Provides the latest RSS feeds for Winter Sports News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Canada Standard.com http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/cat/93239170632489d6/ en-us Mon, 20 May 2013 15:43:01 -0400 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:43:01 -0400 30 WAM STOCKHOLM, May 20th, 2013 (WAM)-- The UAE Ice Hockey Association (UAE IHA) has been granted full membership of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), thus becoming the first Arab country to have the privilege of joining high ranked members and decision-makers in the international ice hockey community. This membership represents a great administrative achievement for the rising UAE ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214633322/scat/93239170632489d6 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:03:32 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214633322/scat/93239170632489d6 There will be no Triple Crown winner again this year, but Orb's defeat in the Preakness Stakes does tee up an interesting summer of racing. Meanwhile, some other potential stars, including Last Gunfighter and Fiftyshadesofhay, emerged from the weekend of racing at Pimlico. Hong Kong horses ran off with both of Singapore's International Group 1 races, Farhh provided a bright spot for ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214631740/scat/93239170632489d6 Mon, 20 May 2013 07:11:38 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214631740/scat/93239170632489d6 LENZERHEIDE, Switzerland -- Felix Neureuther of Germany edged overall World Cup champion Marcel Hirscher to win the men's season-ending slalom race on Sunday. Neureuther hung on to his opening-leg lead to finish 0.36 seconds ahead of Austrian Hirscher in a two-run time of 1 minute, 52.20 seconds. Hirscher already won the season-long slalom standings and ensured he finished on the podium in ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214628273/scat/93239170632489d6 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:25:36 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214628273/scat/93239170632489d6 Tiger Woods and Lindsey Vonn confirmed they're dating. Two months after rumours began circulating in Europe, Woods and Vonn posted separated items on their Facebook pages Monday afternoon to announce their relationship. The posts include photos of golf's 14-time major winner and the Olympic and World Cup downhill ski champion. "This season has been great so far and I'm happy ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214628272/scat/93239170632489d6 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:25:36 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214628272/scat/93239170632489d6 SIERRA NEVADA, Spain -- Canadians Alex Bilodeau and Mikael Kingsbury ended the World Cup freestyle moguls season with a bang Friday. Bilodeau won the final World Cup event while Kingsbury earned the overall title for the second straight year. Bilodeau, from Rosemere, Que., earned his fifth win and 10th podium of the season at the downgraded final. The dual event was altered to a one-run single ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214628271/scat/93239170632489d6 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:25:36 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214628271/scat/93239170632489d6 The man, who has not been named, was out with another skier when they were caught in a storm as they descended the challenging Vallee Blanche near Chamonix.He plunged down the north face of the Aiguille du Midi mountain after the pair decided to return to the cable car because of dangerously high winds and blizzards.Mountain rescue teams have yet to recover his body.Captain Patrice Ribes, of the ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214625551/scat/93239170632489d6 Mon, 20 May 2013 02:49:07 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214625551/scat/93239170632489d6 SQUAW VALLEY, Calif. -- World champion Mikaela Shiffrin straddled a gate in the final run, handing the slalom title to Canadian Anna Goodman on Sunday in the U.S. Alpine Championship. The 18-year-old Shiffrin, from Vail, Colo., had a 1.22-second lead after the opening run, but straddled the gate in the tight middle section in the second run. "I just caught a little bit of a weird groove ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214623164/scat/93239170632489d6 Sun, 19 May 2013 23:10:37 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214623164/scat/93239170632489d6 Team USA's Alex Galchenyuk scores the winning shootout goal against Finland goalie Antti Raanta during bronze medal final action at the world hockey championship in Stockholm, Sweden, on Sunday, May 19, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214619423/scat/93239170632489d6 Sun, 19 May 2013 17:43:11 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214619423/scat/93239170632489d6 JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images STOCKHOLM (AP) The United States won its first medal at the ice hockey world championships in nine years, taking the bronze by beating Finland 3-2 in a penalty shootout Sunday. Alex Galchenyuk scored back-to-back goals in the shootout for the Americans. Teammates Craig Smith and Paul Stastny found the net in the first period. Finland tied the ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214618438/scat/93239170632489d6 Sun, 19 May 2013 15:48:41 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214618438/scat/93239170632489d6 A British skier has died while tackling a famous off-piste glacier in the French Alps, local police have said. The man was out with another skier when they were caught in a bad storm as they descended the challenging Vallee Blanche near Chamonix. The British man, who has not been identified, fell down the north face of the Aiguille du Midi mountain after the pair decided to return to a ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214616584/scat/93239170632489d6 Sun, 19 May 2013 13:11:37 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214616584/scat/93239170632489d6 The man was out with another skier when they were caught in a bad storm as they descended the challenging Vallee Blanche near Chamonix.The British man, who has not been identified, plunged down the north face of the Aiguille du Midi mountain after the pair decided to return to the cable car because of dangerously high winds and blizzards.He plummeted to his death following a long climb back up ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214616018/scat/93239170632489d6 Sun, 19 May 2013 12:23:12 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214616018/scat/93239170632489d6 A UK citizen died after a skiiing accident in the mountains around Mont Blanc on Saturday evening.The man, who has not been named, was on a ridge near Aiguille du Midi when he fell.A second man who was with him managed to reach the nearest ski-lift.He told the emergency services that he and his friend had been trying to reach Aiguille du Midi, which rises to 12,460 ft (3,842 metres) in altitude ... http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214613936/scat/93239170632489d6 Sun, 19 May 2013 08:17:28 -0400 http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/214613936/scat/93239170632489d6