Andrew Dampf

Mikaela Shiffrin doesn’t miss when medals are on line

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy – If Mikaela Shiffrin were a baseball player, her numbers would make her a post-season MVP. Every year. The American skier won four medals in h...

A ‘huge resounding’ success: Mikaela Shiffrin medals in all 4 events at ski worlds

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy – An ear-to-ear smile. No regrets. And another medal wrapped around her neck. What a refreshing sight it was to see Mikaela Shiffrin basking in the aftern...

Barred from travel by husband, Iran ski coach works remotely

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy – When the husband of Iran’s Alpine ski team coach took advantage of a local law and barred his wife from leaving the country, Samira Zargari picked up her phone and...

Mikaela Shiffrin close to men’s skiers on same course at world championships

Combined gold was dominant, compared to men’s top 10 results

Foggy goggles: Breezy Johnson loses sight of downhill podium

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy – Everything was perfect — the snow, the course, Cortina’s renowned bluebird weather. Everything was set up then for Breezy Johnson, who was predicted to ...

Opening races at ski world championships postponed

Snowstorm hits Italian venue

Skiing worlds championships will lack fans but not scenery

Cortina d’Ampezzo offers a stunning backdrop for alpine racing

‘We’re losing pieces’: Giro d’Italia cycling race weakened by coronavirus

ROME – The Giro d’Italia was thrown into chaos Tuesday when two full teams, another overall contender and one more elite rider withdrew from the cycling race following a series of positive t...

Italy requests postponing ski worlds from 2021 to 2022

Cortina considers fallout of COVID-19 pandemic

Extra innings: Baseball head again pitches Olympics to MLB

ROME – Baseball. In Japan. At the Olympics. For World Baseball Softball Confederation president Riccardo Fraccari, it seems like such a sure home run that he can’t even imagine wh...

Italian government sets May 18 return for soccer training

ROME — Nearly seven weeks after the last game was played, Italy’s top soccer division finally has a target date to resume practice. Premier Giuseppe Conte announced Sunday that pr...

Handle with care: Federica Brignone’s crystal globes come in the mail

Overall champ hopes for ceremony later