{"id":971424,"date":"2026-01-15T13:45:43","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T11:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/?p=971424"},"modified":"2026-01-15T12:52:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T10:52:05","slug":"sports-flash-250","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/en\/news-and-current-affairs\/sport\/sports-flash-250-id971424.html","title":{"rendered":"Sports Flash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The climber Adrian Ahri\u0163culesei achieved the first great Romanian sporting performance of this year. A few days ago, he climbed the highest peak in Antarctica, Mount Vinson, (4,892 m), then reached the South Pole. In 2026, Adrian Ahri\u0163culesei also aims to get to the top of the highest peak in North America, McKinley in Alaska (6,194 m), to complete his series of the highest mountains on all 7 continents.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At the European Figure Skating Championships hosted by the English city of Sheffield, Romania&#8217;s skater Julia Sauter qualified for the free program. In the short program stage held on Wednesday, she ranked 18th. Julia Sauter will also represent Romania at the upcoming Olympic Games in Italy.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Romania\u2019s Dennis Man scored a goal and was named the best player in the game that his team PSV Eindhoven won on Wednesday in the round of 16 of the Dutch Cup against Den Bosch (4-1). In a week\u2019s time, PSV goes to England to face Newcastle, in the Champions League.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Romanian player Jaqueline Cristian Thursday failed to qualify for the semifinals of the WTA 500 tennis tournament in Adelaide, with USD 1.2 million in prize money. In the quarterfinals, she was defeated by Kimberly Birrell (Australia) in 3 sets, 5-7, 6-1, 7-5. For being one of the top eight players of the tournament, Jaqueline Cristian will receive USD 33,470 and 133 WTA points. Next week, she will be in the main draw of the Australian Open in Melbourne, alongside Sorana C\u00eerstea and Gabriela Ruse.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Romanian men&#8217;s handball team Friday play their first match at EURO 2026, a competition taking place in Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Romania will take on Portugal in Herning, Denmark, in a Group B match. Next comes a game against the Danish national team on Sunday, followed on Tuesday by the game against North Macedonia. 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