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10 months, 2 weeks ago

Mikaela Shiffrin to skip World Cup ski races in Andorra to allow injured left knee more time to heal

American ski racer Mikaela Shiffrin will skip giant slalom and slalom races this weekend in Andorra to give her knee more time to mend. Shiffrin, who’s chasing her sixth overall World Cup title this season, was hurt in a crash nearly two weeks ago during a downhill event at Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. And when I am able to get back …

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11 months ago

Downhill racer Aleksander Aamodt Kilde to have 2nd operation after high-speed crash at Wengen

Associated Press

INNSBRUCK, Austria — Downhill racer Aleksander Aamodt Kilde is having a second operation Thursday five days after his shocking crash and airlifted exit from Switzerland’s signature World Cup event. The former World Cup overall champion, and longtime partner of American star Mikaela Shiffrin, posted on social media that the latest surgery would be for two torn ligaments in his right …

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11 months, 1 week ago

Standout slalom skier Manuel Feller denies Norway racers emotional World Cup win after Kilde crash

Associated Press

WENGEN, Switzerland — World Cup slalom leader Manuel Feller denied the Norwegian men an emotional win Sunday, one day after their team leader Aleksander Aamodt Kilde crashed in downhill and was airlifted from the Wengen course. “My skiing is probably the best I have ever shown.” Henrik Kristoffersen, the Norwegian world champion, dropped to place third, trailing 0.21 behind Feller …

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11 months, 1 week ago

Ski star Kilde dislocated shoulder in crash, posts photo from hospital with Shiffrin at bedside

Associated Press

BERN, Switzerland — Downhill racer Aleksander Aamodt Kilde dislocated his shoulder in a nasty crash and posted a photograph Sunday with partner Mikaela Shiffrin at his bedside in a hospital in Bern where he had surgery. Shiffrin is next due to race in Austria on Tuesday and the American ski superstar came to the Swiss capital after her partner’s crash …

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11 months, 1 week ago

Odermatt edges Sarrazin in World Cup downhill marred by serious crash for Kilde

Associated Press

WENGEN, Switzerland — A serious crash for his friend and biggest rival Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, who was airlifted to a hospital, took some pleasure away from a stellar win for Swiss star Marco Odermatt in his nation’s signature ski race on Saturday. “A bitter-sweet day, for sure, when you see a friend like Alex crashing that hard,” said Odermatt, calling …

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11 months, 1 week ago

Ski star Aleksander Aamodt Kilde airlifted from downhill course after crashing hard at Wengen

Associated Press

WENGEN, Switzerland — Downhill star Aleksander Aamodt Kilde crashed hard into the fences within sight of the finish in the long Lauberhorn race in the World Cup on Saturday and seemed to have injured his right leg before being airlifted to a hospital. For the second straight day at Wengen, a former men’s overall World Cup champion was carried away …

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11 months, 1 week ago

Ski star Marco Odermatt finally gets a first World Cup downhill win by excelling at Wengen

Associated Press

WENGEN, Switzerland — Marco Odermatt finally won a World Cup downhill Thursday in his 36th attempt, after eight previous second-place finishes. The Swiss star, who has 29 World Cup wins in giant slalom and super-G, was close to flawless in ideal racing conditions on his home nation’s signature downhill track to be 0.58 seconds faster than Cyprien Sarrazin. I skied …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

Overall World Cup leader Schwarz suffers season-ending knee injury. Sarrazin wins Stelvio downhill

Associated Press

BORMIO, Italy — Overall World Cup leader Marco Schwarz suffered a season-ending knee injury Thursday at an eventful downhill on the Stelvio, one of the circuit’s most demanding courses, that was won by French skier Cyprien Sarrazin. The Austrian Ski Federation said on X, formerly Twitter, that Schwarz tore his ligaments and the inside meniscus, and bruised a bone, adding …

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1 year ago

Paris wins Val Gardena downhill for first victory in more than a year. Kilde finishes second

