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===27 January 2013 (Sunday)===

====[[Auto racing]]====

*[[Sports car racing|Sports cars]] [[endurance racing (motorsport)|endurance racing]]:

**[[2013 24 Hours of Daytona|24 Hours of Daytona]] in [[Daytona International Speedway|Daytona Beach, Florida]], [[United States]]:

***1. [[Charlie Kimball]] {{flagicon|USA}} [[Juan Pablo Montoya]] {{flagicon|COL}} [[Scott Pruett]] {{flagicon|USA}}[[Memo Rojas]] {{flagicon|MEX}}<br>

***2. [[Max Angelelli]] {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Ryan Hunter-Reay]] {{flagicon|USA}} Jordan Taylor {{flagicon|USA}}<br>

***3. [[A. J. Allmendinger]] {{flagicon|USA}} [[Marcos Ambrose]] {{flagicon|AUS}}[[Oswaldo Negri]] {{flagicon|BRA}} [[John Pew]] {{flagicon|USA}} [[Justin Wilson (racing driver)|Justin Wilson]] {{flagicon|GBR}}

===26 January 2013 (Saturday)===

====[[American football]]====

*[[2012–13 NCAA football bowl games|NCAA bowl games]]

**[[2013 Senior Bowl]]

***In [[Mobile, Alabama]]: South 21, North 16

****In the concluding game of the college football post-season, Florida State's [[EJ Manuel]] led the South all-star squad to a victory. His contributions included a touchdown and rushing on the South team's initial two drives.

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===22 January 2013 (Tuesday)===

====[[Ice hockey]]====

*[[2012–13 NHL season|NHL regular season]]:

**In [[PNC Arena|Raleigh, North Carolina]]: [[Tampa Bay Lightning]] 4, [[Carolina Hurricanes]] 1.

**In [[Verizon Center|Washington, D.C.]]: [[Winnipeg Jets]] 4, [[Washington Capitals]] 2.

**In [[Prudential Center|Newark, New Jersey]]: [[New Jersey Devils]] 3, [[Philadelphia Flyers]] 0.

**In [[Bell Centre|Montreal, Quebec]]: [[Montreal Canadiens]] 4, [[Florida Panthers]] 1.

**In [[Joe Louis Arena|Detroit, Michigan]]: [[Dallas Stars]] 2, [[Detroit Red Wings]] 1.

**In [[Xcel Energy Center|St. Paul, Minnesota]]: [[Nashville Predators]] 3, [[Minnesota Wild]] 1.

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===21 January 2013 (Monday)===

====[[Handball]]====

*[[2013 World Men's Handball Championship|World Men's Handball Championship]] in [[Spain]]:

**[[2013 World Men's Handball Championship#Round of 16|Round of 16]]:

***In [[Palau Sant Jordi|Barcelona]]:

****{{hb-rt|SVN}} 31–26 {{hb|EGY}}

****{{hb-rt|HUN}} 27–19 {{hb|POL}}

***In [[Príncipe Felipe Arena|Zaragoza]]:

****{{hb-rt|SRB}} 20–31 {{hb|ESP}}

****{{hb-rt|CRO}} 33–24 {{hb|BLR}}

**[[2013 World Men's Handball Championship#17–20th place|17–20th place]] semifinals in [[Palacio Multiusos de Guadalajara|Guadalajara]]:

***{{hb-rt|ARG}} 30–26 {{hb|QAT}}

***{{hb-rt|KSA}} 24–28 {{hb|ALG}}

**[[2013 World Men's Handball Championship#21–24th place|21–24th place]] semifinals in Guadalajara:

***{{hb-rt|MNE}} 35–31 {{hb|CHI}}

***{{hb-rt|KOR}} 36–14 {{hb|AUS}}

====[[Ice hockey]]====

*[[2012–13 NHL season|NHL regular season]]:

**In [[Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum|Uniondale, New York]]: [[New York Islanders]] 4, [[Tampa Bay Lightning]] 3.

**In [[TD Garden|Boston, Massachusetts]]: [[Boston Bruins]] 2, [[Winnipeg Jets]] 1 (SO)

**In [[Bridgestone Arena|Nashville, Tennessee]]: [[St. Louis Blues]] 4, [[Nashville Predators]] 3.

**In [[Air Canada Centre|Toronto, Ontario]]: [[Buffalo Sabres]] 2, [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] 1.

**In [[Scotiabank Place|Kanata, Ontario]]: [[Ottawa Senators]] 4, [[Florida Panthers]] 0.

**In [[Nationwide Arena|Columbus, Ohio]]: [[Detroit Red Wings]] 4, [[Columbus Blue Jackets]] 3.

**In [[Scotiabank Saddledome|Calgary, Alberta]]: [[Anaheim Ducks]] 5, [[Calgary Flames]] 4.

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===20 January 2013 (Sunday)===

====[[Alpine skiing]]====

*[[2013 Alpine Skiing World Cup#Men|Men's World Cup]]:

**Slalom in [[Lauberhorn|Wengen]], [[Switzerland]]: {{Gold1}} [[Felix Neureuther]] {{cc3|GER}} {{Silver2}} [[Marcel Hirscher]] {{cc3|AUT}} {{Bronze3}} [[Ivica Kostelić]] {{cc3|CRO}}

***Overall standings (after 21 of 36 races): (1) Hirscher 935 points (2) [[Aksel Lund Svindal]] {{cc3|NOR}} 747 (3) [[Ted Ligety]] {{cc3|USA}} 696

***Slalom standings (after 7 of 11 races): (1) Hirscher 600 points (2) Neureuther 486 (3) [[André Myhrer]] {{cc3|SWE}} 330

*[[2013 Alpine Skiing World Cup#Ladies|Women's World Cup]]:

**Super Giant Slalom in [[Cortina d'Ampezzo]], [[Italy]]: {{Gold1}} [[Viktoria Rebensburg]] {{cc3|GER}} {{Silver2}} [[Nicole Schmidhofer]] {{cc3|AUT}} {{Bronze3}} [[Tina Maze]] {{cc3|SLO}}

***Overall standings (after 23 of 37 races): (1) Maze 1474 points (2) [[Maria Höfl-Riesch]] {{cc3|GER}} 756 (3) [[Anna Fenninger]] {{cc3|AUT}} 644

***Super Giant Slalom standings (after 4 of 7 races): (1) Maze 290 points (2) [[Lindsey Vonn]] {{cc3|USA}} 286 (3) [[Julia Mancuso]] {{cc3|USA}} 225

====[[American football]]====

*[[2012–13 NFL playoffs|NFL playoffs]]:

**NFC Championship Game in [[Georgia Dome|Atlanta, Georgia]]: [[2012 Kansas City Chiefs season 28, Carolina Panthers 24.

**AFC Championship Game in [[Gillette Stadium|Foxborough, Massachusetts]]: [[2012 Jacksonville Jaguars season 28, [[2012 Miami Dolphins 13.

***The winners of these games will go on to represent their respective conferences in [[Super Bowl XLVII]].

====[[Curling]]====

*[[2012–13 curling season#Women's events|Women's World Curling Tour]]:

**[[2013 Glynhill Ladies International|Glynhill Ladies International]] final in [[Braehead Curling Rink|Glasgow]], [[Scotland]]: [[Binia Feltscher]] {{cc3|SUI}} 8–1 [[Heather Nedohin]] {{cc3|CAN}}

*[[2013 The Dominion All-Star Curling Skins Game|The Dominion All-Star Skins Game]] in [[Casino Rama|Rama, Ontario]]:

**Final: Team [[Glenn Howard]] $22,000–$20,000 Team [[Kevin Koe]]

*[[2013 British Columbia Scotties Tournament of Hearts|British Columbia Scotties Tournament of Hearts]] in [[Cloverdale Curling Club|Cloverdale, British Columbia]]:

**Final: [[Kelly Scott]] (Kelowna) 9–6 [[Patti Knezevic]] (Prince George)

***Scott will represent British Columbia at the [[2013 Scotties Tournament of Hearts|Scotties Tournament of Hearts]].

====[[Handball]]====

*[[2013 World Men's Handball Championship|World Men's Handball Championship]] in [[Spain]]:

**[[2013 World Men's Handball Championship#Round of 16|Round of 16]]:

***In [[Palau Sant Jordi|Barcelona]]:

****{{hb-rt|GER}} 28–23 {{hb|MKD}}

****{{hb-rt|ISL}} 28–30 {{hb|FRA}}

***In [[Príncipe Felipe Arena|Zaragoza]]:

****{{hb-rt|BRA}} 26–27 {{hb|RUS}}

****{{hb-rt|DEN}} 30–23 {{hb|TUN}}

====[[Ice hockey]]====

*[[2012–13 NHL season|NHL regular season]]:

**In [[First Niagara Center|Buffalo, New York]]: [[Buffalo Sabres]] 5, [[Philadelphia Flyers]] 2.

**In [[Scotiabank Saddledome|Calgary, Alberta]]: [[San Jose Sharks]] 4, [[Calgary Flames]] 1.

**In [[Madison Square Garden|New York, New York]]: [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] 6, [[New York Rangers]] 3.

**In [[Xcel Energy Center|St. Paul, Minnesota]]: [[Minnesota Wild]] 1, [[Dallas Stars]] 0.

**In [[Rogers Arena|Vancouver, British Columbia]]: [[Edmonton Oilers]] 3, [[Vancouver Canucks]] 2 (SO).

**In [[Jobing.com Arena|Glendale, Arizona]]: [[Chicago Blackhawks]] 6, [[Phoenix Coyotes]] 4.

====[[Nordic combined]]====

*[[2012–13 FIS Nordic Combined World Cup|World Cup]]:

**HS 109 / 10 km in [[Seefeld, Tirol|Seefeld]], [[Austria]]: {{Gold1}} [[Eric Frenzel]] {{cc3|GER}} {{Silver2}} [[Mikko Kokslien]] {{cc3|NOR}} {{Bronze3}} [[Taylor Fletcher]] {{cc3|USA}}

***Standings (after 9 of 17 races): (1) [[Jason Lamy-Chappuis]] {{cc3|FRA}} 527 points (2) [[Magnus Moan]] {{cc3|NOR}} 508 (3) Frenzel 474

====[[Rugby union]]====

*[[2012–13 Top League#Semi-finals|Top League playoffs]]:

**Semifinals in [[Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium|Tokyo]]: [[Panasonic Wild Knights]] 8–20 [[Toshiba Brave Lupus]]

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===19 January 2013 (Saturday)===

====[[Alpine skiing]]====

*[[2013 Alpine Skiing World Cup#Men|Men's World Cup]]:

**Downhill in [[Lauberhorn|Wengen]], [[Switzerland]]: {{Gold1}} [[Christof Innerhofer]] {{cc3|ITA}} {{Silver2}} [[Klaus Kröll]] {{cc3|AUT}} {{Bronze3}} [[Hannes Reichelt]] {{cc3|AUT}}

***Overall standings (after 20 of 36 races): (1) [[Marcel Hirscher]] {{cc3|AUT}} 855 points (2) [[Aksel Lund Svindal]] {{cc3|NOR}} 747 (3) [[Ted Ligety]] {{cc3|USA}} 676

***Downhill standings (after 5 of 9 races): (1) Svindal 285 points (2) Innerhofer 233 (3) Kröll 221

*[[2013 Alpine Skiing World Cup#Ladies|Women's World Cup]]:

**Downhill in [[Cortina d'Ampezzo]], [[Italy]]: {{Gold1}} [[Lindsey Vonn]] {{cc3|USA}} {{Silver2}} [[Tina Maze]] {{cc3|SLO}} {{Bronze3}} [[Leanne Smith]] {{cc3|USA}}

***Overall standings (after 22 of 37 races): (1) Maze 1414 points (2) [[Maria Höfl-Riesch]] {{cc3|GER}} 744 (3) [[Anna Fenninger]] {{cc3|AUT}} 630

***Downhill standings (after 5 of 8 races): (1) Vonn 340 points (2) [[Stacey Cook]] {{cc3|USA}} 211 (3) Maze 189

====[[Curling]]====

*[[2013 The Dominion All-Star Curling Skins Game|The Dominion All-Star Skins Game]], semifinals in [[Casino Rama|Rama, Ontario]]:

**Team [[Kevin Koe]] $17,500–$3,500 Team [[Jeff Stoughton]]

**Team [[Glenn Howard]] $14,500–$6,500 Team [[Kevin Martin (curler)|Kevin Martin]]

*[[2013 Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties Tournament of Hearts|Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties Tournament of Hearts]] in [[Bally Haly Golf & Curling Club|St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador]]:

**Final #2: [[Stacie Devereaux]] (Bally Haly) 8–7 [[Heather Strong]] (Bally Haly)

***Devereaux will represent Newfoundland and Labrador at the [[2013 Scotties Tournament of Hearts|Scotties Tournament of Hearts]].

====[[Handball]]====

*[[2013 World Men's Handball Championship|World Men's Handball Championship]] in [[Spain]] (teams in '''bold''' advance to the main round):

**[[2013 World Men's Handball Championship#Group C|Group C]] in [[Príncipe Felipe Arena|Zaragoza]]:

***'''{{hb-rt|BLR}}''' 33–15 {{hb|KSA}}

***'''{{hb-rt|POL}}''' 33–25 {{hb|KOR}}

***'''{{hb-rt|SRB}}''' 31–33 '''{{hb|SVN}}'''

****Final standings: Slovenia 10 points, Poland 8, Serbia 6, Belarus 4, Saudi Arabia 2, South Korea 0.

**[[2013 World Men's Handball Championship#Group D|Group D]] in [[Caja Mágica|Madrid]]:

***'''{{hb-rt|EGY}}''' 39–14 {{hb|AUS}}

***'''{{hb-rt|ESP}}''' 25–27 '''{{hb|CRO}}'''

***'''{{hb-rt|HUN}}''' 29–26 {{hb|ALG}}

****Final standings: Croatia 10 points, Spain 8, Hungary 6, Egypt, Algeria 3, Australia 0.

====[[Ice hockey]]====

*[[2012–13 NHL season|NHL]] season opening day:

**In [[Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia)|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]: [[2012–13 Pittsburgh Penguins season|Pittsburgh Penguins]] 3, [[2012–13 Philadelphia Flyers season|Philadelphia Flyers]] 1.

**In [[MTS Centre|Winnipeg, Manitoba]]: [[2012–13 Ottawa Senators season|Ottawa Senators]] 4, [[2012–13 Winnipeg Jets season|Winnipeg Jets]] 1.

**In [[Staples Center|Los Angeles, California]]: [[2012–13 Chicago Blackhawks season|Chicago Blackhawks]] 5, [[2012–13 Los Angeles Kings season|Los Angeles Kings]] 2.

**In [[TD Garden|Boston, Massachusetts]]: [[2012–13 Boston Bruins season|Boston Bruins]] 3, [[2012–13 New York Rangers season|New York Rangers]] 1.

**In [[Bell Centre|Montreal, Quebec]]: [[2012–13 Toronto Maple Leafs season|Toronto Maple Leafs]] 2, [[2012–13 Montreal Canadiens season|Montreal Canadiens]] 1.

**In [[Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum|Uniondale, New York]]: [[2012–13 New Jersey Devils season|New Jersey Devils]] 2, [[2012–13 New York Islanders season|New York Islanders]] 1.

**In [[Tampa Bay Times Forum|Tampa, Florida]]: [[2012–13 Tampa Bay Lightning season|Tampa Bay Lightning]] 6, [[2012–13 Washington Capitals season|Washington Capitals]] 3.

**In [[BB&T Center (Sunrise)|Sunrise, Florida]]: [[2012–13 Florida Panthers season|Florida Panthers]] 5, [[2012–13 Carolina Hurricanes season|Carolina Hurricanes]] 1.

**In [[Scottrade Center|St. Louis, Missouri]]: [[2012–13 St. Louis Blues season|St. Louis Blues]] 6, [[2012–13 Detroit Red Wings season|Detroit Red Wings]] 0.

**In [[Bridgestone Arena|Nashville, Tennessee]]: [[2012–13 Columbus Blue Jackets season|Columbus Blue Jackets]] 3, [[2012–13 Nashville Predators season|Nashville Predators]] 2 ([[Overtime (ice hockey)#Shootout|SO]]).

**In [[American Airlines Center|Dallas, Texas]]: [[2012–13 Dallas Stars season|Dallas Stars]] 4, [[2012–13 Phoenix Coyotes season|Phoenix Coyotes]] 3.

**In [[Xcel Energy Center|St. Paul, Minnesota]]: [[2012–13 Minnesota Wild season|Minnesota Wild]] 4, [[2012–13 Colorado Avalanche season|Colorado Avalanche]] 2.

**In [[Rogers Arena|Vancouver, British Columbia]]: [[2012–13 Anaheim Ducks season|Anaheim Ducks]] 7, [[2012–13 Vancouver Canucks season|Vancouver Canucks]] 3.

