Mayer golden for Austria in Olympic downhill

Bode Miller comes up short in men's downhill; Travis Ganong tops for U.S. with career-best fifth place.

By Tim Etchells|2014-02-11T16:59:13-07:00February 9th, 2014|Tags: Aksel Lund Svindal, Benjamin Thomsen, Bode Miller, bronze, Canadian Ski Team, Christof Innerhofer, downhill, Erik Guay, gold, Jan Hudec, Kjetil Jansrud, Manuel Osborne-Paradis, Matthias Mayer, medal, men, Olympics, race, Rosa Khutor, Russia, Sasha Rearick, silver, ski, skiing, Sochi, Travis Ganong, U.S. Ski Team|Comments Off on Mayer golden for Austria in Olympic downhill

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Sunday’s Sochi roundup: Anderson golden in snowboard slopestyle

A compilation of the day's news from other Olympic events all in one place.

By SR Staff Report|2014-02-11T17:00:19-07:00February 9th, 2014|Tags: cross country, Dario Cologna, downhill, Extreme Park, gold, hill, Jamie Anderson, Jenny Jones, Jessika Jenson, jumping, Kamil Stoch, Karly Shorr, Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center, Nicholas Alexander, Nicole Hosp, Noah Hoffman, normal, Olympics, Poland, Rosa Khutor, run, Russia, RusSki Gorki Jumping Center, Sage Kotsenburg, Simon Amman, ski, skiathlon, slopestyle, snowboard, Sochi, training, Ty Walker|Comments Off on Sunday’s Sochi roundup: Anderson golden in snowboard slopestyle

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Sochi Roundup: First gold goes to Team USA

U.S. rider Sage Kotsenburg staged an upset in the men's slopestyle, winning the first gold medal of the Sochi Winter Olympics.

By SR Staff Report|2014-02-11T17:01:32-07:00February 8th, 2014|Tags: freestyle, gold, Jessie Diggins, Liz Stephen, Mark McMorris, medal, nordic, Olympics, RusSki Gorki Jumping Center, Sage Kotsenburg, slopestyle, snowboard, Sochi|Comments Off on Sochi Roundup: First gold goes to Team USA

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Do Bode’s training run results even matter?

Predicting the Olympic downhill podium based off training run results.

By Hank McKee|2014-02-09T22:35:52-07:00February 8th, 2014|Tags: Bode Miller, bronze, downhill, gold, medal, Olympics, silver, ski, ski race, skiing, Sochi, training|Comments Off on Do Bode’s training run results even matter?

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The Armstrong anomaly: Anything can happen at the Olympics

There are possibilities looming for these Games, some hidden gems among the roster of the U.S. alpine squad.

By Hank McKee|2014-02-08T12:33:32-07:00February 6th, 2014|Tags: Bode Miller, Bormio, Christin Cooper, Cortina, Debbie Armstrong, gold, Jackie Wiles, Jared Goldberg, Julia Mancuso, Kitzbuehel, Lake Tahoe, medal, Mikaela Shiffrin, Olympics, Sarajevo, Sochi, Stacey Cook, Tamara McKinney, Ted Ligety, Tim Jitloff, Travis Ganong|Comments Off on The Armstrong anomaly: Anything can happen at the Olympics

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Mancuso tells NBC’s TODAY the tiara is packed

Mancuso hopes to bring recent positive momentum from the World Cup over to the Olympic races.

By C.J. Feehan|2014-02-07T16:03:08-07:00February 5th, 2014|Tags: combined, downhill, giant slalom, gold, Julia Mancuso, Lindsey Vonn, medal, Olympics, silver, Sochi, tiara, Torino, U.S. Ski Team, Vancouver|Comments Off on Mancuso tells NBC’s TODAY the tiara is packed

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Shaun White withdraws from Olympic slopestyle amid course safety concerns

White will focus on claiming his third straight gold in halfpipe at the Sochi Games.

By SR Staff Report|2014-02-07T12:51:55-07:00February 5th, 2014|Tags: gold, halfpipe, medal, Olympics, Shaun White, slopestyle, Sochi, withdraw|Comments Off on Shaun White withdraws from Olympic slopestyle amid course safety concerns

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