• No math necessary to determine downhill globes

No math necessary to determine downhill globes

Lindsey Vonn and Kjetil Jansrud both win the downhill race at World Cup Finals to claim discipline titles.

By Jessica Kelley | 2015-03-18T13:11:54-06:00 March 18th, 2015 | Tags: Anna Fenninger, Audi, crystal, downhill, final, FIS, France, globe, Hannes Reichelt, Kjetil Jansrud, Lindsey Vonn, Meribel, photo, race, racing, results, ski, skiing, Tina Maze, title, U.S. Ski Team, World Cup | Comments Off on No math necessary to determine downhill globes

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• 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 on Defago, Vonn lead final training runs before downhill races

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• Vonn, McKennis open World Cup Finals with fastest training runs

Vonn, McKennis open World Cup Finals with fastest training runs

Last races of the season kick off in Meribel, France.

By SR Staff Report | 2015-03-16T06:25:55-06:00 March 16th, 2015 | Tags: Audi, finals, FIS, France, Meribel, race, racing, ski, skiing, World Cup | Comments Off on Vonn, McKennis open World Cup Finals with fastest training runs

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• Early end to season possible for Mancuso

Early end to season possible for Mancuso

Hip pain forces the speed star to return to the U.S. for an evaluation.

By Jessica Kelley | 2015-03-11T11:02:18-06:00 March 10th, 2015 | Tags: Are, final, FIS, France, hip, injury, Julia Mancuso, Meribel, pain, World Cup | Comments Off on Early end to season possible for Mancuso

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• 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 on With Kvitfjell win, Reichelt threatens downhill title

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• Rolland forced to retire following latest ACL injury

Rolland forced to retire following latest ACL injury

After missing both the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games and Vail/Beaver Creek 2015 with knee injuries, the former world champion is calling it a career.

By SR Staff Report | 2015-02-27T07:16:29-07:00 February 26th, 2015 | Tags: ACL, Audi, champion, downhill, FIS, France, French, injury, knee, Marion Rolland, race, racer, retire, Schladming, ski, skier, World, World Cup | Comments Off on Rolland forced to retire following latest ACL injury

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• 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 on Ligety makes history in gold medal defense on home soil

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Italian Saracco wins Longines Future Ski Champions

13 girls under age 16 compete in a one-run GS race at Val d'Isere.

By SR Staff Report | 2014-12-25T03:30:32-07:00 December 23rd, 2014 | Tags: Andrine Mathea Maarstol, Brianna MacDonald. Misato Koba, Carlotta Saracco, FIS, France, future, giant slalom, girls, GS, HyoBin Yo, Ida Dannewitz, Ida Stimac, Karen Smadja-Clement, Keely Cashman, Lindsey Vonn, Longines, Martina Willibald, Mihaela Kehayova, Nella Korpio, race, racing, ski, skiing, Squaw Valley, U16, Val D'Isere, women, World Cup, Ziva Otonicar | Comments Off on Italian Saracco wins Longines Future Ski Champions

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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 on Goergl gets Val d’Isere super G as many flounder

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Vonn wins another cow in Val d’Isere

American skis to 61st career victory and wins a calf while at the French resort.

By C.J. Feehan | 2014-12-26T06:40:08-07:00 December 20th, 2014 | Tags: Alice McKennis, Annemarie Moser-Proell, Atomic, Audi, boots, broken, canting, cow, crash, DH, downhill, Dynastar, Elisabeth Goergl, face, fibula, FIS, France, Head, injury, Julia Mancuso, Lake Louise, Lange, Lara Gut, Larisa Yurkiw, Laurenne Ross, Lenzerheide, Lindsey Vonn, Lotte Sejersted, Marusa Ferk, OK, photo, race, racing, results, Rossignol, ski, skiing, Stockli, Tina Maze, Val D'Isere, Viktoria Rebensburg, win, Winne, World Cup | Comments Off on Vonn wins another cow in Val d’Isere

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Fenninger fastest in challenging Val d’Isere training run

Course modifications required after five racers take to the track and Austrian Stefanie Moser is injured.

