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Olympics-Figure skating-After cancer and loss, Gilles says simply skating at Olympics feels like a victory
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (507+ words) MILAN, Feb 10 (Reuters) - No matter where Piper "Gilles and Paul Poirier finish at the Milano Cortina Games, the Canadian ice dance duo believe they have already won simply "by standing on Olympic ice again. After surviving ovarian cancer, mourning her…...
Harry Hartono begins challenging task of reviving struggling men’s singles dept
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (406+ words) PETALING JAYA: New men's singles coach Harry Hartono is game for the challenge of reviving a struggling men's singles department after his first training session with the squad under head coach Datuk Teu Seu Bock got off to a positive…...
Olympics-Figure Skating-Liu ready to show her true self on Olympic return
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (449+ words) Sunday, 08 Feb 2026 Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics - Figure Skating - Team Event - Women Single Skating - Short Program - Milano Ice Skating Arena, Milan, Italy - February 06, 2026. Alysa Liu of United States performs during women's short program. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli MILAN, Feb 7 (Reuters) - After "quitting figure…...
World junior champs Aaron-Khai Xing set for learning curve at All-England
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (376+ words) National men's doubles shuttlers Aaron Tai-Kang Khai Xing. " IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star PETALING JAYA: National men's doubles shuttlers Aaron Tai-Kang Khai Xing will get a shot to play against the world's best when they compete at the All-England next month....
Olympics-Two decades on, Arianna Fontana comes home for one more Olympic run
2+ week, 3+ hour ago (1181+ words) BERBENNO DI VALTELLINA, Italy, Jan 29 (Reuters) - The evening after Arianna Fontana comes home from the European Championships, the "kitchen at her parents" house fills in waves. Cousins, neighbours, children, friends spill in. Plates move, chairs scrape, someone opens another bottle…...
Sarawak-based KKB Engineering on track for more job wins
2+ week, 3+ day ago (296+ words) Monday, 26 Jan 2026 PETALING JAYA: KKB Engineering Bhd's recent contracts to supply pipes and poles worth RM80mil have raised its year-to-date order book wins to RM292mil and outstanding order book to RM347mil. The order book could inflate further as RHB Research estimated that the…...
QuickCheck: Is the Human Resources Ministry holding a "skills diploma interview"?
2+ week, 5+ day ago (130+ words) SKILLED workers are the backbone of a productive and competitive economy. Their specialised training, practical expertise and commitment to quality help drive innovation, improve service standards, and support sustainable national development. Recently, an advertisement was seen on social media promoting…...
Even in bitter cold, S. Korean runners keep going, thanks to greenhouse tracks
2+ week, 6+ day ago (495+ words) These greenhouse-like tracks can feel at least 5 to 10 deg C higher in winter. - The Korea Herald/ANN SEOUL: As the bitter cold tightens its grip, greenhouse-shaped outdoor tracks are emerging as a popular refuge for runners to maintain their routines…...
Olympics-'We are a family': US skaters rally in grief as crash anniversary nears
3+ week, 12+ hour ago (661+ words) The number "5432" is written on the ice rink, referencing American Eagle flight 5342, at the Wichita Ice Center, where some of the plane crash victims of the American Eagle flight 5342 attended the U.S. Figure Skating High Performance National Development Camp, in Wichita,…...
Olympics-Italy's Giacomel aims to make the most of Boe's absence at Milano Cortina
3+ week, 1+ day ago (636+ words) Wednesday, 21 Jan 2026 STOCKHOLM, Jan 20 (Reuters) - The retirement of dominant "Norwegian Johannes Thingnes Boe has left the men's biathlon field for the 2026 Winter Olympics wide open, and Italian fans will be hoping that "the in-form Tommaso Giacomel can seize the moment…...