Until last weekend's competitions in Östersund, Sweden the city had not hosted an FIS Cross-Country World Cup since 1995. The World Cup returned with a classic sprint and a 10/15 km individual start free technique competition.

For ladies' ski jumping the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships started on Wednesday with the first official training. 46 athletes representing 14 nations were participating on the normal hill in Falun.

Besides the records in Vikersund, another premiere in ski jumping happened last weekend. It was not as spectacular as the world record flights of Peter Prevc and Anders Fannemel and it got less media attention, but it's still remarkable

She’s already won all the races she’s skied during the winter in her native Iran. And Wednesday’s WSC qualifying round will be the first competition outside her home country for 23 year-old Samueh Beramie Baher. “It’s really exciting,” says Teheran’s first female national team skier.

Season's first slopestyle and second big air World Cup events and a star-studded field led by reigning world champions attract thousands of spectators to the Stoneham and Quebec City venues.

Vail-Beaver Creek, Colorado – The last race of the FIS Alpine World Ski Championship on Sunday had a thrilling scenario in store. None of the four fastest racers after the opening slalom run managed to hold on to their positions and saw France's Jean-Baptiste Grange claim the World title.

Severin Freund won the second ski flying in Vikersund. Local hero Anders Fannemel, who set another world record on this spectacular weekend with 251.5 m in the first round, finished second and with Johann Andre Forfang and Rune Velta also the third and fourth place went to Norway.

Anna Holmlund (SWE) capped off a huge weekend for the host Swedish squad and Jean-Frederic Chapuis (FRA) made good on his promise from yesterday, as the two fastest skiers from qualifications were able to run the table and take wins in the second Audi ski cross World Cup races of the weekend in Are, Sweden.

Finn Hagen Krogh has won his second World Cup in two days in Östersund, Sweden. Today’s victory in the 15 km free technique was his first ever World Cup distance win and his third win this season.

Sweden’s Charlotte Kalla has won her first World Cup since Falun in March of 2010