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COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. — For a pair of lower-level downhill events, this sure had plenty of Olympic medal-capturing and World Cup-winning ski racers. The stage belonged to Lindsey Vonn, the 40-year-old who took another step on her comeback trail Saturday with her first races in nearly six years. Vonn wasn't particularly speedy and finished in the middle of the pack on a cold but sunny day at Copper Mountain. Times and places weren't the mission, though, as much as getting used to the speed again and gaining the necessary points to compete on the World Cup circuit this season. Vonn accomplished both, finishing 24th in the first downhill race of the day and 27th in the second. She posted on social media after the FIS races that she had enough points to enter World Cup events. The timing couldn't be more perfect — the next stop on the women's circuit is Beaver Creek, Colorado, in a week. Vonn, who used to own a home in nearby Vail, hasn't committed to any sort of timetable for a World Cup return. “Today was a solid start and I had a blast being in start with my teammates again!” Vonn wrote on X. “While I’m sure people will speculate and say I’m not in top form because of the results, I disagree. This was training for me. I’m still testing equipment and getting back in the groove.” Lindsey Vonn reacts after her run at a downhill skiing race at Copper Mountain Ski Resort on Saturday in Copper Mountain, Colo. Her competition — a veritable who's who of high-profile ski racers — applauded her efforts. “I don't expect her to come back and win — just that she comes back and she has fun,” said Federica Brignone of Italy, a former overall World Cup champion and three-time Olympic medalist. “She's having fun, and she’s doing what she loves. That’s the best thing that she could do.” In the first race on a frigid morning, Vonn wound up 1.44 seconds behind the winning time of 1 minute, 5.79 seconds posted by Mirjam Puchner of Austria. In her second race through the course later in the morning, Vonn was 1.53 seconds behind Cornelia Huetter of Austria, who finished in 1:05.99. Huetter is the reigning season-long World Cup downhill champion. “It’s really nice to compare with her again, and nice to have her (racing) again,” Huetter said. “For sure, for the skiing World Cup, we have a lot of more attention. It's generally good for all racers because everyone is looking.” Also in the field were Nadia Delago of Italy, who won a bronze medal in downhill at the 2022 Beijing Olympics, and Puchner, the Olympic silver winner in super-G in Beijing. In addition, there was Marta Bassino of Italy, a winner of the super-G at the 2023 world championships, and two-time Olympic champion Michelle Gisin of Switzerland. “For me, it was really a training, but it was fun to have a World Cup race level right here,” Gisin said. “It was a crazy race.” Vonn remains a popular figure and took the time after each run to sign autographs for young fans along with posing for photos. Lindsey Vonn competes in a downhill skiing race at Copper Mountain Ski Resort on Saturday in Copper Mountain, Colo. When she left the sport, Vonn had 82 World Cup race victories, which stood as the record for a woman and within reach of the all-time Alpine record of 86 held by Swedish standout Ingemar Stenmark. The women’s mark held by Vonn was surpassed in January 2023 by Mikaela Shiffrin, who now has 99 wins — more than any Alpine ski racer in the history of the sport. Shiffrin is currently sidelined after a crash in a giant slalom event in Killington, Vermont, last weekend. Vonn’s last major race was in February 2019, when she finished third in a downhill during the world championships in Sweden. The three-time Olympic medalist left the circuit still near the top of her game. But all the broken arms and legs, concussions and torn knee ligaments took too big a toll and sent her into retirement. She had a partial knee replacement last April and felt good enough to give racing another shot. “It's very impressive to see all the passion that Lindsey still has,” Gisin said. Also racing Saturday was 45-year-old Sarah Schleper, who once competed for the United States but now represents Mexico. 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MIAMI — The trade speculation surrounding Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler has grown louder this week, but Butler doesn’t mind. “I actually like it,” Butler said following the Heat’s practice at Kaseya Center on Wednesday. “It’s good to be talked about. I don’t think there’s such a thing as bad publicity to a point. But if somebody is talking about me getting traded, that’s a lot.” Butler spoke to reporters just one day after ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Tuesday that “the Heat are open to listening to offers for Butler and making a deal if the proposal is right.” Charania also reported that Butler’s agent, Bernie Lee, has indicated in league circles that Butler is open to trade destinations such as the Houston Rockets, Dallas Mavericks and Golden State Warriors. Charania added that teams have been informed that Butler intends to decline the $52.4 million player option in his contract to become a free agent this upcoming offseason. The