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☆ Deanna Stellato-Dudek is now the oldest woman to win a World Figure Skating Championship - and has a message for non-athletes
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-23 | by ( Holly Yan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

With her partner Maxime Deschamps, the 40-year-old former retiree defeated athletes less than half her age and became the oldest woman to win a World Figure Skating Championship. Deschamps throws Stellato-Dudek into a triple twist during the pairs' free skate portion of the 2024 World Figure Skating Championships. While elite singles skating often rewards youth – requiring immense stamina to pull off quadruple jumps or triple-triple jump combinations – pairs skating comes with its own hazards. Minas Panagiotakis/Getty ImagesBeing the oldest female world champion was “not something that I ever set out to do when I came back to skating,” Stellato-Dudek said after her victory. Stellato-Dudek and Deschamps won their world championship in front of a rapturous home crowd in Montreal on Thursday.

Persons: Deanna Stellato, Dudek, Maxime Deschamps, Deschamps, Stellato, it’s, “, ”, ” ‘, ’, Minas, who’s, Nathan Bartholomay, Dudek “, I’d, Beverley Smith, Deschamps captivate, ” Stellato, Minerva Fabienne Hase, Hase, “ Deanna, ” Hase, “ I’m, Mert Alper, Smith Organizations: CNN, Minas Panagiotakis, ISU Junior, CBC, NBC Sports, Getty Locations: Stellato, Chicago, Florida, Canada, Quebec, Montreal, German, Canadian, Anadolu

☆ NHL players to return to Olympics in 2026 and 2030
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Jacob Lev | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —After missing the previous two Winter Games, National Hockey League players will return to the Olympics for the first time in more than a decade. The NHL, along with the National Hockey League Players Association and the International Ice Hockey Federation, have agreed to allow players to participate in the 2026 and 2030 Olympic Games. “We think this is a great stage for best on best, the best on best in obviously what we believe is in the best sport,” Bettman added. The 2026 Olympic Games are scheduled to be held in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. In addition to participating in the 2026 Olympics, the NHL also announced a new four-team international tournament that will pit Canada, the United States, Sweden, and Finland against each other in 2025.

Persons: Gary Bettman, Bettman, ”, Marty Walsh, “ Organizations: CNN, National Hockey League, Olympics, NHL, National Hockey League Players Association, International Ice Hockey Federation, Cortina d’Ampezzo, “, Team Canada Locations: Milan, Italy, Sochi, Russia, Beijing, PyeongChang, South Korea, Canada, United States, Sweden, Finland

TORONTO (AP) — NHL players are returning to the Olympics for the first time in more than a decade. The world's top hockey league will allow its players to participate in the Games in 2026 in Milan and in 2030 under an agreement announced Friday by the NHL, the NHL Players’ Association, International Ice Hockey Federation and the IOC. NHL players have not been at the Olympics since 2014 in Sochi. "There is a recognition of how important this is to the players," NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said at a news conference during All-Star Weekend. “Extremely badly want to play in the Olympics,” McDavid said Thursday.

Persons: Gary Bettman, Luc Tardif, “, Connor McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar, Auston Matthews, Jack Eichel, Adam Fox, Sidney Crosby, Connor Bedard, ” McDavid, haven’t, Bettman, Tardif, Charlie McAvoy, ” McAvoy, Ralph Lauren, Marty Walsh, ” Bettman, McDavid, MacKinnon, Matthews, Eichel, hasn't, Russia —, Pavel Datsyuk, Kirill Kaprizov, It’s, Sebastian Aho, ” Organizations: TORONTO, — NHL, Olympics, Games, NHL, NHL Players ’ Association, Ice Hockey Federation, IOC, ” IIHF, Beijing, IIHF, U.S, Hockey, Team North America, Olympic, Detroit Red Wings, Minnesota Locations: Milan, Sochi, McDavid, South Korea, North America, Pyeongchang, Beijing, U.S, Canada, Sweden, Finland, Ukraine, France, Nice, Russia, Paris

It has also opened the door for new technology when it comes to on-ice protection from skate blades. BETTER PROTECTIONGianfranco Talarico started the company after watching a youth player get sliced in the thigh by a skate blade, just missing a femoral artery. Talarico has many times since cited research that found lacerations — often to the face, presumably from sticks as well as skates — to be a leading cause of emergency room visits among ice hockey players in the U.S. from 1990-2006. The death of Connecticut high school player Teddy Balkind from a skate cut to the neck in 2022 brought the conversation back to the forefront. The International Ice Hockey Federation announced in December it will mandate neck guards at all levels of tournaments it runs.

