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World Cup leader Maze fastest in downhill training
Overall World Cup leader Tina Maze of Slovenia has posted the quickest time in a World Cup downhill training run. Fresh from her successful world ...
Swiss ski coach Osi Inglin out at season's end
Switzerland men's Alpine skiing head coach Osi Inglin will pay for the team's poor results by losing his job after the season. Inglin will leave after ...
Swiss skier Kueng leads men's downhill training
Patrick Kueng of Switzerland posted the fastest time in the first training session for a men's World Cup downhill on Thursday. Kueng timed 1 minute, ...
FIS considers rule change for delayed ski races
The International ski federation is considering a rule change for dealing with delayed races following the disputed women's super-G on the opening day ...
Led by Ligety, US gets most golds at ski worlds
Julia Mancuso got the ball rolling with an almost forgotten bronze medal on the same day Lindsey Vonn had a season-ending crash. Ted Ligety followed ...
US to host next ski worlds in Vail-Beaver Creek
The U.S. Ski Team's finish atop the medals table has been a perfect lead-in to the next world championships — on home snow in Vail-Beaver Creek, ...
Hirscher wins worlds slalom at home in Austria
Overall World Cup champion Marcel Hirscher won the men's slalom title Sunday on the last day of the skiing world championships for his first ...
World champ at 17: US teen Shiffrin rushes to gold
The victories and milestones just can't come fast enough for American teenager Mikaela Shiffrin. At 17, she's already a world champion — and the only ...
US teen Mikaela Shiffrin wins world slalom title
American teenager Mikaela Shiffrin became the youngest woman in 39 years to win the slalom world title on Saturday, adding a gilded edge to what has ...
Shiffrin to take on idol Schild for world title
Mikaela Shiffrin will have to beat one of her idols if she wants to win the world slalom title. The American teenager leads the World Cup discipline ...
France's Worley wins GS at worlds, Maze 2nd
Tessa Worley mastered a difficult giant slalom course to perfection twice, earning France its second gold medal and fourth overall at the world skiing ...
US teenager Shiffrin ready for ski worlds debut
Not every 17-year-old walks into their first world championships with medal expectations and a roomful of media waiting for her. For Mikaela Shiffrin, ...
Defending GS champion Maze favorite at worlds
With the season's World Cup discipline title already secured, defending champion Tina Maze will be the one to beat in the women's giant slalom at the ...
Slalom champ Schild confirms start after injury
Defending champion Marlies Schild says she will start in Saturday's slalom at the skiing world championships after recovering from what initially ...
US ski success not sitting well with the Austrians
The U.S. Ski Team's success at the world championships is not being well received by the Austrian hosts. Led by Ted Ligety's two golds, plus a bronze ...
Austria beats Sweden to win team event at worlds
Overall World Cup champion Marcel Hirscher helped Austria win the team event Tuesday and earn the host nation its first gold medal at the Alpine ...
Ligety wins super-combi for 2nd gold at ski worlds
Ted Ligety is no longer just a giant slalom specialist. By winning gold medals in super-G and super-combined at the world championships, the American ...
With 2 bronzes, Austria struggles at home worlds
Six races, two bronze medals. On home snow, Austria is enduring its worst start to an Alpine skiing world championship in 26 years. Similar to the ...
Lindsey Vonn undergoes surgery on right knee
The surgeon who operated on Lindsey Vonn's right knee was "optimistic for a full recovery" after she shredded two ligaments during a crash last week ...
Baumann leads final super-combi training at worlds
Romed Baumann of Austria led the final downhill training on Sunday ahead of the men's super-combined event at the Alpine skiing world championships.
France's Rolland wins women's downhill world title
Marion Rolland of France beat all the favorites to win the world downhill title on Sunday, mastering an icy course that left most of her rivals ...
Svindal, Kostelic favored for super-combined gold
Aksel Lund Svindal already has two medals from the opening two races at the Alpine skiing world championships. Expect him to get a third in Monday's ...
Surprising Goggia gets the Italian team going
Sofia Goggia was a controversial choice for Italy's speed team at the Alpine skiing world championships. Understandably so, considering she had never ...
Svindal dominates for downhill win at ski worlds
On the biggest day of the ski season, Aksel Lund Svindal was far ahead of all of his rivals in every aspect — technically, physically and tactically.