Snow Sports

Austria’s Mayer wins super-G for weekend sweep

SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria – A year after his surprise win in the Olympic downhill, Matthias Mayer is starting to follow up his success on the World Cup circuit. The Austrian w...

DATE: Feb 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

American teen Shiffrin wins World Cup slalom to top standings

MARIBOR, Slovenia – Mikaela Shiffrin defied the pouring rain to comfortably earn her 12th career slalom victory Sunday, taking sole possession of the women’s World Cup record for most wins i...

DATE: Feb 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Olympic champion Mayer leads Austrian downhill sweep

SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria – In the space of two weeks, the Austrian downhill team has gone from “historical disaster” to a clean sweep of the podium Olympic champion Matthias ...

DATE: Feb 21, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Shiffrin 5th in giant slalom; Vonn leads, then stumbles

MARIBOR, Slovenia Giant slalom world champion Anna Fenninger used her 10th career World Cup victory to give the fight for the overall title new impetus. The defending c...

DATE: Feb 21, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

For U.S., success of ’15 ski worlds to be determined

By Brian S. Peterson Herald Sports Editor Maybe it was the sullen winter sky that final day. Or that the home-team hopefuls quietly would disappear into the snow and ha...

DATE: Feb 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Americans end home world championships with 5 medals

BEAVER CREEK – Bode Miller crashing and slicing his leg in what possibly could be his last race. Lindsey Vonn breaking into tears with all the pressure weighing on her. Ted Ligety and Mikael...

DATE: Feb 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Grange storms back to win slalom in final event at worlds

BEAVER CREEK – Skiing into heavy snowfall, Jean-Baptiste Grange of France won the slalom title Sunday at the world championships after first-run leader Marcel Hirscher of Austria straddled a...

DATE: Feb 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Championships finale: Sunday’s men’s slalom

BEAVER CREEK The last race of the two-week FIS Alpine World Ski Championships is the men’s slalom on Sunday. CHASING TOMBA: The last man to win giant slalom and slalom ...

DATE: Feb 14, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

American Shiffrin defends worlds slalom title

BEAVER CREEK After such a big win, Mikaela Shiffrin was at a complete loss. Her quandary? How to celebrate. Even after all her victories, she’s never really learned the...

DATE: Feb 14, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

American Ligety makes history

BEAVER CREEK Ted Ligety’s mood in the starting gate? Tranquil, of all things. This was his hill, after all. Didn’t matter if he trailed his main rival. Make a clean run...

DATE: Feb 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Hesperus Ski Area calling it a season

It was a beacon of winter, the Hesperus Ski Area. Travel down U.S. Highway 160 any time after dark and you couldn’t miss the lighted slope with its evening hours of late. ...

DATE: Feb 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Sports

Fenninger recovers for gold

Shiffrin takes 8th in her first 2015 world champoinships race

DATE: Feb 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

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