used [โ€ฆ]
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