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Switzerland wins team event at World Cup Finals

Switzerland wins team event at World Cup Finals

Only seven nations opt to participate in Friday's team race.

By SR Staff Report | 2015-04-14T16:16:39-06:00 March 20th, 2015 | Tags: Austria, bracket, Charlotte Chable, dual, event, final, France, Gino Caviezel, Italy, Justin Mursier, March Madness, Meribel, Michelle Gisin, race, racing, Reto Schmidiger, ski, skiing, Sweden, Switzerland, team, Wendy Holdener, World Cup | Comments Off

Defago, Vonn lead final training runs before downhill races

Defago, Vonn lead final training runs before downhill races

Roc de Fer track ready for racing.

By SR Staff Report | 2015-03-17T12:17:38-06:00 March 17th, 2015 | Tags: Audi, Austria, crystal, DH, Didier Defago, downhill, final, FIS, France, globe, Hannes Reichelt, Kjetil Jansrud, Lindsey Vonn, Meribel, photo, race, racing, Roc de Fer, run, season, ski, skiing, Steven Nyman, Tina Maze, title, training, World Cup | Comments Off

VIDEO: US Ski Team Xtreme Sledding

VIDEO: US Ski Team Xtreme Sledding

Mark Engel, Kieffer Christianson, and Brennan Rubie go full throttle in Hinterstoder.

By SR Staff Report | 2015-04-14T15:56:59-06:00 March 15th, 2015 | Tags: Austria, Brennan Rubie, extreme, Hinsterstoder, Kieffer Christianson, Mark Engel, photo, ski, sled, team, U.S., US, video | Comments Off

With Kvitfjell win, Reichelt threatens downhill title

With Kvitfjell win, Reichelt threatens downhill title

Led by Ganong, Americans place four in top 15.

By Geoff Mintz | 2015-03-08T08:14:21-06:00 March 7th, 2015 | Tags: Atomic, Audi, Austria, Blizzard, downhill, FIS, France, Hannes Reichelt, Head, Kjetil Jansrud, Kvitfjell, Lake Louise, Manny, Manuel Osborne-Paradis, Marcel Hirscher, Marker, Meribel, Nordica, Norway, photo, race, racing, Rossignol, Salomon, ski, skiing, team, Tecnica, title, Travis Ganong, U.S., US, video, Werner Heel, World Cup | Comments Off

The Hirscher show at Garmisch GS, wins by over 3 seconds

The Hirscher show at Garmisch GS, wins by over 3 seconds

Neureuther and Raich round out the podium, Ligety takes fourth.

By Geoff Mintz | 2015-03-03T20:48:48-07:00 March 1st, 2015 | Tags: 2015, Atomic, Audi, Austria, Colorado, Felix Neureuther, FIS, Fischer, Garmisch, giant slalom, GS, Head, History, Lange, Marcel Hirscher, margin, Marker, Nordica, North America, Partenkirchen, photo, race, racing, record, results, Rossignol, Salomon, ski, skiing, snow, Stoeckli, Ted Ligety, Tim Jitloff, Tommy Ford, U.S., US, video, Volkl, win, World Championships, World Cup | Comments Off

Fenninger shows surprise slalom form to win Bankso combined

Fenninger shows surprise slalom form to win Bankso combined

Slalom skiers Maze and Zettel must settle for second and third, respectively.

By Jessica Kelley | 2015-03-03T20:48:39-07:00 March 1st, 2015 | Tags: Anna Fenninger, Atomic, Audi, Austria, Bansko, combined, Dominique Gisin, Dynastar, FIS, globe, Head, Jackie Wiles, Julia Mancuso, Kathrin Zettel, Lange, Laurenne Ross, Lindsey Vonn, Margot Bailet, Marie-Michele Gagnon, Marker, photo, race, racing, results, Rossignol, Salomon, SG, ski, skiing, SL, slalom, Stoeckli, super G, team, Tina Maze, title, U.S., US, video, Volkl, Wendy Holdener, World Championships, World Cup | Comments Off

Couldn’t be better for Mayer who repeats in own backyard

Couldn’t be better for Mayer who repeats in own backyard

Travis Ganong pulls off a top-10 finish in less than ideal conditions one day after stomach illness.

By Geoff Mintz | 2015-02-22T16:31:02-07:00 February 22nd, 2015 | Tags: Andrew Weibrecht, Atomic, Audi, Austria, course, FIS, Forest Carey, Head, Jared Goldberg, Kjetil Jansrud, Matthias Mayer, men, photo, race, racing, Rossignol, set, SG, ski, skiing, super G, Travis Ganong, video, World Cup | Comments Off

Austrians’ day in Saalbach: Mayer leads podium sweep

Austrians’ day in Saalbach: Mayer leads podium sweep

You didn’t need a Schneekristall ball to know this was probably going to be the Austrians’ race.

