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Switzerland Wins Worlds Super Combined, but Gut Is Out for the Season
St. Moritz, Switzerland – The hometown crowd had reason to celebrate on Friday as Switzerland swept the top two positions in women’s super combined at the 2017 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, with Wendy Holdener taking the gold, and Michelle Gisin the silver – both first time World Championship medalists. Their joy, however, was … Continue Reading ››
Fog in St. Moritz Scrubs Men’s Downhill Training
St. Moritz, Switzerland – The ladies were able to execute their second successful downhill training run at the St. Moritz Alpine Ski World Championships after waiting out the fog, revealing blue skies above their course. World Cup downhill standings leader Ilka Stuhec of Slovenia clocked the fastest time for the second day in a row. The … Continue reading Fog in St. Moritz Scrubs Men’s Downhill Training
Canada’s Erik Guay Now the Oldest World Champion
Schmidhofer Wins Worlds Opening Super G as Vonn Skis Out
World Ski Championships Open in St. Moritz
St. Moritz, Switzerland – The 2017 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships got underway today in Switzerland, with FIS President Gian Franco Kasper officially opening the event this evening during the Opening Ceremony. It is the fifth time that the Swiss town, located in Canton Graubunden, has welcomed the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships. The previous editions … Continue reading World Ski Championships Open in St. Moritz
U.S. Names 2017 Alpine World Championships Team
Park City, UT – 2015 World Championship medalists Lindsey Vonn, Mikaela Shiffrin and Travis Ganong will headline a group of 23 athletes—14 men and nine women—to compete at the 2017 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in St. Moritz, Switzerland from February 6-19. With the recent return of Vonn to competition, Shiffrin’s lead … Continue Reading ››
