Women’s skiing
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Red, white & blueprint: US biathlon forms plan to close gap
The leader of the U.S. biathlon program sat down for a recent dinner at a bar in Park City, Utah, when he happened to glance at the television. There, on the screen, was a biathlon…
9 months ago -
Shiffrin clinches 3rd straight World Cup overall title
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin clinched the World Cup overall title for the third straight year in “strange” circumstances after snowstorms prevented the women’s super-G race in Sochi from going ahead on Saturday.…
9 months ago -
World Cup downhill in Sochi called off for poor snow surface
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia (AP) — The second-to-last women’s downhill of the World Cup season has been canceled in Russia after poor course conditions meant a mandatory training session was canceled for three straight days. Downhill’s…
9 months ago -
Bad timing: Women’s WCup downhill result amended 3 days on
GENEVA (AP) — Call it a case of bad timing, in Switzerland of all places. In a nation renowned for precision clocks and Alpine skiing, Swiss timekeepers of a World Cup race got things so…
9 months ago -
Tired Shiffrin takes break from World Cup stage to recharge
The only sure way to beat Mikaela Shiffrin these days is to have her not show up. And that’s about to be the case. A worn out and under-the-weather Shiffrin will temporarily apply the brakes…
10 months ago -
Shiffrin wins city event, locks up World Cup slalom title
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin wrapped up the season-long slalom World Cup title Tuesday, three days after winning her record fourth straight world title in the discipline. And she matched yet another record in the…
10 months ago -
Shiffrin prevails despite distractions over her choices
ARE, Sweden (AP) — Maybe Alpine skiing won’t be so lost without Lindsey Vonn and Aksel Lund Svindal after all. One week after Vonn and Svindal retired by claiming medals in their final races, Mikaela…
10 months ago -
The Latest: Hirscher says he’s likely skied in last worlds
ARE, Sweden (AP) — The Latest on skiing world championships (all times local): ___ 5:30 p.m. Marcel Hirscher says he has likely skied in his last world championships and could even decide to retire at…
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Hirscher looks to win slalom as ski worlds draw to close
ARE, Sweden (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin defied illness to win the slalom at the skiing world championships. Can Marcel Hirscher do the same? Hirscher, the seven-time overall World Cup champion, will start as the favorite…
10 months ago -
Hirscher looks to win slalom as ski worlds draw to close
ARE, Sweden (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin defied illness to win the slalom at the skiing world championships. Can Marcel Hirscher do the same? Hirscher, the seven-time overall World Cup champion, will start as the favorite…
10 months ago