TSX RECAP: Shiffrin wins 99th; Asian boxing stays with IBA but president resigns to form new body; ARD: angst over WADA’s clash with USADA

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≡ THE 5-RING CIRCUS ≡  

● ALPINE SKIING: The amazing Mikaela Shiffrin (pictured above) got her record-extending 99th career World Cup victory in a Slalom in Gurgl, Austria, and could get no. 100 in front of home fans in Killington, Vermont next week! Read more here: https://bit.ly/3V7uylI

● ANTI-DOPING: A report from the German ARD channel says 18 national anti-doping agencies upset with the World Anti-Doping Agency over its handling of the 2021 Chinese doping incident and its continuing clash with the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency.  Read more here: https://bit.ly/3CLprS3

● ATHLETICS: World Athletics offered more details on its new Ultimate Championship – with $10 million in prize money – to end the outdoor season in 2026 and every other year thereafter. The plan is to have 28 events – 26 individual events and two mixed relays – but no shot put, discus, steeplechase or 10,000 m. Read more here: https://bit.ly/3V4yVxY

● BOXING: Explosion! The Asian Boxing Confederation voted to stay as members of the International Boxing Association, then the ASBC President and Secretary General both resigned, and the President – also the Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand – announced that he will start up a rival confederation to support World Boxing (pictured above from the live stream)!  Read more here: https://bit.ly/4eHx7C1

● SWIMMING: Paris Olympic stars Bobby Finke and Torri Huske were honored as the USA Swimming athletes of the year at the annual Golden Goggle Awards, held on Saturday in Indianapolis.  Read more here: https://bit.ly/3AZoll9  

≡ PANORAMA ≡

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● Olympic Games 2036: South Africa is now working with the International Olympic Committee to develop a feasibility study on whether the country can be a quality bidder for the 2036 Olympic Games.

● U.S. National Governing Bodies: Chatter everywhere about an American National Governing Body considering a future headquarters, including Colorado Springs. Local coverage there says it may be USA Gymnastics that is showing interest, but also considering staying put in Indianapolis.

● Alpine Skiing: France’s Olympic Slalom champ Clement Noel won his second straight World Cup Slalom on Sunday, this time in Gurgl, Austria. 

● Athletics: BYU won both the men’s and women’s NCAA team Cross Country titles, the first sweep since 2004. Harvard’s Graham Blanks repeated as men’s individual champ and Alabama’s Doris Lemngole (from Kenya) moved up from second in 2023 to take the win. 

¶ Grand Slam Track announced five more signings, including 2023 World women’s 800 m champ Mary Moraa and 2019 World women’s 400 m winner Salwa Eid Naser.

¶ The Athletics Integrity Unit banned Kenyan distance star Emmaculate Anyango – no. 2 all-time in the road 10 km – for six years for steroid and EPO use. 

● Badminton: Two wins for China at the China Masters in Shenzhen, but Anders Antonsen (DEN) and Se Young An (KOR) won the Singles titles. 

● Baseball: Chinese Taipei upset undefeated Japan to win the third WBSC Premier12 men’s championship, 4-0, at the Tokyo Dome. The U.S. team of free agents and minor league players took the bronze. 

● Bobsled & Skeleton: The IBSF Skeleton World Cup in China saw wins for Olympic champ Christopher Grotheer (GER) – his third straight this season – and an upset for China's Dan Zhao in the women’s race.

● Cycling: The first round of the UCI Track Champions League in France saw Olympic medalist Matthew Richardson – now riding for Great Britain – win the men’s Sprint and Keirin to lead the Sprint group. British star Katie Archibald, who missed Paris due to injuries, won the women’s Scratch and Elimination races to lead the Endurance category. 

● Diving: Famed American diving coach Ron O’Brien, who mentored Greg Louganis among many other stars, has passed away at 86. 

● Fencing: Americans Alexander Massialas and Bryce Louie went 1-2 in the FIE men’s Foil World Cup in Tunis. Italy’s Martina Favaretto and Ariana Errigo went 1-2 in the women’s Foil. In Vancouver, Israel’s Yuval Freilich and Korean Sara Song won the Epee World Cup titles. 

● Figure Skating: American Amber Glenn scored a second ISU Grand Prix win this season at the Cup of China, with Japan's Shun Sato getting his first win in the men's Singles. This was the last leg of the schedule before the Grand Prix Final in Grenoble.

● Freestyle Skiing: Olympic medalist Colby Stevenson of the U.S. won the Freestyle season opener in Slopestyle in Austria, while France's Tess Ledeux, the 2017 World Champion, won the women's event. 

● Ski Jumping: Germany’s Pius Paschke was a surprise winner of the FIS men’s World Cup opener in Lillehammer, and then finished second to Austria’s Jan Hoerl in the second event. Slovenian star Nika Prevc won the women’s opener on Saturday, but German Katharina Schmid won on Sunday.

● Speed Skating: American star Jordan Stolz was unstoppable again in the ISU World Cup opener in Nagano, Japan, winning both races in the men’s 500 m, the 1,000 m and the 1,500 m. Olympic women’s 500 m champ Erin Jackson of the U.S. also won, and Japanese star Miho Takagi won the women’s 1,000 m and 1,500 m. 

● Sport Climbing: The U.S. got wins at the Pan American Championships in Chile from Nathan Sato in men's Lead and Adriene Clark in the women's Boulder final, plus six other medals!

● Swimming: The final leg of the World Aquatics Open Water World Cup saw Germany’s Florian Wellbrock take the men’s 10 km win, while Marc-Antoine Olivier of France won the seasonal title. Paris runner-up Moesha Johnson won the women’s race, but Ana Marcela Cunha of Brazil won the seasonal crown. 

● Table Tennis: The WTT Finals in Japan saw both singles titles go to Worlds medal winners from China: Chuqin Wang for the men and Manyu Wang for the women.

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