15th to 21st February
We are right in the middle of the most elite winter sport competitions featuring all over Europe. The World Championships is what every athlete has been working toward over the last two months. Lahti and Vuokatti in Finland have been entertaining the juniors and U23 in Nordic Combined, Ski Jumping and Cross-Country. These World Championships are wrapping up today. The same goes for Idre Fjäll in Sweden where the Snowboard Cross and Ski Cross World Championships conclude today. Cortina d'Ampezzo in Italy has been the focal point for all Alpine specialists. The World Championships started on the 8th February and complete next Sunday. Pokljuka in Slovenia has already experienced five days of the best Biathlon athletes in the world and we still have a whole week of more individual events before the competition closes next Sunday.
The Luge season comes to an end tomorrow where Umhausen in Italy currently hosts the World Championships on natural track. In addition, Innsbruck brings together the best of the future stars with a World Youth Challenge on Sunday. The Skeleton World Championships at Altenberg in Germany also completed yesterday and today we still have the Women's Monobob and 4-man Bobsleigh to complete. Following Altenberg, the Para Bobsleigh season begins at St. Moritz next week. Ski Mountaineering also has the Master World Championships at SuperDévoluy in France on Sunday. It is not all winter sports next week as FIDE have the 1st Online World Corporate Chess Championship. We have more of the FIM Supercross World Championship and the World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold. The Six Nations has of course started and we are also in the final week of the Australian Open.
Until next time, have a great sporting week!
Aquatics
Saturday to Sunday - FINA Artistic Swimming World Series 2021 #1 - Virtual Event (USA)
Archery
Sunday to 27th February - 7th Fazza Para Archery World Ranking Tournament - Dubai, UAE
Athletics
Wednesday - World Athletics Indoor Tour - Gold - Arena, Toruń, Poland
Saturday - Balkan Indoor Championships - Ataköy Arena, Istanbul, Turkey
Badminton
Tuesday to Saturday - 2021 European Mixed Team Championships - Vantaa, Finland
Biathlon
9th February to Sunday - IBU World Championships - Pokljuka, Slovenia
Monday to Sunday - IBU Cup Biathlon - Brezno-Osrblie, Slovakia
Bobsleigh
Thursday to Friday - IBSF Para Sport World Cup - St. Moritz, Switzerland
Saturday - Women's Monobob World Series - Königssee, Germany
Saturday to Sunday - IBSF Junior and U23 European Championships; IBSF Europe Cup - Königssee, Germany
Bodybuilding
Thursday to Saturday - IFBB Muscle Tech Egypt Diamond Cup - Cairo, Egypt
Canoe
Friday to Sunday - 2021 Oceania Canoe Sprint Championships - Lake Karapiro, New Zealand
Chess
Friday to Sunday - 1st FIDE Online World Corporate Chess Championship
Cycling
Sunday to 27th February - UCI WorldTour - UAE Tour - United Arab Emirates
eSports
3rd December 2020 to Sunday - FIS eSports Alpine World Ski Championships
Golf
Thursday to Sunday - The Genesis Invitational - Pacific Palisades, CA, USA
Judo
Thursday to Saturday - IJF World Tour - Tel Aviv Grand Slam 2021 - Tel Aviv, Israel
Motorcycling
Saturday - FIM Supercross World Championship - Camping World Stadium, Orlando, FL, USA
Rugby Union
6th February to 20th March - Six Nations (men) - Various
Skeleton
Friday - IBSF Junior and U20 European Championships; Europe Cup - Innsbruck, Austria
Friday to Saturday - Intercontinental Cup - Innsbruck, Austria
Ski & Snowboarding
8th February to Sunday - FIS World Ski Championships (Alpine) - Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
Monday to Tuesday - European Cup Ski Cross - Dolni Morava, Czech Republic
Thursday to Friday - European Cup Men's Slalom - Meiringen Hasliberg, Switzerland
Thursday to Saturday - FIS Men's and Women's Ski Jumping World Cup - Rasnov, Romania
Friday - European Cup Snowboard Big Air - Davos, Switzerland
Saturday - European Cup Freeski Big Air - Davos, Switzerland
Saturday to Sunday - FIS Cross-Country World Cup - Nove Mesto, Czech Republic; FIS Cup Ski Jumping - Villach, Austria; Continental Cup Ski Jumping - Brotterode, Germany; CIT Arnold Lunn World Cup - La Molina, Spain
Sunday - CIT Arnold Lunn World Cup - Santa Caterina Valfurva, Italy
Ski Mountaineering
Saturday to Sunday - ISMF World Cup - Marmotta Trophy - Martell, Italy
Snooker
Monday to Sunday - World Snooker Tour Welsh Open - Celtic Manor Resort, Wales
Tennis
8th February to Sunday - Australian Open - Melbourne, Australia
13th February to Friday - Phillip Island Trophy (WTA) - Melbourne, Australia
Sunday to 27th February - Adelaide International (WTA) - Adelaide, Australia
Triathlon
Friday - 2021 World Triathlon Winter Cup Asiago - Centro Fondo Campolongo, Rotzo - Altopiano di Asiago, Italy