Persons: Adam Fantilli, Fantilli, Michael Stuart, Clint Malarchuk, Richard Zednik, Philadelphia's Claude Giroux, Carlo Colaiacovo, Ron Hextall, that’s, ”, Colaiacovo, Gianfranco Talarico, ” Talarico, “, Teddy Balkind, Johnson, Oshie, Ed Kinnaly, Carter Hogg, Charles Popkin, Andrew Saleh, Popkin, it’s, Bill Shaffer, Luke, Shaffer, Martin, Nick Meldrum, Meldrum Organizations: Columbus Blue Jackets, USA Hockey, Daredevil Hockey, “, ” Hockey Canada, NHL, Pittsburgh, Hockey, Bauer Hockey, American Hockey, San Diego Gulls, Conicity Technologies, Associated Press, Toronto Maple Leafs, Denver University , Michigan State, Penn State, Denver, Ice Hockey Federation Locations: U.S, Connecticut, Washington, balaclava, Pittsburgh, ”

USA Hockey is mandating neck laceration protection for all players under the age of 18, the latest development in the wake of the death of a player in England from a skate cut to the neck. The decision announced Sunday comes three months after American Adam Johnson died after taking a skate blade to the neck during a game in the Elite Ice Hockey League. The International Ice Hockey Federation has since mandated neck guards for players at all levels at the tournaments it runs. The governing body for the sport in the U.S. also said it strongly recommends that adults wear neck protection. “I know throughout our organization, the overwhelming opinion was that the time is appropriate to modify our rules related to neck laceration protection,” USA Hockey executive director Pat Kelleher said.

Persons: Adam Johnson, Pat Kelleher, “ We’re, ___ Organizations: Hockey, Elite Ice Hockey League, Ice Hockey Federation, USA, USA Hockey Locations: England, U.S

☆ Mazaalai International Snow and Ice Festival: Mongolia event sets Guinness World Record
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Karla Cripps | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The inaugural Mazaalai International Snow and Ice Festival, which kicked off on January 14, takes place till January 28 at Sky Resort, a golf and ski resort on the outskirts of Ulaanbaatar. A further 52 ice Mazaalai statues were erected at the festival to represent the 52 Gobi bears that remain in the wild. Ministry of Culture/Ministry of Environment and Tourism, Government of MongoliaThere’s also a 56.4-meter-long snow and ice sculpture with a large ice skating rink. On January 17, the festival hosted the Mazaalai International Ice Competition, featuring 24 artists from six countries including China, Thailand, France, Russia, the US and Mongolia. Culture Minister Chinbat said the new Mazaalai International Snow and Ice Festival is part of the government’s goal to welcome one million international tourists per year to Mongolia.

Persons: CNN —, Nomin Chinbat, whooshing, Mongolia There’s, Chinbat Organizations: CNN, Sky, Guinness, of Culture, Ministry of Environment, Tourism, Ice, Culture, World Bank Locations: Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, Government, China, Thailand, France, Russia, United States

The International Ice Hockey Federation announced Monday that it is making neck guards mandatory for all levels of competition in the tournaments it runs, including the Olympics and men's and women's world championships. The mandate would not apply to professional leagues, including the NHL, which currently does not have any cut-proof safety requirements for players. The IIHF's move comes after the death of American Adam Johnson, whose neck was cut by a skate blade during a game in England in late October. The exact date for the IIHF neck guard mandate to go into effect is still to be determined, based on the supply of neck guards available. The English Ice Hockey Association, which governs the sport below the Elite League where Johnson played, reacted to his death by requiring all players in England to wear neck guards beginning in 2024.

Persons: Adam Johnson, Johnson's, “, Johnson, Rod Pasma, Pasma, we’re, ” Pasma, Washington's, Tampa Bay's Cole Koepke, Oshie, ” Organizations: Ice Hockey Federation, NHL, IIHF, Ice Hockey Association, Elite League, Tampa Locations: England, Oshie

☆ Adam Johnson: Ice hockey players have been ‘stubborn’ about wearing neck protection. That might be about to change
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Manav Tanneeru | George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

CNN —A “crazy amount of emotions” ran through TJ Oshie’s mind as he watched footage of what would be American hockey player Adam Johnson’s final moments on the ice. The English Ice Hockey Association has announced that all players must wear neck guards from the start of next year, and the Pittsburgh Penguins, Johnson’s former NHL team, are mandating neck guards for their minor league players, coach Mike Sullivan has said. In the NHL, neck guards – let alone neck coverings of any kind – are not a common sight. “I think there is a machismo within ice hockey where you’re seen as being something less if you choose to wear more protective equipment,” ice hockey broadcaster Seth Bennett tells CNN Sport. Warroad’s neck guards are fitted with Kevlar and steel components, ensuring that they have enough stiffness to stay upright and offer effective coverage around the neck.

Persons: ”, Adam Johnson’s, Johnson, Oshie, –, ” Oshie, “, “ I’m, Johnson’s, Mike Sullivan, Bruce Bennett, Tanyka Rawden, Seth Bennett, Bennett, Gary Bettman, Stanley, ” TJ Oshie, Patrick Smith, Jason Olden, Olden, we’ve, it’s, ” Mary, Kay Messier, Messier, aren’t, Teddy Balkind, Richard Zednik, Clint Malarchuk, ” Malarchuk, Rick Stewart, Dr, Mike Stuart, ” Stuart, there’s, Stuart Organizations: CNN, TJ, NHL’s Washington Capitals, CNN Sport, Capitals, New York Islanders, Sheffield, Nottingham Panthers, Panthers, Sheffield Steelers, Ice Hockey Association, Pittsburgh Penguins, NHL, New York Rangers, Madison, Garden, Getty Images, ”, Ice Hockey Federation, USA Hockey, Washington Capitals, Columbus Blue Jackets, “, Bauer Hockey, ” Bauer Hockey, Florida Panthers, Buffalo Sabres, Athletic, Montreal Canadiens, Memorial, Protective, National Hockey League Locations: American, Sheffield, Buffalo

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — It’s a frequent — and most often frantic — high-pitched yell when kids playing street hockey in North America know their game is about to be interrupted. While ice hockey in Australia is definitely non-traditional, it's been around for a while, and has a profile. Ice hockey has a surprising 120-year history in Australia. Organized hockey games featuring more North American rules started when ice rinks opened up a few years later in 1906 in Melbourne and Sydney. The first Australian-born NHL player — Jordan Spence — made his NHL debut during the 2021-22 season with the Kings.

Persons: —, Mark Black, it's, Black, ”, women's Hockeyroos, It's, — Jordan Spence —, Prince Edward Island, Spence, Louis, Nathan Walker, Walker, Melbourne's Rod Laver, ” Black Organizations: National Hockey League, American, NHL, Southern, Los Angeles Kings, Arizona Coyotes, NHL Street Hockey, Associated Press, Ice Hockey League, Kings, Arizona . Ice Hockey Australia, Louis Blues, Washington Capitals, Capitals, Blues, Ice Hockey Australia, International Ice Hockey Federation, Melbourne's, Melbourne's Rod Laver Arena Locations: BRISBANE, Australia, North America, Southern Hemisphere, Melbourne, Las Vegas, Nashville, Tampa , Florida, Victoria, Adelaide, South Australia, Sydney, Australian, beachside Sydney, Manly, Osaka, Japan, Prince, Canada, Cardiff , Wales, Czech Republic, Czechoslovakia, United States

☆ Where to get free ice cream and other deals on National Ice Cream Day
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-16 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

July is National Ice Cream Month, and July 16 is National Ice Cream Day. Here's some of the places with free ice cream and other deals on National Ice Cream Day. Lucky for us, July is National Ice Cream Month, and today is National Ice Cream Day, so there's plenty of deals and discounts on ice cream on offer. Insomnia CookiesInsomnia Cookies is offering a free scoop of ice cream with an in-store purchase or local delivery order, from July 14-16. Van LeeuwenFor any New Yorkers, Van Leeuwen's cofounders and Lead Ice Cream Taster will be handing out free ice cream next week, on July 18, from 4-6pm at their SoHo location.