By C.J. Feehan | 2014-12-26T07:05:00-07:00 December 19th, 2014 | Tags: Anna Fenninger, Audi, Columbin, Daniela Merighetti, DH, downhill, FIS, forerunner, France, injury, knee, Laurenne Ross, Lindsey Vonn, OK, Oreiller Killy, photo, race, racing, Regina Sterz, results, SG, ski, skiing, Stefanie Moser, super G, training, Val D'Isere, World Cup | Comments Off on Fenninger fastest in challenging Val d’Isere training run

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Vonn wouldn’t trade prize cow for cash

How Lindsey Vonn wound up with a cow after her 2005 downhill victory in Val d'Isere, France.

By Courtney Harkins | 2015-01-06T15:41:55-07:00 December 19th, 2014 | Tags: Austria, Beaufort, cheese, cow, cows, Don, farmer, France, Karin, Kirchberg, Laura, Lindsey Kildow, Lindsey Vonn, money, Olympe, Patrick Riml, Shirley, Sunny, Val D'Isere | Comments Off on Vonn wouldn’t trade prize cow for cash

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Snowfall hampers opening Val d’Isere training run

First women's downhill training canceled due to significant overnight snow accumulation on the OK course.

By C.J. Feehan | 2014-12-26T07:30:47-07:00 December 18th, 2014 | Tags: Are, Atle Skaardal, Audi, Bellevarde, cancel, DH, downhill, FIS, France, OK, Oreiller Killy, photo, race, racing, run, ski, skiing, snow, Sweden, Tarentaise, training, Val D'Isere, World Cup | Comments Off on Snowfall hampers opening Val d’Isere training run

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Merci Are!

Lack of snow in France forces World Cup move to Are, Sweden.

By C.J. Feehan | 2014-12-05T09:40:14-07:00 December 5th, 2014 | Tags: Are, Courchevel, FIS, France, move, race, Sweden, Val D'Isere, World Cup | Comments Off on Merci Are!

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France names 15 Soelden starters

2014 runner-up Alexis Pinturault headlines French team in Soelden opener.

By SR Staff Report | 2014-10-20T10:32:34-06:00 October 20th, 2014 | Tags: Alexis Pinturault, FIS, France, French, giant slalom, GS, News, photo, race, racing, runner-up, ski, skiing, Soelden, Solden, starters, World Cup | Comments Off on France names 15 Soelden starters

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Talented Tommy Ford plans return to competitive skiing

Free of the steel rod in his leg from an injury suffered in 2013, Ford hopes to jump back into some races this coming winter.

By Hank McKee | 2014-07-31T14:24:40-06:00 July 17th, 2014 | Tags: broken, Copper Mountain, Dartmouth College, femur, France, La Clusaz, leg, Metropolis Art Exhibit, Olympian, photo, ski, surgery, team, Tommy Ford, U.S., US, World Championships, World Cup | Comments Off on Talented Tommy Ford plans return to competitive skiing

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Theaux signs 2-year contract with HEAD

Adrien Theaux joins French teammates Johan Clarey, Cyprien Richard, and Mathieu Faivre on HEAD skis and boots. Is Pinturault far behind?

By SR Staff Report | 2014-06-18T21:41:25-06:00 June 11th, 2014 | Tags: Alexis Pinturault, boot, contract, equipment, France, French, Head, Kvitfjell, Lenzerheide, Rebels, Salomon, ski, sponsorship, team, two, World Cup, year | Comments Off on Theaux signs 2-year contract with HEAD

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Olympic silver medalist Missillier moves to Fischer

French tech skier Steve Missillier, who won silver in the Sochi GS, joins his teammates on Fischer next season.

By SR Staff Report | 2014-05-31T11:01:58-06:00 May 24th, 2014 | Tags: Fischer, France, French, giant slalom, GS, Jean-Baptiste Grange, Julien Lizeroux, medal, Olympic, photo, Salomon, silver, Sochi, Steve Missillier, team, teammates, Thomas Fanara | Comments Off on Olympic silver medalist Missillier moves to Fischer

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French federation confirms selections for 2014-15 season

Will Alexis Pinturault emerge as the top contender for the overall title with a new coach?

