Tag: Women’s skiing
Swiss skier Holdener positive for virus at World Cup finals
Olympic slalom silver medalist Wendy Holdener tested positive for COVID-19 and will not race at the World Cup Finals meeting, the Swiss ski team...
Goggia, Feuz win WCup downhill titles after races canceled
LENZERHEIDE, Switzerland — The final World Cup downhill races of the season were canceled Wednesday, making champions of Sofia Goggia and Beat Feuz in...
No World Cup downhill training leaves decisive races at risk
LENZERHEIDE, Switzerland — World Cup downhill training runs were canceled because of difficult weather conditions on Tuesday, leaving a tight schedule to resolve the...
US skier Shiffrin leads slalom after 1st run, Vlhova in 27th
ÅRE, Sweden — Mikaela Shiffrin led a women’s World Cup slalom after the opening run on Saturday, while the American’s main rival, Petra Vlhova,...
Vlhova leads Shiffrin in 1st run of slalom in Åre
ÅRE, SWEDEN — Petra Vlhova led rival skier Mikaela Shiffrin by nearly half a second in the first run of a slalom race Friday,...
Ski racer once funded by World Cup Dreams now joins group
Tommy Biesemeyer experienced a dream so vivid that he just couldn’t shake it: He won the famed Hahnenkamm downhill race in Austria.
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Gut-Behrami wins 2nd straight downhill, eyes season title
MOENA, Italy — Lara Gut-Behrami let out a brief scream of joy and held up her right arm after crossing the finish, then nodded...
Gut-Behrami wins downhill and moves atop World Cup standings
MOENA, Italy — Coming off a performance that included two golds and three medals overall at the skiing world championships, Lara Gut-Behrami now has...