Alpine skiing

The tragedy occurred in the ski resort of Borovets - The unfortunate Greek was skiing with three other friends - The skiers were off the slope

The Mountain Rescue Service (MRS) issued a cautionary notice regarding the heightened risk of avalanches in specific areas of Vitosha Mountain, particularly above the Aleko hut and the ski slope known as Stenata (The Wall).

Slovenian Alpine ski racers kept their contact to the world's best this season, owing to Ilka Štuhec in the women's World Cup and Žan Kranjec in the men's competitions. Štuhec finished as the runner-up in the overall downhill standings and Kranjec placed third in the final giant slalom standings.

Unseasonably warm weather has forced several Slovenian ski slopes to close due to a lack of snow. Not only is there no snowfall, but the temperatures are too high to make artificial snow. The resorts that remain open struggle to maintain skiing conditions.

Beijing – Slovenia did not make it past the quarter-final of the mixed team parallel slalom on the last day of the Beijing Olympics, finishing 7th out of 15 teams overall after being eliminated by Austria, who went on to win gold.

Mikaela Shiffrin arrived at the Beijing Games as one of the most recognizable and decorated figures in winter sports, at the peak of a career in which she has dominated the World Cup.

Beijing – Slovenia’s Maruša Ferk Saioni finished 9th in the women’s Alpine combined at the Winter Olympics in Beijing on Thursday, which saw a double victory of Swiss skiers. Michelle Gisin won the gold and Wendy Holdener the silver medal, with Italy’s Federica Brignone grabbing bronze.

Albert Popov recorded a great performance in the slalom at the Beijing Olympics. The best Bulgarian alpine skier finished 9th in the final standings of the Ice River track in Yanqing.

He finished with a total time of both rounds 1:45.15 minutes, which ranked him among the best in the discipline.

Kranjska Gora – The Slovenian Olympic Committee (OKS) has hosted a reception for Slovenian athletes who have already returned from China, including medal-winning ski jumpers Urša Bogataj and Nika Križnar, and snowboarders Gloria Kotnik and Tim Mastnak.

Beijing – Slovenia’s Meta Hrovat placed 7th in the women’s giant slalom at the Winter Olympics in Beijing on Monday, finishing 1.35 seconds behind the gold medal winner, Sara Hector of Sweden.

Hector, who was in the lead also after the first run, was followed by Italy’s Federica Brignone for silver and Lara Gut-Behrami of Switzerland for bronze.