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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

Vonn shows improvement – with her health and times

BAD KLEINKIRCHHEIM, Austria Lindsey Vonn posted the fastest legal time in a final training run for a women’s World Cup downhill, improving from being over five seconds off the lea...

DATE: Jan 9, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Vonn faces cold, tough course for record

BAD KLEINKIRCHHEIM, Austria – Luggage lost during travel, weakened by a cold, and competing on a course that really has never suited her. The signs for Lindsey Vonn’s next attempt...

DATE: Jan 8, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

U.S. skiers honor their fallen friends

Chodounsky skis best run of life with tribute armband on

DATE: Jan 6, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Hirscher seeks Austrian record at Zagreb slalom

ZAGREB, Croatia – While Marcel Hirscher can become Austria’s most successful slalom skier with 15 wins, the American team is seeking its first top-15 result of the season in Tuesday’s night ...

DATE: Jan 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

U.S. ski team prospects die in avalanche in Austria

Two prospects from the U.S. Ski Team were killed in an avalanche Monday while skiing near their European training base in the Austrian Alps. The team said Ronnie Berlack, 20, and ...

DATE: Jan 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Sports

American Shiffrin continues to amaze

ZAGREB, Croatia – American skier Mikaela Shiffrin continued her recent resurgence in slalom by convincingly winning her second consecutive World Cup race, leaving her rivals in awe four week...

DATE: Jan 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

U.S. skier Shiffrin eyes record 11th win as teenager

ZAGREB, Croatia Even though she isn’t chasing them anymore, World Cup skiing records keep coming Mikaela Shiffrin’s way. In Sunday’s race, the American can match the al...

DATE: Jan 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Shiffrin dominates World Cup slalom for record 10th win

KUEHTAI, Austria – Rediscovering her strength in slalom, Mikaela Shiffrin became the most successful U.S. skier in the discipline on Monday. The teenager racked up her 10th career...

DATE: Dec 29, 2014 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Sweden’s Hector reaches podium peak

KUEHTAI, Austria – It didn’t take long for Swedish skier Sara Hector to follow up her first World Cup podium with her maiden victory. Just two weeks after coming second in a giant...

DATE: Dec 28, 2014 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Hirscher is on top of the globe

Svindal is out, so Ligety and Pinturault are his main World Cup challengers

DATE: Oct 24, 2014 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports