Author – The Durango Herald

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...

DATE: Feb 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

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...

DATE: Feb 20, 2021 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

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...

DATE: Feb 18, 2021 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

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

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

DATE: Feb 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

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 ...

DATE: Feb 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Opening races at ski world championships postponed

Snowstorm hits Italian venue

DATE: Feb 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Skiing worlds championships will lack fans but not scenery

Cortina d’Ampezzo offers a stunning backdrop for alpine racing

DATE: Feb 5, 2021 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

‘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...

DATE: Oct 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Italy requests postponing ski worlds from 2021 to 2022

Cortina considers fallout of COVID-19 pandemic

DATE: May 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

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...

DATE: May 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

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...

DATE: Apr 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

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

Overall champ hopes for ceremony later

DATE: Apr 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports