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Kopitar wins NHL award for gentlemanly conduct
Slovenian NHL star Anže Kopitar, the captain of the Los Angeles Kings, is the winner of the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy, the second time he has won the award given out to the hockey player who has shown "the best type of sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct".
The NHL said that Kopitar's "four penalty minutes were the fewest among the league's top 100 scorers".
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Slovenian double victory caps season finale
The ski jumping season ended on a high note for the Slovenian team as Timi Zajc led a one-two finish ahead of Anže Lanišek, who also won third place in the overall World Cup standings.
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Lanišek third overall at Four Hills Tournament
Slovenia's best ski jumper this season, Anže Lanišek finished third in the 71st Four Hills Tournament to become only the fourth Slovenian to podium the prestigious German-Austrian Ski Jumping Week.
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Ski jumper Anže Lanišek wins World Cup event in Ruka
Ruka – After fishing second at the men’s Ski Jumping World Cup event in Ruka on Saturday, Slovenian ski jumper Anže Lanišek won on Sunday the second such event at Finland’s ski resort this season in what is his first World Cup individual event victory.
Justice Ministry state secretary steps down
Ljubljana – Anže Erbežnik, a state secretary at the Justice Ministry, has stepped down after less than a month on the job, the ministry confirmed for the STA.
Erbežnik was named to the post on 22 June, a week after Marjan Dikaučič was appointed minister following the resignation of Lilijana Kozlovič over the government’s refusal to appoint two European delegated prosecutors.
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Another podium for Slovenia’s Lanišek
Zakopane – Slovenian ski jumper Anže Lanišek won his third podium position this season as he finished second on the large hill in Zakopane, Poland on Sunday, less than three points behind Halvor Egner Granerud of Norway.
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Anže Lanišek second in Zakopane Ski Jumping World Cup
Zakopane – Slovenia’s Anže Lanišek took second place at the Zakopane Ski Jumping Word Cup individual event on Sunday. Norway’s Marius Lindvik won the competition, whereas his fellow Norwegian Robert Johansson placed third.
Lanišek, who was in the lead after the first round with his 133.5 metre-long jump, had to concede to Lindvik, losing by a whisker.
First Slovenian podium in five years at Four Hills Tournament
Innsbruck – Ski jumper Anže Lanišek won Slovenia’s first podium position at the prestigious Four Hills Tournament in five years after finishing second in Innsbruck on Sunday.
Slovenia's ski jumper Prevc wins World Cup race in Lillehammer
Prevc (132/125.5 metre) was followed by German Markus Eisenbichler (138/120.5 m) in second place and German Stephan Lehye (130/133 m) in third.
Among other Slovenians, Anže Lanišek finished 11th, Žiga Jelar 20th and Timi Zajc 22nd.