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U.S. skier Ted Ligety playing catch-up with his technique

LA VILLA, Italy – Now that Ted Ligety is charging again after two injury-riddled seasons, the American giant slalom specialist is playing catch-up with his technique. The Utah ski...

DATE: Dec 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Relief for Anna Veith as she returns to winning ways in super-G

First win since 2015 for Austrian

DATE: Dec 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Marcel Hirscher breaks Alberto Tomba’s record with 5th giant slalom win in Alta Badia

LA VILLA, Italy – Marcel Hirscher dominated both runs to take a record fifth consecutive win in the Alta Badia giant slalom on Sunday. The Austrian finished a massive 1.70 seconds...

DATE: Dec 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

American downhiller ‘brothers’ gain speed in Olympic ski season

SELVA DI VAL GARDENA, Italy – With the Pyeongchang Olympics less than two months away, a pair of young skiers who consider themselves “brothers” shook up the struggling U.S. downhill team on...

DATE: Dec 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Lindsey Vonn takes World Cup super-G ski race

Win No. 78 for Colorado star

DATE: Dec 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Aksel Lund Svindal dominates 50th anniversary of Val Gardena skiing downhill

SELVA DI VAL GARDENA, Italy – Aksel Lund Svindal knows the recipe for success on the Saslong Classic course and he wasn’t about to let his latest knee injury slow him down. It’s n...

DATE: Dec 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

U.S. skier Steven Nyman concerned about knee on friendly snow in Val Gardena

American missing his swagger

DATE: Dec 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

German skiing speed team’s rise could boost TV ratings

Opponents appreciate rise of rivals

DATE: Dec 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Summit County charities help struggling resort workers

FRISCO (AP) – While each season is different, a low-snow Groundhog’s Day is playing out in the mountains as we enter yet another December with little snowfall. Snow is the fuel f...

DATE: Dec 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Purgatory Resort opens Columbine area for night skiing

Lift 7 will run every day until Hesperus Ski Area opens

DATE: Dec 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Matthias Mayer leads foggy downhill training in Val Gardena

SELVA DI VAL GARDENA, Italy – Olympic champion Matthias Mayer led the final training session for the Saslong Classic downhill on Thursday. The Austrian, returning to the course wh...

DATE: Dec 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Women’s downhill training canceled; super-G move to Saturday

VAL D’ISERE, France – A Women’s World Cup downhill training run in the French Alpine resort of Val d’Isere was canceled due to strong winds on Thursday. Organizers say the downhil...

DATE: Dec 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports