CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — After one of the scariest crashes of her career, Mikaela Shiffrin is relieved it wasn’t worse. The American skier with a record 95 World Cup wins is “pretty sore,” her coach said, but doesn’t appear to have any ligament damage in her left knee. “She’s actually quite good,” U.S. team coach Paul Kristofic said after Shiffrin …
MERIBEL, France — Besides some minor dustings, it hasn’t snowed significantly in the French resorts hosting the skiing world championships since mid-January. And that’s under threat right now.” For nearly three decades, the FIS has started the World Cup season in late October with a weekend of racing atop the Rettenbach glacier in Soelden, Austria. Improvements in snow-making capabilities enable …
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. And that’s under threat right now.” For nearly three …
KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia — Mikaela Shiffrin is the perfect technical skier. SAME COACH U.S. ski team women’s head coach Paul Kristofic coached both Vonn — at the end of her career — and Shiffrin. Vonn and Shiffrin both won four overall World Cup titles — which is considered the greatest prize in the ski racing community — and Shiffrin is …