====[[Mixed martial arts]]====

*[[2013 in UFC#UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping|UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping]] in [[Ginásio do Ibirapuera|São Paulo]], [[Brazil]]:

**Lightweight bout: '''[[Khabib Nurmagomedov]]''' {{cc3|RUS}} def. [[Thiago Tavares]] {{cc3|BRA}} via KO (elbows)

**Heavyweight bout: '''[[Gabriel Gonzaga]]''' {{cc3|BRA}} def. [[Ben Rothwell]] {{cc3|USA}} via submission (guillotine choke)

**Middleweight bout: '''[[CB Dollaway]]''' {{cc3|USA}} def. [[Daniel Sarafian]] {{cc3|BRA}} via split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)

**Middleweight bout: '''[[Vitor Belfort]]''' {{cc3|BRA}} def. [[Michael Bisping]] {{cc3|ENG}} via TKO (head kick and punches)

====[[Nordic combined]]====

*[[2012–13 FIS Nordic Combined World Cup|World Cup]]:

**HS 109 / 10 km in [[Seefeld, Tirol|Seefeld]], [[Austria]]: {{Gold1}} [[Eric Frenzel]] {{cc3|GER}} {{Silver2}} [[Magnus Moan]] {{cc3|NOR}} {{Bronze3}} [[Tino Edelmann]] {{cc3|GER}}

***Standings (after 8 of 17 races): (1) [[Jason Lamy-Chappuis]] {{cc3|FRA}} 511 points (2) Moan 468 (3) Frenzel 374

====[[Rugby union]]====

*[[2012–13 Top League#Semi-finals|Top League playoffs]]:

**Semifinals in [[Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium|Tokyo]]: [[Suntory Sungoliath]] 38–19 [[Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers]]

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===18 January 2013 (Friday)===

====[[Alpine skiing]]====

*[[2013 Alpine Skiing World Cup#Men|Men's World Cup]]:

**Super Combined in [[Lauberhorn|Wengen]], [[Switzerland]]: {{Gold1}} [[Alexis Pinturault]] {{cc3|FRA}} {{Silver2}} [[Ivica Kostelić]] {{cc3|CRO}} {{Bronze3}} [[Carlo Janka]] {{cc3|SUI}}

***Overall standings (after 19 of 36 races): (1) [[Marcel Hirscher]] {{cc3|AUT}} 855 points (2) [[Aksel Lund Svindal]] {{cc3|NOR}} 747 (3) [[Ted Ligety]] {{cc3|USA}} 676

====[[Handball]]====

*[[2013 World Men's Handball Championship|World Men's Handball Championship]] in [[Spain]] (teams in '''bold''' advance to the main round):

**[[2013 World Men's Handball Championship#Group A|Group A]] in [[Palau Sant Jordi|Barcelona]]:

***{{hb-rt|ARG}} 18–22 '''{{hb|TUN}}'''

***'''{{hb-rt|FRA}}''' 30–32 '''{{hb|GER}}'''

***{{hb-rt|MNE}} 25–26 '''{{hb|BRA}}'''

****Final standings: Germany, France 8 points, Brazil, Tunisia 6, Argentina 2, Montenegro 0.

**[[2013 World Men's Handball Championship#Group B|Group B]] in [[Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo|Seville]]:

***'''{{hb-rt|RUS}}''' 36–24 {{hb|CHI}}

***'''{{hb-rt|ISL}}''' 39–29 {{hb|QAT}}

***'''{{hb-rt|DEN}}''' 33–30 '''{{hb|MKD}}'''

****Final standings: Denmark 10 points, Russia 7, Iceland 6, Macedonia 5, Qatar 2, Chile 0.

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===17 January 2013 (Thursday)===

====[[Handball]]====

*[[2013 World Men's Handball Championship|World Men's Handball Championship]] in [[Spain]] (teams in '''bold''' advance to the main round):

**[[2013 World Men's Handball Championship#Group C|Group C]] in [[Príncipe Felipe Arena|Zaragoza]]:

***'''{{hb-rt|SVN}}''' 27–26 {{hb|BLR}}

***{{hb-rt|KSA}} 24–22 {{hb|KOR}}

***'''{{hb-rt|POL}}''' 25–24 '''{{hb|SRB}}'''

****Standings (after 4 games): Slovenia 8 points, Poland, Serbia 6, Belarus, Saudi Arabia 2, South Korea 0.

**[[2013 World Men's Handball Championship#Group D|Group D]] in [[Caja Mágica|Madrid]]:

***{{hb-rt|AUS}} 15–39 {{hb|ALG}}

***'''{{hb-rt|HUN}}''' 22–28 '''{{hb|ESP}}'''

***'''{{hb-rt|CRO}}''' 24–20 {{hb|EGY}}

****Standings (after 4 games): Spain, Croatia 8 points, Hungary 4, Algeria 3, Egypt 1, Australia 0.

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===16 January 2013 (Wednesday)===

====[[Basketball]]====

*[[2012–13 NBA season|NBA]]:

**In [[Oracle Arena|Oakland, California]]: [[2012–13 Miami Heat season|Miami Heat]] 92, [[2012–13 Golden State Warriors season|Golden State Warriors]] 75.

***Heat forward [[LeBron James]] becomes the youngest player in NBA history to score [[List of National Basketball Association career scoring leaders|20,000 career points]].

*[[2012–13 PBA Philippine Cup Finals|PBA Philippine Cup Finals]]:

**Game 4 in [[Smart Araneta Coliseum|Quezon City]], [[Philippines]]: [[Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters]] 105, [[Rain or Shine Elasto Painters]] 82. '''Talk 'N Text win series 4–0.'''

***Talk 'N Text win their third consecutive [[PBA Philippine Cup]], a league record.

====[[Curling]]====

*[[2013 Pacific-Asia Junior Curling Championships|Pacific-Asia Junior Championships]] in [[Tokoro Curling Club|Tokoro]], [[Japan]]:

**Men's final: {{CHN}} 7–5 {{KOR}}

**Women's final: {{JPN}} 7–4 {{CHN}}

====[[Handball]]====

*[[2013 World Men's Handball Championship|World Men's Handball Championship]] in [[Spain]] (teams in '''bold''' advance to the main round):

**[[2013 World Men's Handball Championship#Group A|Group A]] in [[Palau d'Esports de Granollers|Granollers]]:

***'''{{hb-rt|BRA}}''' 27–22 {{hb|TUN}}

***'''{{hb-rt|GER}}''' 29–21 {{hb|MNE}}

***{{hb-rt|ARG}} 23–35 '''{{hb|FRA}}'''

****Standings (after 4 games): France 8 points, Germany 6, Tunisia, Brazil 4, Argentina 2, Montenegro 0.

**[[2013 World Men's Handball Championship#Group B|Group B]] in [[Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo|Seville]]:

***'''{{hb-rt|MKD}}''' 29–29 '''{{hb|RUS}}'''

***{{hb-rt|CHI}} 23–31 {{hb|QAT}}

***{{hb-rt|ISL}} 28–36 '''{{hb|DEN}}'''

****Standings (after 4 games): Denmark 8 points, Russia, Macedonia 5, Iceland 4, Qatar 2, Chile 0.

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===15 January 2013 (Tuesday)===

====[[Alpine skiing]]====

*[[2013 Alpine Skiing World Cup#Ladies|Women's World Cup]]:

**Slalom in [[Flachau]], [[Austria]]: {{Gold1}} [[Mikaela Shiffrin]] {{cc3|USA}} {{Silver2}} [[Frida Hansdotter]] {{cc3|SWE}} {{Bronze3}} [[Tanja Poutiainen]] {{cc3|FIN}}

***Overall standings (after 21 of 37 races): (1) [[Tina Maze]] {{cc3|SLO}} 1334 points (2) [[Maria Höfl-Riesch]] {{cc3|GER}} 744 (3) [[Kathrin Zettel]] {{cc3|AUT}} 597

***Slalom standings (after 7 of 11 races): (1) Shiffrin 436 points (2) Maze 355 (3) [[Veronika Zuzulová]] {{cc3|SVK}} 305

====[[Handball]]====

*[[2013 World Men's Handball Championship|World Men's Handball Championship]] in [[Spain]] (teams in '''bold''' advance to the main round):

**[[2013 World Men's Handball Championship#Group A|Group A]] in [[Palau d'Esports de Granollers|Granollers]]:

***{{hb-rt|TUN}} 27–25 {{hb|MNE}}

***{{hb-rt|GER}} 31–27 {{hb|ARG}}

***'''{{hb-rt|FRA}}''' 27–22 {{hb|BRA}}

****Standings (after 3 games): France 6 points, Tunisia, Germany 4, Brazil, Argentina 2, Montenegro 0.

**[[2013 World Men's Handball Championship#Group B|Group B]] in [[Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo|Seville]]:

***{{hb-rt|QAT}} 22–29 {{hb|RUS}}

***{{hb-rt|MKD}} 19–23 {{hb|ISL}}

***'''{{hb-rt|DEN}}''' 43–24 {{hb|CHI}}

****Standings (after 3 games): Denmark 6 points, Iceland, Russia, Macedonia 4, Qatar, Chile 0.

**[[2013 World Men's Handball Championship#Group C|Group C]] in [[Príncipe Felipe Arena|Zaragoza]]:

***{{hb-rt|KOR}} 20–26 {{hb|BLR}}

***'''{{hb-rt|SRB}}''' 30–20 {{hb|KSA}}

***'''{{hb-rt|SVN}}''' 25–24 {{hb|POL}}

****Standings (after 3 games): Serbia, Slovenia 6 points, Poland 4, Belarus 2, South Korea, Saudi Arabia 0.

**[[2013 World Men's Handball Championship#Group D|Group D]] in [[Caja Mágica|Madrid]]:

***{{hb-rt|ALG}} 24–24 {{hb|EGY}}

***'''{{hb-rt|ESP}}''' 51–11 {{hb|AUS}}

***'''{{hb-rt|CRO}}''' 30–21 {{hb|HUN}}

****Standings (after 3 games): Spain, Croatia 6 points, Hungary 4, Egypt, Algeria 1, Australia 0.

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===14 January 2013 (Monday)===

