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Overall World Cup skiing champion Federica Brignone was discharged from the hospital on Tuesday, five days after breaking multiple bones in her left leg in a giant slalom crash and undergoing surgery. Italian discharged from Milan hospital after breaking many bones in leg, tearing ACLThe Associated Press · Posted: AprContinue Reading

Surgeons found that overall World Cup skiing champion Federica Brignone also tore her ACL in a giant slalom crash in which she broke multiple bones in her left leg. Giant slalom world champion still hopes to headline team at home GamesAndrew Dampf · The Associated Press · Posted: Apr 03,Continue Reading

Mikaela Shiffrin smoothly navigated a bumpy course to easily win the women’s slalom Thursday at the World Cup finals in Sun Valley, Idaho. Ali Nullmeyer of Toronto was top Canadian in a season-best ninth. Shiffrin wins by 1.13 seconds in Sun Valley; Laurence St-Germain of Quebec 20thPat Graham · TheContinue Reading

Italian ski racer Federica Brignone wrapped up the season-long giant slalom title on Tuesday at the World Cup finals in a race won by Lara Gut-Behrami of Switzerland in Sun Valley, Idaho. Gut-Behrami wins race after taking Sunday super-G; Canada’s Grenier doesn’t finishPat Graham · The Associated Press · Posted:Continue Reading

Lindsey Vonn concluded her comeback season at age 40 with a second-place finish in a World Cup super-G race Sunday that was won by Swiss standout Lara Gut-Behrami. 1st podium finish on circuit in 7 years; Swiss standout Gut-Behrami wins super-GPat Graham · The Associated Press · Posted: Mar 23,Continue Reading

World champion Loic Meillard won the season’s penultimate men’s World Cup slalom Sunday as the Swiss skier boosted his chances of taking the discipline title. Swiss skier holds on to 1st-run lead, beats Atle Lie McGrath of NorwayThe Associated Press · Posted: Mar 16, 2025 11:28 AM EDT | LastContinue Reading

Marco Odermatt finished second behind Swiss teammate Loic Meillard in a World Cup giant slalom Saturday to formally lock up his fourth straight overall and GS titles. Odermatt cannot be caught with only 5 events remaining in the seasonThe Associated Press · Posted: Mar 15, 2025 9:17 AM EDT |Continue Reading

Federica Brignone all but locked up the women’s overall World Cup title by winning a super-G on Friday in La Thuile, Italy, giving the Italian a near-insurmountable lead in the season standings. Canada’s Val Grenier finishes 8th in La ThuileThe Associated Press · Posted: Mar 14, 2025 8:43 AM EDTContinue Reading

Federica Brignone closed the gap to leader Lara Gut-Behrami in the World Cup super-G standings to 45 points in a race on a shortened course won by German prodigy Emma Aicher on Thursday in La Thuile, Italy. Canada’s Val Grenier finishes 23rdThe Associated Press · Posted: Mar 13, 2025 8:17Continue Reading