• Vonn leads in Are, Shiffrin skips GS after crash in warmup

Vonn leads in Are, Shiffrin skips GS after crash in warmup

Opening giant slalom run takes some unexpected turns.

By Gabbi Hall | 2015-12-12T06:46:00-07:00 December 12th, 2015 | Tags: Are, crash, delay, Federica Brignone, FIS, Frida Hansdotter, injury, Lindsey, Mikaela Shiffrin, MRI, race, racing, reserve start, Sara Hector, ski, skiing, Sweden, U.S. Ski Team, US Ski Team, wind, World Cup | Comments Off on Vonn leads in Are, Shiffrin skips GS after crash in warmup

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• World Cup regulars dominate weekend FIS races

World Cup regulars dominate weekend FIS races

Slalom skiers seek out races in Sweden and Austria.

By SR Staff Report | 2015-11-16T11:28:51-07:00 November 16th, 2015 | Tags: Attacking Viking, Audi, Austria, FIS, Henrik Kristoffersen, Kaabdalis, Levi, Mattias Hargin, Mittersill, Pass Thurn, race, racing, ski, skiing, Sweden, World Cup | Comments Off on World Cup regulars dominate weekend FIS races

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• Swenn-Larsson to miss World Cup openers with leg fracture

Swenn-Larsson to miss World Cup openers with leg fracture

Swedish tech specialist hopes to return to racing by mid December.

By SR Staff Report | 2015-10-02T09:20:12-06:00 October 2nd, 2015 | Tags: Anna Swenn-Larsson, Are, Audi, FIS, Levi, podium, race, racing, ski, skiing, Soelden, Sweden, Swedish, World Cup | Comments Off on Swenn-Larsson to miss World Cup openers with leg fracture

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• Olsson’s knee injury worse than suspected

Olsson’s knee injury worse than suspected

Swedish giant slalom specialist will miss the entire 2015-16 season.

By C.J. Feehan | 2015-09-24T10:21:36-06:00 September 24th, 2015 | Tags: ACL, Argentina, Camp News, giant slalom, GS, injury, knee, Matts Olsson, photo, Ski Team, surgery, Sweden, Swedish, training, Ushuaia | Comments Off on Olsson’s knee injury worse than suspected

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• Swedish GS specialist injures knee in South America

Swedish GS specialist injures knee in South America

Can Matts Olsson recover in time for the Soelden World Cup opener next month?

By C.J. Feehan | 2015-09-22T10:25:57-06:00 September 22nd, 2015 | Tags: Audi, Camp News, FIS, FIS World Cup, giant slalom, GS, Matts Olsson, race, racing, ski, skiing, Soelden, Solden, Sweden, Swedish, team, training | Comments Off on Swedish GS specialist injures knee in South America

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• Byggmark’s feeling better than ever

Byggmark’s feeling better than ever

Swedish slalom ace gears up for a fresh season on new equipment.

By SR Staff Report | 2015-08-03T14:32:55-06:00 August 3rd, 2015 | Tags: ACL, FIS, Jens Byggmark, Madonna di Campiglio, race, racing, ski, skiing, slalom, Sweden, Swedish, World Cup | Comments Off on Byggmark’s feeling better than ever

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• Add Sweden’s Jessica Lindell-Vikarby to list of retirees

Add Sweden’s Jessica Lindell-Vikarby to list of retirees

Decision to retire comes after her two most successful racing seasons.

By SR Staff Report | 2015-07-14T08:25:58-06:00 July 14th, 2015 | Tags: 2015, Beaver Creek, bronze, FIS, Jessica, Lindell, Lindell-Vikarby, medal, Sweden, Vail, Vikarby, World Cup | Comments Off on Add Sweden’s Jessica Lindell-Vikarby to list of retirees

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• Tommy Eliasson Winter named new alpine director in Sweden

Tommy Eliasson Winter named new alpine director in Sweden

Former ski cross athlete and sports manager to lead Sweden's alpine teams.

By SR Staff Report | 2015-07-02T10:14:02-06:00 July 2nd, 2015 | Tags: cross, director, Joar Båtelson, manager, Niklas Carlsson, photo, race, racing, ski, Sweden, team, Tommy Eliasson Winter | Comments Off on Tommy Eliasson Winter named new alpine director in Sweden

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• Heinz Peter Platter to lead Swedish men’s team

Heinz Peter Platter to lead Swedish men’s team

Former Italian national team athlete and veteran coach assumes new role as of July 1.

By SR Staff Report | 2015-06-15T08:44:53-06:00 June 15th, 2015 | Tags: Anders Sundqvist, Canada, coach, Heinz Peter Platter, hire, Italian, job, Leitner, race, racing, Ropeways, ski, skiing, Sweden, team | Comments Off on Heinz Peter Platter to lead Swedish men’s team

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• Rising World Cup tech talent Lindh retires at 25

Rising World Cup tech talent Lindh retires at 25

Swede cites lack of motivation as cause for ending his career.

By SR Staff Report | 2015-06-05T13:37:20-06:00 June 5th, 2015 | Tags: Are, Calle Lindh, FIS, giant slalom, GS, motivation, retire, retirement, SL, slalom, Soelden, Sweden, Swedish, World Cup | Comments Off on Rising World Cup tech talent Lindh retires at 25

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• Are 2019 unveils ambitious plans for future World Championships

Are 2019 unveils ambitious plans for future World Championships

Stockholm set to host city event in March of 2016.

By SR Staff Report | 2015-05-21T16:00:24-06:00 May 21st, 2015 | Tags: Are, Championship, Championships, event, race, racing, ski, skiing, Stockholm, Sweden, test, World | Comments Off on Are 2019 unveils ambitious plans for future World Championships

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• Swedish men’s head coach terminates contract early

Swedish men’s head coach terminates contract early

Tomas Karlsson will leave his position with the Swedish Ski Association as of July 15, and the team will now look to replace two head coaches.

By SR Staff Report | 2015-04-26T04:21:20-06:00 April 26th, 2015 | Tags: coach, contract, Head, leave, men, race, racing, ski, skiing, Sweden, Swedish, terminate, termination, Tomas Karlsson | Comments Off on Swedish men’s head coach terminates contract early

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• Hans Olsson retires to work for Are 2019

Hans Olsson retires to work for Are 2019

Swedish speed specialist to serve in role with upcoming World Championships in his home nation.

By SR Staff Report | 2015-04-16T11:28:16-06:00 April 16th, 2015 | Tags: Are, back, broken, Championship, Championships, fibula, FIS, Hans Olsson, injury, leg, photo, race, racing, retire, ski, Sweden, Swedish, tibia, video, World | Comments Off on Hans Olsson retires to work for Are 2019

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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 on Switzerland wins team event at World Cup Finals

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• A confident Shiffrin dominates in Are

A confident Shiffrin dominates in Are

Zuzulova and Strachova round out the slalom podium in Sweden.

By Jessica Kelley | 2015-03-16T12:31:03-06:00 March 14th, 2015 | Tags: 2015, Anna Fenninger, Are, Beaver Creek, FIS, Frida Hansdotter, Mikaela Shiffrin, Olympic, Olympics, photo, racing, results, Sarka Strachova, ski, skiing, SL, slalom, Sochi, Sweden, Tina Maze, U.S., U.S. Ski Team, US, USSA, Veronika Velez Zuzulova, World Championships, World Cup | Comments Off on A confident Shiffrin dominates in Are

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• Fenninger wins again, surges to lead in overall standings

Fenninger wins again, surges to lead in overall standings

Second run course set by Maze's coach backfires in Are.

By Jessica Kelley | 2015-03-13T17:55:05-06:00 March 13th, 2015 | Tags: Anna Fenninger, Are, Audi, Eva-Maria Brem, FIS, giant, GS, Mikaela Shiffrin, Nadia Fanchini, race, racing, ski, skiing, slalom, Sweden, Tina Maze, World Cup | Comments Off on Fenninger wins again, surges to lead in overall standings

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• Silver and bronze for Diggins, Gregg at World Champs

Silver and bronze for Diggins, Gregg at World Champs

The result marks the best finish ever by the U.S. team at the World Championships.

By SR Staff Report | 2015-02-24T16:55:02-07:00 February 24th, 2015 | Tags: bronze, Caitlin Gregg, Charlotte Kalla, cross country, Falun, FIS, freestyle, historic, History, Jessie Diggins, Kikkan Randall, kilometer, km, Liz Stephen, medal, nordic, race, racing, silver, ski, skiing, Sweden, team, ten, U.S., US, World Championships | Comments Off on Silver and bronze for Diggins, Gregg at World Champs

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• 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 on Canadian redemption shines silver at duals race

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Hector claims first win as Shiffrin works her way back to the podium

Career-best GS results for several ladies at the Kuehtai replacement race.

By C.J. Feehan | 2014-12-30T07:34:26-07:00 December 28th, 2014 | Tags: Anna Fenninger, Audi, Eva-Maria Brem, FIS, Kuehtai, Marie-Pier Prefontaine, Mikaela Shiffrin, Nina Loeseth, race, racing, Ragnhild Mowinckel, Sara Hector, Schigymnasium Stams, ski, skiing, Sweden, team, Tirol, tree, U.S., US, visibility, World Cup | Comments Off on Hector claims first win as Shiffrin works her way back to the podium

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Munich city event scrapped for 3rd time in 4 years

Is the parallel city event scheduled for New Year's Day in Munich facing extinction?

By SR Staff Report | 2014-12-26T07:08:57-07:00 December 18th, 2014 | Tags: Audi, cancel, city, event, FIS, Germany, Muenchen, Munich, Olympiapark, parallel, photo, race, racing, schedule, ski, skiing, SL, slalom, Stockholm, Sweden, weather, World Cup | Comments Off on Munich city event scrapped for 3rd time in 4 years

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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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Hirscher stellar in first-of-its-kind night GS, Ligety 2nd

Austrian shines in Are race under the lights.

By Geoff Mintz | 2014-12-12T15:40:23-07:00 December 12th, 2014 | Tags: Are, FIS, Fritz Dopfer, giant slalom, GS, lights, Marcel Hirscher, night, Stefan Luitz, Sweden, Ted Ligety, World Cup | Comments Off on Hirscher stellar in first-of-its-kind night GS, Ligety 2nd

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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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Sweden’s Myhrer hopes new GS skis will help second discipline

In the move from Nordica to Head, Sweden's slalom skier has high aspirations for his giant slalom in 2014-15.

By SR Staff Report | 2014-09-17T13:28:38-06:00 August 15th, 2014 | Tags: Andre Myhrer, bronze, giant slalom, GS, Head, injury, interview, knee, medal, Nordica, Olympic, photo, race, racing, ski, skiing, SL, slalom, Sochi, Sweden, Swedish, Vancouver | Comments Off on Sweden’s Myhrer hopes new GS skis will help second discipline

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