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Switzerland’s Silvana Tirinzoni defeats Japan’s Satsuki Fujisawa 7-1 in the women’s final at the HearingLife Canadian Open in Saskatoon. Source link

Hamilton’s Alena Sharp says she finished the LPGA Tour season despite having a torn meniscus in her left knee. Source link

Marco Schwarz was first in Sunday’s giant slalom on the classic Gran Risa course in Alta Badia, Italy, where Marco Odermatt, the dominant skier of his generation, had won five of the past six World Cup races. Source link

Basketball is the most popular sport in the Philippines. Now, a new league provides a place for Filipino athletes living in northern B.C. to get together for sports and culture. Source link

Lindsey Vonn heads to Aspen for the holidays happy with another good result Sunday, standing on the podium for a fourth time in five World Cup races to complete an impressive first act of her Olympic season at age 41. Source link

Reese Howden of Cultus Lake, B.C., beat Florian Wilmsmann of Germany and Frenchman Evan Klufts to the finish line on Sunday in Innichen, Italy for a third straight World Cup victory and record-extending 21st of his career. Source link

Canada’s Andrew Longino won a bronze medal Saturday at a FIS Freeski World Cup halfpipe competition in Colorado. Source link

Japan’s Satsuki Fujisawa beat defending champion Rachel Homan 5-4 in women’s quarterfinal play Saturday afternoon at the HearingLife Canadian Open in Saskatoon. Source link

Franjo von Allmen edged his friend Marco Odermatt for a World Cup downhill victory on Saturday in the latest 1-2 finish between the Swiss rivals, whose duels shape as the peak of men’s skiing in the Milan Cortina Olympics season. Source link

Jake Paul sustained a “double broken jaw” in his loss to former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, the YouTuber confirmed early Saturday. Source link