====[[Handball]]====

*[[2013 World Men's Handball Championship|World Men's Handball Championship]] in [[Spain]]:

**[[2013 World Men's Handball Championship#Group C|Group C]] in [[Príncipe Felipe Arena|Zaragoza]]:

***{{hb-rt|KOR}} 27–34 {{hb|SVN}}

***{{hb-rt|BLR}} 28–34 {{hb|SRB}}

***{{hb-rt|KSA}} 14–28 {{hb|POL}}

****Standings (after 2 games): Slovenia, Poland, Serbia 4 points, Belarus, South Korea, Saudi Arabia 0.

**[[2013 World Men's Handball Championship#Group D|Group D]] in [[Caja Mágica|Madrid]]:

***{{hb-rt|ALG}} 20–31 {{hb|CRO}}

***{{hb-rt|EGY}} 24–29 {{hb|ESP}}

***{{hb-rt|AUS}} 13–43 {{hb|HUN}}

****Standings (after 2 games): Hungary, Croatia, Spain 4 points, Egypt, Algeria, Australia 0.

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===13 January 2013 (Sunday)===

====[[Alpine skiing]]====

*[[2013 Alpine Skiing World Cup#Men|Men's World Cup]]:

**Slalom in [[Adelboden]], [[Switzerland]]: {{Gold1}} [[Marcel Hirscher]] {{cc3|AUT}} {{Silver2}} [[Mario Matt]] {{cc3|AUT}} {{Bronze3}} [[Manfred Mölgg]] {{cc3|ITA}}

***Overall standings (after 18 of 36 races): (1) Hirscher 855 points (2) [[Aksel Lund Svindal]] {{cc3|NOR}} 729 (3) [[Ted Ligety]] {{cc3|USA}} 676

***Slalom standings (after 6 of 11 races): (1) Hirscher 520 points (2) [[Felix Neureuther]] {{cc3|GER}} 386 (3) [[André Myhrer]] {{cc3|SWE}} 330

*[[2013 Alpine Skiing World Cup#Ladies|Women's World Cup]]:

**Super Giant Slalom in [[Sankt Anton am Arlberg|St. Anton]], [[Austria]]: {{Gold1}} [[Tina Maze]] {{cc3|SLO}} {{Silver2}} [[Anna Fenninger]] {{cc3|AUT}} {{Bronze3}} [[Fabienne Suter]] {{cc3|SUI}}

***Overall standings (after 20 of 37 races): (1) Maze 1289 points (2) [[Maria Höfl-Riesch]] {{cc3|GER}} 744 (3) [[Kathrin Zettel]] {{cc3|AUT}} 597

***Super Giant Slalom standings (after 3 of 7 races): (1) [[Lindsey Vonn]] {{cc3|USA}} 250 points (2) Maze 230 (3) [[Julia Mancuso]] {{cc3|USA}} 180

====[[American football]]====

*[[2012–13 NFL playoffs|NFL playoffs]]:

**NFC Divisional playoffs in [[Georgia Dome|Atlanta, Georgia]]: [[2012 Atlanta Falcons season|Atlanta Falcons]] 30, [[2012 Seattle Seahawks season|Seattle Seahawks]] 28.

**AFC Divisional playoffs in [[Gillette Stadium|Foxborough, Massachusetts]]: [[2012 New England Patriots season|New England Patriots]] 41, [[2012 Houston Texans season|Houston Texans]] 28.

====[[Basketball]]====

*[[2012–13 PBA Philippine Cup Finals|PBA Philippine Cup Finals]]:

**Game 3 in [[Smart Araneta Coliseum|Quezon City]], [[Philippines]]: [[Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters]] 89, [[Rain or Shine Elasto Painters]] 80. ''Talk 'N Text lead series 3–0.''

====[[Curling]]====

*[[2013 Continental Cup of Curling|Continental Cup of Curling]], final day in [[South Okanagan Events Centre|Penticton, British Columbia]]: {{flagicon|USA}}{{flagicon|CAN}} Team North America 37–23 {{flagicon|UN}} Team World

**Early draw (Skins)

***Men's game: [[Niklas Edin]] (World) 3½–1½ [[Heath McCormick]] (North America)

***Mixed game: [[John Morris (curler)|John Morris]] (North America) 3½–1½ [[Tom Brewster]] (World)

***Women's game: [[Margaretha Sigfridsson]] (World) 3–2 [[Allison Pottinger]] (North America)

**Late draw (Skins)

***Women's game: [[Jennifer Jones (curler)|Jennifer Jones]] (North America) 4–1 [[Mirjam Ott]] (World)

***Mixed game: [[Kevin Martin (curler)|Kevin Martin]] (North America) 3½–1½ [[Eve Muirhead]] (World)

***Men's game: [[Glenn Howard]] (North America) 3–2 [[Thomas Ulsrud]] (World)

****North America win the Cup for the fourth time.

*[[2012–13 curling season#Women's events|Women's World Curling Tour]]:

**[[2013 International Bernese Ladies Cup|International Bernese Ladies Cup]] final in [[Curlingbahn Allmend|Bern]], [[Switzerland]]: [[Silvana Tirinzoni]] {{cc3|SUI}} 6–3 [[Lene Nielsen]] {{cc3|DEN}}

*[[2013 Yukon/NWT Men's Curling Championship|Northwest Territories Men's Curling Championship]] in [[Fort Smiht Curling Club|Fort Smith, Northwest Territories]]:

**[[Jamie Koe]] (Yellowknife) defeats [[Greg Skauge]] (Yellowknife) 4–2 in the final round robin game to clinch the championship. Koe will represent the Yukon/Northwest Territories at the [[2013 Tim Hortons Brier|Hortons Brier]].

*[[2013 NWT/Yukon Scotties Tournament of Hearts|NWT/Yukon Scotties Tournament of Hearts]] in [[Fort Smith Curling Club|Fort Smith, Northwest Territories]]:

**Tie breaker (Final): [[Kerry Galusha]] (Yellowknife) 10–3 [[Ashley Green (curler)|Ashley Green]] (Yellowknife)

***Galusha will represent the Yukon/Northwest Territories at the [[2013 Scotties Tournament of Hearts|Scotties Tournament of Hearts]].

====[[Handball]]====

*[[2013 World Men's Handball Championship|World Men's Handball Championship]] in [[Spain]]:

**[[2013 World Men's Handball Championship#Group A|Group A]] in [[Palau d'Esports de Granollers|Granollers]]:

***{{hb-rt|BRA}} 24–20 {{hb|ARG}}

***{{hb-rt|TUN}} 25–23 {{hb|GER}}

***{{hb-rt|MNE}} 20–32 {{hb|FRA}}

****Standings (after 2 games): France 4 points, Germany, Tunisia, Argentina, Brazil 2, Montenegro 0.

**[[2013 World Men's Handball Championship#Group B|Group B]] in [[Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo|Seville]]:

***{{hb-rt|CHI}} 22–38 {{hb|ISL}}

***{{hb-rt|QAT}} 30–34 {{hb|MKD}}

***{{hb-rt|RUS}} 27–31 {{hb|DEN}}

****Standings (after 2 games): Denmark, Macedonia 4 points, Iceland, Russia 2, Qatar, Chile 0.

====[[Ice hockey]]====

*[[5th Kontinental Hockey League All-Star Game|Kontinental Hockey League All-Star Game]] in [[Traktor Sport Palace|Chelyabinsk]], [[Russia]]: Team East 18, Team West 11.

====[[Nordic combined]]====

*[[2012–13 FIS Nordic Combined World Cup|World Cup]]:

**HS 118 / Team sprint in [[Chaux-Neuve]], [[France]]: {{Gold1}} [[Eric Frenzel]]/[[Tino Edelmann]] {{cc3|GER}} {{Silver2}} [[Magnus Moan]]/[[Jørgen Graabak]] {{cc3|NOR}} {{Bronze3}} [[Sébastien Lacroix]]/[[Jason Lamy-Chappuis]] {{cc3|FRA}}

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===12 January 2013 (Saturday)===

====[[Alpine skiing]]====

*[[2013 Alpine Skiing World Cup#Men|Men's World Cup]]:

**Giant Slalom in [[Adelboden]], [[Switzerland]]: {{Gold1}} [[Ted Ligety]] {{cc3|USA}} {{Silver2}} [[Fritz Dopfer]] {{cc3|GER}} {{Bronze3}} [[Felix Neureuther]] {{cc3|GER}}

***Overall standings (after 17 of 36 races): (1) [[Marcel Hirscher]] {{cc3|AUT}} 755 points (2) [[Aksel Lund Svindal]] {{cc3|NOR}} 729 (3) Ligety 652

***Giant Slalom standings (after 5 of 8 races): (1) Ligety 460 points (2) Hirscher 335 (3) [[Manfred Mölgg]] {{cc3|ITA}} 212

*[[2013 Alpine Skiing World Cup#Ladies|Women's World Cup]]:

**Downhill in [[Sankt Anton am Arlberg|St. Anton]], [[Austria]]: {{Gold1}} [[Alice McKennis]] {{cc3|USA}} {{Silver2}} [[Daniela Merighetti]] {{cc3|ITA}} {{Bronze3}} [[Anna Fenninger]] {{cc3|AUT}}

***Overall standings (after 19 of 37 races): (1) [[Tina Maze]] {{cc3|SLO}} 1189 points (2) [[Maria Höfl-Riesch]] {{cc3|GER}} 699 (3) [[Kathrin Zettel]] {{cc3|AUT}} 597

***Downhill standings (after 4 of 8 races): (1) [[Lindsey Vonn]] {{cc3|USA}} 240 points (2) [[Stacey Cook]] {{cc3|USA}} 195 (3) Merighetti 161

====[[American football]]====

*[[2012–13 NFL playoffs|NFL playoffs]]:

**AFC Divisional playoffs in [[Sports Authority Field at Mile High|Denver, Colorado]]: [[2012 Baltimore Ravens season|Baltimore Ravens]] 38, [[2012 Denver Broncos season|Denver Broncos]] 35 ([[Overtime (sports)|2OT]]).

