Women’s skiing
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Shiffrin skis through sickness to ‘sweetest’ win of career
ARE, Sweden (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin couldn’t breathe. She felt like she was suffocating. She had no energy, and self-doubt had set in. Then came some words of encouragement from her coaches: “The reality is…
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The Latest: Shiffrin calls Swedish fan up to stage
ARE, Sweden (AP) — The Latest on the skiing world championships (all times local): 6:40 p.m. Mikaela Shiffrin was joined by her Swedish good luck charm again during her slalom victory. Shiffrin called Emma Lundell,…
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Weather turns ugly as Shiffrin goes for 2nd gold at worlds
ARE, Sweden (AP) — The weather’s turned ugly for Mikaela Shiffrin’s last race at the skiing world championships. Fog has descended over the course at Are, Sweden, and the wind has slightly picked up again…
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‘A lot of things have changed’ for Shiffrin’s rival
ARE, Sweden (AP) — All of a sudden, Mikaela Shiffrin has a rival who believes she can compete with the American on the same level. Having already claimed a silver medal in Alpine combined, Petra…
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Shiffrin’s plans blown off course in windy giant slalom
ARE, Sweden (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin might have lost this race before it even started. The moment she stepped outside Thursday, Shiffrin was hit in the face with an unseasonably warm gust of wind —…
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Shiffrin 1, Vlhova 1: Slalom to decide queen of ski worlds
ARE, Sweden (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin 1, Petra Vlhova 1: Over to the slalom to determine who is the queen of the skiing world championships. Vlhova won the latest episode of what is rapidly emerging…
6 months ago