MILAN (CONVERSEER) – Ilia Malinin is set to make his return to the global figure skating stage. The two-time and reigning world champion confirmed Tuesday (17 February) to Olympics.com that he’ll go for three world titles in a row, something not done since his American compatriot Nathan Chen did so from 2018 to 2021. The…
Mac Forehand thought he’d done enough with a massive 98.25 — then the Norwegian dropped an even bigger 98.50 on the final run to win Olympic gold in men’s freeski big air. Tormod Frostad saved his biggest moment for the biggest stage. MILAN (CONVERSEER) – In a dramatic men’s freeski big air final at the…
BERLIN (DPA, CONVERSEER) – Most Germans are in favour of the nation’s Olympic bid, according to a survey conducted by the YouGov market research company on behalf of dpa. A total of 48% of the participants said they were either “somewhat” in favour (27%) or “strongly” in favour of Germany bidding to host the Summer…
France’s blind football team won the country’s first-ever Paralympic gold with a win over Argentina and the support of a boisterous crowd at Eiffel Tower Stadium Hosts France secured gold in blind football after a 3-2 victory on penalties, with 41-year-old hero Frederic Villeroux scoring the winner in the shootout following a 1-1 draw in regular time….
By Lisa Martin & Harry De Cosemo for IPC Paris’s reputation as a city of romance has rubbed off on a handful of Para athletes who have popped the question to their sweethearts during the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Enjoy our romantic rundown! Alessandro & Arianna Italian runner Alessandro Ossola, 36, proposed to his girlfriend Arianna at…
Harvinder Singh won gold in the men’s individual recurve open competition, three years after earning India’s first Paralympic medal in Para archery. Three years after winning India’s first Paralympic archery medal, Harvinder Singh made more history by earning the country’s first gold in the sport. After the scoreboard showed that he won the final of the men’s individual…
