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"Giuseppe Dal Ben" Ski Jumping Arena

Giuseppe Dal Ben Ski Jumping Arena (Stadio del Salto "Giuseppe Dal Ben"), ski jumping stadium in Predazzo, Val di Fiemme, Italy; built 1988-1989 for the 1991 Nordic World Ski Championships, hosted Worlds 1991, 2003, 2013, and rebuilt as HS143/HS109 for Milano Cortina 2026.

1080° Snowboarding

1080° Snowboarding (TenEighty Snowboarding) is Nintendo EAD's realistic snowboarding racing game for Nintendo 64, released 1998, programmed by Giles Goddard and Colin Reed, with six courses, 25 tricks, and a GameCube sequel, 1080° Avalanche.

1979–80 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup

The 1979–80 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup was the first men's overall World Cup series in ski jumping, organized by the International Ski Federation and won by Austria's Hubert Neuper.

1983–84 Biathlon World Cup

The 1983–84 Biathlon World Cup was the seventh season of the biathlon World Cup, held at five venues from January to March 1984 and closing at Holmenkollen.

1996 World Cup of Hockey

1996 World Cup of Hockey, first edition of the World Cup replacing the Canada Cup; eight teams, NHL-organized, August-September 1996. United States beat Canada 2-1 in the best-of-3 final in Montreal; Mike Richter MVP, Tony Amonte clinching goal.

2002 Winter Olympics figure skating scandal

2002 Salt Lake City pairs figure skating scandal: French judge Marie-Reine Le Gougne admitted voting under pressure for Russians Berezhnaya and Sikharulidze over Canadians Sale and Pelletier; IOC awarded a second gold, and the ISU replaced 6.0 judging with the IJS.

2005 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup – Women's season

2005 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup women's season (2004/05), 23 Oct 2004–13 Mar 2005, 33 races; Janica Kostelić returned from illness to lead the overall, Renate Götschl won the downhill globe, Michaela Dorfmeister the super G.

2005–06 Biathlon World Cup

The 2005–06 Biathlon World Cup, run as the E.ON Ruhrgas World Cup Biathlon, included the Torino Olympics, with Germany's Kati Wilhelm winning the women's overall title.

2006–07 ISU Speed Skating World Cup

The 2006–07 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was an edition of the ISU's season-long speed skating points series, the first full season after the 2006 Torino Olympics.

2007–08 Biathlon World Cup

2007–08 Biathlon World Cup, IBU season November 2007 to March 2008; Ole Einar Bjoerndalen won the men's Total Score (869) and Magdalena Neuner the women's; final at Khanty-Mansiysk.

2007–08 ISU Speed Skating World Cup

2007–08 ISU Speed Skating World Cup, also branded Essent ISU World Cup Speed Skating, the ISU's long track speed skating World Cup season, with rounds from December 2007 to the 22–24 February 2008 final; distinct from the same season's short track World Cup.

2008–09 Biathlon World Cup

The 2008–09 Biathlon World Cup, running from late 2008 to March 2009, ended with Norway's Ole Einar Bjoerndalen and Sweden's Helena Jonsson winning the overall titles.

2010–11 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup women's season

The 2010–11 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup women's season ran 33 races from Soelden, Austria, in October 2010 to the Lenzerheide finals, with Maria Riesch and Lindsey Vonn dueling for the overall title.

2010–11 ISU Speed Skating World Cup

2010–11 ISU Speed Skating World Cup, the Essent ISU long-track speed skating series: eight senior events from Heerenveen (Nov 2010) to the Heerenveen final (Mar 2011); Netherlands led with 15 golds; Jenny Wolf and Shani Davis among leaders.

2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup

2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup (Essent ISU World Cup Speed Skating 2011–2012), long track series opening in Chelyabinsk 18–20 November 2011, Berlin Final 9–12 March 2012; winners included Mo Tae-bum, Shani Davis, and Sáblíková.

