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Platini happy to back winter World Cup – ESPN

Telegraph.co.ukPlatini happy to back winter World CupESPNUEFA president Michel Platini says it is "not a problem" to rearrange European club competitions in order to allow the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to be played in winter in the northern hemisphere. Platini, who also confirmed he voted for Qatar...

Sliding to Sochi: USA Luge’s Erin Hamlin hoping for more consistent World Cup … – Washington Post

Sliding to Sochi: USA Luge's Erin Hamlin hoping for more consistent World Cup ...Washington PostThe 25-year-old from Remsen, NY has not won a major international race since capturing that world title on home ice in Lake Placid, yet she remains USA Luge's best hope this winter. A new World...

Hamlin not amblin’: Luger looking for speed as World Cup season begins – Examiner.com

Hamlin not amblin': Luger looking for speed as World Cup season beginsExaminer.comThe luge World Cup season is set to begin this weekend in Innsbruck, Austria, site of the 1964 and 1976 Winter Olympics. Nestled in the mountains just south of Innsbruck and the Inn river is the Tyrolean village...

Flood of emotion: US bobsledder Jazmine Fenlator heading to World Cup tour … – Washington Post

Flood of emotion: US bobsledder Jazmine Fenlator heading to World Cup tour ...Washington PostShe was announced Saturday as a member of the US World Cup team, one of three American women who will pilot bobsleds on the international circuit this winter. “It's an honor to be on the World Cup...

World Cup’s return to be used as chip at bargaining table – Ottawa Citizen

World Cup's return to be used as chip at bargaining tableOttawa CitizenBy Mark Sutcliffe, Ottawa Citizen September 25, 2011 12:00 AM It's no coincidence that since National Hockey League players began participating in the Winter Olympics in 1998, there has been only one World Cup of Hockey....