http://www.mail.com/subjects/2116-skiing.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/2116-skiing.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2031986-russia-sochi-security-tight-boston-bombs.html MOSCOW (AP) — The naming of two Chechen brothers as the suspects in the deadly Boston Marathon bombing is reviving fears about security at the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, the resort town on the edge of Russia's restive southern republics. But officials insist they are prepared to protect Olympic athletes and spectators. If anything, experts said, the bomb... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 19:01:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2031986-russia-sochi-security-tight-boston-bombs.html 2013-04-19T19:01:27Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2017894-flanagan-best-us-hope-boston-marathon-years.html BOSTON (AP) — Shalane Flanagan grew up in nearby Marblehead watching her father run the Boston Marathon. Her mother was a marathoner, too, setting the women's world record in 1971. But Flanagan never ran her hometown race even as she was building a celebrated cross-country career that took her to three Olympics. Now, as the 31-year-old local favorite prep... Sat, 13 Apr 2013 22:30:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2017894-flanagan-best-us-hope-boston-marathon-years.html 2013-04-13T22:30:42Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2012534-russias-sochi-busy-storing-snow-2014-olympics.html SOCHI, Russia (AP) — In April, at the end of another seemingly endless winter, most Russians are eager to get rid of the piles of snow that have clogged their cities and streets and yards for months. Yet down south in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, fleets of heavy machinery and a corps of laborers are hard at work trying to store acres (hectares) of the f... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 07:37:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2012534-russias-sochi-busy-storing-snow-2014-olympics.html 2013-04-11T07:37:06Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2007058-snowboarder-chelone-miller-dies-age-29.html MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif. (AP) — Snowboarder Chelone Miller, the younger brother of Olympic gold medalist Bode Miller, died Sunday in the area of Mammoth Lakes, Calif. He was 29. The Mono County Sheriff's Office confirmed his death Monday in a statement. The cause of death is being investigated, but authorities say foul play is not suspected. According to the... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 05:16:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2007058-snowboarder-chelone-miller-dies-age-29.html 2013-04-09T05:16:50Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1982804-wada-backs-hgh-test-extremist-nfl-union.html LONDON (AP) — The World Anti-Doping Agency defended its test for human growth hormone on Wednesday and accused the NFL players union of being "extremist" for questioning its validity. WADA director general David Howman said the union was acting "the way they've operated the last few years" in trying to block the introduction of HGH testing in the National... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 18:46:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1982804-wada-backs-hgh-test-extremist-nfl-union.html 2013-03-27T18:46:07Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1976368-northug-clinches-cross-country-wcup-title.html FALUN, Sweden (AP) — Petter Northug of Norway clinched the overall cross-country World Cup title Sunday with a convincing victory in the final race of the season. Northug had a big lead over his main competitors going into the concluding 15-kilometer freestyle pursuit race at the three-day World Cup finals, and won the race in 35 minutes, 48.3 seconds. In... Sun, 24 Mar 2013 15:11:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1976368-northug-clinches-cross-country-wcup-title.html 2013-03-24T15:11:09Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1972800-actor-jack-nicholson-sells-colorado-residence.html ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — More than three decades after actor Jack Nicholson and a friend bought a historic Victorian home in a Colorado ski town, reportedly so they could get better TV reception, the two have sold the residence for $11 million. Nicholson and record producer Lou Adler split the cost of the nearly 5,800-square-foot home in Aspen's West End in 19... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:03:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1972800-actor-jack-nicholson-sells-colorado-residence.html 2013-03-22T14:03:34Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1967276-apnewsbreak-ioc-to-retest-2006-turin-samples.html LONDON (AP) — With the eight-year deadline approaching, the IOC will retest doping samples from the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin in a bid to catch any drug cheats who escaped detection. IOC medical commission chairman Arne Ljungqvist told The Associated Press on Wednesday that samples will be retested with more advanced techniques to search for banned su... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:49:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1967276-apnewsbreak-ioc-to-retest-2006-turin-samples.html 2013-03-20T13:49:07Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1962780-lindsey-vonn-tiger-woods-theyre-dating.html ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Sports has a new power couple: Tiger Woods and Lindsey Vonn confirmed they're dating. Two months after rumors began circulating in Europe, Woods and Vonn posted separate items on their Facebook pages Monday afternoon to announce their relationship. The posts include photos of golf's 14-time major winner and the Olympic and World Cup d... Mon, 18 Mar 2013 21:11:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1962780-lindsey-vonn-tiger-woods-theyre-dating.html 2013-03-18T21:11:33Z 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/1960652-felix-neureuther-wins-final-world-cup-slalom.html LENZERHEIDE, Switzerland (AP) — Felix Neureuther of Germany edged overall World Cup champion Marcel Hirscher to win the men's season-ending slalom race on Sunday. Neureuther hung on to his opening-leg lead to finish 0.36 seconds ahead of Austrian Hirscher in a two-run time of 1 minute, 52.20 seconds. Hirscher already won the season-long slalom standings a... Sun, 17 Mar 2013 11:53:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1960652-felix-neureuther-wins-final-world-cup-slalom.html 2013-03-17T11:53:11Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1959258-shiffrin-beats-maze-world-cup-slalom-title.html LENZERHEIDE, Switzerland (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin cried and left Tina Maze in tears. A thrilling climax to the World Cup slalom season delivered all its promised drama Saturday. The victorious Shiffrin, the American teenage sensation of Alpine skiing, fell to her knees when Maze couldn't match her astonishing second run that wrapped up an improbable come-f... Sat, 16 Mar 2013 20:04:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1959258-shiffrin-beats-maze-world-cup-slalom-title.html 2013-03-16T20:04:15Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1959506-ted-ligety-6th-world-cup-giant-slalom-win.html LENZERHEIDE, Switzerland (AP) — Ted Ligety capped his dominant season in giant slalom with a sixth World Cup win Saturday, fueling comparisons with the best GS skier in history. The American skier joined Ingemar Stenmark as the only men in the 47-year World Cup history to get six GS victories in a season. Stenmark's 10-race sweep in 1978-79 is the record.... Sat, 16 Mar 2013 16:37:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1959506-ted-ligety-6th-world-cup-giant-slalom-win.html 2013-03-16T16:37:24Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1959266-ted-ligety-leads-1st-world-cup-giant-slalom.html LENZERHEIDE, Switzerland (AP) — Ted Ligety of the United States showed his supremacy in giant slalom again on Saturday, taking a big lead in the first run at the World Cup finals. Ligety has already clinched the GS discipline title and is looking for his sixth World Cup win of the season. He clocked 1 minute, 8.17 seconds on the steep course, 0.66 faster ... Sat, 16 Mar 2013 10:12:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1959266-ted-ligety-leads-1st-world-cup-giant-slalom.html 2013-03-16T10:12:40Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1954572-svindal-concedes-wcup-title-to-hirscher.html LENZERHEIDE, Switzerland (AP) — Aksel Lund Svindal conceded the overall World Cup title to defending champion Marcel Hirscher after both his favored speed events were canceled by bad weather at the finals. The super-G was canceled Thursday because of fog, wind and a 45-minute delay after Klaus Kroell of Austria crashed and broke his arm. He was airlifted ... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 16:22:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1954572-svindal-concedes-wcup-title-to-hirscher.html 2013-03-14T16:22:28Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1952668-vonn-retains-wcup-downhill-title-without-racing.html LENZERHEIDE, Switzerland (AP) — Lindsey Vonn had the weather on her side this time when it came down to deciding a World Cup title. Fog canceled racing on Wednesday, giving the injured Vonn a record sixth straight World Cup downhill title without having to show up on the mountain. The title comes five weeks after a crash and season-ended knee injury for t... Wed, 13 Mar 2013 20:12:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1952668-vonn-retains-wcup-downhill-title-without-racing.html 2013-03-13T20:12:47Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1951224-injured-vonn-retains-world-cup-downhill-title.html LENZERHEIDE, Switzerland (AP) — Injured Lindsey Vonn won a record sixth straight World Cup downhill title without having to show up on the mountain Wednesday. Fog canceled the race and allowed Vonn to retain her title, beating Tina Maze of Slovenia by one point. The title comes five weeks after a season-ended knee injury. "Omg I won the World Cup Downhill... Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:05:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1951224-injured-vonn-retains-world-cup-downhill-title.html 2013-03-13T16:05:56Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1944200-tina-maze-wins-slalom-takes-discipline-lead.html OFTERSCHWANG, Germany (AP) — Overall champion Tina Maze of Slovenia beat Mikaela Shiffrin in a World Cup slalom Sunday to overtake the American teenager in the discipline standings and close in on becoming the first woman to win five crystal globes in a season. Maze also got a piece of another record in a season where she has already broken several, equal... Sun, 10 Mar 2013 16:02:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1944200-tina-maze-wins-slalom-takes-discipline-lead.html 2013-03-10T16:02:17Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1944414-kostelic-wins-wcup-slalom-hirscher-takes-globe.html KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia (AP) — Ivica Kostelic of Croatia won a rain-drenched World Cup slalom Sunday while Marcel Hirscher of Austria clinched the season title in the event after his sole rival skied out in the opening run. Kostelic mastered the difficult conditions on the Podkoren course to finish in a total time of 1 minute, 45.81 seconds. Hirscher was ... Sun, 10 Mar 2013 14:35:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1944414-kostelic-wins-wcup-slalom-hirscher-takes-globe.html 2013-03-10T14:35:02Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1944300-northug-kowalczyk-win-cross-country-races.html LAHTI, Finland (AP) — Petter Northug of Norway dominated a men's 15-kilometer classical race Sunday to gain ground in the overall cross-country World Cup standings, while Justyna