Persons: Robbins, Uber, Carvel, Leeuwen, Van Leeuwen's cofounders Organizations: Cream, Service, Baskin Locations: Wall, Silicon, DoorDash, order.carvel.com

☆ National Ice Cream Day 2023: From Dairy Queen to Baskin Robbins—here's where to find free and discounted ice cream this weekend
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-15 | by ( Nicolas Vega | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

National Ice Cream Day is Sunday, July 16, and retailers across the country are joining in on the holiday to share their sweet treats with consumers. And it's not just ice cream brands getting in on the holiday. Here are a few notable offers for National Ice Cream Day. Insomnia Cookies is offering a free ice cream scoop with any purchase. is offering a free ice cream scoop with any purchase.

Persons: Fry, Baskin Robbins, Warren Buffett Organizations: Cream, Amazon, Cold Locations: Italian

☆ The Titanic disaster led to a rethink of international regulations. Titan may have a similar legacy
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Brad Lendon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Such was the belief in the Titanic that safety regulations of the day were not updated to keep pace with the technology. The first version was adopted in 1914, in response to the Titanic disaster,” the International Maritime Organization (IMO) says on its website. Other SOLAS regulations linked back to the Titanic disaster include:Abandon ship drills – The Titanic captain had canceled one the day of the sinking. Lessons from TitanMaritime experts and historians have noted the Titan submersible operated outside of the regulations prompted by the Titanic disaster. The Titan submersible did not need to conform to safety regulations, since it operated in international waters.

Persons: “, SOLAS, Sal Mercogliano, ” Mercogliano, ”, Per Wimmer, ” Wimmer, CNN’s Anderson Cooper, James Cameron, Cooper, ” Cameron, “ We’re Organizations: CNN, Titanic, Convention, OceanGate Expeditions, White Star Line, United States National Archives, of Congress, Board of Trade, Washington, SOLAS Convention, International Maritime Organization, Titan Maritime, Titan, Campbell University, States, Challenger Locations: Southampton, British, ”, North Carolina, “, Britain, Danish

☆ Rescuers make last desperate push as final hours of oxygen on missing Titanic submersible tick down
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

An undated photo shows tourist submersible belongs to OceanGate begins to descent at a sea. But the crew had only a four-day oxygen supply when the vessel, called the Titan, set off around 6 a.m. Sunday. The full area being searched was twice the size of Connecticut in waters as deep as 13,200 feet (4,020 meters). "This is a search and rescue mission, 100%," he said Wednesday. An undated photo shows tourist submersible belongs to OceanGate begins to descent at a sea.

Persons: OceanGate, Captain Jamie Frederick, Donald Murphy, Frederick, Carl Hartsfield, Frank Owen, Owen, Arthur Loibl, Capt, Jamie Frederick, Scott Eisen, Rush, Jeff Karson, Karson Organizations: US Coast Guard, OceanGate, Anadolu Agency, Getty, First Coast Guard District, Coast, Patrol, Navy, Oceanographic Systems Laboratory, U.S . Navy, Stockton Rush, OceanGate Expeditions, U.S, U.S . Coast Guard, CBC, Syracuse University Locations: Boston, Canada, Connecticut, Atlantic, U.S, British, St, John's, Norfolk , Virginia, Germany, Cape Cod, Boston , Massachusetts

VILNIUS, May 29 (Reuters) - Latvians woke up to go to work on Monday morning, only to find they didn't have to. Their parliament had met at midnight to declare a holiday after the national ice hockey team chalked up its best-ever result at the world championship. Latvia, where hockey is the national sport, was co-hosting the men's championship with Finland, and the Latvians' extra-time victory over the U.S. for third place was greeted with wild jubilation. At quarter to midnight on Sunday, sporting red and white national team jerseys, members of parliament convened for a ten-minute session to unanimously declare the holiday. The bill was introduced by a smiling member of parliament with her face painted in the colours of the national flag.