Heat, which sometimes publicly denies trade reports, declined to comment on the ESPN report. Butler’s agent, Bernie Lee, also declined to comment. With most free agents who signed with teams this past offseason becoming eligible to be dealt on Sunday, it’s not a coincidence that trade rumors around the league have started to pick up in recent days. With the uncertainty surrounding Butler’s current contract situation, the expectation is his name will continue to be a prominent part of trade rumors in the coming weeks leading up to the NBA’s Feb. 6 trade deadline. “It’s fine with me,” Butler said of the trade speculation. “It doesn’t bother me one bit and I do appreciate it. I appreciate going out there and hooping and I appreciate being efficient, being effective and helping my team win. I don’t ever take playing basketball for anybody for granted.” While Charania reported that the Heat is now open to “listening” to trade offers for Butler, it’s important to note that Butler has not asked to be traded and the Heat is not aggressively shopping him. If Butler opts out and becomes a free agent next offseason, he will be eligible to sign a four-year max contract projected to be worth about $243 million with the Heat or a max three-year contract worth $171 million elsewhere. But Butler and the Heat don’t have to reach that point if they can agree to the two-year max contract extension worth about $113 million that he’s already eligible for. The Heat also has until June 30 to sign Butler to this extension, which would keep him in Miami through the 2026-27 season when he’ll be 37 years old. When asked about his long-term future with the Heat, Butler said Wednesday: “Who knows?” After the Heat declined to quickly give Butler a max extension this past summer, Butler decided to play this season out and become a free agent this upcoming summer. That remains his plan with the intention of signing a max contract with the Heat or another team this offseason, according to a league source. “Not really,” Butler said when asked Wednesday if getting another max contract is his top priority. “My kids matter, my happiness matters, my well-being matters and my family matters. Right now, it’s all about competing, staying healthy, playing some great basketball. I think I’ve done that so far, so we’ll see what we got.” Does Butler still hope to spend the rest of his NBA career with the Heat? “I don’t know,” said Butler, who is in the middle of his sixth season with the Heat. “I’m pretty sure y’all are going to get a report that’s going to say otherwise anyways. So there’s no sense in me answering that question.” Butler has averaged 19 points, 5.4 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 1.2 steals per game while shooting 55.7 percent from the field this season. He has played in 17 of the Heat’s first 22 games, missing four because of a sprained right ankle and one because of right knee soreness. At 35 years old, Butler remains the driving force behind much of the Heat’s success. He leads the Heat in most advanced metrics this season, including estimated plus/minus, win shares and box plus/minus. The Heat is 7-2 when Butler records a usage rate (an estimate of the percentage of team plays used by a player while on the court) of more than 20 percent and holds a 3-5 record when his usage rate doesn’t cross 20 percent in games that he has played in this season. “I feel like we’re doing what we’re supposed to be doing,” said Butler, who has helped lead the Heat to three Eastern Conference finals appearances and two NBA Finals appearances since joining the team during the 2019 offseason. “We’ve won a couple in a row. I’m not worried about an extension. We’ll handle all of that whenever it gets here and take it day by day. The more articles that come out, the more y’all are going to ask me questions about it. So keep the articles coming.” The Heat (12-10) is riding a three-game winning streak entering Thursday’s matchup against the Toronto Raptors (7-15) at Kaseya Center (7:30 p.m. ET, FanDuel Sports Network Sun). “I mean, it’s always going to be a championship,” Butler said of the potential of this current Heat roster. “Tyler [Herro] is playing at an extremely high level, Bam [Adebayo] is doing what Bam does, we got the young fellas that are hooping and gaining more confidence. So we’re rolling. We’re going to continue to win and I’m proud of the guys. You see everybody out here working and we know what we’re capable of.” Injury report The only Heat players who were held out of Wednesday’s practice were Pelle Larsson (sprained right ankle) and Josh Richardson (right heel inflammation). For Thursday’s matchup against the Raptors, the Heat ruled out Josh Christopher and Richardson. Richardson received an injection in his injured heel and will be re-evaluated in one week. Larsson, who has missed the last two games with his ankle injury, is listed as doubtful for Thursday’s contest. Butler is probable to play despite lingering right knee soreness. The Raptors ruled out Scottie Barnes (right ankle sprain), Bruce Brown (return to competition reconditioning), Ulrich Chomche (G League) and Immanuel Quickley (partial UCL tear in left elbow) for Thursday’s game in Miami. ©2024 Miami Herald. Visit miamiherald.com . Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.
