Loic Meillard caps successful weekend in Aspen with World Cup slalom win

2 days, 14 hours ago

McGrath dominates first run of night World Cup slalom as 2 favorites ski out

MADONNA DI CAMPIGLIO, Italy — Atle Lie McGrath dominated the opening run of a men’s World Cup slalom on Wednesday as two of the favorites skied out of the night race in Madonna Di Campiglio. Olympic champion Clement Noel, who won the opening two slalom races of the season, started powerfully but made it barely 10 gates before an error …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Norwegian skier Haugan wins Alta Badia slalom ahead of Meillard, McGrath

Associated Press

LA VILLA, Italy — Norwegian skier Timon Haugan added to his first-run advantage to win a World Cup slalom by a large margin in Alta Badia on Monday. It was Haugan’s second World Cup victory after taking the slalom at finals last season in Saalbach, Austria, the site of this season’s world championships in February. “That was the main goal …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Odermatt becomes Switzerland’s most successful male skier with another GS win on the Gran Risa

Associated Press

LA VILLA, Italy — Marco Odermatt is back to his imperious best. Odermatt followed up his first win in Val Gardena in Saturday’s downhill by winning a World Cup giant slalom on Sunday as he continued to dominate the Gran Risa to become Switzerland’s most successful male skier. It was Odermatt’s 41st World Cup victory, putting the three-time defending overall …

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1 month ago

Brazilian Skier Celebrates World Cup Success With Snow Samba

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WCup Mens Giant Slalom Skiing via Associated Press It’s not just soccer anymore. Lucas Pinheiro Braathen became the first Brazilian skier to finish on a World Cup podium when he placed second in a giant slalom in Beaver Creek, Colorado, on Sunday. “It’s such a privilege to be able to be the first one to bring the Brazilian flag — …

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1 month ago

Thomas Tumler wins giant slalom at Beaver Creek for 1st World Cup title

Associated Press

BEAVER CREEK, Colo. — Thomas Tumler won his first World Cup race Sunday to help the Swiss team complete a clean sweep at Beaver Creek and edged out Lucas Pinheiro Braathen for the giant slalom title. The 35-year-old Tumler led after the first run with a time of 1:16.24 and then finished Run 2 in 1:11.36 for a total of …

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1 month ago

Kaillie Humphries, now a mom, set to return to World Cup bobsled circuit. And USA skeleton medals

Associated Press

ALTENBERG, Germany — U.S. bobsledder Kaillie Humphries is returning to the World Cup circuit on Saturday in what will be the three-time Olympic champion’s first race since becoming a mother six months ago. Skeleton The U.S. won its first skeleton medal of the season Friday, with Sara Roderick and Austin Florian grabbing silver in the World Cup mixed team event …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Swiss skier Camille Rast gets first World Cup win in slalom as Mikaela Shiffrin sits out after crash

Associated Press

KILLINGTON, Vt. — Swiss skier Camille Rast earned her first career World Cup victory on Sunday in a slalom race that was wide open with Mikaela Shiffrin sitting out after a hard crash the day before in the giant slalom. On Saturday, she earned her first World Cup giant slalom podium with a third-place finish in Killington. “I am so …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Shiffrin takes 99th World Cup victory

China Daily

Mikaela Shiffrin checks her time at the finish area of the women's World Cup slalom in Gurgl, Austria on Saturday. "I guess it's not impossible, but so many things have to go right," Shiffrin said Saturday in the Austrian Alps after earning her record-extending 99th victory — which was this season's second slalom. "I guess there is a bit of …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Shiffrin takes 99th World Cup victory

China Daily

Mikaela Shiffrin checks her time at the finish area of the women's World Cup slalom in Gurgl, Austria on Saturday. "I guess it's not impossible, but so many things have to go right," Shiffrin said Saturday in the Austrian Alps after earning her record-extending 99th victory — which was this season's second slalom. "I guess there is a bit of …

World Cup Slalom Cup Victory Shiffrin Killington

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Olympic champion Clement Noel wins World Cup slalom for his 2nd victory in two weeks

Associated Press

GURGL, Austria — Olympic champion Clement Noel held on to his commanding first-run lead to take a men’s World Cup slalom Sunday for his second win in two weeks and 12th overall. The Frenchman lost time in the final run but still finished 0.43 seconds ahead of Kristoffer Jakobsen, denying the Swedish skier what would have been his first World …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Shiffrin wins World Cup slalom and takes quest for her 100th victory to North America

Associated Press

GURGL, Austria — Mikaela Shiffrin is taking the quest for her 100th career World Cup victory to North America. “I guess it’s not impossible, but so many things have to go right,” Shiffrin said Saturday in the Austrian Alps after earning her record-extending 99th victory — which was this season’s second slalom. Austria’s Katharina Liensberger speeds down the course during …