Associated Press

SELVA DI VAL GARDENA, Italy — Dominik Paris is back. The Italian skier dominated a World Cup downhill in Val Gardena on Saturday to claim his first victory in more than a year — and for Italy a first home win there in the discipline in more than 20 years. He finished 11th in another downhill in Val Gardena on …

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1 year ago

American skier Bennett surprises favorites Kilde, Odermatt to win Val Gardena downhill again

Associated Press

SELVA DI VAL GARDENA, Italy — American skier Bryce Bennett surprised the favorites by winning the Val Gardena downhill with a late start number as the men’s World Cup speed season finally opened on Thursday a month later than scheduled. The two-meter Bennett used his tall frame to absorb the terrain in the technical Ciaslat section that characterizes the course, …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Alpine skiers face ‘impossible’ travel challenges with 45-race World Cup schedule

Associated Press

SOELDEN, Austria — Austrian skier Marco Schwarz would have to rack up more air miles than a trip around the world if he wants to compete in all races of the men’s World Cup season. But until Christmas I will race everything,” Schwarz said Friday, one day before a women’s giant slalom on the Rettenbachferner glacier in his native Austria …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Shiffrin, Odermatt are favorites again as Alpine skiing season starts amid climate change issues

Associated Press

SOELDEN, Austria — Just a fraction of the talk in the buildup to this weekend’s Alpine skiing World Cup opening has been about who will win the races or if Mikaela Shiffrin and Marco Odermatt are going to dominate the season again. Protect Our Winters, a Colorado-based non-profit organization focused on environmental issues, said Thursday on its Instagram page that …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Shiffrin ends World Cup ski season with yet another record

Associated Press

SOLDEU, Andorra — After capping her record-setting season with career win 88, Mikaela Shiffrin was asked one question over and over again – and she couldn’t really answer it. I hope not, I keep heading for more.” A week after breaking the record of Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark, the American extended the all-time best mark for most career wins to …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Swiss skier Marco Odermatt wins GS, locks up overall title

Associated Press

KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia — Olympic champion Marco Odermatt won a men’s World Cup giant slalom Saturday as the Swiss skier locked up the overall title. Odermatt, who is the defending overall champion, secured the title again as the victory increased his lead over runner-up Aleksander Aamodt Kilde in the overall standings to 486 points. “It wasn’t easy to ski but …

World Cup Swiss Odermatt

1 year, 9 months ago

Odermatt wins World Cup super-G, secures title in discipline

Associated Press

ASPEN, Colo. — Marco Odermatt of Switzerland wrapped up another World Cup super-G title by winning the race in Aspen on Sunday with a smooth run through a challenging course. Aleksander Aamodt Kilde of Norway finished third a day after earning his second straight World Cup downhill title. Odermatt also moved a step closer to securing his second straight overall …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Kilde’s 6th World Cup downhill win earns discipline title

Associated Press

ASPEN, Colo. — Aleksander Aamodt Kilde earned his second consecutive World Cup downhill title by winning Saturday’s race by more than a half-second. “Just got to keep on pushing,” he said with a smile, “and try to do it next year again.” Skiing a tight line under a partly cloudy sky Saturday and brushing aside gates with his elbows, the …

World World Cup Second Cup Downhill Kilde

1 year, 11 months ago

Kilde wins Kitzbuehel for 5th downhill victory of season

Associated Press

KITZBUEHEL, Austria — Aleksander Aamodt Kilde turned around his Kitzbuehel weekend Saturday, winning the second men’s World Cup downhill on the demanding Streif course after overcoming two eventful days in the posh Austrian ski resort. The Norwegian fractured a bone in his right hand during Thursday’s training, then needed an acrobatic recovery in the race the next day to escape …

World World Cup Race Second Season Cup Downhill

2 years, 2 months ago

Cross-border World Cup downhill canceled due to lack of snow

Associated Press

Two men’s World Cup downhill races next weekend that start in Switzerland and finish in Italy were called off Saturday due to a lack of snow on the final 300 meters of the course following an unseasonably warm fall. “We are therefore giving the organizers until Tuesday to make a final decision about the women’s races.” Earlier Saturday, the season-opening …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Shiffrin relieved to finish Olympic race; 9th in super-G

