Alinghi, Defender of the 33rd America’s Cup, is proud to announce Hublot, the Swiss luxury watchmaker, as a team sponsor for the 33rd America’s Cup. Alinghi president Ernesto Bertarelli and Hublot CEO Jean-Claude Biver held a joint presentation at the Alinghi base in Genoa, Italy, this afternoon to announce this union of Swiss expertise. The two brands share many common values, be it their constant pursuit of precision and excellence, or their approach to technology – developing it to a maximum for greater performance.
‘I am often asked ‘what is more important the technology or the people?’ and I always say that there is no technology without people and the partnership that we are announcing today symbolises exactly this sentiment… Details
Olympic cross country ski champions Julia Chepalova and Yevgeny Dementiev retired Tuesday, a day after it was announced they tested positive for the banned blood booster EPO.
Russian Ski Federation president Vladimir Loginov said their decisions to retire “do not absolve them of responsibility and “both will be disqualified.â€
A third Russian skier, Nina Rysina, also tested positive for EPO during a competition in France on Jan. 27. She asked for her backup sample to be tested.
“Unfortunately, this doping ‘infection’ has spread too deep … Details
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It’s not exactly the battle of the sexes. Think of it as more of the good old girls’ network of sailboat racing.
About 150 women gathered last weekend for the sixth annual Women on the Water (WOW) event on Lake St. Clair, which included a combination of sailing clinics and racing.
Although sailing is changing and it’s a rare boat that doesn’t have at least one woman on the crew, women are still a distinct minority in sailboat racing.