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January 17, 2010
Vancouver Olympic Games 2010
Slovenians are well-represented in the the XXI Winter Olympic Games, held in Vancouver, Canada, from February 12 until February 28.
Slovenia will be represented at the Olympics by 47 athletes, which is the largest delegation of athletes to the winter Olympics in Slovene history. Seventeen women and thirty men will compete in ten different Olympic events, ranging from alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, skijumping, snowboarding, and figure skating to skeleton and freestyle skiing
Petra Majdič, who has so far had one of the most successful seasons, is aspiring for at least one gold medal in women’s cross-country sprint, where she is one of the main favorites. Associated Press (AP) recently predicted that Petra will win four medals, something we all wish for very much. Tina Maze, on the other hand, will seek to win the slalom and giant slalom races, where in this year she had one of the best seasons in her career. She also was selected to carry the Slovenian flag at the opening ceremony on Friday. Other Slovene athletes to keep an eye on are Rok Flander in parallel giant slalom, Teja Gregorin in biathlon, and, of course, our ski-jumpers with Robert Kranjec, who also had a very successful season, in the front.
Other Sports News ArticlesJune 23, 2010
Kek: Fearless Slovenia’s biggest testEngland may have underperformed at South Africa 2010, but Matjaz Kek is adamant. “I don’t care how they played in the first two matches. I believe we’re facing the toughest match for Slovenia under my management.” June 23, 2010
Where to watch: Cleveland, OhioSee all the action as it happens and see pictures and coverage from the last match (especially of the Slovenia fans in Cleveland) June 19, 2010
Willoughby bar hosts friendly rivalry for World Cup gameSlovenian World Cup matches have been in the spotlight in Cleveland, Ohio USA. The article that made the front page of News Herald Saturday edition. June 17, 2010
Slovenian World Cup Soccer TeamFind out everything you need to know about team Slovenia and their quest to win the FIFA World Cup June 15, 2010
Bring On The Americans, Slovenia SayPOLOKWANE, South Africa - Slovenia are growing in confidence at the World Cup having beaten Algeria and seen England and the United States take points off each other in the opening round of Group C matches. June 17, 2010
Jure Robic (RAAM) Passes Through OhioToday we are suppose to arrive to the fnish according to the original plan. Storms, wind and floods stoped us. We still have almost 500 miles to go. ur advantage on the road is around 3h 30min. To get more precise result we have to add time credit and deduct penaltie. Now that even Gulewitz got time credit for being stoped at the flood is the whole time thing even more complicated. According to my assumption, we have around 4h 30min lead and that lead is hard to overcome if we continue as usual. The race is still long and anything can happen. The winner will be known on friday morning. March 5, 2009
Planica Hill to Host Ski Jumping FinalsSlovenia's Planica hill, the biggest ski-jumping hill in the world, will host the finals of the ski jumping World Cup on Mar. 19 to 22, organizers said on Wednesday. March 1, 2009
Luka Gregorc Shows Aggressive Style in South Florida Tennis TournamentDelray Beach, Florida - “I didn’t want to leave anything on the court. I might lose, but it would be by going all out – even if I made 60 unforced errors. I didn’t want to be out there just getting the ball back in.” That was what Lindsay Davenport said when she won the women’s draw at the U.S. Open back in 1998. The same spirit might seem to apply to Luka Gregorc, who competed last week at the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships. February 22, 2009
ITF will Co-Host Golf Events in United States and SloveniaITF will host two golf tournaments in 2009 to raise funds to make the world a better and safer place for children to play, people to work, and communities to grow without the fear of landmines and unexploded ordnance. In partnership with the U.S. non-governmental organization, the Marshall Legacy Institute (MLI), the two “Legacy of Hope” events will benefit humanitarian mine action projects in four countries: Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia. February 18, 2009
One missing bike found, but it's not Lance Armstrong'sMERCED, CALIF. -- Astana team director Johan Bruyneel said this morning that one of the four bikes stolen out of a team truck Saturday night or Sunday morning in Sacramento had been recovered. But it wasn't Lance Armstrong's time-trial bike. February 15, 2009
Zvone Žigon reporting live from Windham New YorkHere are two photos from Wyndham "SlovenSKI Weekend". There were 52 people from New York, Pennsylvania, and our group from Cleveland Ohio. The Nastar giantslalom race is also organized for the group and this year there were 23 participants, competing in different age categories. On Saturday at Noon, most of the skiers meet at the top lodge for a group picture. The flag doesn't need to be brought up, as it is there permanently. February 1, 2009
Mountain Bike - European Down Hill Championships 2009The website for the European DH championships was launched this week: http://www.dhvitranc.eu The Championships will be held in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, June 12 -14 2009. The race is one week before the Maribor DH/4X World Cup. The venues are less than 3 hours drive from each other. Furthermore, Maribor is followed by the 4-Cross European Championships in Ajdovščina, again less than 3 hours drive. Park View hoops team planning overseas road tripPark View Education Centre's boys' basketball team is planning one heck of a road trip. "This will be something they'll remember for a lifetime," said coach Eric Dolliver about the Panthers' intentions to travel to Nova Gorica, Slovenia, for an International Baccalaureate (IB) hoops tournament next November. January 25, 2009
Saša Farič Wins Bronze in ColoradoSlovenian Cross skier, Saša Farič, won bronze medal at the 13th Winter X Games in Colorado this past Sunday. The X Games in Aspen were a part of North American tour for this 24-year old from the town of Radomlje, and were open only to invited participants. Slovenian Vaulter Sets Bar HighFAYETTEVILLE -- Tina Sutej has gotten off the ground quickly at Arkansas. The freshman pole vaulter from Slovenia capped a whirlwind first week in Northwest Arkansas by topping the provisional qualifying standard for the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships on Jan. 9. She cleared 13 feet, 5 1/4 inches. January 14, 2009
Attention Cleveland Slovenian Skiers and SnowboardersCleveland Slovenian Ski Club is entering its third season. This year we are organizing two ski trips. The first trip is a one day ski trip to Holiday Valley, in Ellicottville, NY, on Saturday, February 7th, 2009. Cost is $75 and includes round trip motor coach to Holiday Valley and an 8 hour full access lift pass. The cost for children between the ages of 6-11 is $65. Non- skiers/non-boarders, and all children 5 and under, have the option of paying $30 for round trip bus fare only. Children 5 and under ski for free. November 19, 2008
Slovenian gymnast 1st in history to score over 1,000 pointsBELGRADE, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Slovenia's Mitja Petkovsek has become the first gymnast in history to gather over 1,000 points in World Cup rankings, the International Federation of Gymnastics (FIG) said on Wednesday. Petkovsek tops the rankings on the parallel bars with 1,016.34 points, the official Slovenian news agency STA reported. |
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More than 2,500
contestants from over 80
countries will compete for 86
sets of medals. The town of
Whistler in British Columbia,
Canada, will be the venue
where most events will be
held, whereas the opening
ceremony will take place
at the BC Place Stadium in
Vancouver, indoors for the
first time in the history of
Olympic Games.
Petra Majdič in crosscountry
skiing and Tina
Maze in alpine skiing are
two sportswomen in whom
Slovene fans put most of their
hopes. 
The two Andrejs, Andrej Jerman and
Andrej Šporn, are very likely to achieve great
results in men’s downhill, since they both
recently had great successes in the World Cup. Tone Vogrinec, who has been in charge of the
Slovene skiing for many years and
is considered an expert on world’s skiing
competitions, recently stated that: "this time we [the Slovenes] are headed for the Olympics with
rightfuly high expectations, since
the achievements of our athletes this
winter have shown, that medals are
in fact within our reach.”