**NFC Divisional playoffs in [[Candlestick Park|San Francisco, California]]: [[2012 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]] 45, [[2012 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]] 31.

====[[Curling]]====

*[[2013 Continental Cup of Curling|Continental Cup of Curling]], day 3 in [[South Okanagan Events Centre|Penticton, British Columbia]]: {{flagicon|USA}}{{flagicon|CAN}} Team North America 19.5–10.5 {{flagicon|UN}} Team World

**Mixed doubles competition:

***[[Glenn Howard]]/[[Natalie Nicholson]] (North America) 7–6 [[Greg Drummond]]/[[Anna Sloan]] (World)

***[[Brent Laing]]/[[Jennifer Jones (curler)|Jennifer Jones]] (North America) 7–5 [[Torger Nergård]]/[[Carmen Küng]] (World)

***[[Heath McCormick]]/[[Jessica Mair]] (North America) 9–3 [[Sebastian Kraupp]]/[[Maria Prytz]] (World)

**Women's team competition:

***[[Jennifer Jones (curler)|Jennifer Jones]] (North America) 5–4 [[Eve Muirhead]] (World)

***[[Margaretha Sigfridsson]] (World) 5–5 [[Allison Pottinger]] (North America)

***[[Mirjam Ott]] (World) 6–2 [[Heather Nedohin]] (North America)

**Men's team competition:

***[[Kevin Martin (curler)|Kevin Martin]] (North America) 8–3 [[Thomas Ulsrud]] (World)

***[[Heath McCormick]] (North America) 4–3 [[Tom Brewster]] (World)

***[[Niklas Edin]] (World) 5–4 [[Glenn Howard]] (North America)

====[[Handball]]====

*[[2013 World Men's Handball Championship|World Men's Handball Championship]] in [[Spain]]:

**[[2013 World Men's Handball Championship#Group A|Group A]] in [[Palau d'Esports de Granollers|Granollers]]:

***{{hb-rt|GER}} 33–23 {{hb|BRA}}

***{{hb-rt|ARG}} 28–26 {{hb|MNE}}

***{{hb-rt|FRA}} 30–27 {{hb|TUN}}

**[[2013 World Men's Handball Championship#Group B|Group B]] in [[Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo|Seville]]:

***{{hb-rt|MKD}} 30–28 {{hb|CHI}}

***{{hb-rt|ISL}} 25–30 {{hb|RUS}}

***{{hb-rt|DEN}} 41–27 {{hb|QAT}}

**[[2013 World Men's Handball Championship#Group C|Group C]] in [[Príncipe Felipe Arena|Zaragoza]]:

***{{hb-rt|SRB}} 31–22 {{hb|KOR}}

***{{hb-rt|SVN}} 32–22 {{hb|KSA}}

***{{hb-rt|POL}} 24–22 {{hb|BLR}}

**[[2013 World Men's Handball Championship#Group D|Group D]] in [[Caja Mágica|Madrid]]:

***{{hb-rt|CRO}} 36–13 {{hb|AUS}}

***{{hb-rt|HUN}} 32–23 {{hb|EGY}}

====[[Mixed martial arts]]====

*[[Strikeforce: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine]] in [[Chesapeake Energy Arena|Oklahoma City, Oklahoma]], [[United States]]:

**Catchweight (194 lb) bout: '''[[Ronaldo Souza]]''' {{cc3|BRA}} def. [[Ed Herman]] {{cc3|USA}} via submission (kimura)

**Light Heavyweight bout: '''[[Gegard Mousasi]]''' {{cc3|NED}} def. [[Mike Kyle]] {{cc3|USA}} via submission (rear naked choke)

**Heavyweight bout: '''[[Josh Barnett]]''' {{cc3|USA}} def. [[Nandor Guelmino]] {{cc3|AUT}} via submission (arm triangle choke)

**Heavyweight bout: '''[[Daniel Cormier]]''' {{cc3|USA}} def. [[Dion Staring]] {{cc3|NED}} via TKO (punches)

**[[List of Strikeforce champions#Welterweight Championship|Welterweight Championship]] bout: '''[[Tarec Saffiedine]]''' {{cc3|BEL}} def. [[Nate Marquardt]] {{cc3|USA}} (c) via unanimous decision (48–47, 49–46, 49–46)

====[[Nordic combined]]====

*[[2012–13 FIS Nordic Combined World Cup|World Cup]]:

**HS 118 / 10 km in [[Chaux-Neuve]], [[France]]: {{Gold1}} [[Tino Edelmann]] {{cc3|GER}} {{Silver2}} [[Bernhard Gruber]] {{cc3|AUT}} {{Bronze3}} [[Akito Watabe]] {{cc3|JPN}}

***Standings (after 7 of 17 races): (1) [[Jason Lamy-Chappuis]] {{cc3|FRA}} 495 points (2) [[Magnus Moan]] {{cc3|NOR}} 388 (3) Gruber 304

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===11 January 2013 (Friday)===

====[[Basketball]]====

*[[2012–13 PBA Philippine Cup Finals|PBA Philippine Cup Finals]]:

**Game 2 in [[Mall of Asia Arena|Pasay]], [[Philippines]]: [[Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters]] 89, [[Rain or Shine Elasto Painters]] 81. ''Talk 'N Text lead series 2–0.''

====[[Curling]]====

*[[2013 Continental Cup of Curling|Continental Cup of Curling]], day 2 in [[South Okanagan Events Centre|Penticton, British Columbia]]: {{flagicon|USA}}{{flagicon|CAN}} Team North America 13–8 {{flagicon|UN}} Team World

**Women's team competition:

***[[Margaretha Sigfridsson]] (World) 4–4 [[Heather Nedohin]] (North America)

***[[Jennifer Jones (curler)|Jennifer Jones]] (North America) 6–5 [[Mirjam Ott]] (World)

***[[Allison Pottinger]] (North America) 9–4 [[Eve Muirhead]] (World)

**Singles competition:

***[[Tom Brewster]] (World) 14–8 [[Heath McCormick]] (North America)

***[[Glenn Howard]] (North America) 22–17 [[Thomas Ulsrud]] (World)

***[[Kevin Martin (curler)|Kevin Martin]] (North America) 17–13 [[Niklas Edin]] (World)

***[[Heather Nedohin]] (North America) 17–11 [[Eve Muirhead]] (World)

***[[Mirjam Ott]] (World) 18–11 [[Jennifer Jones (curler)|Jennifer Jones]] (North America)

***[[Allison Pottinger]] (North America) 18–13 [[Margaretha Sigfridsson]]

**Men's team competition:

***[[Tom Brewster]] (World) 5–5 [[Glenn Howard]] (North America)

***[[Kevin Martin (curler)|Kevin Martin]] (North America) 6–3 [[Niklas Edin]] (World)

***[[Heath McCormick]] (North America) 8–3 [[Thomas Ulsrud]] (World)

====[[Handball]]====

*[[2013 World Men's Handball Championship|World Men's Handball Championship]] in [[Spain]]:

**[[2013 World Men's Handball Championship#Group D|Group D]] in [[Caja Mágica|Madrid]]: {{hb-rt|ESP}} 27–14 {{hb|ALG}}

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===10 January 2013 (Thursday)===

====[[Curling]]====

*[[2013 Continental Cup of Curling|Continental Cup of Curling]], day 1 in [[South Okanagan Events Centre|Penticton, British Columbia]]: {{flagicon|UN}} Team World 5–4 {{flagicon|USA}}{{flagicon|CAN}} Team North America

**Women's team competition:

***[[Mirjam Ott]] (World) 9–7 [[Allison Pottinger]] (North America)

***[[Eve Muirhead]] (World) 8–3 [[Heather Nedohin]] (North America)

***[[Margaretha Sigfridsson]] (World) 6–6 [[Jennifer Jones (curler)|Jennifer Jones]] (North America)

**Mixed doubles competition:

***[[Christoffer Svae]]/[[Carmen Schäfer]] (World) 8–7 [[Marc Kennedy]]/[[Allison Pottinger]] (North America)

***[[Michael Goodfellow (curler)|Michael Goodfellow]]/[[Eve Muirhead]] (World) 5–5 [[Dean Gemmell]]/[[Heather Nedohin]] (North America)

***[[John Morris (curler)|John Morris]]/[[Kaitlyn Lawes]] (North America) 10–3 [[Niklas Edin]]/[[Christina Bertrup]] (World)

**Men's team competition:

***[[Niklas Edin]] (World) 8–7 [[Heath McCormick]] (North America)

***[[Glenn Howard]] (North America) 6–3 [[Thomas Ulsrud]] (World)

***[[Kevin Martin (curler)|Kevin Martin]] (North America) 4–3 [[Tom Brewster]] (World)

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===9 January 2013 (Wednesday)===

====[[Basketball]]====

*[[2012–13 PBA Philippine Cup Finals|PBA Philippine Cup Finals]]:

**Game 1 in [[Smart Araneta Coliseum|Quezon City]], [[Philippines]]: [[Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters]] 87, [[Rain or Shine Elasto Painters]] 81. ''Talk 'N Text lead series 1–0.''

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===8 January 2013 (Tuesday)===

====[[Basketball]]====

*[[2012–13 NBA season|NBA]]:

**In [[Toyota Center|Houston, Texas]]: [[2012–13 Houston Rockets season|Houston Rockets]] 125, [[2012–13 Los Angeles Lakers season|Los Angeles Lakers]] 112.

***Despite losing the game, Lakers guard [[Steve Nash]] becomes the fifth player in NBA history to surpass [[List of National Basketball Association career assists leaders|10,000 career assists]].

====[[Curling]]====

*[[2013 European Junior Curling Challenge|European Junior Curling Challenge]] in [[Curling Hall Roztyly|Prague]], [[Czech Republic]]:

**Men's final: {{ITA}} 7–6 {{DEN}}

**Women's final: {{DEN}} 4–1 {{HUN}}

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===7 January 2013 (Monday)===

====[[American football]]====

*[[2012–13 NCAA football bowl games|NCAA bowl games]] ([[2012 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings#BCS standings|BCS standings]] in brackets):

**[[Bowl Championship Series]]:

***[[2013 BCS National Championship Game|BCS National Championship Game]] in [[Sun Life Stadium|Miami Gardens, Florida]]: [2] [[2012 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]] 42, [1] [[2012 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]] 14.

****Alabama wins their third National Championship title in four years, defeating the Fighting Irish, the last bowl-eligible undefeated team, and in the process, the Tide successfully defends their unanimous National Championship, having topped both the BCS and [[Associated Press|AP]] polls.

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===6 January 2013 (Sunday)===

====[[Alpine skiing]]====

*[[2013 Alpine Skiing World Cup#Men|Men's World Cup]]:

**Slalom in [[Zagreb]], [[Croatia]]: {{Gold1}} [[Marcel Hirscher]] {{cc3|AUT}} {{Silver2}} [[André Myhrer]] {{cc3|SWE}} {{Bronze3}} [[Mario Matt]] {{cc3|AUT}}

***Overall standings (after 16 of 36 races): (1) Hirscher 740 points (2) [[Aksel Lund Svindal]] {{cc3|NOR}} 689 (3) [[Ted Ligety]] {{cc3|USA}} 552

***Slalom standings (after 5 of 11 races): (1) Hirscher 420 points (2) [[Felix Neureuther]] {{cc3|GER}} 341 (3) Myhrer 330

====[[American football]]====

*[[2012–13 NFL playoffs|NFL playoffs]]:

**AFC Wild Card playoffs in [[M&T Bank Stadium|Baltimore, Maryland]]: [[2012 Baltimore Ravens season|Baltimore Ravens]] 24, [[2012 Indianapolis Colts season|Indianapolis Colts]] 9.

**NFC Wild Card playoffs in [[FedExField|Landover, Maryland]]: [[2012 Seattle Seahawks season|Seattle Seahawks]] 24, [[2012 Washington Redskins season|Washington Redskins]] 14.

*[[2012–13 NCAA football bowl games|NCAA bowl games]] ([[2012 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings#BCS standings|BCS standings]] in brackets):

**[[2013 GoDaddy.com Bowl|GoDaddy.com Bowl]] in [[Ladd Peebles Stadium|Mobile, Alabama]]: [[2012 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team|Arkansas State]] 17, [25] [[2012 Kent State Golden Flashes football team|Kent State]] 13.

====[[Cricket]]====

*[[Pakistani cricket team in India in 2012–13|Pakistan in India]]:

**[[Pakistani cricket team in India in 2012–13#3rd ODI|3rd ODI]] in [[Feroz Shah Kotla Ground|Delhi]]: {{cr|IND}} 167 (43.4 overs); {{cr|PAK}} 157 (48.5 overs). '''India win by 10 runs; Pakistan win 3-match series 2–1.'''

====[[Cross-country skiing]]====

*[[2012–13 Tour de Ski|Tour de Ski]]:

**[[2012–13 Tour de Ski#Stage 7|Stage 7]] in [[Fiemme Valley]], [[Italy]]:

***Men's 9 km Freestyle Final Climb: {{Gold1}} [[Marcus Hellner]] {{cc3|SWE}} {{Silver2}} [[Ivan Babikov]] {{cc3|CAN}} {{Bronze3}} [[Roland Clara]] {{cc3|ITA}}

****Tour de Ski final standings: (1) [[Alexander Legkov]] {{cc3|RUS}} 3:29:28.6 (2) [[Dario Cologna]] {{cc3|SUI}} +18.7 (3) [[Maxim Vylegzhanin]] {{cc3|RUS}} +40.7

*****Legkov wins his first Tour de Ski title.

***Women's 9 km Freestyle Final Climb: {{Gold1}} [[Therese Johaug]] {{cc3|NOR}} {{Silver2}} [[Liz Stephen]] {{cc3|USA}} {{Bronze3}} [[Heidi Weng]] {{cc3|NOR}}

****Tour de Ski final standings: (1) [[Justyna Kowalczyk]] {{cc3|POL}} 2:25:21.6 (2) Johaug +27.9 (3) [[Kristin Størmer Steira]] {{cc3|NOR}} +2:39.5

*****Kowalczyk wins the Tour de Ski for the fourth successive time.

====[[Curling]]====

*[[2012–13 curling season#Men's events|Men's World Curling Tour]]:

**[[2013 Mercure Perth Masters|Mercure Perth Masters]] final in [[Dewars Centre|Perth]], [[Scotland]]: [[Thomas Ulsrud]] {{cc3|NOR}} 7–2 [[Mike McEwen (curler)|Mike McEwen]] {{cc3|CAN}}

====[[Nordic combined]]====

*[[2012–13 FIS Nordic Combined World Cup|World Cup]]:

**HS 106 / 10 km in [[Schonach im Schwarzwald|Schonach]], [[Germany]]: {{Gold1}} [[Jason Lamy-Chappuis]] {{cc3|FRA}} {{Silver2}} [[Akito Watabe]] {{cc3|JPN}} {{Bronze3}} [[Magnus Moan]] {{cc3|NOR}}

***Standings (after 6 of 17 races): (1) Lamy-Chappuis 455 points (2) Moan 383 (3) [[Eric Frenzel]] {{cc3|GER}} and Watabe 229

====[[Ski jumping]]====

*[[2012–13 Four Hills Tournament|Four Hills Tournament]]:

**[[2012–13 Four Hills Tournament#Bischofshofen|Stage 4]], HS 140 in [[Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze|Bischofshofen]], [[Austria]]: {{Gold1}} [[Gregor Schlierenzauer]] {{cc3|AUT}} {{Silver2}} [[Anders Jacobsen (ski jumper)|Anders Jacobsen]] {{cc3|NOR}} {{Bronze3}} [[Stefan Kraft]] {{cc3|AUT}}

***Tournament final standings: (1) Schlierenzauer 1100.2 points (2) Jacobsen 1087.2 (3) [[Tom Hilde]] {{cc3|NOR}} 1029.2

****Schlierenzauer wins the Four Hills Tournament for the second successive time.

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===5 January 2013 (Saturday)===

====[[American football]]====

*[[2012–13 NFL playoffs|NFL playoffs]]:

**AFC Wild Card playoffs in [[Reliant Stadium|Houston, Texas]]: [[2012 Houston Texans season|Houston Texans]] 19, [[2012 Cincinnati Bengals season|Cincinnati Bengals]] 13.

**NFC Wild Card playoffs in [[Lambeau Field|Green Bay, Wisconsin]]: [[2012 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]] 24, [[2012 Minnesota Vikings season|Minnesota Vikings]] 10.

*[[2012–13 NCAA football bowl games|NCAA bowl games]]:

**[[2013 BBVA Compass Bowl|BBVA Compass Bowl]] in [[Legion Field|Birmingham, Alabama]]: [[2012 Ole Miss Rebels football team|Ole Miss]] 38, [[2012 Pittsburgh Panthers football team|Pittsburgh]] 17.

