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River — named to stand out — is brimming with confidence heading into Beaver Creek, which will hold super-G events on Thursday and Friday, along with downhill events Saturday and Sunday.

Organizers of the Winter Universiade in Lucerne cited “highly dynamic developments in the pandemic and related incoming travel restrictions” for the decision.

The northern Japanese city of Sapporo became a frontrunner to land the 2030 Winter Olympics after the mayor talked up a plan Monday that he said would cut the costs of holding one of sports' most expensive events.

Shiffrin beat Petra Vlhova — her main rival — for her 46th career win in slalom. That matched a 32-year-old record for most World Cup wins in a single discipline, set by Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark in giant slalom.

What was supposed to be a three-race World Cup weekend turned into a one-race weekend in Lake Louise with the cancellation of Sunday’s men’s super-G.

Petra Vlhova built a slim lead over Mikaela Shiffrin in the opening run of Killington - the first women’s World Cup race in North America in two years.

Austria’s Matthias Mayer won the season-opening World Cup men’s downhill Saturday at Lake Louise.

The women’s Killington World Cup giant slalom was canceled on Saturday due to poor weather.

With the Alpine skiing World Cup returning to North America for the first time in two years, Mikaela Shiffrin can't wait to race in front of a home crowd again.

The first of two men’s World Cup downhills in Lake Louise was canceled Friday due to too much snow.

Petra Vlhova got the better of Mikaela Shiffrin for the second time in two days Sunday, winning another women’s World Cup slalom in Finnish Lapland.

Petra Vlhova edged Mikaela Shiffrin again in the first run of a women’s World Cup slalom Sunday, a day after the Slovakian skier won both runs in the season-opening slalom.

Petra Vlhova held on to her first-run lead to beat Mikaela Shiffrin and win in Levi.

Petra Vlhova built a slim lead over Mikaela Shiffrin in the opening run of Levi.

Shiffrin has won 45 of her 70 career World Cups in slalom, leaving her one short of the best mark for most wins in a single discipline.

Théaux has competed at each Winter Games from 2010 to 2018 with a best result of 11th in super-G at the 2014 Sochi Olympics.

Austrian skier Christian Hirschbuehl edged teammate Dominik Raschner in the final of a men’s World Cup parallel event Sunday for his first career victory.

Slovenian Andreja Slokar won the only women’s World Cup parallel race of the season Saturday, edging Thea Louise Stjernesund of Norway in the final of the floodlit event.