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American rapper appointed promoter of the US bobsleigh and skeleton teams at the 2026 Olympics
American rapper William Jonathan Drayton Jr., known as Flavor Flav, will support the US bobsled and skeleton teams during the 2026 Winter Olympics. This was reported by the press service of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
The founder of the hip-hop group Public Enemy has been appointed as the official sponsor and promoter of the national team. He will provide financial assistance to the team during training and will organize promotional events to promote the athletes.
The 66-year-old rapper took part in bobsled and skeleton competitions at the Utah Olympic Park over the weekend. In one of his skeleton races, he reached a speed of 106 km/h. The musician also rode along professional tracks in a bobsled. In turn, Flave invited athletes to his performances in the USA.
Flave previously supported the USA water polo team during the 2024 Summer Olympics.
The 2026 Winter Olympics will take place from 6 to 22 February in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo.
Source: Sportbox
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A 77-year-old Russian woman received an international award for the best gaming moment in the shooter CS2
Russian streamer Olga Ivanovna, known under the nickname i_olga on the Twitch platform, won the “Best Gaming Moment of 2025” category as part of the international NNYS award.
During one of the streams, a 77-year-old woman was able to create a so-called “ace” in the shooter Counter‑Strike 2 – the moment when one player defeats the entire opposing team. A video of this moment was widely shared on social networks.
The pensioner lives in Nizhny Novgorod. About 250 thousand viewers have subscribed to her channel.
The NNYS Awards annually celebrate significant moments and select the best videos across 16 categories.
Source: Sportbox
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Biathlete Burundukova talks about the mass start at the Russian Cup stage in Tyumen: “Fourth place is already a breakthrough, so thanks to everyone”
Biathlete Elizaveta Burundukova said on Match TV that two misses prevented her from fighting to get into the top three in the mass start at the second stage of the Alfa-Bank Russian Cup, which is taking place in Tyumen.
The mass start took place on Sunday. Kristina Reztsova won, she ran 12 km in 34 minutes 58.2 seconds, making two mistakes at the shooting range. Second place went to Anastasia Grishina (+13 seconds, 0 misses), third place went to Victoria Meteli (+ 21.7 seconds, 1 miss).
Burundukova made two penalties and finished 30.4 seconds back.
“I’m very glad that I was accurate on the shooting range 15 times, but on the last one my legs began to shake, I became nervous and two unfortunate misses did not allow me to fight for the top three, but fourth place is already a breakthrough, so thanks to everyone,” said Burundukova.
Later on Sunday, the men’s mass start will take place in Tyumen. Watch the live broadcast of the race from 11:50 on the Match TV channels, and the broadcast will also be available on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
Source: Sportbox
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Kristina Reztsova won the mass start at the second stage of the Alfa-Bank Russian Biathlon Cup in Tyumen.
The athlete covered the 12 km distance in 34 minutes 58.2 seconds, making two mistakes at four shooting ranges. Second place went to Anastasia Grishina (+13 seconds, 0 misses), third place went to Victoria Meteli (+ 21.7 seconds, 1 miss).
The men’s mass start will take place at 12:00 Moscow time. Watch the live broadcast of the race on the Match TV channel, and the broadcast will also be available on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
Source: Sportbox
Thomas Astudillo is a sports journalist and author who writes for Sportish. He has a deep love and knowledge of sports, and is known for his engaging and informative writing on the latest sports news and events.
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