2011–12 Women's FIS Ski Jumping World Cup

The 2011–12 Women's FIS Ski Jumping World Cup was the inaugural women's World Cup season, running from Lillehammer in December 2011 to Oslo in March 2012.

2012–13 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup women's season

2012–13 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup women's season: the women's World Cup circuit from Sölden (Oct 2012) to Lenzerheide (Mar 2013), won overall by Tina Maze with 2,414 points; Mikaela Shiffrin took slalom, Lindsey Vonn downhill.

2013–14 ISU Speed Skating World Cup

The 2013–14 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was a series of six international long track speed skating competitions organized by the International Skating Union, from November 2013 to March 2014.

2015–16 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup (men's season)

Men's 2015-16 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup: ran 24 October 2015 (Sölden) to March 2016 finals in St. Moritz; Marcel Hirscher won a record fifth straight overall title after Aksel Lund Svindal's Kitzbühel crash; Peter Fill took the downhill globe.

2015–16 ISU Speed Skating World Cup

The 2015–16 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was a six-competition long-track speed skating series organized by the International Skating Union, held from November 2015 to March 2016.

2016–17 Biathlon World Cup

2016–17 Biathlon World Cup (BMW IBU World Cup Biathlon), season of 56 races from 27 Nov 2016 Östersund to 19 Mar 2017 Oslo; Martin Fourcade won his sixth men's overall title with 1,322 points; Hochfilzen hosted the World Championships; Tyumen round cancelled.

2016–17 ISU Speed Skating World Cup

2016–17 ISU Speed Skating World Cup (ISU World Cup Speed Skating 2016–2017), season-long long-track series, six rounds from Harbin to a Stavanger final; Heather Bergsma won the women's Grand World Cup.

2017 World Figure Skating Championships

The 2017 World Figure Skating Championships were held at Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland, from 27 March to 2 April 2017, with Yuzuru Hanyu and Evgenia Medvedeva winning the singles titles.

2017–18 Biathlon World Cup

2017–18 Biathlon World Cup, BMW IBU World Cup Biathlon season, 26 Nov 2017 to 25 Mar 2018, Östersund to Tyumen, Olympic break at Pyeongchang 2018 not counted for World Cup points; Fourcade led men, Mäkäräinen led women mid-season.

2017–18 ISU Speed Skating World Cup

2017–18 ISU Speed Skating World Cup: six-stage long-track series (Heerenveen, Stavanger, Calgary, Salt Lake City, Erfurt, Minsk final) that doubled as PyeongChang 2018 Olympic qualification; Canada won men's Team Sprint in world record time.

2018–19 Biathlon World Cup

2018–19 Biathlon World Cup, IBU season Dec 2, 2018 to Mar 24, 2019, opened at Pokljuka, World Championships at Östersund; Johannes Thingnes Bø won the men's overall with 1,262 points and a record 16 wins.

2018–19 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup women's season

2018–19 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup women's season; won by Mikaela Shiffrin's record 17 victories, third straight overall globe, and first GS and super-G globes; Petra Vlhova chief rival; Åre 2019 worlds mid-season.

2018–19 ISU Speed Skating World Cup

2018–19 ISU Speed Skating World Cup: six-event long track series (Obihiro, Tomakomai, Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Heerenveen, Hamar, Salt Lake City Final) under ISU Communication 2192; Division A/B format; Kjeld Nuis won the men's 1000 m with 342 points.

2019 World Figure Skating Championships

2019 World Figure Skating Championships, ISU Worlds held March 18–24, 2019 at Saitama Super Arena, Japan. Nathan Chen won men's gold, Sui/Han the pairs title; 167 entries.

2019–20 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, men's season

2019–20 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup men's season, the 54th men's World Cup series, opened in Sölden in October 2019 and ended early on 12 March 2020 when COVID-19 cancelled the Kranjska Gora finals; Aleksander Aamodt Kilde won the overall title.