The Local Switzerland

CAS to rule on Rio hopes of Russian athletes

Mon, 04 Jul 2016 19:15:54 +0200

The Lausanne-based Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said on Monday it will decide whether to overturn the ban against Russia's athletics programme by July 21st, two weeks before the start of the Rio Games.

IOC looks to ban 31 drug cheats from Rio games

Tue, 17 May 2016 18:42:46 +0200

Thirty-one athletes from 12 countries failed doping tests after new analysis of samples taken from the 2008 Beijing Olympics and could be banned from the Rio Games, the IOC said on Tuesday.

IOC demands probe into Sochi doping allegations

Fri, 13 May 2016 10:19:18 +0200

The Lausanne-based International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday called for an immediate probe into a fresh wave of revelations concerning a Russian doping scandal at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

Alpine snowboarders boost Swiss medal count

Wed, 19 Feb 2014 16:45:00 +0100

Patrizia Kummer nabbed Switzerland’s sixth gold medal at the Sochi Olympics after finishing first in the women’s parallel giant slalom on Wednesday.

Switzerland's Viletta 'no accidental winner'

Sat, 15 Feb 2014 11:52:00 +0100

Unheralded Swiss racer Sandro Viletta was hailed as "no accidental winner" after mastering a tricky slalom laid out by the most unforgiving of course setters to claim a shock victory in the men's super-combined on Friday.

Swiss skier Viletta mines super-combined gold

Fri, 14 Feb 2014 16:46:00 +0100

Switzerland's Sandro Viletta won the men's Olympic super-combined ski competition on Friday, topping a shock podium that included neither favourites Ted Ligety of the US or Frenchman Alexis Pinturault.

Swiss hockey team beats Latvia in dying seconds

Wed, 12 Feb 2014 23:00:00 +0100

Switzerland’s men’s ice hockey team salvaged a win at the Sochi Olympics over Latvia on Wednesday with a goal scored just 7.9 seconds before the end of the game.

Switzerland's Gisin bags Olympic downhill gold

Wed, 12 Feb 2014 11:44:00 +0100

Swiss outsider Dominique Gisin and Slovenian Tina Maze finished in a dead heat as for the first time in Winter Olympics history they shared an alpine skiing gold medal in a dramatic women's downhill on Wednesday.

Swiss-trained Olympic skier in nude video furore

Tue, 11 Feb 2014 23:14:00 +0100

Jackie Shamoun, the lone member of the Lebanese Olympic women’s alpine ski team, who studies and trains in Switzerland, has sparked a controversy after posing topless at a skiing resort in her home country.

Podladtchikov dethrones White with halfpipe gold

Tue, 11 Feb 2014 21:21:00 +0100

Switzerland's Iouri Podladtchikov produced one of the big upsets of the Olympics in Russia on Tuesday as he dethroned superstar Shaun White to win men's snowboard halfpipe gold.

Swiss curlers upset Canada's winning streak

Mon, 10 Feb 2014 20:03:00 +0100

Switzerland's men's curling team defeated defending champions Canada 5-4 in Olympic competition at Sochi on Monday, bringing the gold medal favourites' 16-game winning run in the men's competition to an end.

Swiss 'I-Pod' at peace with pipe in Sochi

Sun, 09 Feb 2014 15:43:00 +0100

Swiss snowboarder Iouri Podladtchikov claims he hasn't had time to come up with another revolutionary new trick ahead of the Olympic halfpipe competition in Sochi.

Swiss tops Olympic downhill training run

Fri, 07 Feb 2014 12:27:00 +0100

Switzerland's Fabienne Suter clocked the fastest time in the women's second downhill training run for the Winter Olympic Games on Friday, with favourites from Austria and Liechtenstein hot on her heels.

Russia pledges Winter Olympics 'open to all'

Thu, 22 Aug 2013 18:28:00 +0200

Russia has pledged that the 2014 Winter Games will be open to all, despite its controversial anti-gay law, the Lausanne-based International Olympic Committee said on Thursday.

Swiss ski coach sacked for off-piste activity

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:38:00 +0100

The Swiss women's alpine ski coach Stefan Abplanalp was sacked by the national federation on Monday because of his misbehaviour off the piste.