Sivert Guttorm Bakken, the talented Norwegian biathlon athlete and Olympic hopeful, passed away unexpectedly at the age of 27 while training in Italy, leaving the biathlon community in deep sorrow. The International Biathlon Union (IBU) expressed their profound sadness at the loss, noting that Bakken’s journey back to the sport after being diagnosed with myocarditis, a heart condition, following the 2022 season, was nothing short of inspiring. During his career, he had participated in 31 World Cup competitions, achieving four first-place finishes, including a memorable victory in Oslo in front of his home fans in 2022. At the time of his passing, he was the reigning European champion in the 10-kilometer sprint and two relay events, actively preparing for the Milan Olympics. IBU President Olle Dahlin highlighted Bakken’s resilience and determination, describing his return to biathlon as a source of immense joy and inspiration for everyone involved in the sport. Teammates, including Sturla Holm Laegreid, shared heartfelt tributes, emphasizing how Bakken faced challenges with unwavering strength and became a role model whose dedication and perseverance inspired those around him. His legacy in the biathlon world and the lives he touched will be remembered with admiration and respect. #SivertBakken #Biathlon #OlympicHopeful #Inspiration #Resilience #SportsCommunity #EuropeanChampion #AthleteLegacy #NeverGiveUp #sportivo

🥇 🇮🇹 Italy triumphs in the Team Relay in Park City! An incredible performance from Verena Hofer, Ivan Nagler/Fabian Malleier, Leon Felderer, and Andrea Vötter/Marion Oberhofer saw Team Italy fly down the Utah Olympic Park track and take the win. 🥈 Team Austria 🇦🇹 🥉 Team USA 🇺🇸 #sportivo

All set for Rugby World Cup 2027 🏆 🇿🇦 The Springboks have been grouped with Italy, Georgia and Romania 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe have been grouped with England, Wales and Tonga #SSRugby | #RWC2027 #sportivo

Italy 🇮🇹 lead in the Men's 4x50m Freestyle Relay with a time of 1:22.90! Poland and Croatia follow behind in the last final of day 1 in Lublin! 🏊‍♂️ #EuropeanAquatics #Swimming #sportivo

Hannah Lim and Ye Quan - 🇰🇷 President's Rankings Quan: We feel good. There were a lot more people than usual for Ranking and so that was very exciting, very energizing. We’re really happy that we could perform in front of all these fans that came to support us. Lim: After the previous competition, we didn’t go back to Canada. We came straight to Korea and continued to train at Taeneung. In the morning, we got to see the other Team Korea athletes, and since we are close friends, we were very happy. Quan: We make sure to write down every day what we want to do – kind of like a detailed schedule so we know every time what we have to do and when we have to do it. It's kind of an agenda. We also have video calls with our coaches in Montreal to plan everything and make sure that mentally both of us are okay and are able to manage everything. The team plans on competing at 4CCs On representing South Korea: Quan: I’m really motivated and proud to represent South Korea. Obviously, it also makes us more motivated to aim for the Olympic games and to keep promoting Ice Dance in South Korea. I think overall we’re really proud and happy." "I think this season, the biggest goal for both of us up to now, was to get the technical points higher. Before being junior we didn't need to think about it—it was working. Starting senior was kind of okay and then starting this season [the judging] got more strict and our levels were lower than usual, and we thought that we really had to focus a lot more on our technical quality just making sure they are consistent. Not just doing it once and it's okay, but doing it five, ten times, and I think that's the biggest hurdle we've come around so far. We've done two months of preparation after Osaka up to Chongqing in China, and I think that really paid off and that the technical aspect is getting stronger and more consistent." On how they feel with the upcoming Olympics: Quan: It's exciting and stressful at the same time. When we qualified at worlds last year, it was like “we qualified” but it didn’t feel as real as right now. Now it's like in about 2-3 months we’re going to be at the Olympics! It's a lot closer than what I anticipated from my career and very happy about that. Lim: I feel like for me I’m not going to believe it until I’m on the plane to Italy. So, for now, it feels close, but it doesn't feel close. 📷 @momentof_jay #임해나 #콴예 #HannahLim #YeQuan #FigureSkating #sportivo

💥TODAY FIXTURES 💥 ENGLAND: Premier League 21:30 Bournemouth vs Everton 21:30 Fulham vs Manchester City 22:15 Newcastle VS Tottenham NETHERLANDS: Eredivisie 15:30 Ajax vs Groningen 0:0 SPAIN: LaLiga 22:00 Barcelona vs Atl. Madrid WORLD: FIFA Arab Cup 14:00 Morocco vs Comoros 16:30 Egypt vs Kuwait 19:00 Saudi Arabia vsvOman BELGIUM: Belgian Cup 21:30 Beerschot VA vs RAAL La Louviere 21:30 Dender vs St. Liege ENGLAND: Championship 21:45 Blackburn vs Ipswich ENGLAND: EFL Trophy - Play Offs 21:00 Bolton vs Bradford City 21:00 Bristol Rovers vs Cambridge Utd 21:00 Cardiff vs AFC Wimbledon 21:00 Doncaster vs Chesterfield 21:00 Harrogate vs Blackpool 21:00 Leyton Orient vs Plymouth 21:00 Lincoln vs Huddersfield 21:00 Luton vs Exeter 21:00 Northampton vs Wycombe 21:00 Port Vale vs Barnsley 21:00 Salford vs Rotherham 21:00 Stevenage vs Walsall 21:00 Tranmere vs Fleetwood 21:30 Swindon vs Peterborough GERMANY: DFB Pokal 19:00 B. Monchengladbach vs St. Pauli 19:00 Hertha Berlin vs Kaiserslautern 22:00 Dortmund vs Bayer Leverkusen 22:00 RB Leipzig vs Magdeburg GREECE: Greek Cup 19:00 Volos vs PAE Egaleo ISRAEL: Ligat ha'Al 19:30 Sakhnin vs Kiryat Shmona 19:45 Hapoel Jerusalem vs Maccabi Bnei Raina 20:00 Hapoel Petah Tikva vs H. Beer Sheva 20:30 Maccabi Haifa vs Hapoel Tel Aviv ITALY: Coppa Italia 21:00 Juventus vs Udinese ROMANIA: Romanian Cup 14:00 CSC Dumbravita vs CSM Slatina 17:00 CS Din. Bucuresti vs Concordia 17:00 Csikszereda M. Ciuc vs Otelul 19:30 FC Arges vs FC Rapid Bucuresti SPAIN: Copa del Rey 20:00 Ebro vs Osasuna 20:00 Numancia vs Mallorca 20:00 Portugalete vs Alaves 20:00 Racing Club Ferrol vs Huesca 21:00 Guadalajara vs Ceuta 22:00 Navalcarnero vs Getafe SWITZERLAND: Swiss Cup 20:00 Lausanne Ouchy vs Winterthur 20:30 Stade Nyonnais vs Xamax 21:00 Cham vs Grasshoppers TANZANIA: Ligi Kuu Bara 15:00 Tanzania Prisons vs Young Africans TURKEY: Turkish Cup - Qualification 12:00 Musspor vs Konyaspor 14:30 Keciorengucu vs Kayserispor 17:00 Rizespor vs Pendikspor 19:30 Sakaryaspor vs Genclerbirligi WORLD: Friendly International Women 07:00 Japan vs Canada 11:00 Uzbekistan vs Iran 11:30 Australia vs New Zealand 13:00 Wales vs Switzerland 14:00 Serbia vs Czech Republic 14:30 Bosnia & Herzegovina vs Greece 14:30 Nepal vs Chinese Taipei 14:30 Poland vs Latvia 15:00 Bangladesh vs Azerbaijan 15:00 Zambia vs Zimbabwe 17:00 Romania vs Moldova 18:00 Morocco vs South Africa 20:00 Scotland vs China 21:00 England vs Ghana 21:45 Netherlands vs South Korea 21:45 Portugal vs Brazil 00:00 Costa Rica vs Mexico #extremfootball #football #UpdateNews #sportivo

The Birds of Prey race course has a long and storied history of prepping athletes for Olympic glory. In fact, every male Olympic medalist dating back to the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, Canada, has stood on the Birds of Prey podium at one point in his career. Athletes embarking on the road toward the 2026 Games in Milano-Cortina, Italy, will kick out of the start at the 2025 Stifel Birds of Prey for a Downhill, Super G, and Giant Slalom Dec. 5-7 with two goals in mind: a Birds of Prey victory and Olympic gold. First DH Training scheduled already for tomorrow Tuesday. 05 Dec 19:15 CET Downhill 06 Dec 18:30 CET Super G 07 Dec 18:00 / 21:00 CET Giant Slalom HEAD SKI Photo: GEPA-pictures.com Text: Birds of Prey World Cup #sportivo

A dramatic second race day in Cortina! 🇮🇹❄️ Austria’s Jonas Müller storms to the top with two strong runs, taking pole position in the battle for Olympic tickets. Kristers Aparjods (LAT) follows close behind, with veteran Wolfgang Kindl (AUT) in third. Germany’s Felix Loch delivered the fastest second run, while Max Langenhan stayed right on his heels. In the Team Relay, Austria capped the day with a dominant victory ahead of Germany and Italy. 🇦🇹🔥 Full speed on the Road to Milano Cortina 2026! Watch the video of the second Race Day: https://youtu.be/Fu-3ibEwunc #LugeLove #LugeMiCo26 #MilanoCortina2026 #Olympics #CortinaSlidingCentre

Forza, Martina! 💪🏽 🇮🇹 ⁣ ⁣ Martina Caironi (@marty.cairo) powers to 100m gold at the #Paralympics in Rio. ⁣ ⁣ Martina is a two time Paralympic 100m champion, and is heading next to #Tokyo2025 ⁣ #Paralympics #Olympics #ParaAthletics #100m #TrackandField #Italy #Italia #HoistTheColours #Sprinting @tokyo2025

The men's Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final lineup has been determined. 1. Ilya Malinin (USA) – 30 points 2. Yuma Kagiyama (Japan) – 30 3. Shun Sato (Japan) – 28 4. Adam Xiao-Him Fa (France) – 26 5. Mikhail Shaidorov (Kazakhstan) – 24 6. Daniel Grassl (Italy) – 20 Alternates: Kazuki Tomono (Japan) Lukas Brichgi (Switzerland) Nika Egadze (Georgia)

What was your favourite Italy moment from 2025? 🇮🇹 #EuropeanAthletics

ITALY Means Business🔥 They Have Won The Last 5 Major Tournaments #sportsinfotennis #DavisCup #DavisCup2025 #FlavioCobolli #MatteoBerrettini