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Valérie Grenier is confident she can return to top form after a serious injury early this year. After all, this isn’t her first time overcoming a major setback. 27-year-old needed multiple surgeries, months of rehabilitation to recoverDaniel Rainbird · The Canadian Press · Posted: Sep 26, 2024 9:14 PM EDTContinue Reading

Eight-time overall World Cup champion Marcel Hirscher is planning to return to ski racing next season after five years in retirement. And he’s going to compete for the Netherlands — his mother’s country — instead of his native Austria. 8-time overall World Cup champion switching allegiances from Austria Andrew DampfContinue Reading

Skiing power couple Mikaela Shiffrin and Aleksander Aamodt Kilde have announced they’re engaged to be married. Olympic alpine medallists have been dating for several yearsThe Associated Press · Posted: Apr 05, 2024 1:47 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago Mikaela Shiffrin, left, and Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, right, seenContinue Reading

Manuel Feller of Austria overcame a first-run deficit to win a World Cup slalom on Sunday, his fourth victory of the season. Beats Clement Noel of France by 0.28 seconds at Palisades Tahoe in Olympic ValleyThe Associated Press · Posted: Feb 25, 2024 8:34 PM EST | Last Updated: FebruaryContinue Reading

Marco Odermatt clinched his third consecutive World Cup overall title on Saturday by claiming a 10th giant slalom victory in a row in Olympic Valley, Calif. 26-year-old Swiss star secures Crystal Globe with 10 races still to go this seasonThe Associated Press · Posted: Feb 24, 2024 6:30 PM ESTContinue Reading

Heavy snow forced the cancellation of a women’s World Cup super-G on Saturday in Val di Fassa, Italy. There is another super-G scheduled for Sunday and race organizers are hopeful it can go ahead as planned. Another super-G is scheduled for SundayThe Associated Press · Posted: Feb 24, 2024 6:05Continue Reading

Cam Alexander of North Vancouver, B.C., raced to a World Cup bronze medal in the men’s downhill in Kvitfjell, Norway, on Saturday. North Vancouver, B.C. native won at Kvitfjell in 2022CBC Sports · Posted: Feb 17, 2024 8:45 AM EST | Last Updated: 10 hours ago Canada’s Alexander Cameron is seen airborneContinue Reading

Swiss skier Lara Gut-Behrami came from a long way behind to win a women’s World Cup giant slalom by 1-100th of a second on Saturday, and overtake the absent Mikaela Shiffrin on top of the overall standings. Swiss skier improves from 9th after 1st run to edge Robinson in Soldeu,Continue Reading

While not clean on the icy steep middle part of the Banderitza course, Swiss ski star Marco Odermatt gained time on his competitors in all other sections on the way to a 0.35-second win over Alexander Steen Olsen of Norway in a men’s giant slalom Saturday in Bulgaria. ‘The confidenceContinue Reading