(Reuters) – Veteran Argentine skier Cristian Javier Simari Birkner has never had a top-25 finish on the World Cup alpine skiing circuit, and his drought continued in unfortunate circumstances through no fault of his own on Wednesday. A double Olympian skiing i... More »
(Reuters) – Olympic champion Matthias Mayer continued a family love affair with the Canadian Rockies when he won the men’s World Cup super-G in Alberta on Sunday. Competing a couple of hundred kilometers from where his father Helmut claimed Olympic silver in C... More »
(Reuters) – American Mikaela Shiffrin moved into joint second on the all-time list of women’s World Cup victories when she dominated the slalom event in Killington, Vermont, on Sunday. Shiffrin posted her fourth consecutive Killington slalom victory, triumphin... More »
ARE, Sweden (Reuters) – Lindsey Vonn made up for lost time at the Alpine ski world championships on Friday by completing the downhill part of the women’s combined as preparation for the final race of her career. The U.S. great, who bows out after Sunday’s down... More »
ARE, Sweden (Reuters) – Austria’s Ramona Siebenhofer was fastest in the downhill leg of the women’s combined at the Alpine skiing world championships on Friday, with American Lindsey Vonn back in action after crashing earlier in the week. Siebenhofer, winner o... More »
Alpine Skiing – FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women’s Slalom – Flachau, Austria – January 9, 2018 – Mikaela Shiffrin of the U.S. celebrates with trophy. REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichler FLACHAU, Austria (Reuters) – American Mikaela Shiffrin left her rivals trailing... More »
Alpine Skiing – FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men’s Alpine Giant Slalom – Alta Badia, Italy – December 17, 2017 – Austria’s Marcel Hirscher celebrates after winning the Men’s Giant Slalom. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini ALTA BADIA, Italy (Reuters) – Austrian Marce... More »
Alpine Skiing – Women’s Alpine Skiing World Cup Super G – Val d´Isere, France – December 16, 2017 Lindsey Vonn of the U.S. celebrates after winning the Women’s Super G REUTERS/Robert Pratta VAL D‘ISERE, France (Reuters) – Olympic champion Anna Veith won her fi... More »
Nov 26, 2017- Lake Louise, Alberta, CAN- Kjetil Jansrud of Norway takes the podium in the finish area after his run during the men’s Super G race in the FIS alpine skiing World Cup at Lake Louise Ski Resort. Mandatory Credit: Sergei Belski-USA TODAY Sports (Re... More »
Nov 26, 2017- Killington, VT, USA- From left, Petra Vlhova of Slovakia (second), Mikaela Shiffrin of the United States (first), and Bernadette Schild of Austria (third) after the women’s slalom race in the 2017 Audi FIS alpine skiing World Cup at Killington Re... More »
American skier Lindsey Vonn will compete in this weekend's season-opening World Cup giant slalom in Austria as she starts her competitive build-up to the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, she said on Thursday. More »
Mar 19, 2017- Aspen, CO, USA- Tessa Worley of France holds the crystal globe after the women’s giant slalom alpine skiing race in the 2017 Audi FIS World Cup Finals at Aspen Mountain. Mandatory Credit: Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports France’s Tessa Worley clin... More »
Alpine Skiing – FIS Alpine Skiing World Championships – Women’s Giant Slalom – St. Moritz, Switzerland – 16/2/17 – Tessa Worley of France in action. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini Tessa Worley won her second gold medal at the alpine skiing world championship on Th... More »
Alpine Skiing – FIS Alpine Skiing World Championships – Men’s Downhill – St. Moritz, Switzerland – 12/2/17 – Gold medalist Beat Feuz of Switzerland is flanked by Canada’s silver medalist Erik Guay (L) of Canada and Austria’s bronze medalist Max Franz following... More »
Alpine Skiing – FIS Alpine Skiing World Championships – Women’s Downhill – St. Moritz, Switzerland – 12/2/17 – Ilka Stuhec of Slovenia in action. REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichler Slovenia’s Ilka Stuhec blasted to victory in the women’s downhill at the Alpine Skiing... More »
Alpine Skiing – FIS Alpine Skiing World Championships – Women’s Super G – St. Moritz, Switzerland – 7/02/17 – Lindsey Vonn of the USA reacts. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse Lindsey Vonn, who has limited movement in her right hand from an injury suffered last November... More »
File photo: Former french ski champion Jean Vuarnet (C), and his sons Pierre Vuarnet (L) and Alain Vuarnet (R) leave Saint Marie-Madeleine church in Morzine January 6, after the funeral of his wife and son Patrick, surrounded by family and friends. Reuters For... More »