☆ Golden Knight scores hat-trick as US stun Canada at worlds
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-17 | by ( Steve Keating | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] Apr 16, 2023; Brampton, Ontario, CAN; USA forward Hilary Knight (21) shoots the puck against Canada in the second period at CAA Center. After Caroline Harvey had pulled the U.S. level at 3-3 early in the third, captain Knight scored twice to complete her hat-trick having also netted in the second period. "It's hard to beat Canada. It's harder to beat Canada in Canada." "Maybe teams aren’t ready to beat Canada and the U.S. yet, but it’s getting there.

☆ Volkswagen joins China price war as new emissions rule looms
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Guangzhou Automobile Group, the Chinese partner of both Honda Motor Co Ltd and Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T), has also offered subsidies running from March 15 to March 31. Chinese passenger vehicle sales fell 20% in January-February, industry data showed, even as some manufacturers offered reduced prices to stimulate demand. Sales of new energy vehicles, which include all-battery and plug-in battery-petrol hybrid vehicles, grew faster than the overall market, accounting for over 30% in February. In the same month, Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD Co Ltd (002594.SZ) outsold Volkswagen-branded cars for the second month in four. ($1 = 6.8923 Chinese yuan renminbi)Reporting by Zhang Yan and Brenda Goh; Editing by Himani Sarkar and Christopher CushingOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ A side hustle that 'feels like a paid vacation': These 20-somethings make money ice skating through Europe and Asia
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-01 | by ( Megan Sauer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Lila Werner, second from right, was paid about $5,700 for seven weeks of travel and ice skating in Belgium and Saudi Arabia this winter. But there's a downside to being an international ice skater: Werner says she'll return with very little remaining from her paycheck. Other contracted ice skaters who quit their jobs and performed abroad during the holiday didn't earn much money — but they got to travel essentially for free. "This almost feels like a paid vacation," Werner says. Werner, for example, still paid rent on her one-bedroom apartment while she traveled.

☆ Cel mai mare aisberg din lume s-a format în largul Antarticii. Acesta are o lungime de 175 de kilometri şi o lăţime de 25 de kilometri
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-20 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +3 min

Cel mai mare aisberg din lume s-a format în largul Antarticii. Suprafața aisberguluiNoul aisberg are o lungime de 175 de kilometri şi o lăţime de 25 de kilometri. Prin comparaţie, insula Mallorca – o importantă destinaţie turistică a Spaniei, aflată în Marea Mediterană – are o suprafaţă de 3 640 de kilometri pătraţi. Statul american Rhode Island este şi mai mic în raport cu aisbergul A-76, având o suprafaţă de 2 678 de kilometri pătraţi. Cum a fost detectatA-76 a fost detectat în premieră de British Antarctic Survey şi confirmat de National Ice Center din statul american Maryland, folosind imaginile captate de misiunea Sentinel-1, lansată în cadrul programului spaţial Copernicus şi care constă în doi sateliţi cu orbite polare.

Persons: Copernicus, Ted Scambos, Boulder . Organizations: Reuters, Rhode Island, British Antarctic Survey, National Ice, Universitatea, Boulder . Aisbergurile Locations: Mallorca, Antarctica, AGERPRES, Spaniei, Rhode, Americii de Sud, american Maryland, Universitatea Colorado, Boulder

☆ Aisbergul A68, vedetă în social media şi cel mai mare din lume la un moment dat, a dispărut
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-19 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Sursa foto: NASA WorldviewAisbergul A68, vedetă în social media şi cel mai mare din lume la un moment dat, a dispărutAisbergul A68, vedetă în social media şi cel mai mare din lume la un moment dat, cu o suprafaţă de 6.000 de kilometri pătraţi, când s-a desprins din Antarctica în 2017, a dispărut, scrie BBC. A68 a apărut din banchiza Larson C la marginea Peninsulei Antarctica şi, timp de un an, s-a mişcat foarte puţin. „Este uimitor că A68 a rezistat atât de mult”, a spus Adrian Luckman de la Swansea University. A68 va fi ţinut minte cel mai mult ca primul aisberg devenit star în social media. Totuşi, aisbergul a fost mai mult decât o senzaţie pentru oamenii din întreaga lume, el a fost şi ţinta unor cercetări ştiinţifice.

Persons: Adrian, aisbergul Organizations: NASA, BBC, US National Ice Center, Swansea University . A68 Locations: Antarctica, Atlanticului, Georgia de Sud, Insulele Sandwich de Sud, Atlantic, Swansea

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