Lebanon continued to lead the general ranking of the three-day Small Nations Skiing Championship in the in-depth race for men, women, and juniors, reaping 4 gold, 3 silver, and 5 bronze medals. Organized by the Lebanese Snow Ski Federation in the Cedars, the Championship is held under the auspices of Army Chief General Joseph Aoun,...
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The Ski Federation mission to Italy to participate in the Alpine Ski World Championship
The Lebanese Snow Ski Federation delegation arrived in Italy to participate in the World Alpine Skiing Championship. The mission is headed by President of the Federation Freddy Keyrouz and includes Federation Vice President Salim Kirouz, Union Treasurer Raymond Sukkar, Vice President of the AFC Yusef Shamil Khalil, French coaches Roman Garsan and Serbian Christo Durovic,...
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Italy keeps ski slopes closed, a blow to tourism
On the eve of what was supposed to finally be the much-delayed opening of Italy’s ski slopes, the government yanked permission because high circulation of a coronavirus variant. Health Minister Roberto Speranza’s ordinance on Sunday forbidding amateur skiing at least until March 5 effectively kills hopes of ski lift operators and resort owners to salvage...