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BBC News
5 days ago
- Health
- BBC News
Taylor ponders future after World Cup success
Britain's Jasmin Taylor is thinking over her future in Telemark skiing after adding three World Cup titles to the two she won last 31-year-old retained her overall and sprint crowns, and also added the classic title at the end of she had to settle for two World Championships bronze medals earlier that month, having last year decided to continue in the sport with the target of a first gold."In preseason, I thought, 'What am I doing here?' I had a lot of doubt. But you press on and step by step, things come together," she told BBC Radio Suffolk."I've got the same feeling now - I don't know what my next step is. I'm trying to weigh it all up because it's a lot to put yourself through, a lot of pressure and a lot of stress. It is amazing but it takes a lot of energy in many different ways."There's always something more you can do, but where's the cut-off? I suppose I need to make a decision within the next month or so [if I'm going to] to start training for the new season." Telemark skiing events includes slalom, cross-country and ski-jumping elements, but the difference is that the skier's heels are not fixed to the from Ipswich, became Britain's first World Championships medallist in the sport at Steamboat Springs in the USA a decade the next championships will not take place until 2027, so she would have to commit herself to at least two more years on the slopes in order to try again to add gold to the silver and three bronzes she has won in the World Cup success came despite suffering from a chest infection, which required treatment with antibiotics, in mid-season."The break we had between races in Norway in February and then going again two weeks later in Slovenia, I basically spent the entire time in bed," she said."I was thinking, 'I've got the lead in the World Cup but it's not by a lot, it's still all to play for and I just can't be ill.' It's so difficult to compete and when you're unwell, it's even worse. It creates stress and anxiety."So going into Slovenia, I had quite low expectations and I came away with a second and two firsts. In a way, having that rest, you just have to trust all the training you've put in is going to see you through, and it did."Taylor said her overriding feeling after clinching her World Cup titles at Thyon in Switzerland was one of "massive relief".The University of Suffolk graduate added: "There are four globes up for grabs and I managed to get three of the four, I was third in the parallel [event] - I was in a position where I could have won all four or I could have lost everything."It was such a pressured situation and you really find out what you're made of. I don't really know how I did it exactly but you manage to get ultra-focused and block everything else out."When you're not in a position to control the outcome, which you never really are, the mind plays tricks on you, and you're calculating points, if so and so finishes here, I need to finish there - if you let your mind unravel, it really will."
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Sewage in the Illinois River has caused a Combined Sewer Overflow in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Due to the rain, the city of Peoria has issued a Combined Sewer Overflow Alert for Monday. When Peoria gets too much rainfall, above 0.15 inches, the sewers overflow, and instead of that sewage going to the water treatment plant, it flows into the Illinois River, said Peoria Public Works spokesman Nick McMillion. Peoria City Hall updates on Sewer Overflow Control Program progress This, in turn, makes the water unsafe and can make people sick when they come in contact with it, whether it's drinking, swimming, skiing or other water activities, said McMillion. 'When this warning is posted, please avoid full-body contact with the Illinois River in the area downstream from Detweiller Marina. You may get sick if you swallow water while swimming, Jet Skiing, or water-skiing in these areas after a combined sewer overflow,' he said. The alert is for the part of the river downstream from the Detweiller Marina. Due to a federal mandate, the city is building infrastructure to avoid these sewer overflows to stay in compliance with the Clean Water Act and a CSO Consent Decree with the Environmental Protection Agency, he said. A map of areas affected, as well as more information on the CSO, can be found on the city's website. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Reuters
13-05-2025
- Business
- Reuters
U.S. Ski & Snowboard secures sponsor extension, sources say deal near $100M
NEW YORK, May 13 (Reuters) - U.S. Ski & Snowboard has extended its sponsorship deal with financial services firm Stifel until 2034 for what sources said was an unprecedented nearly $100 million. U.S. Ski & Snowboard officials declined to comment on the value of the deal but sources told Reuters that it was close to $100 million, making it the richest sponsorship in the organization's history. "In the past, we would have these four-year cycles where, especially off the back of an Olympic year, we would maybe drop off a little bit," U.S. Ski & Snowboard President and CEO Sophie Goldschmidt told Reuters. "We're not having these kinds of highs and lows. And as you look at the long-term development of athletes and how we can support them, to know now that we're going to be able to consistently build kind of year on year in how we support them is huge for us." The deal keeps the title sponsor for the U.S. Ski Team in place through a critical moment for the national governing body, as celebrities like record-breaker Mikaela Shiffrin and comeback story Lindsey Vonn spike interest. The deal offers added visibility for Stifel, a partner since 2022, with the Olympics returning to Salt Lake City in 2034. It will be the first time the United States has hosted the Winter Games in 32 years. "It just gives us the sustainability and consistent financial resources to be able to support our athletes holistically," said Goldschmidt. The deal comes as the U.S. governing body moves to expand its footprint into surfing, throwing its hat into the ring to be the de facto organizer for the U.S. surf team at the LA28 Games at an uncertain time in the sport. USA Surfing accepted decertification after the Tokyo Games that took place in 2021 amid reported concerns from the USOPC over governance and operations. "We wouldn't want to take this on if we didn't strongly believe we could put the surfers in a better place and that it would also be additive to our core sports and organization," said Goldschmidt. USA Surfing, which announced its bid for re-certification in March, has balked at the move, claiming U.S. Ski & Snowboard does not have the proper competition infrastructure in place. Goldschmidt, who said the organization was seeking to manage the elite side of the sport without becoming the national governing body outright, declined to address USA Surfing's criticisms directly: "there are plenty of examples of how different entities have managed multiple sports." "I know firsthand that there's a lot of similarities and synergies that we could optimize and take advantage of to really help surfing grow and get to a place where I think we all feel that it deserves to be," she said.
