Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway clinched his second World Cup overall title on Saturday when Benjamin Raich straddled a gate in the opening run of the final slalom of the season and was disqualified.

Defending champion Adam Rippon was at the top of the standings after the men's short program, while Russia went 1-2 in pairs for a second straight year at the junior world figure skating championships on Wednesday.

Sven Kramer of the Netherlands clinched his third straight men's gold medal and Martina Sablikova of the Czech Republic won the women's title for the first time at the World Allround Speedskating Championships on Sunday.

Canadian teenager Patrick Chan continued to take men's figure skating by storm, capturing a gold medal in the Four Continents championships on Saturday.

South Korea's Kim Yu-Na held on in the ladies free skate Friday to win gold at the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, holding off a fierce challenge from Joannie Rochette.

Factbox on Canada's John Kucera, who won the men's downhill gold medal at the Alpine skiing world championships in Val d'Isere, France, Saturday.

China's Pang Qing and Tong Jian won the short program Wednesday at the Four Continents figure skating competition, which is serving as a test event of the Vancouver Olympics venue.

Michelle Kwan says she is entering a new chapter in her life and while she hinted at a comeback Thursday she wouldn't reveal whether that might include the 2010 Winter Games.

Jeremy Abbott continued his breakthrough season by winning the men's title at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Sunday.

In a sport lately dominated by teenagers who bend like pretzels and jump like popcorn, Alissa Czisny cut an impressive figure on the ice at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships Thursday, performing with a model's carriage and a ballerina's grace.