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Shiffrin gets out of the gate early with 98th World Cup win

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Shiffrin gets out of the gate early with 98th World Cup win

China Daily

Mikaela Shiffrin speeds down the course at the women's World Cup slalom race in Levi, Finland, on Saturday. AP LEVI, Finland — American ski star Mikaela Shiffrin earned her record-extending 98th career World Cup win on Saturday to give herself the chance to compete for victory No 100 in front of a home crowd. On Saturday, Shiffrin dominated the first …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Shiffrin gets out of the gate early with 98th World Cup win

China Daily

Mikaela Shiffrin speeds down the course at the women's World Cup slalom race in Levi, Finland, on Saturday. AP LEVI, Finland — American ski star Mikaela Shiffrin earned her record-extending 98th career World Cup win on Saturday to give herself the chance to compete for victory No 100 in front of a home crowd. On Saturday, Shiffrin dominated the first …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

World figure skating champions Stellato-Dudek and Deschamps win in pairs at Finlandia Trophy

Associated Press

HELSINKI, Finland — World champions Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps survived a fall to win the Finlandia Trophy pairs event on Sunday and book their spot at the figure skating Grand Prix Final, while Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson won the ice dance. Stellato-Dudek and Deschamps had a strong lead from Friday’s short program and were easily in first place …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

US skier Mikaela Shiffrin wins 1st World Cup slalom of season for her 98th career victory

Associated Press

LEVI, Finland — American ski star Mikaela Shiffrin earned her record-extending 98th career World Cup win Saturday to give herself the chance to compete for victory No. On Saturday, Shiffrin dominated the first women’s World Cup slalom of the season for her 98th win. Shiffrin built on a big first-run lead with an aggressive yet controlled second run down the …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Two Alpine Legends Return to Ignite the World Cup Spotlight on Brazil and the Netherlands

Associated Press

Two ski stars, Lucas Pinheiro Braathen and Marcel Hirscher, will make their return to Alpine skiing at the World Cup this season. Braathen, who previously competed for Norway, will represent Brazil, while Hirscher will compete for the Netherlands. Both athletes have dual citizenship and will be looking to inspire a new generation of skiers in their respective countries.

9 months, 3 weeks ago

Timon Haugan wins men’s slalom at World Cup finals. Manuel Feller receives his 1st globe

Associated Press

SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria — Timon Haugan held on to his first-run lead to win the men’s slalom at the World Cup finals Sunday, giving the Norwegian ski team its first victory of the season. Haugan beat Manuel Feller, the winner of the discipline season title, by 0.40 seconds after the Austrian improved from fourth after the first run. He became the …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

Swiss skier Meillard wins last GS of season as Odermatt misses 45-year-old record

Associated Press

SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria — Marco Odermatt failed to complete a perfect giant slalom season Saturday at the World Cup finals, where the Swiss star skied out in the second run while holding a commanding lead over eventual winner Loic Meillard. If you want to win, you have to take risks and then mistakes can happen,” said Odermatt, who is the Olympic …

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10 months ago

Brazil gains Winter Olympics medal prospect after skier Lucas Braathen switches from Norway

Associated Press

SALZBURG, Austria — Brazil has a top Winter Olympics medal prospect in Alpine skiing after the World Cup slalom champion last season, Lucas Braathen, announced on Thursday he will start to compete for his mother’s home nation. Braathen, whose father is Norwegian, split from the Nordic nation’s ski team on the eve of the season last October in a dispute …

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10 months, 1 week ago

Marco Odermatt uses a second-run comeback for his 12th World Cup giant slalom win in a row

Associated Press

ASPEN, Colo. — Marco Odermatt recovered from a first run that left him trailing and a poor start in the second to pull out a victory and extend his World Cup giant slalom winning streak to 12 races, aided by a major mistake by the last skier down the hill Saturday. His combined time was 0.34 seconds better than Swiss …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

Marco Odermatt earns a third straight World Cup overall title with a 10th giant slalom win in a row

Associated Press

OLYMPIC VALLEY, Calif. — Marco Odermatt clinched his third consecutive World Cup overall title on Saturday by claiming a 10th giant slalom victory in a row. Odermatt’s win at the Palisades Tahoe resort boosted his total to 1,702 points, a whopping 1,001 ahead of Manuel Feller’s 701. Then it was the reigning Olympic gold medalist and world champion’s turn as …

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11 months, 1 week ago

Swiss ski star Marco Odermatt dominates World Cup super-G to match Bode Miller’s tally of 33 wins

Associated Press

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany — Swiss ski star Marco Odermatt restored the pecking order in men’s World Cup super-G racing with a dominant victory Sunday, a day after he missed the podium for the first time in 13 races. Racing in sunny conditions on the same course where he placed fourth in Saturday’s overcast super-G, Odermatt outpaced the field with an all-attacking …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

