Sports/Olympics/Winter Sports/Alpine Skiing (Page 4)

American skier Breezy Johnson won gold in the women’s downhill at the alpine skiing world championships on Saturday in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria. Canada’s Cassidy Gray finishes 25thCBC Sports · Posted: Feb 08, 2025 5:20 AM EST | Last Updated: 13 minutes ago American Breezy Johnson reacts after her run at theContinue Reading

Austrian skier Stephanie Venier won the women’s super-G at the Alpine skiing world championships on Thursday in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria. Cassidy Gray top Canadian finisher in 20th placeThe Associated Press · Posted: Feb 06, 2025 8:09 AM EST | Last Updated: 1 hour ago Austria’s Stephanie Venier leaves the start ofContinue Reading

Not far from the Kitzbuhel finish line, in the shadows of the daunting Streif slope on Hahnenkamm Mountain, sits an English Pub that has for more than four decades been the home of champions – the men who tame skiing’s most treacherous slope come to The Londoner to soak up theContinue Reading

New Val Grenier’s sixth appearance at the world championships almost never happened. Almost exactly a year ago she suffered a horrific crash during a World Cup super-G race that required shoulder surgery to repair a fractured arm and reconstructive right knee surgery. Live action begins from Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria, on TuesdayContinue Reading

When Tom Brady played in the NFL well beyond the age of 40, he wasn’t considered crazy for facing 300-pound defensive linemen intent on sacking him. When Lewis Hamilton recently got behind the wheel of a Ferrari Formula 1 car for the first time at 40, he wasn’t told he’sContinue Reading

Organizers have cancelled Sunday’s men’s World Cup downhill race in Garmisch-Partenkichen, Germany, after both training sessions were called off because of bad weather. Race was the last before world championships begin on TuesdayThe Associated Press · Posted: Feb 01, 2025 9:14 AM EST | Last Updated: February 1 Heavy fogContinue Reading

Alexander Steen Olsen led a Norwegian 1-2 finish ahead of Henrik Kristoffersen in a rain-affected men’s World Cup night giant slalom Tuesday in Schladming, Austria, while defending overall champion Marco Odermatt finished third. Kristoffersen 0.39 seconds behind; Canada’s St-Germain, Read out after 1st runThe Associated Press · Posted: Jan 28,Continue Reading

Mikaela Shiffrin has recovered from her ski crash two months ago and tells The Associated Press she plans to return to World Cup racing next Thursday at a slalom event in Courchevel, France. American skiing star suffered deep puncture wound in hip area in late NovemberPat Graham · The AssociatedContinue Reading

Alice Robinson’s electric second won her the World Cup giant slalom after two of the biggest stars failed to finish the second run on Tuesday in Kronplatz, Italy. Richardson places career-best 7th, Canadian teammate 8th in Kronplatz, ItalyThe Associated Press · Posted: Jan 21, 2025 9:53 AM EST | LastContinue Reading