Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany – Norway’s Aleksander Aamodt Kilde stepped in for injured teammate Aksel Lund Svindal, who blew out his knee last week in Kitzbuehel, and came out of the 30th start position to win his first career World Cup downhill in the Audi FIS Ski World Cup on the Kandahar track on Saturday. Slovenia’s Bostjan Kline … Continue reading Kilde Wins Kandahar Downhill
Oberjoch, Germany – The U.S. Ski Team’s Ted Ligety tore the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his right knee in a crash while training giant slalom in Oberjoch, Germany on Wednesday. According to U.S. Ski Team Medical Director Kyle Wilkens, Ligety, of Park City, Utah, will return home to USA for further evaluation. He is expected … Continue reading Injury Ends Ski Season for Ted Ligety
Baden-Württemberg, Germany – Two beginner skiers collided with one another on a nearly empty run at the Feldberg resort in the Black Forest of Germany on Sunday, leaving both dead. The resort was closing at the time of the incident, and the lift had already stopped for the day when the 29-year-old from France and … Continue reading Two Skiers Dead in Germany After Beginners Crash
Obserstdorf, Germany – Meet Olympian Sophie Caldwell. She’s the one who stands out in the room as the composed young woman – the one with poise. Quiet and maybe a bit understated, almost studious. Her eyes connect with you, and you feel comfortable in her midst. Fast forward to a cross country sprint track – those … Continue reading Behind The Gold: Carrying On a Family Tradition
Oberstdorf, Germany – Peru, Vt.’s Sophie Caldwell scored a career first World Cup win on Tuesday in a 1.2k classic sprint, out lunging Norway’s Heidi Weng in the finals of the Tour de Ski stage in Oberstdorf. It was the first time a U.S. skier has won a classic sprint and left Caldwell in third position in … Continue reading Caldwell Earns First World Cup Win
