Lindsay Vonn feels ‘awesome’ in return to World Cup form
World champion feels ‘awesome’
DATE: Oct 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
Eric Willemsen
Kristoffersen wins slalom, Hirscher extends World Cup lead
KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia – A quick phone conversation with his father Lars just before his final run helped Henrik Kristoffersen win a men’s World Cup slalom Sunday.
The 20-year-ol...
DATE: Mar 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
American Ligety 4th in World Cup giant slalom, loses ground in standings
KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia – Alexis Pinturault of France dominated a men’s World Cup giant slalom Saturday, while Marcel Hirscher came second to take the season’s discipline title with a race t...
DATE: Mar 14, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
Hirscher eyes overall title, but Ligety still looms
KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia – Last year, Ted Ligety staged an unlikely comeback to edge Marcel Hirscher for the World Cup giant slalom title. This time, the American needs a miracle.
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DATE: Mar 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
American teen Shiffrin wins World Cup slalom to top standings
MARIBOR, Slovenia – Mikaela Shiffrin defied the pouring rain to comfortably earn her 12th career slalom victory Sunday, taking sole possession of the women’s World Cup record for most wins i...
DATE: Feb 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
Swede prevails, U.S. skiers falter
KITZBUEHEL, Austria – Screaming for joy and smashing his poles on the snow, Swedish skier Mattias Hargin celebrated his first career World Cup victory on Sunday.
Ted Ligety was di...
DATE: Jan 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
Jansrud wins shortened World Cup downhil; American Nyman fifth
KITZBUEHEL, Austria – After winning a shortened version of the men’s World Cup downhill on the Streif course, Kjetil Jansrud was hugged by a Norwegian teammate who has come short on 10 attem...
DATE: Jan 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
U.S. skier Miller to skip Kitzbuehel downhill
KITZBUEHEL, Austria – Bode Miller will not compete in a downhill in Austria on Saturday, leaving him without a World Cup race this season before the world championships in the U.S. in 10 day...
DATE: Jan 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
Career-best fifth for American Weibrecht
KITZBUEHEL, Austria – Italian skier Dominik Paris won his first career World Cup super-G, and Alexis Pinturault of France dominated the combined event for his eighth victory on Friday. ...
DATE: Jan 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
Miller is solid, but ‘not likely’ ready for action
KITZBUEHEL, Austria – Bode Miller said it’s “not likely” he will race in Saturday’s World Cup downhill despite a strong final training run on Thursday, trailing leader Kjetil Jansrud of Norw...
DATE: Jan 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
Colorado skier Shiffrin looking for another first
FLACHAU, Austria – In the final slalom before her home world championship, Mikaela Shiffrin can become the first American skier to rack up three consecutive World Cup wins in the discipline....
DATE: Jan 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Sports
Vonn’s record-tying bid put on hold due to strong winds
BAD KLEINKIRCHHEIM, Austria – A women’s World Cup super-G on Sunday was delayed for 45 minutes and then called off after 11 starters because of strong winds, a day after the cancellation of ...
DATE: Jan 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: Sports
