Sports/Olympics/Winter Sports/Alpine Skiing (Page 9)

Olympic champion Clement Noel dominated the first men’s World Cup slalom of the season on Sunday in Levi, Finland, for his first victory in 22 months. Marcel Hirscher fails to qualify for 2nd run in 1st slalom since coming out of retirementThe Associated Press · Posted: Nov 17, 2024 9:46Continue Reading

Lindsey Vonn is coming out of retirement to rejoin the U.S. Ski Team, she announced Thursday, intending to race again at age 40 — and six years after her last Olympics. American is a 4-time overall World Cup champion, last raced in February of 2019The Associated Press · Posted: NovContinue Reading

Alexander Steen Olsen held on to his first-run advantage to lead a Norwegian sweep of the podium at the season-opening men’s World Cup giant slalom on Sunday in Soelden, Austria, while Lucas Pinheiro Braathen and Marcel Hirscher made successful comebacks to the circuit. Henrik Kristoffersen, Atle Lie McGrath round outContinue Reading

Italian skier Federica Brignone won the women’s World Cup season opener Saturday in Soelden, Austria, after first-run leader Mikaela Shiffrin dropped to fifth in the giant slalom. American Shiffrin, who led after 1st run, finishes 5th in GSThe Associated Press · Posted: Oct 26, 2024 10:09 AM EDT | LastContinue Reading

SEASON PREVIEW A series of high-profile crashes in the previous alpine skiing season throws a shadow over the start of the new World Cup campaign, with women racing on Saturday in Soelden, Austria, and the men Sunday. Sport’s governing body also mandates airbags under race suits at speed eventsEric WillemsenContinue Reading

Swiss standout Marco Odermatt was named skier of the year by the federation of ski journalists on Friday. Swiss skier succeeds 2023 winner Mikaela ShiffrinThe Associated Press · Posted: Oct 25, 2024 8:24 AM EDT | Last Updated: October 25 Switzerland’s Marco Odermatt is shown in this March 2024 fileContinue Reading

World champions Laurence St. Germain and James Crawford headline Canada’s alpine ski team as athletes prepare for the 2026 Winter Olympics. Organization names 53 athletes to alpine, ski cross and Para ski teams on ThursdayThe Canadian Press · Posted: Oct 24, 2024 6:56 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hoursContinue Reading

Norway’s two-time Olympic medallist and 2020 overall World Cup winner Aleksander Aamodt Kilde will miss the Alpine Ski World Cup season due to an ongoing shoulder issue, the Norwegian Ski Federation announced Wednesday. Norwegian will need 3rd surgery since January after developing infection in JulyThomson Reuters · Posted: Oct 24,Continue Reading

American ski star Mikaela Shiffrin won’t race downhills in the upcoming World Cup season in which she aims for her 100th career win. Following the worst crash of her career in January, the two-time Olympic champion even considered not racing at all — but only briefly. American skier has 97Continue Reading