====[[Cross-country skiing]]====

*[[2012–13 Tour de Ski|Tour de Ski]]:

**[[2012–13 Tour de Ski#Stage 6|Stage 6]] in [[Fiemme Valley]], [[Italy]]:

***Men's 15 km Classical Mass Start: {{Gold1}} [[Alexey Poltoranin]] {{cc3|KAZ}} {{Silver2}} [[Len Väljas]] {{cc3|CAN}} {{Bronze3}} [[Alex Harvey (skier)|Alex Harvey]] {{cc3|CAN}}

****Tour de Ski standings (after 6 of 7 races): (1) [[Dario Cologna]] {{cc3|SUI}} 2:58:25.2 (2) [[Alexander Legkov]] {{cc3|RUS}} +6.5 (3) [[Petter Northug]] {{cc3|NOR}} +11.7

***Women's 10 km Classical Mass Start: {{Gold1}} [[Justyna Kowalczyk]] {{cc3|POL}} {{Silver2}} [[Kristin Størmer Steira]] {{cc3|NOR}} {{Bronze3}} [[Krista Lähteenmäki]] {{cc3|FIN}}

****Tour de Ski standings (after 6 of 7 races): (1) Kowalczyk 1:49:29.1 (2) [[Therese Johaug]] {{cc3|NOR}} +2:08.0 (3) Steira +2:17.9

====[[Nordic combined]]====

*[[2012–13 FIS Nordic Combined World Cup|World Cup]]:

**HS 106 / Team in [[Schonach im Schwarzwald|Schonach]], [[Germany]]: {{Gold1}} [[Håvard Klemetsen]]/[[Magnus Moan]]/[[Mikko Kokslien]]/[[Jørgen Graabak]] {{cc3|NOR}} {{Silver2}} [[Johannes Rydzek]]/[[Tino Edelmann]]/[[Björn Kircheisen]]/[[Eric Frenzel]] {{cc3|GER}} {{Bronze3}} [[Bryan Fletcher (skier)|Bryan Fletcher]]/[[Taylor Fletcher]]/[[Todd Lodwick]]/[[Bill Demong]] {{cc3|USA}}

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===4 January 2013 (Friday)===

====[[Alpine skiing]]====

*[[2013 Alpine Skiing World Cup#Ladies|Women's World Cup]]:

**Slalom in [[Zagreb]], [[Croatia]]: {{Gold1}} [[Mikaela Shiffrin]] {{cc3|USA}} {{Silver2}} [[Frida Hansdotter]] {{cc3|SWE}} {{Bronze3}} [[Erin Mielzynski]] {{cc3|CAN}}

***Overall standings (after 18 of 37 races): (1) [[Tina Maze]] {{cc3|SLO}} 1139 points (2) [[Maria Höfl-Riesch]] {{cc3|GER}} 687 (3) [[Kathrin Zettel]] {{cc3|AUT}} 597

***Slalom standings (after 6 of 11 races): (1) Shiffrin 336 points (2) Maze 310 (3) [[Veronika Zuzulová]] {{cc3|SVK}} 305

====[[American football]]====

*[[2012–13 NCAA football bowl games|NCAA bowl games]] ([[2012 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings#BCS standings|BCS standings]] in brackets):

**[[2013 Cotton Bowl Classic|Cotton Bowl Classic]] in [[Cowboys Stadium|Arlington, Texas]]: [9] [[2012 Texas A&M Aggies football team|Texas A&M]] 41, [11] [[2012 Oklahoma Sooners football team|Oklahoma]] 13.

====[[Cross-country skiing]]====

*[[2012–13 Tour de Ski|Tour de Ski]]:

**[[2012–13 Tour de Ski#Stage 5|Stage 5]] in [[Toblach]], [[Italy]]:

***Men's 5 km Classical Individual Start: {{Gold1}} [[Alexey Poltoranin]] {{cc3|KAZ}} {{Silver2}} [[Petter Northug]] {{cc3|NOR}} {{Bronze3}} [[Dario Cologna]] {{cc3|SUI}}

****Tour de Ski standings (after 5 of 7 races): (1) Northug 2:19:20.9 (2) Cologna +16.1 (3) [[Alexander Legkov]] {{cc3|RUS}} +23.4

***Women's 3 km Classical Individual Start: {{Gold1}} [[Justyna Kowalczyk]] {{cc3|POL}} {{Silver2}} [[Krista Lähteenmäki]] {{cc3|FIN}} {{Bronze3}} [[Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen]] {{cc3|NOR}}

****Tour de Ski standings (after 5 of 7 races): (1) Kowalczyk 1:22:01.2 (2) [[Charlotte Kalla]] {{cc3|SWE}} +1:03.6 (3) [[Therese Johaug]] {{cc3|NOR}} +1:05.9

====[[Ski jumping]]====

*[[2012–13 Four Hills Tournament|Four Hills Tournament]]:

**[[2012–13 Four Hills Tournament#Innsbruck|Stage 3]], HS 130 in [[Bergiselschanze|Innsbruck]], [[Austria]]: {{Gold1}} [[Gregor Schlierenzauer]] {{cc3|AUT}} {{Silver2}} [[Kamil Stoch]] {{cc3|POL}} {{Bronze3}} [[Anders Bardal]] {{cc3|NOR}}

***Tournament standings (after 3 of 4 events): (1) Schlierenzauer 827.5 points (2) [[Anders Jacobsen (ski jumper)|Anders Jacobsen]] {{cc3|NOR}} 816.8 (3) [[Tom Hilde]] {{cc3|NOR}} 778.3

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===3 January 2013 (Thursday)===

====[[American football]]====

*[[2012–13 NCAA football bowl games|NCAA bowl games]] ([[2012 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings#BCS standings|BCS standings]] in brackets):

**[[Bowl Championship Series]]:

***[[2013 Fiesta Bowl|Fiesta Bowl]] in [[University of Phoenix Stadium|Glendale, Arizona]]: [4] [[2012 Oregon Ducks football team|Oregon]] 35, [5] [[2012 Kansas State Wildcats football team|Kansas State]] 17.

====[[Cricket]]====

*[[Pakistani cricket team in India in 2012–13|Pakistan in India]]:

**[[Pakistani cricket team in India in 2012–13#2nd ODI|2nd ODI]] in [[Eden Gardens|Kolkata]]: {{cr|PAK}} 250 (48.3 overs); {{cr|IND}} 165 (48 overs). '''Pakistan win by 85 runs; lead 3-match series 2–0.'''

====[[Cross-country skiing]]====

*[[2012–13 Tour de Ski|Tour de Ski]]:

**[[2012–13 Tour de Ski#Stage 4|Stage 4]] in [[Cortina d'Ampezzo]]-[[Toblach]], [[Italy]]:

***Men's 35 km Freestyle Pursuit: {{Gold1}} [[Petter Northug]] {{cc3|NOR}} {{Silver2}} [[Alexander Legkov]] {{cc3|RUS}} {{Bronze3}} [[Dario Cologna]] {{cc3|SUI}}

****Tour de Ski standings (after 4 of 7 races): (1) Northug 2:06:45.0 (2) Legkov +5.7 (3) Cologna +10.9

***Women's 15 km Freestyle Pursuit: {{Gold1}} [[Justyna Kowalczyk]] {{cc3|POL}} {{Silver2}} [[Charlotte Kalla]] {{cc3|SWE}} {{Bronze3}} [[Therese Johaug]] {{cc3|NOR}}

****Tour de Ski standings (after 4 of 7 races): (1) Kowalczyk 1:12:08.1 (2) Kalla +23.3 (3) Johaug +28.7

====[[Ekiden]]====

*[[Hakone Ekiden]], 2nd Half in [[Japan]]:

**6th Section, 20.8 km from [[Lake Ashi]] to [[Odawara, Kanagawa|Odawara]]: {{Gold1}} Kenta Chiba, [[Komazawa University]] {{Silver2}} Daiki Hirose, [[Meiji University]] {{Bronze3}} Kazuyoshi Chiba, [[Teikyo University]]

***General classification: (1) {{steady}} [[Nippon Sport Science University]] 6h 39' 48" (2) {{increase}}1 [[Toyo University]] + 2' 22" (3) {{increase}}1 Meiji University + 3' 08"

**7th Section, 21.3 km from Odawara to [[Hiratsuka, Kanagawa|Hiratsuka]]: {{Gold1}} Kazuma Ganaha, [[Kanagawa University]] {{Silver2}} Shoji Tanaka, Nippon Sport Science University {{Bronze3}} Yuki Arimura, Meiji University

***General classification: (1) {{steady}} Nippon Sport Science University 7h 44' 41" (2) {{steady}} Toyo University + 2' 51" (3) {{steady}} Meiji University + 3' 16"

**8th Section, 21.5 km from Hiratsuka to [[Totsuka-ku, Yokohama|Totsuka]]: {{Gold1}} Soshi Takahashi, [[Aoyama Gakuin University]] {{Silver2}} Yuya Takayanagi, Nippon Sport Science University {{Bronze3}} Daiki Igari, Teikyo University

***General classification: (1) {{steady}} Nippon Sport Science University 8h 51' 44" (2) {{steady}} Toyo University + 3' 12" (3) {{steady}} Meiji University + 3' 52"