Mowinckel wins wind-affected Cortina downhill ahead of US skier Wiles and Goggia

Associated Press

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Norwegian skier Ragnhild Mowinckel kept her focus to win a wind-affected World Cup downhill after a series of crashes and delays marked a race that also had some dramatic results for the U.S. Racing on the course that will be used for the Milan-Cortina Olympics in two years, Mowinckel finished 0.35 seconds ahead of American racer …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

French skier Allegre upsets favorites in World Cup super-G for 1st career win. Odermatt places 4th

Associated Press

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany — French skier Nils Allegre sped to his first career World Cup victory Saturday as two late starters upset the higher-ranked favorites at a tight super-G on the classic Kandahar course. “It’s a good day, I had a perfect feeling on my ski from the top to the bottom, I feel really confident on it, I can push …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

German skier Linus Strasser wins 2nd classic World Cup slalom in Austria in four days

Associated Press

SCHLADMING, Austria — Linus Strasser became the first German skier in 34 years to win two men’s World Cup slaloms in a row by triumphing at a night race Wednesday, three days after he won the slalom of the classic Hahnenkamm event in Kitzbuehel. Two years ago, Strasser also won the annual night race — held at the venue of …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

German skier Strasser takes Kitzbuehel slalom for 1st win in 2 years. Feller leads season standings

Associated Press

KITZBUEHEL, Austria — German skier Linus Strasser got down on his knees and kissed the snow on an Austrian slope he has known since he was a child, with his wife Maria and their one-year-old daughter watching from the stands. Returning to the place where he learned to ski as a young boy, Strasser won the men’s World Cup slalom …

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11 months, 4 weeks ago

Huetter wins super-G to end World Cup drought for Austrian women. Fest airlifted to hospital

Associated Press

ALTENMARKT-ZAUCHENSEE, Austria — Cornelia Huetter gave Austria its first win of the season on the women’s World Cup circuit with a narrow super-G victory on home snow Friday. The normally powerful Austrian women have struggled this campaign but Huetter finally delivered a victory in the 17th race after previously getting the team’s only runner-up finish, also in a super-G. She …

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11 months, 4 weeks 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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1 year ago

Feller wins World Cup slalom by just .02 seconds to deny Norway another win at Adelboden

Associated Press

ADELBODEN, Switzerland — Manuel Feller denied the young Norwegian team another win at Adelboden in a World Cup slalom on Sunday and extended Austria’s unbeaten run in the discipline this season. “I saw ‘OK, these young guns from Norway, they’re going really hard,’” said Feller, one of the most charismatic ski racers sporting his trademark mustache and pointed beard. Feller’s …

World World Cup Ski Season Run Cup Norway

1 year ago

Canadian skier Grenier takes rain-marred World Cup GS for second career win. Shiffrin is 9th

Associated Press

KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia — Valerie Grenier has made a triumphant return to the resort of her first World Cup victory. “I’m not really sure why it seems to be a really good hill for me, and that last pitch is always one of my best parts,” Grenier said. “I know that if I do anything less than my best, then …

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1 year ago

Brignone dominates to win World Cup super-G, cuts gap to Shiffrin after the American skies out

Associated Press

VAL D’ISERE, France — Federica Brignone dominated to win a World Cup super-G on Sunday and trim the gap in the overall standings to Mikaela Shiffrin, who was one of many top skiers to fail to finish at Val d’Isere. “I have to be honest, everything was good for me today, even in the parts that maybe I wasn’t at …

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1 year ago

Kriechmayr leads Austrian 1-2 in Val Gardena super-G with Odermatt third

Associated Press

SELVA DI VAL GARDENA, Italy — Former world champion Vincent Kriechmayr led a strong Austrian showing to win a high-speed super-G in Val Gardena on Friday. For his 17th career World Cup win — split almost evenly between downhill and super-G — Kriechmayr finished a narrow 0.02 seconds ahead of teammate Daniel Hemetsberger. “It was probably one of the easiest …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Mikaela Shiffrin wins World Cup slalom in Killington for record-extending 90th career victory

Associated Press

KILLINGTON, Vt. — Mikaela Shiffrin has extended her record of World Cup wins to 90. She won her first race at a slalom in Sweden in December 2012 and set the record for most World Cup wins across genders when passing Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark’s mark of 86 in a race at the same resort in Sweden last March. Mikaela, …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Swiss skier Lara Gut-Behrami wins 2nd straight World Cup GS. Mikaela Shiffrin finishes 3rd

Associated Press

KILLINGTON, Vt. — Swiss skier Lara Gut-Behrami made it two giant slalom victories from two starts this season, winning a women’s World Cup race Saturday in which Mikaela Shiffrin finished third. “I am extremely happy, especially after last year here, I started to feel like it’s a self-fulfilling prophecy that I couldn’t ski my best here in Killington on the …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Manuel Feller leads Austrian sweep at men’s World Cup slalom interrupted by climate activists

