A Swedish company is building a special kind of wind tunnel, an inclined flight chamber, in Žirovnica in northwest Slovenia, in what will be only the second such facility in Europe. It is targeted primarily at ski jumpers, but wingsuit flyers and adrenaline junkies will be welcome as well.
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Urška Hrovat, Slovenia's biggest ski star in the 1990s, will remember these Christmas holidays not for the festivities but for burglars that broke into her house in Ljubljana and stole all her medals.
"Some Christmas present. It's as if a part of me has died," the 50-year-old told Delo newspaper in
Reigning ski jumping World Cup winner Nika Prevc has defended the Two Nights Tour title with back-to-back wins, clocking up her third and fourth victory this season.
After winning the event's opener in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany on 31 December, the 19-year-old Slovenian was again victorious in
Slovenian NBA superstar Luka Dončić is likely to miss several weeks of play after straining his left calf during a Christmas Day fixture between his Dallas Mavericks and the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Dončić exited the game in the second quarter after appearing to suffer a non-contact leg injury, limp
Slovenian football referee Slavko Vinčić has been voted the world's second best referee in 2024 by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS).
With 86 points, he was second only to French referee Francois Letexier (129 points), who officiated the final of the Euro 2024
Sport climber Janja Garnbret, pro cyclist Tadej Pogačar and the men's national football team have won the Athlete of the Year awards in their respective categories for the second year in a row. The winners are picked by the Slovenian Sports Journalists' Association.
Garnbret was voted the best woma
Slovenia's male winter sports athletes excelled in their respective World Cup events overseas the past weekend. Snowboarder Tim Mastnak won a parallel giant slalom event in Yanquing, China, while alpine skier Miha Hrobat finished third in the season opening downhill in Beaver Creek, US, and Žan Kra
Slovenian cycling star Tadej Pogačar won the 2024 Vélo d'Or award for the best road bicycle racer of the year, conferred by the French cycling magazine Vélo Magazine. This is the second time he took home the accolade.
The three-time Tour de France winner accepted the award at a ceremony in Paris on
Slovenia have secured their place at the 2025 European Basketball Championship after defeating Portugal by a whisker at home for their third win in the qualifying Group A as Israel beat Ukraine to determine the top three teams to advance.
With two more games to spare, Slovenia and Israel are on top
