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Aaron March and Nadya Ochner sealed mixed parallel slalom team gold for Italy at the World Championships in Georgia. In Bakuriani, March and Ochner overcame the Austrian pairing of Andreas Prommegger and Sabine Schoeffmann in the final to claim the title. Italy just missed out on a second medal, with Maurizio Bormolini and Lucia Dalmasso losing out...

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By no means does Ohio-born snowboarder Louie Vito consider himself fluent in Italian. But he’s steadily learning the language and even getting familiar with his new country’s national anthem. You know, just in case. Even long shots can dream a little. For years, Vito, who parlayed his halfpipe career into one of a part-time celebrity, has represent...

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The United States is officially on the medal board in Beijing and it came from an unlikely hero. After a quiet first day of competition in which the U.S. was kept off the podium, Julia Marino won silver to bring home the first medal of the 2022 Olympics for Team USA. By the end of Day 2, 21 medals have been awarded. The U.S. is one of 16 countries...

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Italy, bathed almost everywhere by the sea, is also rich in mountains. Just think of the Alps, the Dolomites, the Apennines and the many other mountain ranges scattered throughout the peninsula. And Italians have always had a good relationship with the mountains. From the great mountaineers, such as the legendary Ardito Desio and Walter Bonatti, to...

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Italy's Olympic snowboard gold medalist Michela Moioli won her third World Cup at Veysonnaz in Switzerland on Friday. "Come on Italy!" she shouted before the final run. Moioli, a 24-year-old from the Bergamo area which has been particularly hard hit by the coronavirus, won her third event of the six-event season.  Her shout was also directed at her...

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