Lindsey Vonn: Shiffrin’s record-breaking is sign of progress
Lindsey Vonn, Sofia Goggia and Mikaela Shiffrin share a podium: Credit GEPA Photo. Lindsey Vonn
Lindsey Vonn, Sofia Goggia and Mikaela Shiffrin share a podium: Credit GEPA Photo. Lindsey Vonn
Vlhová GEPA Photos (AP) — Olympic slalom champion Petra Vlhová hopes to put two draining
Lindsey Vonn PHOTO: GEPA By Eric Willemsen SÖLDEN, Austria (AP) — For all that Lindsey
Shiffrin’s tally includes seven speed victories — four in super-G, three in downhill, including in the final speed race of last season that helped her clinch the overall title.
"Not surprising at all," the 33-year-old Ford said after finishing sixth in the season-opening giant slalom.
Olympic giant slalom champion Marco Odermatt dominated the first run of the season-opening men's World Cup race Sunday.
The first women’s race of the Alpine skiing’s World Cup season was called off Saturday after rain and snowfall affected the visibility on the course and made a safe race impossible.
Henrik Kristoffersen clinched the men’s slalom title in the last event of the World Cup ski season, placing second in a race dominated by Norway.
Lucas Braathen led the first run by just 0.05 seconds from Henrik Kristoffersen, who tops the slalom standings ahead of his 21-year-old teammate.
Mikaela Shiffrin was fastest in the first run of the World Cup season-ending giant slalom.
Odermatt’s near-flawless season in giant slalom now counts five wins and three other podium finishes in eight races, plus the gold medal at the Beijing Olympics last month.
Kriechmayr won the super-G at the World Cup Finals just one day after his downhill victory. Kilde was off the podium for the day, but had already sealed the super-G globe.
Kilde’s fourth place in the World Cup Finals downhill proved enough to maintain his narrow points lead over Feuz, who finished third, 0.54 seconds behind race winner Vincent Kriechmayr.
COURCHEVEL, France - Warming up to their duel this week for Alpine skiing's World Cup
Henrik Kristoffersen won his second World Cup race in two days, while Olympic champion Marco Odermatt finished third in the penultimate giant slalom of the season to all but clinch the overall title.
Katharina Liensberger won the Åre slalom while pre-race favorites Petra Vlhová and Mikaela Shiffrin both failed to make the podium.
Olympic champion Marco Odermatt finished runner-up to Henrik Kristoffersen in the Kranjska Gora giant slalom Saturday to lock up the discipline season title with two races to spare.
ÅRE, Sweden - Slovakian skier Petra Vlhová dominated the penultimate women's World Cup giant slalom
Petra Vlhová posted the fastest time in the opening run of the Åre GS, giving herself a chance to narrow the gap on leader Mikaela Shiffrin in the overall standings.
Austrian skier Johannes Strolz mastered a tricky slalom course to finish nearly a second ahead of the field in the first run of the Flachau night race.
“To win on home soil, together with the Norwegian crowd, beautiful weather, great conditions, it couldn't be better,” Kilde said.
Shiffrin was second-fastest down the steep course at Lenzerheide, just 0.11 seconds behind Olympic champion Sara Hector.
OSLO, Norway - Five-time Olympic medalist Kjetil Jansrud will end his ski racing career at
Kristoffersen became the first skier this season with multiple slalom victories after the previous seven races had seven different winners.