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Scotty James win a fifth straight Winter X title, matches Shaun White with his eighth gold there
1+ week, 5+ day ago (397+ words) Snowboarder Scotty James parlayed a never-before-landed trick combination into his fifth straight X Games title on the halfpipe on Saturday and tied Shaun White with eight overall gold medals at the biggest event this side of the Olympics. In the…...
James retains his Laax halfpipe title with eye on gold at Winter Olympics
2+ week, 6+ day ago (328+ words) Winnipeg -22" C, Cloudy with wind James, a four-time world champion who settled for Olympic silver at Beijing in 2022 and bronze four years before that, led a south Pacific podium sweep at Laax. New Zealand's Campbell Melville Ives took second with…...
Overall skiing champion Federica Brignone returns to snow training 8 months after severe injury
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (100+ words) It still remains to be seen if she can compete for host Italy at the Milan Cortina Olympics in February. Brignone completed a few runs on non-racing skis in Cervinia, the Italian Winter Sports Federation said. Brignone was injured in…...