Race Coverage

Ryan Cochran-Siegle had hearts pounding after unexpectedly launching off a roll in the first training run on the brand new downhill track in Beijing.

Cornelia Huetter and Federica Brignone tied for first place in a World Cup super-G on Sunday, in the final race before the Beijing Olympics.

In the absence of Sofia Goggia, world champion Corinne Suter won the last downhill before the Beijing Olympics.

The University of Utah Invitational was held at Park City on Monday and Tuesday. After the two days, which included one GS and one slalom, Westminster was the highest scoring team.

Six World Cup races. Six different winners. It’s anyone’s guess who will win the men’s slalom at the upcoming Winter Olympics.

Sweden’s Kristoffer Jakobsen held a commanding lead following the first run of the World Cup circuit’s most prestigious slalom on Tuesday in the final men’s race before the Beijing Olympics.

Hector was second after the opening run but overtook defending overall champion Petra Vlhova for her second straight GS victory.

Photo: Nick Grace/Utah Athletics The first day of the RMISA Invitational was hosted at Bridger

Petra Vlhova was fastest Tuesday in the first run of the last World Cup giant slalom before the Beijing Olympics, and 2018 gold medalist Mikaela Shiffrin was third.

UVM won the Saint Michael's College carnival, which took place at Smuggler's Notch on Friday and Saturday. The athletes battled through cold weather and three racers claimed their first career carnival wins.

Soaring from 29th place after the first run, Lucas Braathen scored a stunning win in a World Cup slalom on Sunday.

Italian skier Federica Brignone saw a gutsy run rewarded with a victory in the fifth women’s World Cup super-G of the season.

Henrik Kristoffersen made good use of his No. 1 draw in the start list to lead the first run in Wengen.

Vincent Kriechmayr won the classic Lauberhorn race that Swiss team officials said he should not have been allowed to start.

Swiss skier Lara Gut-Behrami won the fourth women’s World Cup downhill of the season Saturday after Olympic champion Sofia Goggia crashed halfway down her run.

Kilde edged Odermatt by 0.19 seconds to win one day after his Swiss friend had won a super-G in another duel on the storied Lauberhorn hill.

Odermatt, a 24-year-old emerging Swiss star, beat his Norwegian rival by 0.23 seconds. Matthias Mayer, the 2018 Olympic champion in super-G, was 0.58 behind in third place for his third podium place of the season in a discipline dominated by the two standouts.

Mikaela Shiffrin won the last women’s World Cup slalom before the Beijing Olympics, while her Slovakian rival Petra Vlhova locked up the season title in the discipline.