Sports/Olympics/Winter Sports/Alpine Skiing (Page 8)

Swiss racer Thomas Tumler got his long-awaited maiden World Cup win at the age of 35 on Sunday, taming a challenging Beaver Creek course with a pair of pristine runs in a men’s giant slalom. Lucas Pinheiro Braathen becomes 1st Brazilian man to get a World Cup podium finishThomson ReutersContinue Reading

Lindsey Vonn finished 24th and 19th in two super-G races Sunday as she attempts a comeback at the age of 40. Finishes 24th, 19th in lower-tier super-G races in ColoradoThe Associated Press · Posted: Dec 08, 2024 2:20 PM EST | Last Updated: December 8 Lindsey Vonn talks with fansContinue Reading

Swiss star Marco Odermatt won his first World Cup race of the season on Saturday with a spectacular finish in the super-G at Beaver Creek, Colo. Swiss skier has won 38 World Cup racesThe Associated Press · Posted: Dec 07, 2024 8:00 PM EST | Last Updated: 6 hours agoContinue Reading

Justin Murisier of Switzerland claimed his first World Cup victory by beating his stellar teammate Marco Odermatt in the opening men’s downhill race of the World Cup season on Friday. Toronto’s Crawford finished 0.51 seconds off lead in 4th positionThe Associated Press · Posted: Dec 06, 2024 6:31 PM ESTContinue Reading

Coming out of retirement, Lindsey Vonn will race lower-level FIS downhills and super-Gs on Saturday and Sunday, respectively, in Copper Mountain, Colo., U.S. ski team head coach Paul Kristofic told The Associated Press. ‘Really promising’ is how U.S. coach calls 3-time Olympic medallist’s recent trainingThe Associated Press · Posted: DecContinue Reading

Preview Cam Alexander of North Vancouver, B.C., raced to a World Cup bronze medal in the men’s downhill in Kvitfjell, Norway, on Saturday. Push for consistency to be threats at World Cup events will be key, coach Kucera saysDonna Spencer · The Canadian Press · Posted: Dec 02, 2024 11:10 AM ESTContinue Reading

A new rule for certain alpine World Cup ski events has become a major talking point among athletes. In early November, FIS — alpine’s governing body — announced that racers in speed events (downhill and super-G) would be mandated to wear airbags in competition. Wearable technology designed to go off inContinue Reading

Fans hoping to see the world’s top woman skiers compete next week in Mont-Tremblant, Que., are out of luck after the PwC Tremblant World Cup was cancelled due to warm weather. Weather has not been cold enough to produce the necessary snow coverageThe Associated Press · Posted: Nov 30, 2024Continue Reading

Mikaela Shiffrin suffered a deep puncture wound on the right side of her abdomen and “severe muscle trauma” during her scary crash in a giant slalom race Saturday in Killington, Vt., but no serious bone, ligament or organ damage. Swiss skier Camille Rast wins Sunday’s slalom, Canada’s St-Germain 7thThe AssociatedContinue Reading