http://www.mail.com/subjects/2120-womens-skiing.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/2120-womens-skiing.html http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2131554-lindsey-vonn-red-carpet-to-drug-testing.html NEW YORK (AP) — Talk about your random testing. Lindsey Vonn took an unexpected detour during her evening at an awards show — off the red carpet and into the women's bathroom for drug testing. The star skier was at the Council of Fashion Designers of America awards at Lincoln Center on Monday night when testers from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency escorted he... Wed, 05 Jun 2013 18:03:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2131554-lindsey-vonn-red-carpet-to-drug-testing.html 2013-06-05T18:03:09Z 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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/1911746-us-wins-historic-gold-medal-nordic-worlds.html VAL DI FIEMME, Italy (AP) — Kikkan Randall and Jessica Diggins gave the United States its first world championship gold medal in cross-country skiing Sunday by winning the women's team sprint by nearly eight seconds. After Diggins opened up a small lead on her last leg, Randall anchored the American duo to the victory with a scorching final lap to pull aw... Sun, 24 Feb 2013 14:58:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1911746-us-wins-historic-gold-medal-nordic-worlds.html 2013-02-24T14:58:16Z 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/1910022-carolina-ruiz-castillo-wins-womens-wcup-downhill.html MERIBEL, France (AP) — Carolina Ruiz Castillo upset Maria Hoefl-Riesch on Saturday to win a World Cup downhill race 13 years after her only previous podium finish. Ruiz Castillo had only previously placed in the top 10 eight times in her World Cup career and had never finished higher than seventh in downhill. The Spaniard's previous podium was a second-pl... Sat, 23 Feb 2013 11:44:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1910022-carolina-ruiz-castillo-wins-womens-wcup-downhill.html 2013-02-23T11:44:17Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1908912-vonn-ahead-schedule-knee-surgery.html Lindsey Vonn's right knee is healing quicker than her feelings over a world championship race she says should have been called off. The four-time overall World Cup champion remains unhappy about how she sustained a season-ending injury — two shredded ligaments and a broken bone — at the world championships in Schladming, Austria. She believes organizers s... Fri, 22 Feb 2013 22:11:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1908912-vonn-ahead-schedule-knee-surgery.html 2013-02-22T22:11:27Z 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