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SKIING: Two-time Olympic ski champion Ted Ligety plans to retire from the World Cup circuit, effective after the world championships currently underway in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. Ligety’s final race will be the giant slalom on Feb. 19.

TRACK AND FIELD: In Lievin, France, Gudaf Tsegay of Ethiopia set a new 1,500 meters women’s indoor world record in 3 minutes 53.09 seconds.