Åre, Sweden – Lindsey Vonn scored her 71st World Cup victory, her fourth straight and her first giant slalom victory since 2013, Saturday on a wind-shortened course in Åre. High winds forced race officials to push the start down to the reserve location – eliminating several gates from the course – as well as causing a … Continue reading Vonn Wins Again
Åre, Sweden – Colorado’s Mikaela Shiffrin was transported to a local hospital in Sweden on Saturday after crashing into the safety netting while on a warm-up run for the World Cup giant slalom in Åre. Doctors are expected to take an MRI of Shiffrin’s left knee to determine the extent of the damage. The U.S. … Continue reading Shiffrin Taken to Swedish Hospital Following Crash
Avon, CO – Longtime ski racing journalist, broadcaster and Bend, Ore. resident Steve Porino was honored during the annual Audi Birds of Prey World Cup stop at Beaver Creek in Colorado with the FIS Journalist Award for his service in bringing ski racing to the public. The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) and the International Ski … Continue reading NBC Ski Commentator Honored By FIS and USSA
Calgary (AB), Canada – A 9-year-old girl airlifted from Nakiska Ski Area following a weekend skiing accident has died. The victim, who has not been identified at the request of her family, was a member of the U10+ Mount Allen Ski Team and was training with ger group on Nakiska’s green-circle Homesteader run at the time of the incident on Sunday, … Continue reading 9-year-old Dies of Injuries from Weekend Ski Accident
Avon, CO – In giant slalom, two men are in a league of their own: America’s Ted Ligety and Austria’s Marcel Hirscher. Their names appear at the top of 24 of the 28 last World Cup result lists. But today, local hero Ligety made a mistake in the first run and didn’t cross the finish line, one … Continue reading Ligety Uncharacteristically DNFs as Hirscher Wins Beaver Creek GS
Lake Louise (AB), Canada – Lindsey Vonn took her 70th World Cup victory, her 25th in super G (a record for both men and women in the discipline) and third career sweep of the races in Lake Louise on Sunday with a 1.32-second win over Austria’s Tamara Tippler. The third World Cup win of the weekend for Lindsey … Continue reading Vonn Wins Super G to Sweep Lake Louise
Lake Louise (AB), Canada – America’s Lindsey Vonn raced to her second World Cup downhill victory in as many days on Saturday in Lake Louise, clocking a time of 1:50.43 in flight light conditions. Switzerland’s Fabienne Suter finished second, 1.05 seconds back, while Austria’s Cornelia Huetter confirmed her fine form with a another podium and came in third, … Continue reading Lindsey Vonn to Lake Louise: Make Mine a Double
