http://www.mail.com/subjects/2118-alpine-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/2118-alpine-skiing.html http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2097300-russian-oligarchs-foot-2014-sochi-olympics.html SOCHI, Russia (AP) — The mountains of Sochi are now home to Potanin's slope, Gazprom's gondola lift and Sberbank's ski jump. The nicknames used by locals and an army of construction workers leave no doubt about who is paying for the 2014 Winter Games: Russia's business powerhouses. Other countries that have hosted the Olympics have overwhelmingly used pub... Mon, 20 May 2013 15:48:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2097300-russian-oligarchs-foot-2014-sochi-olympics.html 2013-05-20T15:48:33Z 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/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/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/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/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 http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1926742-tina-maze-breaks-2000-point-mark.html GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) — Tina Maze of Slovenia broke the record for points in a World Cup season on Saturday by winning a downhill, which also made her only the third woman to win a race in all five disciplines in a single campaign. Maze secured the overall World Cup title one week ago and her ninth win of the season took her to 2,024 points... Sat, 02 Mar 2013 12:24:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1926742-tina-maze-breaks-2000-point-mark.html 2013-03-02T12:24:41Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1924452-weirather-wins-wcup-super-g-edges-mancuso-us.html GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) — Tina Weirather of Liechtenstein secured her first World Cup victory Friday when she edged Julia Mancuso of the United states on a steep and fast course to win a super-G. Mancuso and Tina Maze of Slovenia tied for second on the 1.42-mile Kandahar course in sunny weather. Maze, who has already clinched the season's ove... Fri, 01 Mar 2013 15:01:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1924452-weirather-wins-wcup-super-g-edges-mancuso-us.html 2013-03-01T15:01:53Z 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/1910152-ruiz-castillo-upsets-womens-wcup-downhill-field.html MERIBEL, France (AP) — Carolina Ruiz Castillo stunned the field by earning her first career World Cup victory at age 31 on Saturday, winning a downhill race 13 years after her only previous podium finish. The Spanish skier had never placed higher than seventh in a downhill but beat Maria Hoefl-Riesch of Germany by 0.20 seconds and Frenchwoman Marie Marcha... Sat, 23 Feb 2013 14:27:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1910152-ruiz-castillo-upsets-womens-wcup-downhill-field.html 2013-02-23T14:27:03Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1910034-italys-innerhofer-wins-world-cup-downhill.html GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) — Christof Innerhofer of Italy won his third World Cup downhill of the season Saturday, on a course where he has a history of good results. Innerhofer bested three Austrians to earn his sixth career victory, covering the 2.58-kilometer (1.6-mile) Kandahar course in 1 minute, 37.83 seconds to beat Georg Streitberger by ... Sat, 23 Feb 2013 13:26:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1910034-italys-innerhofer-wins-world-cup-downhill.html 2013-02-23T13:26:31Z