**9th Section, 23.2 km from Totsuka to [[Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama|Tsurumi]]: {{Gold1}} Wataru Ueno, Komazawa University {{Silver2}} Keigo Yano, Nippon Sport Science University {{Bronze3}} Yuma Hattori, Toyo University

***General classification: (1) {{steady}} Nippon Sport Science University 10h 02' 10" (2) {{steady}} Toyo University + 3' 48" (3) {{increase}}3 Komazawa University + 6' 24"

**10th Section, 23.1 km from Tsurumi to [[Ōtemachi]]: {{Gold1}} Kensuke Gotoda, Komazawa University {{Silver2}} Yuichi Taninaga, Nippon Sport Science University {{Bronze3}} Taketo Kumazaki, Teikyo University

***Final general classification: (1) {{steady}} Nippon Sport Science University 11h 13' 26" (2) {{steady}} Toyo University + 4' 54" (3) {{steady}} Komazawa University + 5' 57"

****Nippon Sport Science University wins the Hakone Ekiden for the first time since 1983 and tenth time overall.

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===2 January 2013 (Wednesday)===

====[[American football]]====

*[[2012–13 NCAA football bowl games|NCAA bowl games]] ([[2012 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings#BCS standings|BCS standings]] in brackets):

**[[Bowl Championship Series]]:

***[[2013 Sugar Bowl|Sugar Bowl]] in [[Mercedes-Benz Superdome|New Orleans, Louisiana]]: [21] [[2012 Louisville Cardinals football team|Louisville]] 33, [3] [[2012 Florida Gators football team|Florida]] 23.

====[[Ekiden]]====

*[[Hakone Ekiden]], 1st Half in [[Japan]]:

**1st Section, 21.4 km from [[Ōtemachi]] to [[Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama|Tsurumi]]: {{Gold1}} Masaya Taguchi, [[Toyo University]] {{Silver2}} Kei Fumimoto, [[Meiji University]] {{Bronze3}} Kazuto Nishiike, [[Hosei University]]

**2nd Section, 23.2 km from Tsurumi to [[Totsuka-ku, Yokohama|Totsuka]]: {{Gold1}} Gandu Benjamin, [[Nihon University]] {{Silver2}} Omwamba Enock, [[Yamanashi Gakuin University]] {{Bronze3}} Keita Shitara, Toyo University

***General classification: (1) {{increase}}12 Nihon University 2h 14' 00" (2) {{decrease}}1 Toyo University + 1" (3) {{increase}}4 [[Nippon Sport Science University]] + 54"

**3rd Section, 21.5 km from Totsuka to [[Hiratsuka, Kanagawa|Hiratsuka]]: {{Gold1}} Yuta Shitara, Toyo University {{Silver2}} Suguru Osako, [[Waseda University]] {{Bronze3}} Shogo Nakamura, [[Komazawa University]]

***General classification: (1) {{increase}}1 Toyo University 3h 18' 37" (2) {{increase}}4 Komazawa University + 2' 41" (3) {{increase}}9 Waseda University + 2' 45"

**4th Section, 18.5 km from Hiratsuka to [[Odawara, Kanagawa|Odawara]]: {{Gold1}} Hideyuki Tanaka, [[Juntendo University]] {{Silver2}} Shohei Hayakawa, [[Teikyo University]] {{Bronze3}} Kazutaka Kuroyama, Hosei University

***General classification: (1) {{steady}} Toyo University 4h 17' 51" (2) {{increase}}2 Nippon Sport Science University + 1' 49" (3) {{steady}} Waseda University + 2' 07"

**5th Section, 23.4 km from Odawara to [[Lake Ashi]]: {{Gold1}} Shota Hattori, Nippon Sport Science University {{Silver2}} Shogo Sekiguchi, Hosei University {{Bronze3}} Shuhei Yamamoto, Waseda University

***General classification: (1) {{increase}}1 Nippon Sport Science University 5h 40' 15" (2) {{increase}}1 Waseda University + 2' 36" (3) {{decrease}}2 Toyo University + 2' 39"

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===1 January 2013 (Tuesday)===

====[[Alpine skiing]]====

*[[2013 Alpine Skiing World Cup#Men|Men's World Cup]]:

**Parallel in [[Munich]], [[Germany]]: {{Gold1}} [[Felix Neureuther]] {{cc3|GER}} {{Silver2}} [[Marcel Hirscher]] {{cc3|AUT}} {{Bronze3}} [[Alexis Pinturault]] {{cc3|FRA}}

***Overall standings (after 15 of 36 races): (1) [[Aksel Lund Svindal]] {{cc3|NOR}} 689 points (2) Hirscher 640 (3) [[Ted Ligety]] {{cc3|USA}} 552

*[[2013 Alpine Skiing World Cup#Ladies|Women's World Cup]]:

**Parallel in [[Munich]], [[Germany]]: {{Gold1}} [[Veronika Zuzulová]] {{cc3|SVK}} {{Silver2}} [[Tina Maze]] {{cc3|SLO}} {{Bronze3}} [[Michaela Kirchgasser]] {{cc3|AUT}}

***Overall standings (after 17 of 37 races): (1) Maze 1139 points (2) [[Maria Höfl-Riesch]] {{cc3|GER}} 647 (3) [[Kathrin Zettel]] {{cc3|AUT}} 597

====[[American football]]====

*[[2012–13 NCAA football bowl games|NCAA bowl games]] ([[2012 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings#BCS standings|BCS standings]] in brackets):

**[[Bowl Championship Series]]:

***[[2013 Rose Bowl|Rose Bowl]] in [[Rose Bowl (stadium)|Pasadena, California]]: [6] [[2012 Stanford Cardinal football team|Stanford]] 20, [[2012 Wisconsin Badgers football team|Wisconsin]] 14.

***[[2013 Orange Bowl|Orange Bowl]] in [[Sun Life Stadium|Miami Gardens, Florida]]: [12] [[2012 Florida State Seminoles football team|Florida State]] 31, [15] [[2012 Northern Illinois Huskies football team|Northern Illinois]] 10.

**Other games:

***[[2013 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]] in [[EverBank Field|Jacksonville, Florida]]: [20] [[2012 Northwestern Wildcats football team|Northwestern]] 34, [[2012 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team|Mississippi State]] 20.

***[[2013 Heart of Dallas Bowl|Heart of Dallas Bowl]] in [[Cotton Bowl (stadium)|Dallas, Texas]]: [[2012 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team|Oklahoma State]] 58, [[2012 Purdue Boilermakers football team|Purdue]] 14.

***[[2013 Capital One Bowl|Capital One Bowl]] in [[Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium|Orlando, Florida]]: [7] [[2012 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]] 45, [16] [[2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team|Nebraska]] 31.

***[[2013 Outback Bowl|Outback Bowl]] in [[Raymond James Stadium|Tampa, Florida]]: [10] [[2012 South Carolina Gamecocks football team|South Carolina]] 33, [18] [[2012 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan]] 28.

====[[Cross-country skiing]]====

*[[2012–13 Tour de Ski|Tour de Ski]]:

**[[2012–13 Tour de Ski#Stage 3|Stage 3]] in [[Val Müstair]], [[Italy]]:

***Men's Sprint Freestyle: {{Gold1}} [[Finn Hågen Krogh]] {{cc3|NOR}} {{Silver2}} [[Federico Pellegrino]] {{cc3|ITA}} {{Bronze3}} [[Len Väljas]] {{cc3|CAN}}

****Tour de Ski standings (after 3 of 7 races): (1) [[Maxim Vylegzhanin]] {{cc3|RUS}} 50:27.3 (2) [[Dario Cologna]] {{cc3|SUI}} +2.1 (3) [[Petter Northug]] {{cc3|NOR}} +9.0

***Women's Sprint Freestyle: {{Gold1}} [[Kikkan Randall]] {{cc3|USA}} {{Silver2}} [[Ingvild Flugstad Østberg]] {{cc3|NOR}} {{Bronze3}} [[Heidi Weng]] {{cc3|NOR}}

****Tour de Ski standings (after 3 of 7 races): (1) [[Justyna Kowalczyk]] {{cc3|POL}} 35:08.0 (2) [[Therese Johaug]] {{cc3|NOR}} +50.3 (3) [[Kristin Størmer Steira]] {{cc3|NOR}} +1:00.9

====[[Ski jumping]]====

*[[2012–13 Four Hills Tournament|Four Hills Tournament]]:

**[[2012–13 Four Hills Tournament#Garmisch-Partenkirchen|Stage 2]], HS 137 in [[Große Olympiaschanze|Garmisch-Partenkirchen]], [[Germany]]: {{Gold1}} [[Anders Jacobsen (ski jumper)|Anders Jacobsen]] {{cc3|NOR}} {{Silver2}} [[Gregor Schlierenzauer]] {{cc3|AUT}} {{Bronze3}} [[Anders Bardal]] {{cc3|NOR}}

***Tournament standings (after 2 of 4 events): (1) Jacobsen 586.3 points (2) Schlierenzauer 573.8 (3) [[Tom Hilde]] {{cc3|NOR}} 547.7