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Rising ski star Matilde Lorenzi, 19, succumbs to her injuries after an accident while training in Italy


Rising ski star Matilde Lorenzi, 19, succumbs to her injuries after an accident while training in Italy

A 19-year-old rising star of Italian downhill skiing has died after falling during a training session, the country's authorities said on Tuesday. “Matilde Lorenzi has left us,” said the Italian Winter Sports Federation (FISI). “President Flavio Roda has no words to express the tragedy suffered by FISI, its coaches, its athletes and Matilde's teammates and […]

Canadian Olympian charged with drug trafficking and orchestrating murders


Canadian Olympian charged with drug trafficking and orchestrating murders

A former Olympic snowboarder has been charged by federal prosecutors with leading an international drug trafficking ring that shipped hundreds of pounds of cocaine to the United States and helping to “orchestrate multiple murders.” The U.S. Attorney's Office in the Central District of California announced the indictment Thursday against 43-year-old Ryan James Wedding, a Canadian […]