Norwegian skier Braathen wins men’s World Cup slalom title
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 Braathen by 0.06 seconds and win the race, but the result was not enough for the Swiss skier to overtake the Norwegian in the standings as he remained in third position. “I don’t think words can describe how proud I am to follow up in that second run.” Braathen became the third Norwegian skier to lift the slalom title, after Kristoffersen and Kjetil Andre Aamodt, who won it 23 years ago. The Swiss standout ended his season after winning Saturday’s giant slalom and setting the men’s record for most World Cup points in a single season with 2,042.

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

World champion Henrik Kristoffersen wins World Cup slalom for 1st victory in nearly 2 years
3 weeks, 5 days ago

World champion Henrik Kristoffersen wins World Cup slalom for 1st victory in nearly 2 years

Associated Press  

VAL d’ISERE, France — World champion Henrik Kristoffersen won a men’s World Cup slalom Sunday for his first victory in nearly two years after first-run leader Steven Amiez saw his dreams of a first win dashed. It also came with a bit of luck, with the absence of injured Olympic champion Clement Noel and a tumble for Amiez, who had …

Brazilian Skier Celebrates World Cup Success With Snow Samba
1 month ago

Brazilian Skier Celebrates World Cup Success With Snow Samba

Huff Post  

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 — …

Pinheiro Braathen performs snow samba to celebrate Brazil’s first podium in a World Cup ski race
1 month ago

Pinheiro Braathen performs snow samba to celebrate Brazil’s first podium in a World Cup ski race

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 — something that I’m so proud of — up …

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

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

Olympic ski champion Noel wins season’s 1st World Cup slalom; Hirscher fails to qualify for 2nd run
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Olympic ski champion Noel wins season’s 1st World Cup slalom; Hirscher fails to qualify for 2nd run

Associated Press  

LEVI, Finland — Olympic champion Clement Noel dominated the first men’s World Cup slalom of the season on Sunday for his first victory in 22 months. Record eight-time overall champion Marcel Hirscher, a three-time winner in Levi, failed to qualify for the second run in his first slalom since coming out of retirement after five years. So, I just tried …

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Zenhaeusern beats Greek skier Ginnis to win World Cup slalom
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 …

Ski standout Braathen has surgery on appendix before worlds
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 …

Meillard beats Caviezel for Swiss 1-2 in GS; Odermatt rests
1 year, 11 months ago

Meillard beats Caviezel for Swiss 1-2 in GS; Odermatt rests

Associated Press  

SCHLADMING, Austria — Loïc Meillard beat his teammate Gino Caviezel to lead a Swiss 1-2 finish at a floodlit World Cup giant slalom Wednesday. I like the snow, I like the slope, so it’s pretty cool.” Meillard was the junior world champion in GS and had six World Cup podiums in the discipline without a win. Meillard is one of …

Swiss skier Yule beats Ryding to win slalom in Kitzbuehel
1 year, 11 months ago

Swiss skier Yule beats Ryding to win slalom in Kitzbuehel

Associated Press  

KITZBUEHEL, Austria — Daniel Yule reinforced what he called his “love affair” with Kitzbuehel by winning the men’s World Cup slalom in the posh Austrian ski resort for a second time Sunday. Dave Ryding, who triumphed last year to become the first British skier to win a World Cup race, posted the fastest time in the second run and improved …

Braathen beats boyhood buddy McGrath to win World Cup slalom
2 years ago

Braathen beats boyhood buddy McGrath to win World Cup slalom

Associated Press  

ADELBODEN, Switzerland — Close friends since childhood, Lucas Braathen and Atle Lie McGrath fulfilled their shared dream Sunday by finishing 1-2 in a World Cup ski race. “I can’t believe we are finally here.” Braathen’s fifth career World Cup win, and third in slalom, lifted him atop the season-long discipline standings. “Obviously, I don’t have the best history with the …

Germany’s Strasser wins last slalom before Beijing Olympics
2 years, 11 months ago

Germany’s Strasser wins last slalom before Beijing Olympics

Associated Press  

SCHLADMING, Austria — Six World Cup races. Germany’s Linus Strasser won the final slalom before the Beijing Games on Tuesday, moving up from fifth after the opening leg to finish a slim 0.03 seconds ahead of Atle Lie McGrath of Norway in the prestigious event under the lights labeled “The Night Race.” The other slalom winners this season were: Clément …

Braathen gets stunning win in World Cup slalom at Wengen
2 years, 11 months ago

Braathen gets stunning win in World Cup slalom at Wengen

Associated Press  

WENGEN, Switzerland — Soaring from 29th place after the first run, Lucas Braathen scored a stunning win in a World Cup slalom on Sunday. “Words cannot describe how grateful I am,” said the 21-year-old Braathen, whose ranking dipped after a season-ending knee injury one year ago crashing over the finish line in the Adelboden giant slalom. Braathen had also been …

Kristoffersen wins Alta Badia giant slalom ahead of Odermatt
3 years ago

Kristoffersen wins Alta Badia giant slalom ahead of Odermatt

Associated Press  

LA VILLA, Italy — A slightly different wax job or a bit sharper ski edges can mean all the difference in a sport decided by hundredths of a second. Just ask Henrik Kristoffersen, the Norwegian who won his first World Cup giant slalom race in two years on Sunday with a new setup. “So this is the first real win …

Marcel Hirscher wins eighth overall World Cup title
5 years, 10 months ago

Marcel Hirscher wins eighth overall World Cup title

CNN  

CNN — Marcel Hirscher has won an eighth consecutive overall World Cup title to extend his incredible career record. Marcel Hirscher wins his eighth overall World Cup title. Hirscher has 68 World Cup wins to his name, behind just Vonn on 82 and Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark on 86, but no one can compare to his tally of eight overall …

Skiing World Championships: Vonn, Shiffrin, Hirscher among talking points in Sweden
5 years, 11 months ago

Skiing World Championships: Vonn, Shiffrin, Hirscher among talking points in Sweden

CNN  

CNN — It’s ski racing’s biggest event outside the Olympics and comes with the cachet of a world title to wear with pride for the next two years. Alexis Boichard/Agence Zoom/Getty Images Europe/Getty Images The American retired four wins short of equaling Stenmark's record of 86 World Cup wins and the Swedish great was in Are to watch Vonn's final …

Marcel Hirscher: ‘Unbelievable,’ says skier as he reflects on dominance of the sport
5 years, 11 months ago

Marcel Hirscher: ‘Unbelievable,’ says skier as he reflects on dominance of the sport

CNN  

CNN — There’s just no stopping “Champion of Champions” Marcel Hirscher. “The feeling was really pretty good on the second run,” said Hirscher, who is chasing an unprecedented eighth World Cup overall title, after Saturday’s win. FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/AFP/Getty Images READ: Hirscher back to winning ways in Zagreb READ: Ski racer stripped of victory for oxygen use between runs Hirscher has …

Marcel Hirscher marches towards Lindsey Vonn win mark
6 years ago

Marcel Hirscher marches towards Lindsey Vonn win mark

CNN  

CNN — He’s already one of the greatest sportsmen of his generation, but Marcel Hirscher shows no sign of letting up as he chases the record of all-time World Cup wins. The Austrian raced to his 62nd World Cup victory in a parallel giant slalom in Alta Badia, Italy, Monday, a day after scoring a giant slalom win at the …

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