Vermont resident Peggy Shinn reports on her local sporting event, the Killington Skiing World Cup where favorite Mikaela Shiffrin won the Slalom ahead of her fiercest opponent Slovakian Petra Vlhova. And another American, Elana Meyers Taylor, claimed her second consecutive win in the monobob in Igles, Austria. The USWNT held Australia to a 1-1 draw in the second of their two friendly games after winning 3-1 last week in Sydney. Ashley Hatch scored her first international goal and went on to score again in the second game. Nancy has other international news including Alexia Putellas of FC Barcelona winning the 2021 Ballon d’Or, Sam Mewis moving to KC Current, Rhian Wilkinson being named Portland Thorns FC Head Coach, Emergence of new COVID-19 variant forces cancellation of Winter Universiade in Switzerland, China claims new COVID-19 Omicron variant will not force Beijing 2022 postponement, the removal of riding from modern pentathlon approved at UIPM Congress despite CAS appeal while Denmark, Sweden and Finland call UIPM Congress "farcical" with accusations of election rules breaches. Carlos Nuzman sentenced to more than 30 years in prison for Rio 2016 corruption, and Dart World Championship draw for Fallon Sherrock.

Hosts: Chris Stafford & Nancy Gillen
Recorded: November 30, 2021

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