Sports/Olympics/Winter Sports/Alpine Skiing (Page 12)

Updated Returning to the place where he learned to ski as a young boy, Germany’s Linus Strasser won the men’s World Cup slalom at the classic Hahnenkamm races Sunday for his first win in two years. ‘I learned to ski here … and dreamed to come back and win,’ saysContinue Reading

Updated Mikaela Shiffrin earned her record-extending career win 95 by triumphing in a women’s World Cup slalom Sunday, a day after the American ski star’s main rival, Petra Vlhova, sustained a season-ending injury. Passes ski legend Stenmark for most World Cup podiums in single discipline with 82The Associated Press ·Continue Reading

French skier Cyprien Sarrazin mastered the demanding Streif course for a second time in 24 hours on Saturday, beating world champion Marco Odermatt to repeat his World Cup downhill triumph from the previous day. Cam Alexander top Canadian finisher in 24thThe Associated Press · Posted: Jan 20, 2024 8:28 AMContinue Reading

Mikaela Shiffrin celebrated an emotional win in a women’s World Cup night race Tuesday, edging out Slovakian skier Petra Vlhova in another gripping duel of their ongoing slalom rivalry. In late December, U.S. star captured women’s giant slalom World Cup in LienzEric Willemsen · The Associated Press · Posted: Jan 16,Continue Reading

French ski star Alexis Pinturault will undergo knee surgery next week after sustaining a season-ending injury during a World Cup super-G race, the French skiing federation said Monday. Reigning world champion, 3-time Olympick medallist has 34 World Cup winsThe Associated Press · Posted: Jan 15, 2024 11:56 AM EST |Continue Reading

Manuel Feller denied the young Norwegian team another win at Adelboden in a World Cup slalom on Sunday and extended Austria’s unbeaten run in the discipline this season. He rose from fifth after the first run to beat Atle Lie McGrath in Switzerland. Prevails by 2-100ths of a second toContinue Reading