Wounded Bangladesh protesters receive robotic helping handThe ‘Pistol’ opened the season as the World No.1 but has slipped down to fifth after a tough run of results, even with a run to the UK Championships Semi-Finals in there, too. But Allen has admitted, in an interview with SportsBoom, he is struggling for something technical in his game at present and has linked up with Mark Williams’ former coach Lee Walker to try and find it, conceding that it’s not an easy fix. “I’m really struggling with myself if I’m honest. I’m trying so hard but it’s just not coming easy,” said the 38-year-old. “I thought what I was trying wasn’t working so I swapped it mid match. I tried to speed up a little and went for my shots. I finished that first match off well, but some of that was lucky that I gave up the other thing that I’m working on. “I just don’t know what to trust. I’m seeing things which are unnatural and your cue action I’m not trusting because I feel like I’m on the wrong line. “I’m fed up of playing like that if I’m honest.” Allen was able to reach round three at the Scottish Open thanks to a comfortable 4-2 win over Wales’ Ryan Day to set up a clash with Jack Lisowski and he knows that patience will prove key. “What me and Lee are working on will do me good in the long run. But because I haven’t had long spells to work on it on the practice table, I was working on it mid tournament at the UKs, the Shoot Out comes and you don’t prepare properly there, it’s still really new,” he admitted. “It’s a process, I know that. I’m just a bit lost. It’s only a short time we’ve been doing it. “That’s the one downside with these tournaments coming thick and fast, you don’t get the time to work on things. It’s great when you’re playing well and riding the crest of a wave, but not so much the other way. “It’s my own fault for not doing better at the start of the season and being able to pick and choose a bit more.” www.sportsbook.com/snooker/Ukraine says war has damaged most civilian airports
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The five-year restoration is widely seen as a boost for French President Emmanuel Macron, who championed the ambitious timeline, and brings a welcome respite from his domestic political woes. World leaders, dignitaries, and worshippers gathered on Saturday evening for the celebrations under the cathedral's soaring arches. The celebration was attended by 1,500 dignitaries, including President-elect Donald Trump, Britain’s Prince William, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. For Catholics, Notre Dame’s rector said the cathedral “carries the enveloping presence of the Virgin Mary, a maternal and embracing presence.′′ Trump is welcomed by Macron to Paris with presidential pomp and joined by Zelenskyy for their talks PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has welcomed Donald Trump to Paris with a full dose of presidential pomp. 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We will eventually build a few more technologies for the kitchen, but the gas stove and chimney markets are very under-penetrated today. It's growing very fast. So, I think these two are the products we want to lead with," he said. The company plans to introduce four to five additional stock-keeping units (SKUs) within this fiscal year. Discover the stories of your interest Blockchain 5 Stories Cyber-safety 7 Stories Fintech 9 Stories E-comm 9 Stories ML 8 Stories Edtech 6 Stories The company's products are currently available on ecommerce platforms such as Amazon and Flipkart, as well as in select retail stores across Bengaluru. According to Vikas, 60-70% of its sales come from tier II and tier III cities. Earlier food and grocery delivery company Zomato acquired an 8% equity stake in Byondnxt for Rs 6,000. Commenting on the investment, Shuchi Pandya, principal, Fireside Ventures, said, “The Indian kitchen appliances market is witnessing a significant shift towards smart, connected solutions. Beyond Appliances' unique approach to combining practical functionality with advanced technology positions them perfectly to capture this evolving consumer demand.”
