Sports/Olympics/Winter Sports/Alpine Skiing (Page 5)

Marco Odermatt, the 27-year-old superstar of men’s skiing, raced down the longest and quirkiest World Cup downhill course to edge teammate Franjo von Allmen for victory in the classic Lauberhorn race in Wengen, Switzerland. Canada’s Cam Alexander finishes 5th, teammate Jack Crawford places 9th in WengenThe Associated Press · Posted:Continue Reading

Sofia Goggia solidified her status as the favourite for another downhill gold by winning Saturday for the fourth time on the course for next year’s Milan-Cortina Olympics. Canada’s Valérie Grenier finishes 1 spot behind Vonn in Cortina d’Ampezzo, ItalyAndrew Dampf · The Associated Press · Posted: Jan 18, 2025 9:16 AMContinue Reading

Toronto skier Jack Crawford continues to push for a podium finish on the World Cup circuit. The reigning world super-G champion placed fourth in Friday’s race in one minute 48.27 seconds in Wengen, Switzerland. Canadian teammate Cam Alexander 8th; Swiss skier Franjo von Allmen wins home World Cup in WengenCBCContinue Reading

​​​​​​​Mikaela Shiffrin is back on snow and skiing regularly again at home in Colorado. When she’ll return to racing after an unusual puncture wound to her side remains “a moving target” that probably won’t be figured out for another week to 10 days, U.S. Ski Team head coach Paul KristoficContinue Reading

Swiss skier Camille Rast earned the second World Cup victory of her breakthrough season Tuesday, leading teammate Wendy Holdener for a Swiss 1-2 finish at a night slalom in Flachau, Austria. Canada’s St-Germain, Smart 11th and 17th; Shiffrin, Vlhova miss race due to injuryThe Associated Press · Posted: Jan 14, 2025Continue Reading

Swiss ski star Marco Odermatt is almost unbeatable in World Cup giant slaloms — and especially at his home classic race. Odermatt skied at his limit in the second run Sunday to rise from third place and win at Adelboden for the fourth straight year. Odermatt picks up win atContinue Reading

Breakout star Lauren Macuga and comeback queen Lindsey Vonn made it a classic Sunday for the United States ski team. Macuga’s first World Cup race win — in a super-G where the 40-year-old Vonn impressed again in fourth — was no surprise to ski watchers who saw the 22-year-old American’sContinue Reading

Clement Noel skied through the fog to win a World Cup slalom race Saturday in Adelboden, Switzerland, and deny Brazil a first-ever victory by just 0.02 seconds. Lucas Pinheiro Braathen misses out on Brazil’s 1st-ever victory by 2-10ths of a secondThe Associated Press · Posted: Jan 11, 2025 9:00 AMContinue Reading

Lindsey Vonn skied into an impressive sixth place in her first World Cup downhill race for six years on Saturday. The 40-year-old from the United States — the greatest downhill racer in women’s World Cup history — was fastest in the first part of the course touching 124 km/h and finishedContinue Reading