BORMIO, Italy — The weekend’s ski racing in Bormio showed precisely why the men’s downhill for the 2026 Olympics will be one of the toughest in the past 30 years. American skier Bryce Bennett says he has “trauma” from racing down the fearsome Stelvio slope, while Italian veteran Christof Innerhofer — who has competed at four Olympics — can’t remember …
BEIJING — On a previously unknown Olympic downhill course, getting a relatively unknown champion is a distinct possibility. “For sure after this training, I made two solid runs and I think I can ski in a good level,” Etxezarreta said on the eve of Sunday’s downhill race, which will open the Alpine skiing program at the Beijing Games. The only …
BEIJING — Race favorite Aleksander Aamodt Kilde was one of only three skiers to get a third run on the course before the final training session for the men’s Olympic downhill was halted prematurely on Saturday. Kilde, two-time Olympic champion Matthias Mayer and Christof Innerhofer completed their runs before organizers stopped the third training session because of high winds. “I …
