http://www.mail.com/subjects/180356-fis-alpine-world-ski-championships.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/180356-fis-alpine-world-ski-championships.html http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1960706-tina-maze-ends-wcup-season-with-giant-slalom-win.html LENZERHEIDE, Switzerland (AP) — Tina Maze got the anger out of her system Sunday, one day after her heartbreaking World Cup slalom title defeat to American teenager Mikaela Shiffrin. Maze won the season-ending giant slalom race to complete the most statistically dominating year since the World Cup started in 1967. Still, losing the World Cup slalom title ... Sun, 17 Mar 2013 14:57:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1960706-tina-maze-ends-wcup-season-with-giant-slalom-win.html 2013-03-17T14:57:30Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1912160-slovenias-tina-maze-clinches-world-cup-title.html MERIBEL, France (AP) — There was only one fitting way for Tina Maze to wrap up the overall World Cup title — with another victory, and with plenty of time to spare. She clinched her first crystal globe Sunday by winning a super-combined for eighth win of the season. So overpowering was her season that she clinched the overall trophy with nine races to go.... Sun, 24 Feb 2013 18:57:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1912160-slovenias-tina-maze-clinches-world-cup-title.html 2013-02-24T18:57:56Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1911814-tina-maze-wins-super-combi-clinches-title.html MERIBEL, France (AP) — Tina Maze of Slovenia clinched her first overall World Cup title Sunday, winning the super-combined for her eighth victory this season with nine races still to go. Maze led the downhill section and coasted home in the slalom after Maria Hoefl-Riesch crashed out of contention. She also tied a season record with her 18th top-three fin... Sun, 24 Feb 2013 15:32:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1911814-tina-maze-wins-super-combi-clinches-title.html 2013-02-24T15:32:40Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1911652-frances-pinturault-wins-world-cup-giant-slalom.html GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) — Alexis Pinturault of France used a daring second run to win a World Cup giant slalom Sunday as his closest German challengers faltered. Pinturault was second after the first heat, behind hometown favorite Felix Neureuther and ahead of Fritz Dopfer. But Dopfer crashed out in the second run and Neureuther made a mistak... Sun, 24 Feb 2013 14:38:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1911652-frances-pinturault-wins-world-cup-giant-slalom.html 2013-02-24T14:38:29Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1911592-tina-maze-fastest-super-combined-downhill.html MERIBEL, France (AP) — Overall World Cup leader Tina Maze of Slovenia is on course for her eighth win of the season after posting the fastest time in the downhill section of a super-combined race on Sunday. Maze only needs a podium finish after the slalom later Sunday to equal the single-season record of 18 podiums, jointly held by Pernilla Wiberg of Swed... Sun, 24 Feb 2013 12:23:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1911592-tina-maze-fastest-super-combined-downhill.html 2013-02-24T12:23:57Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1897686-hirscher-wins-worlds-slalom-austria.html SCHLADMING, Austria (AP) — 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 individual gold medal at a major event. Cheered loudly by a home crowd of 35,000, the Austrian overcame the pressure of expectation to earn the host nation its second gold of the worlds, af... Sun, 17 Feb 2013 15:16:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1897686-hirscher-wins-worlds-slalom-austria.html 2013-02-17T15:16:04Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1896976-world-champ-17-us-teen-shiffrin-rushes-to-gold.html SCHLADMING, Austria (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin might as well be dancing or flying. That's what skiing is like for the American teenager these days. The victories and milestones keep piling up, fortifying a U.S. team that is without Lindsey Vonn and Bode Miller. A day after Ted Ligety became the first man to win three gold medals at a world championships in 4... Sat, 16 Feb 2013 21:21:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1896976-world-champ-17-us-teen-shiffrin-rushes-to-gold.html 2013-02-16T21:21:55Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1896380-us-teen-mikaela-shiffrin-wins-world-slalom-title.html SCHLADMING, Austria (AP) — American teenager Mikaela Shiffrin became the youngest women's slalom world champion in 39 years on Saturday. At the age of 17 years, 340 days, Shiffrin beat all of her more experienced rivals to earn the U.S. team its fourth gold and fifth medal overall at the worlds, more than any other nation. "It's such a crazy day," Shiffri... Sat, 16 Feb 2013 15:11:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1896380-us-teen-mikaela-shiffrin-wins-world-slalom-title.html 2013-02-16T15:11:06Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1895404-with-3rd-gold-worlds-ligety-joins-ski-legends.html SCHLADMING, Austria (AP) — Ted Ligety has joined some of skiing's legends. And in doing so, the American catapulted himself into the sport's biggest spotlight heading into next year's Sochi Olympics. By winning Friday's giant slalom by a massive margin, Ligety became the first man in 45 years to win three gold medals at a skiing world championships — sinc... Fri, 15 Feb 2013 20:40:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1895404-with-3rd-gold-worlds-ligety-joins-ski-legends.html 2013-02-15T20:40:53Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1894858-ligety-wins-gs-3rd-gold-medal-worlds.html SCHLADMING, Austria (AP) — Ted Ligety became the first man in 45 years to win three gold medals at a skiing world championships by blowing away the field in winning his favored giant slalom on Friday. The American can match French great Jean-Claude Killy, who earned four golds in 1968, if he wins Sunday's slalom. "I am super pumped. This is such a cool fe... Fri, 15 Feb 2013 16:04:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1894858-ligety-wins-gs-3rd-gold-medal-worlds.html 2013-02-15T16:04:23Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1883228-american-ligety-wins-second-gold-medal-worlds.html SCHLADMING, Austria (AP) — 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 has shown he's an all-around threat with the 2014 Sochi Olympics exactly a year away. Ligety added the super-combi title to his expanding resume Monday with a superb downhill and a... Mon, 11 Feb 2013 21:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1883228-american-ligety-wins-second-gold-medal-worlds.html 2013-02-11T21:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1881870-vonn-undergoes-surgery-knee.html 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 at the world championships. Dr. Bill Sterett, a physician for the U.S. Ski Team, performed the procedure on the four-time overall World Cup champion Sunday morning in Vail, Colo. In a release issued by the sk... Mon, 11 Feb 2013 01:20:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1881870-vonn-undergoes-surgery-knee.html 2013-02-11T01:20:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1879798-svindal-dominates-downhill-win-ski-worlds.html SCHLADMING, Austria (AP) — Aksel Lund Svindal was far ahead of his downhill competitors at worlds championships in every aspect — technically, physically and tactically. Mastering a bumpy and icy course made more difficult by a light snowfall and low visibility, Svindal won the downhill title Saturday by a huge margin. Other contenders ran into trouble on... Sat, 09 Feb 2013 20:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1879798-svindal-dominates-downhill-win-ski-worlds.html 2013-02-09T20:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1879622-norways-svindal-wins-downhill-alpine-worlds.html SCHLADMING, Austria (AP) — Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway won the men's downhill title at the Alpine skiing world championships Saturday after a powerful run down the Planai course that no one came close to matching. Watched by 33,000 spectators, Svindal kept a near-perfect line down the icy and bumpy 3.33-kilometer course despite foggy conditions that caus... Sat, 09 Feb 2013 11:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1879622-norways-svindal-wins-downhill-alpine-worlds.html 2013-02-09T11:44:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1876010-without-vonn-us-plenty-medal-chances.html SCHLADMING, Austria (AP) — One year from the Sochi Olympics, there's no Lindsey Vonn or Bode Miller competing in the downhill at the world championships. They're out of action with injuries — Vonn crashed and will need knee surgery, while Miller is recovering from surgery — but the U.S. Ski Team still has plenty of skiers capable of winning medals. Start ... Thu, 07 Feb 2013 20:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1876010-without-vonn-us-plenty-medal-chances.html 2013-02-07T20:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1872368-american-ted-ligety-wins-super-g-world-title.html SCHLADMING, Austria (AP) — With Lindsey Vonn injured and Bode Miller already out for the season, it's Ted Ligety's turn to lead the U.S. ski team. A day after Vonn's season-ending crash at the world championships, Ligety showed off his rapidly improving speed skills to win the first super-G of his career in the marquee event of the season. The timing was ... Wed, 06 Feb 2013 17:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1872368-american-ted-ligety-wins-super-g-world-title.html 2013-02-06T17:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1871768-vonn-to-surgery-us-week-crash.html SCHLADMING, Austria (AP) — Lindsey Vonn will head home for surgery in Colorado next week after tearing two ligaments in her right knee and breaking a bone in her lower leg in a crash at the world championships. Vonn said Wednesday that she plans to compete in the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, which start in 12 months. She was released from the hospital lat... Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1871768-vonn-to-surgery-us-week-crash.html 2013-02-06T16:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1871996-ted-ligety-wins-super-g-world-title.html SCHLADMING, Austria (AP) — Ted Ligety produced a blistering finish Wednesday to win the super-G at the world championships, his first career victory in the discipline. The American took risks in the final section of the Planai course to win in 1 minute, 23.96 seconds. Gauthier De Tessieres of France was 0.20 back in second. Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway, w... Wed, 06 Feb 2013 12:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1871996-ted-ligety-wins-super-g-world-title.html 2013-02-06T12:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1871716-column-vonn-bottom-hill.html The news sounded bad at first, then got better, though it's still a long way from good. So if most of what you know about skiing revolves around the Olympics, there was some consolation to be had in how quickly the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association expressed confidence that Lindsey Vonn would return from torn knee ligaments and the broken leg she suffere... Wed, 06 Feb 2013 07:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1871716-column-vonn-bottom-hill.html 2013-02-06T07:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1870570-knee-shredded-lindsey-vonn-season.html SCHLADMING, Austria (AP) — All it took was a moment. Lindsey Vonn landed hard and tumbled face first with a piercing shriek. Just like that, the star American skier was on the ground with two torn ligaments in her right knee and a broken bone in her lower leg. The cascading fall down the slope during the super-G at the world championships Tuesday knocked ... Tue, 05 Feb 2013 23:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1870570-knee-shredded-lindsey-vonn-season.html 2013-02-05T23:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1869748-vonn-hospitalized-crash-super-g-worlds.html SCHLADMING, Austria (AP) — Lindsey Vonn crashed and apparently hurt her right knee during a super-G at the world championships Tuesday and was taken to a hospital by helicopter. Austria's ski federation president said doctors told him that Vonn tore her cruciate and lateral ligaments. Peter Schroecksnadel added that this is "the only injury she has, nothi... Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1869748-vonn-hospitalized-crash-super-g-worlds.html 2013-02-05T16:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1865742-form-vonn-aiming-gold-ski-worlds.html SCHLADMING, Austria (AP) — All through her career, Lindsey Vonn has been slowed by injuries at major championships — crashes and concussions; a sliced thumb and bruised shin. This year, though, she feels as good as ever and the timing couldn't be better. "I'm finally coming in healthy," Vonn said Sunday. "I'm definitely getting ready to get my game face o... Sun, 03 Feb 2013 20:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1865742-form-vonn-aiming-gold-ski-worlds.html 2013-02-03T20:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1865604-vonn-to-protected-bodyguards-ski-worlds.html SCHLADMING, Austria (AP) — With attention on her personal life intensifying, Lindsey Vonn will be surrounded by bodyguards at the Alpine skiing world championships. An average of 30,000 fans per race are expected in this small Alpine village during the 13-day championships, which start Tuesday with the women's super-G and end Feb. 17. "There's going to be... Sun, 03 Feb 2013 18:41:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1865604-vonn-to-protected-bodyguards-ski-worlds.html 2013-02-03T18:41:00Z