Kowalczyk all but sealed the women's season title with another victory. Northug led from the start to win in 34 minutes, 35.6 seconds. Alexey Poltoranin of Kazakhstan was second,... Sun, 10 Mar 2013 12:44:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1944300-northug-kowalczyk-win-cross-country-races.html 2013-03-10T12:44:47Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1942972-ligety-us-wins-world-cup-giant-slalom-title.html KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia (AP) — Ted Ligety of the United States won his fifth giant slalom of the season Saturday to clinch the World Cup discipline title with a race to spare. It's his fourth GS title after winning in 2008 and 2010-11. He also successfully defended his GS title at the world championships last month. "To win here again is a super cool feel... Sat, 09 Mar 2013 19:52:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1942972-ligety-us-wins-world-cup-giant-slalom-title.html 2013-03-09T19:52:23Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1942992-randall-us-wins-cross-country-wcup-sprint-title.html LAHTI, Finland (AP) — Kikkan Randall of the United States clinched the cross-country World Cup sprint title on Saturday by edging Norwegian world champion Marit Bjoergen at the line in the Lahti Ski Games. Randall and Bjoergen were in a two-day duel on the final stretch of the 1.55-kilometer freestyle race, and the American managed to throw her ski forwar... Sat, 09 Mar 2013 14:00:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1942992-randall-us-wins-cross-country-wcup-sprint-title.html 2013-03-09T14:00:54Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1942910-randall-clinches-cross-country-wcup-sprint-title.html LAHTI, Finland (AP) — Kikkan Randall of the United States clinched the cross-country World Cup sprint title on Saturday by beating Norwegian world champion Marit Bjoergen to the line in a close finish at the Lahti Ski Games. Randall and Bjoergen were in a two-day duel on the final stretch of the 1.55-kilometer freestyle race, and the American managed to t... Sat, 09 Mar 2013 13:02:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1942910-randall-clinches-cross-country-wcup-sprint-title.html 2013-03-09T13:02:18Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1942764-ligety-wins-world-cup-gs-title-with-race-to-spare.html KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia (AP) — Ted Ligety clinched the World Cup giant slalom title Saturday by winning his fifth race of the season. It's the American's fourth discipline title after also winning in 2008 and 2010-11. He also successfully defended his GS title at the world championships last month. Ligety held on to his first-run lead to win Saturday's ra... Sat, 09 Mar 2013 12:33:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1942764-ligety-wins-world-cup-gs-title-with-race-to-spare.html 2013-03-09T12:33:51Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1942864-fenninger-leads-wcup-gs-1st-run-maze-2nd.html OFTERSCHWANG, Germany (AP) — Anna Fenninger of Austria was fastest after the first run of a World Cup giant slalom on Saturday, and overall champion Tina Maze is on target to become the first woman to make eight GS podiums in one season. Fenninger went down the course in 1 minute, 11.84 seconds to finish 0.03 ahead of Maze, who won the overall title with ... Sat, 09 Mar 2013 11:28:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1942864-fenninger-leads-wcup-gs-1st-run-maze-2nd.html 2013-03-09T11:28:08Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1933240-mass-teen-missing-2-days-alive-maine.html CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine (AP) — A 17-year-old skier who tried to take a backcountry shortcut survived two nights in the wild by building a shelter, drinking from a stream and walking toward the sound of snowmobiles during the day, officials said Tuesday. A snowmobiler who was not part of an official search party found Nicholas Joy, of Medford, Mass., at... Tue, 05 Mar 2013 21:12:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1933240-mass-teen-missing-2-days-alive-maine.html 2013-03-05T21:12:11Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1928218-skier-tina-maze-emailed-death-threat.html GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) — World Cup-winning skier Tina Maze was placed under police protection for a super-G race on Sunday after an emailed death threat against her. The Slovenian finished fourth and had two bodyguards close by after the race which was won by Anna Fenninger of Austria. The threat came in an email received Saturday afternoon ... Sun, 03 Mar 2013 16:08:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1928218-skier-tina-maze-emailed-death-threat.html 2013-03-03T16:08:47Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1928330-anna-fenninger-austria-wins-super-g-race.html GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) — Anna Fenninger of Austria upstaged the favorites to win a super-G race Sunday, while overall World Cup winner Tina Maze was placed under police protection after organizers received a death threat against the Slovenian. Maze finished fourth in the race and had two bodyguards close by after the race. The threat came in... Sun, 03 Mar 2013 15:57:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1928330-anna-fenninger-austria-wins-super-g-race.html 2013-03-03T15:57:49Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1926760-frances-theaux-wins-mens-downhill-norway.html KVITFJELL, Norway (AP) — Adrien Theaux of France earned his second career World Cup victory Saturday by narrowly beating home favorite Aksel Lund Svindal in a downhill. Theaux raced down the steep 1.64-mile course in 1 minute, 29.10 seconds to edge Svindal by 0.19 seconds. Klaus Kroell of Austria was 0.50 seconds back in third. The Frenchman's only previo... Sat, 02 Mar 2013 12:54:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1926760-frances-theaux-wins-mens-downhill-norway.html 2013-03-02T12:54:37Z