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Marcel Hirscher storms back to win World Cup GS, U.S. skier Ted Ligety takes 7th

BEAVER CREEK – Lounging on the couch with his broken left ankle in a cast, Marcel Hirscher felt something he hadn’t in a long time — no pressure. Now that he’s back on the slopes ...

DATE: Dec 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: Sports

Tina Weirather wins World Cup super-G at Lake Louise

LAKE LOUISE, Alberta – Tina Weirather of Liechtenstein won the women’s World Cup super-G on Sunday for her first Lake Louise victory. Weirather finished in 1 minute, 18.52 seconds...

DATE: Dec 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

From Beaver Creek, US ski team has unclear outlook on PyeongChang Olympics

Men’s side shaky, while Shiffrin the lone dominant force

DATE: Dec 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Colorado’s Mikaela Shiffrin races to first World Cup downhill victory

LAKE LOUISE, Alberta — U.S. slalom star Mikaela Shiffrin of Colorado raced to her first World Cup downhill victory Saturday at Lake Louise. Racing in her fourth career downhill, t...

DATE: Dec 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Aksel Lund Svindal starts No. 1, wins World Cup downhill in Beaver Creek

BEAVER CREEK – Aksel Lund Svindal started first and the hard-charging Norwegian put down such a blistering run that no one could catch him as he captured a World Cup downhill race Saturday. ...

DATE: Dec 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Bode Miller ready to channel race wisdom into broadcasting

BEAVER CREEK – Bode Miller being the ever-confident Bode Miller, he fully believes he could still race and be right in the mix. About this, he has no doubt. Especially here, in Be...

DATE: Dec 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Vonn crashes; Huetter wins Lake Louise downhill

LAKE LOUISE, Alberta – Lindsey Vonn fell and crashed into the safety netting on the final turn Friday in the women’s season-opening World Cup downhill, handing Austria’s Cornelia Huetter the...

DATE: Dec 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Austrian wins men’s super-G ski race at Beaver Creek

First World Cup win for Kriechmayr

DATE: Dec 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Aksel Svindal finding his speed at Beaver Creek

Norwegian skier coming back from knee injury

DATE: Nov 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Wiley Maple paying own way for another chance at downhill

BEAVER CREEK – To make a little extra cash, downhill skier Wiley Maple painted houses over the summer and delivered food for a rib restaurant. Anything to keep the injury-riddled ...

DATE: Nov 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

John McBride brings a lighthearted approach back to U.S. skiing’s speed team

BEAVER CREEK – The other day, U.S. speed coach John “Johno” McBride hauled around a backpack filled with rocks. This wasn’t some sort of newfangled workout thing, just his downhil...

DATE: Nov 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Norway’s Kjetil Jansrud wins World Cup super-G at Lake Louise

LAKE LOUISE, Alberta – Kjetil Jansrud of Norway won the World Cup super-G on Sunday, beating Austrian’s Max Franz by 0.28 seconds. The 32-year-old Jansrud finished in 1 minute, 30...

DATE: Nov 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports