Los Angeles, CA – At age 39, ski racer Bode Miller is already the oldest U.S. Olympic Alpine skier in history. He sees the 2016-17 season as his last chance to stage a comeback on the World Cup circuit…and he doesn’t want to try it on Head Skis. Miller has filed a lawsuit against Head in … Continue reading Bode Miller Sues Head Over Planned Comeback
Barcelona, Spain – Even though she raced in Sunday’s super combined in Andorra after injuring her knee a day earlier in a crash in super G, Lindsey Vonn is heading home to treat three knee fractures, ending her World Cup season early. Right now Vonn maintains a small 28-point lead over her biggest challenger for the World Cup, … Continue reading Lindsey Vonn Calls It Quits
Sochi, Russia – The sign above the door read “Ski Like a Champion.” Erik Arvidsson had taped it there the night before the opening event of the FIS Alpine Junior World Ski Championships in Sochi. A few weeks earlier, Arvidsson and his teammates had visited the Lake Placid locker room that sent the 1980 Team USA … Continue reading Behind the Gold: The Power of a Team
Soldeu, Andorra – A day after going down in a sled with a fractured kneecap following a super G crash on Saturday, Vail, Colo.’s Lindsey Vonn came back to win the Audi FIS Ski World Cup alpine combined morning super G on Sunday, and finish 13th overall following the slalom leg, forcing a three-way tie for … Continue reading Vonn Races with Broken Knee
Hinterstoder, Austria – France’s Alexis Pinturault won his second-straight World Cup giant slalom – he also won Friday’s GS in Hinterstoder – in commanding fashion by 1.14 seconds over Austria’s Marcel Hirscher on Sunday. Norway’s Henrik Kristofferson was third. “It was a good run and a strong runs“ said Pinturault. “The second run was quite tough … Continue reading Pinturault Rules Hinterstoder
Soldeu, Andorra – On a day full of delays, crashes and tough conditions, Laurenne Ross, of Bend, Ore., powered through fresh snow to take second in the Soldeu Audi FIS Ski World Cup — her first podium spot since Garmisch in 2013 — behind Saturday’s super G winner, Federica Brignone of Italy. Tamara Tippler of Austria was third. Battling … Continue reading Vonn Crashes, Ross Second in Soldeu Super G
Hinterstoder, Austria – Norway’s Aleksander Aamodt Kilde won his second career World Cup race, and first career super G with a brilliant run down the hard, fast Hannes Trinkl track on Saturday. Slovenia’s Bostjan Kline scored his second career World Cup podium, finishing second, while overall World Cup leader Marcel Hirscher of Austria was third. “It‘s … Continue reading Kilde Wins Career First Super G