Yahoo
16-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Special Olympics World Winter Games Turin 2025 – Largest Sports and Humanitarian Event of the Year – Draw to a Close
Short Track Speed Skating Action at the Special Olympics World Winter Games Turin 2025 Clemence Samaille Claims Silver in Alpine Skiing Special Olympics Athletes Share Celebratory Embrace Snowshoeing Competition in Full Swing at the Special Olympics World Winter Games Turin 2025 • Eight sport disciplines • 100 delegations • 1,500 athletes and Unified partners TURIN, Italy, March 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Special Olympics World Winter Games Turin 2025, the largest sports and humanitarian event of the year, drew to a close yesterday after a celebration of sport and inclusion. The 1,500 athletes with intellectual disabilities and Unified partners without intellectual disabilities – aged 15 to 66 years old – competed in eight sport disciplines from 8 to 15 March: Alpine Skiing, Cross Country Skiing, DanceSport, Figure Skating, Floorball, Short Track Speed Skating, Snowboarding, and Snowshoeing. Additionally, the Special Olympics Motor Activity Training Program (MATP) offered athletes with profound disabilities the opportunity to showcase their sports skills through an adapted ski demonstration in Bardonecchia and a dedicated event in Turin. In addition to the competition, a number of activities took place on the sidelines, conveying the breadth and scope of the global Special Olympics movement. These included: Special Olympics Healthy Athletes® made possible by the Golisano Foundation, which offered health screenings for all athletes at the Games, a convening of the Global Coalition for Inclusion, the Global Youth Leadership Summit, and a Young Athletes demonstration, where children of all abilities aged 2-7 years learn gross motor skills through inclusive play. Athletes from 100 nations were supported by 2,000 volunteers, and over 500 credentialed media covered the Games, further spreading the message of inclusion. Among the guests who attended the Games were: Prime Minister of Italy, Giorgia Meloni; President and First Lady of Poland, Andrzej Duda and Agata Kornhauser-Duda; Second Lady of the United States, Usha Vance; and European Commissioner for Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport, Glenn Micallef. Special Olympics World Winter Games Turin 2025 has been a proud moment for the entire movement, especially Europe, which is hosting its sixth World Games. Special Olympics Sargeant Shriver Global Messenger, Gilmour Borg, said, 'It is through making our voices heard that we will shape a more inclusive future. It is through our unity that we grow stronger and face every challenge, hand in hand, together.' David Evangelista, Special Olympics Europe/Eurasia President and Managing Director, said, 'The determination, energy and skill shown by the athletes of Special Olympics here at the Games are a culmination of years of training, dedication and perseverance. They are a powerful and timely reminder to the world of the power of inclusion. Here in Turin, the athletes of Special Olympics are quite simply inclusion in motion.' ABOUT SPECIAL OLYMPICS EUROPE EURASIASpecial Olympics in Europe Eurasia encompasses a diverse range of cultures, languages, and customs, traversing 58 countries in Western, Central, and Eastern Europe, and Central Asia. From Iceland to Italy and Portugal to Uzbekistan, Special Olympics promotes respect, inclusion, and human dignity for people with intellectual disabilities through sports. ABOUT SPECIAL OLYMPICS WORLD WINTER GAMES TURIN 2025Every two years, Special Olympics holds its flagship event, the World Games, demonstrating sports excellence, which promotes equality, respect, and inclusion for people with intellectual disabilities worldwide. Transcending the boundaries of geography, nationality, political philosophy, gender, age, culture, and religion, the world will come together to celebrate inclusion around the 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin, Sestriere, Bardonecchia, and Pragelato, Italy, from 8 March – 15 March 2025. Nearly 1,500 athletes and unified partners, more than 1,000 coaches representing 100 countries, 2000 volunteers, and thousands more spectators will participate in and watch eight exciting winter sports and community events. This is the first time Italy has hosted the World Winter Games. Sports featured are Alpine Skiing, Cross Country Skiing, Dancesport, Figure Skating, Floorball, Short Track Speed Skating, Snowboarding, and Snowshoeing. For more information on the 2025 Special Olympics World Games, visit and on social on Facebook, X (Formerly Twitter), Instagram, and YouTube. Media contact: Aoife O'GradySpecial Olympics Europe Eurasiaaogrady@ Photos accompanying this announcement are available at
