Among all celebrities, it is the athlete who requires the shortest conceptual leap from stags measuring their prowess before the herd

Ligety is doing all this on skis he has fixed to his boots with revulsion

Whether fell-running, mountaineering or just wandering down the high street in the rain, keep dry in one of these coats

French president told Cameron that Europe would pool its medals so Britain would be happy in the EU

Growing older doesn't have to mean becoming less active. These pensioners proving are that advancing age doesn’t have to dull athletic endeavour.

Former water-skier Erin Mielzynski caused a surprise yesterday, winning a World Cup slalom in Ofterschwang in a combined time of one minute 53.59 seconds. The 21-year-old Canadian had a previous best finish of 13th at this level. "I just skied on race day like I do in training," she said.

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Fancy some fun in the sun? The time to hit the slopes is as spring takes the edge off winter's chill, says Matt Barr

Ivica Kostelic proved the master of Wengen yet again yesterday, winning a World Cup slalom to close the gap on overall leader Marcel Hirscher.

Polo, the ski-shop manager at Les Barmes de l'Ours, Val d'Isère's swankiest hotel, is the kind of fellow one finds only in winter-sports resorts and Bond movies: charming, cooler than cool, with an impressive air of worldliness for a man whose horizons are all jagged and snow capped.

David Cameron urged to remove whip from Aidan Burley as prosecutors consider charges

A soundtrack by the German experimentalists Can, a cameo from Diana Dors as a sexual predator and a saucy Jane Asher all feature in this British oddity from 1970.