By SR Staff Report | 2014-04-24T18:57:16-06:00 April 21st, 2014 | Tags: Alexis Pinturault, Anemone Marmattan, Anne-Sophie Barthet, Anthony Sechaud, Brice Roger, Claude Cretier, Cyprien Richard, David Poisson, France, French, group, Guillermo Fayed, Jean-Baptiste Grange, Johan Clarey, Julien Lizeroux, Laurie Mougel, Marie Marchand-Arvier, Marion Rolland, Mathieu Faivre, Nastasia Noens, overall, race, Red Bull, ski, skiing, speed, Steve Missillier, team, technical, Tessa Worley, Thomas Fanara, Thomas Mermillod Blondin, World Cup | Comments Off on French federation confirms selections for 2014-15 season

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Kearney, Kingsbury claim crystal globes

Canadian Olympic gold medalist Alex Bilodeau wins event, then retires.

By SR Staff Report | 2014-03-27T16:30:39-06:00 March 22nd, 2014 | Tags: crystal globe, FIS Freestyle, France, gold medal, Hannah Kearney, Justine Dufour-Lapointe, La Plagne, Mikael Kingsbury, moguls, Olympic Games, Olympics, rookie of the year, title, World Cup | Comments Off on Kearney, Kingsbury claim crystal globes

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Sunday’s Sochi roundup: Russia sweeps 50km, assuring medal count win

Russia becomes fourth home team to lead in medal count; appeal over French suits in ski cross dismissed.

By SR Staff Report | 2014-02-27T12:58:23-07:00 February 23rd, 2014 | Tags: alter, appeal, Canada, France, French, Olympics, protest, Russia, ski cross, Slovenia, Sochi, suit | Comments Off on Sunday’s Sochi roundup: Russia sweeps 50km, assuring medal count win

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Final Val d’Isere training run cancelled

Due to new snowfall, the third and final Val d'Isere training run for the women has been cancelled.

By SR Staff Report | 2013-12-27T07:02:20-07:00 December 20th, 2013 | Tags: Atle Skaardal, FIS, France, ski race, skiing, Tarentaise Valley, Val D'Isere, World Cup | Comments Off on Final Val d’Isere training run cancelled

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Schild sisters sandwich Hansdotter on Courchevel podium

Canada's "Mitch" Gagnon eighth and Mikaela Shiffrin 12th at the slalom in France.

By Geoff Mintz | 2013-12-27T07:22:09-07:00 December 17th, 2013 | Tags: Bernadette Schild, Courchevel, FIS, France, Frida Hansdotter, giant slalom, GS, Kathrin Zettel, Levi, Maria Hoefl-Riesch, Marie-Michele Gagnon, Marlies Schild, Michaela Kirchgasser, Mikaela Shiffrin, Mitch Gagnon, oldest slalom winner, photo gallery, Resi Stiegler, Roland Pfeifer, ski race, skiing, SL, slalom, Tanja Poutiainen, Tess Worley, Val D'Isere, World Cup, World Cup Finals | Comments Off on Schild sisters sandwich Hansdotter on Courchevel podium

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Matt becomes oldest man to win World Cup slalom

Austrian Mario Matt became the oldest male victor in a World Cup slalom while America's David Chodounsky cruised to a career-best result in Val d'Isere.

By Hank McKee | 2013-12-17T18:27:27-07:00 December 15th, 2013 | Tags: Dartmouth College, David Chodounsky, Face de Bellevarde, Finn Christian Jagge, FIS, France, Ivy League, Jean-Baptiste Grange, Julien Cousineau, Kranjska Gora, Marcel Hirscher, Mario Matt, Matthias Hargin, Mike Janyk, Moscow City Event, Olympics, Patrick Thaler, Rudi Soulard, Schladming, Ted Ligety, Val D'Isere, World Cup, Zagreb | Comments Off on Matt becomes oldest man to win World Cup slalom

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