Associated Press

GURGL, Austria — Manuel Feller led an Austrian sweep of the podium at a men’s World Cup slalom Saturday in a race that was interrupted by climate activists. Men’s race director Markus Waldner told Austrian TV that the International Ski and Snowboard Federation would reconsider its safety measures at races, with security staff better placed around the finish area to …

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1 year, 1 month ago

World Cup downhill ski race at Matterhorn mountain canceled because of snow and strong winds

Associated Press

LAGHI CIME BIANCHE, Italy — More heavy snowfalls and strong winds at the Matterhorn mountain made a men’s World Cup downhill impossible to race Sunday, wiping out the weekend program for the second straight year at the sport’s newest venue. Race organizers said the cancellation also was forced by the forecast for strong winds throughout Sunday at what is the …

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1 year, 2 months ago

World Cup slalom champion Lucas Braathen retires from skiing two days before season starts

Associated Press

SOELDEN, Austria — World Cup slalom champion Lucas Braathen retired from his sport on Friday at the age of 23 in a surprise announcement by the Norwegian skier two days before the season starts. He said his ambitions to “transcend the sport” have been limited by a contract with the national federation all Norwegian World Cup skiers have to sign …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Norwegian skier Braathen wins men’s World Cup slalom title

Associated Press

SOLDEU, Andorra — Norwegian skier Lucas Braathen fought back tears after wrapping up the men’s slalom season title Sunday, finishing runner-up in the last race at the World Cup Finals. It’s not this year, it’s every single hour I put in since I was nine years old and started skiing.” Ramon Zenhaeusern held on to his first-run lead to beat …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Mikaela Shiffrin sets World Cup skiing record with 87th win

Associated Press

ARE, Sweden — Two minutes after earning her 87th career win, Mikaela Shiffrin finally understood the significance of setting the record for most World Cup victories. seeing my brother and Kristi and my mom in the finish today, that’s what makes it memorable.” Shiffrin set the outright World Cup record for most career victories by winning a slalom Saturday, breaking …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Skier Shiffrin wins slalom for record World Cup win 87

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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 …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Mikaela Shiffrin gets her record 86th World Cup victory

Associated Press

ARE, Sweden — Moments after winning her record-tying 86th World Cup race, Mikaela Shiffrin was asked by a Swedish broadcaster to directly address Ingemar Stenmark, the skiing standout who had promised to watch at home on television. It was Shiffrin’s fourth straight wire-to-wire win in World Cup giant slaloms since January. “The whole day I was trying not to focus …

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1 year, 10 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, 10 months ago

World Cup downhill in Aspen halted due to low visibility

Associated Press

ASPEN, Colo. — A downhill race in Aspen, Colorado, was canceled Friday after 24 racers due to the deteriorating weather conditions and with Adrian Smiseth Sejersted of Norway in line for his first World Cup win. Sejersted set the tone on a day that started out sunny, grew breezy and saw a snow storm roll in that decreased visibility. Vincent …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Australia's Bree Walker claims second World Cup monobob medal in Austria

ABC

Australian Olympian Bree Walker has won a silver medal at the IBSF World Cup monobob event in Innsbruck, Austria. Key points: Walker's two-run combined time of 1:49.38 was just 0.18 behind winner Lisa Buckwitz The Australian also won bronze at a World Cup event in Germany last month Walker was fifth in the monobob at the Beijing Winter Olympics It …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Zenhaeusern beats Greek skier Ginnis to win World Cup slalom

Associated Press

CHAMONIX, France — Ramon Zenhaeusern threw his ski poles in the air Saturday right after finishing the last men’s World Cup slalom before the world championships. Zenhaeusern finished 1.02 seconds ahead of Ginnis, who became the first skier from Greece on a World Cup podium. American skier Jett Seymour finished seventh and the Steamboat Springs, Colorado native scored World Cup …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Ski standout Braathen has surgery on appendix before worlds

Associated Press

ZELL-AM-SEE, Austria — World Cup slalom standings leader Lucas Braathen left hospital on Thursday after surgery for appendicitis ahead of the world championships. The 22-year-old Norwegian will miss a World Cup slalom on Saturday in France and has only a slim chance of racing in two weeks’ time at the worlds in Courchevel and Meribel. “We’ll just hope for as …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Olympic champion Clément Noël wins night slalom in Austria

Associated Press

SCHLADMING, Austria — With his home world championships looming, French skier Clément Noël finally ended his long victory drought on the World Cup circuit. The slalom specialist won a night race Tuesday for his first victory since winning Olympic gold last February. It was the 10th career win for Noël, but first on the World Cup since triumphing at his …

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