The Italians took the first two places in men's World Cup parallel giant slalom race in Slovenia's Rogla on Saturday, whereas the women's race was dominated by Germans. Slovenia's Rok Marguč finished third, securing the 10th World Cup podium of his career.

Slovenian skier Ilka Štuhec finished third in Saturday's downhill in Italy's Cortina d'Ampezzo after she placed second in the same discipline on Friday. This is her fourth World Cup podium result this season.

The Slovenian winter resort of Rogla will host the world's best Alpine snowboarders for the seventh year running on Saturday. The men's and women's parallel giant slalom World Cup races will feature seven Slovenian snowboarders.

Slovenian skier Ilka Štuhec finished second in Friday's downhill in Cortina d'Ampezzo, her third podium in three World Cup appearances this season.

Slovenia will play along Russia, Finland, Turkey, Macedonia and Belarus in Pool C of the preliminary round of this year's Men's European Volleyball Championship that the country co-hosts in Ljubljana's Stožice Arena, a draw in Brussels determined on Wednesday.

Slovenian cyclist Janez Brajkovič announced on his blog on Monday that his sample taken during last year's Tour of Croatia had tested positive for a banned substance, earning him a ten-month suspension from the International Cycling Union (UCI).

The women's national volleyball team qualified for the European championships for the second time in history by beating Israel 3:0 (17, 12, 23) Wednesday evening.