Sports/Olympics/Winter Sports/Alpine Skiing (Page 6)

Croatian skier Zrinka Ljutic made it back-to-back World Cup wins in women’s slalom to take the lead in the standings on Sunday. Injured American star Mikaela Shiffrin remains sidelinedThe Associated Press · Posted: Jan 05, 2025 11:04 AM EST | Last Updated: January 5 Croatia’s Zrinka Ljutic reacts after crossingContinue Reading

Olympic champion Sara Hector won her second women’s World Cup giant slalom of the season on Saturday as Italian skier Federica Brignone fell in the first run at Kranjska Gora, Slovenia. Canada’s Val Grenier did not qualify for 2nd runThe Associated Press · Posted: Jan 04, 2025 8:54 AM ESTContinue Reading

French skier Cyprien Sarrazin was out of intensive care Thursday after sustaining a head injury in a crash last week. Sarrazin underwent surgery for a bleed near the brain after crashing last Friday during preparations for a World Cup downhill in Bormio, Italy. He had surgery for a bleed nearContinue Reading

Mikaela Shiffrin is back in the gym and aiming to be on snow “in the next week or so,” the American skiing star said more than a month after suffering a deep puncture wound in her hip area. American skiing star suffered deep puncture wound in hip areaThe Associated PressContinue Reading

Unrelenting, knee-rattling, complicated by shaded sections and producing speeds touching 140 kph (87 mph), the Stelvio is a notoriously unforgiving track. The Stelvio is a notoriously unforgiving trackDaniella Matar · The Associated Press · Posted: Dec 30, 2024 9:19 AM EST | Last Updated: December 30 A general view ofContinue Reading

Zrinka Ljutic gave the Croatian women’s ski team its first World Cup victory in almost 19 years by triumphing in the final race of the calendar year on Sunday in Semmering, Austria. Canada’s St-Germain finishes 24th in Semmering, AustriaThe Associated Press · Posted: Dec 29, 2024 9:50 AM EST |Continue Reading

Fredrik Moeller of Norway claimed his first World Cup victory by winning a super-G that got off to an inauspicious start on Sunday as Gino Caviezel became the third skier this weekend to be airlifted off the slope set to be used for the 2026 Olympics. Cam Alexander finishes 12thContinue Reading

Canada’s Cameron Alexander earned World Cup bronze in men’s downhill on Saturday at the host venue for the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics. Alexis Monney wins 1st World Cup race after rare mistake by Swiss teammate OdermattDaniella Matar · The Associated Press · Posted: Dec 28, 2024 10:58 AM EST |Continue Reading

French standout Cyprien Sarrazin was in intensive care with a head injury and will undergo surgery after a crash during training for a World Cup downhill race on Friday on the slope set to be used for the 2026 Winter Olympics. 30-year-old in intensive care after being airlifted to hospital,Continue Reading