Associated Press

BEIJING — Laying in bed ahead of her third race of the Beijing Olympics, Mikaela Shiffrin could not stop dreaming about what awaited, envisioning a sequence that unfolded like her initial two over-in-a-blink events. But I also did get to the finish and that’s really nice for my heart to know,” she said, tapping her chest with fingers on her …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Mikaela Shiffrin's Loss Shows The Way We Talk About Failure Is All Wrong

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Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images Mikaela Shiffrin of the United States reacts during the alpine skiing women's slalom at the National Alpine Skiing Centre in Beijing, China on Tuesday. Afterward, Shiffrin appeared to be at a loss for what went wrong, saying, “It feels like a really big letdown.” “My entire career has taught me to trust in my …

Olympics Loss Skiing Feel Beijing Big Lot

2 years, 10 months ago

Shiffrin’s fall in Olympic giant slalom will stick with her

Associated Press

BEIJING — Mikaela Shiffrin will not soon forget what happened Monday in her first race of the Beijing Olympics. “I won’t ever get over this,” Shiffrin said, her voice steady, after slowly making her way to the bottom of a course known as The Ice River at the Yanqing Alpine Skiing Center. She spoke about “how much it hurt” and …

Race Olympic Run Slalom Shiffrin

2 years, 10 months ago

Men’s downhill at Olympics postponed a day because of wind

Associated Press

BEIJING — The men’s downhill at the Beijing Olympics was postponed a day because of wind that gusted at up to 40 mph at the top of the course when the race was supposed to start Sunday, delaying the opening event of the Alpine schedule. “We just have to stay patient and do the best.” Added Kilde: “I would love …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Kilde and only 2 others get 3rd run before Olympic downhill

Associated Press

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 …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Olympic downhill favorite Kilde is skiing’s muscle man

Associated Press

BEIJING — A freak of nature. He has a different reserve energy.” It also gives Kilde’s massive, sculpted legs the muscles necessary to power through the most difficult turns on downhill courses while maintaining an aerodynamic tuck. Also, his endurance and power and anaerobic power is beyond me.” Kilde’s affinity for intense workouts helped him quickly return to perfect shape …

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Mikaela Shiffrin to skip World Cup ski races in Andorra to allow injured left knee more time to heal

Downhill racer Aleksander Aamodt Kilde to have 2nd operation after high-speed crash at Wengen

Standout slalom skier Manuel Feller denies Norway racers emotional World Cup win after Kilde crash

Ski star Kilde dislocated shoulder in crash, posts photo from hospital with Shiffrin at bedside

Odermatt edges Sarrazin in World Cup downhill marred by serious crash for Kilde

Ski star Aleksander Aamodt Kilde airlifted from downhill course after crashing hard at Wengen

Ski star Marco Odermatt finally gets a first World Cup downhill win by excelling at Wengen

Overall World Cup leader Schwarz suffers season-ending knee injury. Sarrazin wins Stelvio downhill

Paris wins Val Gardena downhill for first victory in more than a year. Kilde finishes second

American skier Bennett surprises favorites Kilde, Odermatt to win Val Gardena downhill again

Alpine skiers face ‘impossible’ travel challenges with 45-race World Cup schedule

Shiffrin, Odermatt are favorites again as Alpine skiing season starts amid climate change issues

Shiffrin ends World Cup ski season with yet another record

Swiss skier Marco Odermatt wins GS, locks up overall title

Odermatt wins World Cup super-G, secures title in discipline

Kilde’s 6th World Cup downhill win earns discipline title

Kilde wins Kitzbuehel for 5th downhill victory of season

Cross-border World Cup downhill canceled due to lack of snow

Shiffrin relieved to finish Olympic race; 9th in super-G

Mikaela Shiffrin's Loss Shows The Way We Talk About Failure Is All Wrong

Shiffrin’s fall in Olympic giant slalom will stick with her

Men’s downhill at Olympics postponed a day because of wind

Kilde and only 2 others get 3rd run before Olympic downhill

Olympic downhill favorite Kilde is skiing’s muscle man