By Geoff Mintz | 2015-02-22T06:57:09-07:00 February 21st, 2015 | Tags: 2015, Atomic, Audi, Austria, Beaver Creek, downhill, FIS, Fischer, Hannes Reichelt, Head, Kjetil Jansrud, Marco Sullivan, Matthias Mayer, Max Franz, photo, podium, race, racing, Rossignol, Saalbach, Salomon, Schneekristall, ski, skiing, speed, sweep, team, track, U.S., US, video, Wiley Maple, world championship, World Cup | Comments Off

Missed gates, a lost tooth and spread eagle in Saalbach

Missed gates, a lost tooth and spread eagle in Saalbach

Austrian Max Franz completes the full course with the fastest final training run time.

By Geoff Mintz | 2015-02-20T14:08:34-07:00 February 20th, 2015 | Tags: 2015, Audi, Austria, downhill, eagle, FIS, gates, Georg Streitberger, Jared Goldberg, jump, Kjetil Jansrud, Marco Sullivan, Matthias Mayer, Max Franz, miss, photo, race, racing, run, Saalbach, Schneekristall, ski, skiing, Snow Crystal, spread, team, tooth, training, U.S., US, video | Comments Off

Jansrud tops 6 Austrians in opening Saalbach training run

Jansrud tops 6 Austrians in opening Saalbach training run

Wiley Maple in 20th is fastest American on first day training the downhill course.

By Geoff Mintz | 2015-02-20T14:10:46-07:00 February 19th, 2015 | Tags: Audi, Austria, course, DH, downhill, FIS, Kjetil Jansrud, map, Matthias Mayer, Max Franz, photo, race, racing, run, Saalbach, Schneekristall, ski, skiing, Snow Crystal, team, training, U.S., US, World Cup | Comments Off

Can Khoroshilov overtake Hirscher in the second run?

Can Khoroshilov overtake Hirscher in the second run?

Americans Ted Ligety and Tim Kelley sitting 15th and 29th, respectively.

By Geoff Mintz | 2015-02-16T14:07:14-07:00 February 15th, 2015 | Tags: 2015, Andre Myhrer, Audi, Austria, Beaver Creek, FIS, Marcel Hirscher, medal, slalom, Ted Ligety, Tim Kelley, U.S. Ski Team, US, Vail, video, World Championships | Comments Off

Ligety makes history in gold medal defense on home soil

Ligety makes history in gold medal defense on home soil

Ligety becomes first male skier ever to win three GS world titles.

By Geoff Mintz | 2015-02-13T19:36:13-07:00 February 13th, 2015 | Tags: 2015, Alexis Pinturault, Audi, Austria, Beaver Creek, bronze, FIS, France, giant slalom, gold, GS, History, interview, Marcel Hirscher, Olympic, Olympics, photo, race, racing, reaction, silver, ski, skiing, Sochi, team, Ted Ligety, U.S., U.S. Ski Team, Vail, video, World Championships | Comments Off

Near crash can’t keep Anna Fenninger from gold

Near crash can’t keep Anna Fenninger from gold

Second gold and third medal for the Austrian ace at Vail/Beaver Creek World Championships.

By Jessica Kelley | 2015-02-12T19:59:05-07:00 February 12th, 2015 | Tags: 2015, Anna Fenninger, Audi, Austria, Beaver Creek, FIS, giant slalom, gold, golf, GS, Jessica Lindell-Vikarby, Julia Mancuso, Lindsey Vonn, Mikaela Shiffrin, Olympics, pga, race, racing, ski, skiing, Tiger Woods, Tina Maze, U.S. Ski Team, Viktoria Rebensburg, World Championships, World Cup | Comments Off

Canadian redemption shines silver at duals race

Canadian redemption shines silver at duals race

Defending champion Austria pulls off third World Championships team win.

By Geoff Mintz | 2015-02-12T14:29:21-07:00 February 10th, 2015 | Tags: Audi, Austria, bronze, Canada, David Chodounsky, dual, Erin Mielzynski, Eva Maria B, event, FIS, gold, race, racing, silver, ski, skiing, Sweden, team, Trevor Philp, U.S., US, world championship | Comments Off

Mario Matt questionable for World Championship slalom

Mario Matt questionable for World Championship slalom

Olympic champion injures ankle during training in Aspen.

By SR Staff Report | 2015-02-12T14:54:13-07:00 February 9th, 2015 | Tags: ankle, Austria, bruise, FIS, injury, Mario Matt, slalom, world championship | Comments Off

Maze leads after downhill leg of combined

Maze leads after downhill leg of combined

Team Austria sits in striking distance.

By Jessica Kelley | 2015-02-09T15:35:37-07:00 February 9th, 2015 | Tags: 2015, Anna Fenninger, Audi, Austria, Beaver Creek, combined, downhill, gold, Julia Mancuso, Lara Gut, Lindsey Vonn, slalom, Tina Maze, U.S. Ski Team, World Cup | Comments Off

Miller fast in Kitzbuehel training, but likely will not race

Miller fast in Kitzbuehel training, but likely will not race

Kjetil Jansrud once again skis the fastest Hahnenkamm training run.

By Geoff Mintz | 2015-01-22T09:22:56-07:00 January 22nd, 2015 | Tags: Audi, Austria, Bode Miller, Chrisof Innerhofer, DH, downhill, FIS, Hahnenkamm, interview, Kitzbuehel, Kjetil Jansrud, Matthias Mayer, photo, race, racing, results, run, ski, skiing, Super Bowl, training, Travis Ganong, World Cup | Comments Off

Reichelt crashes Swiss party in Wengen

Reichelt crashes Swiss party in Wengen

Beat Feuz and Carlo Janka finish second and third with Patrick Kueng fourth on the Lauberhorn.

By Geoff Mintz | 2015-01-18T16:51:53-07:00 January 18th, 2015 | Tags: Audi, Austria, Beat Feuz, Carlo Janka, DH, downhill, FIS, Hannes Reichelt, Head, Jared Goldberg, Lange, Lauberhorn, Nordica, Patrick Kueng, race, racing, Rossignol, Salomon, ski, skiing, Steven Nyman, Wengen, World Cup | Comments Off

Canceled women’s downhill to be made up in Cortina

Canceled women’s downhill to be made up in Cortina

Impending snowstorm may encumber Cortina plans as well.

By SR Staff Report | 2015-01-13T06:12:06-07:00 January 13th, 2015 | Tags: Audi, Austria, Bad Kleinkirchheim, Cortina, DH, downhill, FIS, Italy, race, racing, SG, ski, skiing, snow, super G, weather, World Cup | Comments Off

Vonn fastest in final Bad Kleinkirchheim training

Vonn fastest in final Bad Kleinkirchheim training

Merighetti and Rebensburg miss gates but finish first and second on results list.

By SR Staff Report | 2015-01-13T08:40:43-07:00 January 9th, 2015 | Tags: Audi, Austria, Bad Kleinkirchheim, Daniela Merighetti, DH, downhill, FIS, Lindsey Vonn, photo, training, Viktoria Rebensburg, World Cup | Comments Off

In tragedy, putting ski racing in perspective

In tragedy, putting ski racing in perspective

The results are just icing on the cake.

By Dr. Jim Taylor | 2015-01-13T08:44:18-07:00 January 9th, 2015 | Tags: Austria, Avalanche, Bryce Astle, character, death, honor, life, photo, race, racing, remember, results, Ronnie Berlack, ski, skiing, Soelden, Solden, tragedy | Comments Off

Bad Kleinkirchheim women’s speed races confirmed

Lindsey Vonn's best result at the venue was fourth in 2012, but she's poised to possibly tie the women's all-time win record during the Austrian speed series.

By SR Staff Report | 2014-12-29T00:12:16-07:00 December 29th, 2014 | Tags: Annemarie Moser-Proell, Austria, Bad Kleinkirchheim, DH, downhill, FIS, Lindsey Vonn, photo, record, SG, snow control, speed, super G, Val D'Isere, win, World Cup | Comments Off

Semmering World Cup races move to Kuehtai

Post-Christmas technical races find a replacement venue just 40 minutes from Innsbruck.

By SR Staff Report | 2014-12-25T03:34:57-07:00 December 22nd, 2014 | Tags: Austria, cancel, FIS, giant slalom, GS, Innsbruck, Kuehtai, ladies, move, race, racing, relocate, Semmering, ski, skiing, SL, slalom, snow, temperature, weather, women, World Cup | Comments Off

Goergl gets Val d’Isere super G as many flounder

Mancuso sixth on a course that accounts for numerous DNFs.

By C.J. Feehan | 2014-12-25T03:47:15-07:00 December 21st, 2014 | Tags: Anna Fenninger, Atomic, Audi, Austria, boots, canting, Christmas, crash, downhill, Dynastar, Elisabeth, FIS, Fischer, France, Goergl, Head, Jackie Wiles, Kuehtai, Lange, Lindsey Vonn, Lizz, Look, Marker, OK, race, racing, Rossignol, S-turns, Semmering, SG, ski, skiing, Slovenia, Stockli, super G, team, Tecnica, terrain, Tina Maze, track, training, Val D'Isere, Volkl, World Championships. Laurenne Ross, World Cup | Comments Off

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