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Iivo Niskanen is a three-time Olympic champion in skiing, representing Finland in international competitions.
Three-time Olympic champion Finnish skier Iivo Niskanen was diagnosed with early-stage skin cancer.
Treatment required a second operation after further tests revealed a malignant skin tumor.
MOSCOW, October 3 - RIA Novosti. Three-time Olympic champion Finnish skier Iivo Niskanen announced that he was diagnosed with skin cancer at an early stage.
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The athlete will undergo a course of treatment and rehabilitation after surgery
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After the Nations League match against Norway (2:1), in which Cristiano Ronaldo was not included in the starting lineup and spent the entire game on the bench, he left the Portugal national team after a press conference by coach Jorge Jesus, who stated that the forward would not be called up for the next match. Media reported that the 41-year-old player had decided to retire from the national team.

Croatia captain Luka Modric expressed shame after a crushing 0-7 defeat to England in the Nations League, saying it was the first time in 20 years of playing for the national team that he felt such a feeling. The match took place in Rijeka on October 4 and became the biggest defeat in the history of the Croatian team.

Florida Panthers captain and Finnish forward Aleksander Barkov was injured in a match against the San Jose Sharks and placed on the NHL's long-term injured list. The exact timing of his return is unknown, but the minimum period of absence is at least 10 games. Barkov, 31 years old, previously missed the entire 2025/26 season due to knee surgery, and in May won gold at the World Championships with Finland.

Lyle Odelein, a defenseman and 1993 Stanley Cup winner with the Montreal Canadiens, has died at age 58 of a heart attack. In 2018, he suffered liver and kidney failure due to blood poisoning, after which he underwent a three-organ transplant.

The Spanish national team beat the Czech team with a score of 3:1 in the match of the third round of the group stage of the Nations League. The goals were scored by Lamin Yamal, Rodri and Mikel Merino, and Jiri Slama scored for the Czech Republic. Spain lead Group A with nine points, having won for the third time in a row and are unbeaten in 41 matches in a row.

The Croatian national team suffered the biggest defeat in its history from the English national team with a score of 0:7 in a Nations League match in Rijeka. Head coach Slaven Bilic took responsibility and stated that such a result was unacceptable for the team.