The Latest: Skiing worlds finally set to get going on day 4
3 years, 10 months ago

The Latest: Skiing worlds finally set to get going on day 4

Associated Press  

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — The Latest from the skiing world championships : ___ 7:15 p.m. Italian skier Marta Bassino is set to open the women’s super-G at 10:45 a.m. local time before 2019 gold medalist Mikaela Shiffrin runs fourth. Dominik Paris is the defending champion in the men’s super-G scheduled for 1 p.m. ___ 6:15 p.m. American skier Ted Ligety says he “would like to stay involved in the direction of the sport” following his retirement after next week’s giant slalom at the world championships. Ligety says he has talked to Eliasch “about a bunch of different ideas.” Ligety says he knows Eliasch “is taking a lot of input from a lot of different people on how he can evolve and make the sport better.” Ligety’s proposed changes include limiting the time between the two runs of technical races from three hours to 30 minutes and turning regular race weekends during the season into “World Cup Finals-esque events” with qualifying races the week before. Injured downhill skier Sofia Goggia says “it’s tough to accept” that she can’t race at her home world championships.

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World Cup events in Bormio show why men’s downhill at 2026 Olympics will be among toughest ever
1 week, 3 days ago

World Cup events in Bormio show why men’s downhill at 2026 Olympics will be among toughest ever

Associated Press  

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 …

Heavy snowfall prompts cancellation of women’s World Cup super-G race in Val di Fassa
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Heavy snowfall prompts cancellation of women’s World Cup super-G race in Val di Fassa

Associated Press  

MOENA, Italy — Heavy overnight snowfall prompted World Cup organizers to cancel a women’s super-G in Val di Fassa on Sunday — wiping out the entire weekend after Saturday’s race was also canceled. “Due to the heavy overnight snowfall and the current slope conditions, the jury together with the LOC decided to cancel today’s women’s super-G race,” the International Ski …

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

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

Associated Press  

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 …

Downhill skier Sofia Goggia crashes in training and breaks 2 bones in right leg
11 months ago

Downhill skier Sofia Goggia crashes in training and breaks 2 bones in right leg

Associated Press  

MILAN — Leading downhill skier Sofia Goggia crashed in training Monday and broke two bones in her right leg, ending her season prematurely. Goggia is the latest top skier to crash recently following falls involving Mikaela Shiffrin, Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, Petra Vlhova, Alexis Pinturault and Corinne Suter among others. “The operation was successful,” Vlhova’s coach, Mauro Pini, said, adding the …

US skier Jacqueline Wiles finishes 2nd in Cortina downhill on the 2026 Olympics course
11 months, 1 week ago

US skier Jacqueline Wiles finishes 2nd in Cortina downhill on the 2026 Olympics course

Associated Press  

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — There’s something about the 2026 Olympics course in Cortina that brings the best out of American skier Jacqueline Wiles. “It’s an amazing, traditional downhill track,” Wiles said. “I’m grateful that she’s still someone I can call a good friend,” Wiles said. “It’s cool to to still be in touch, and she’s still super supportive.” Vonn, the …

Sofia Goggia wins World Cup downhill, closes on season title
1 year, 10 months ago

Sofia Goggia wins World Cup downhill, closes on season title

Associated Press  

CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland — Sofia Goggia raced toward another World Cup downhill title with a fifth win in her dominating season on Sunday. “It was really a relief for me because it was tough I crashed in the one and only training run,” said Goggia, whose 22nd career World Cup win was her 17th in downhill. Goggia’s fifth win in seven …

Olympic champ Gut-Behrami beats Italian trio to win super-G
1 year, 11 months ago

Olympic champ Gut-Behrami beats Italian trio to win super-G

Associated Press  

ST. ANTON, Austria — Lara Gut-Behrami beat three Italian skiers Sunday to win a women’s World Cup super-G that ended early due to high winds. The Swiss Olympic champion’s body language after finishing suggested she was far from happy with her performance, but her leading time still stood after all other favourites had completed their runs. “In the flat part, …

Goggia stuns with downhill win despite broken fingers
2 years ago

Goggia stuns with downhill win despite broken fingers

Associated Press  

ST. MORITZ, Switzerland — Italian skier Sofia Goggia gave a thumbs-up with her right hand after dominating the fourth women’s World Cup downhill of the season on Saturday. It was not guaranteed that I could be at the start today,” said Goggia, adding the Italian team even considered not putting her on the start list for Saturday’s race. Starting 21st, …

Olympic Skier Defies The Odds To Win Silver Just 3 Weeks After Devastating Crash
2 years, 10 months ago

Olympic Skier Defies The Odds To Win Silver Just 3 Weeks After Devastating Crash

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING BEIJING — The most difficult moment for Alpine racer Sofia Goggia — aside, of course, from the crash itself that partially tore a ligament in her left knee and put what Italy’s team called a “minor fracture” in that leg — came when she put on her skis for the first time after arriving in China for …

Goggia recovery on track in race to recover for Olympics
2 years, 11 months ago

Goggia recovery on track in race to recover for Olympics

Associated Press  

MILAN — With the Beijing Olympics looming, Sofia Goggia’s recovery is on track but the Italian will likely have to wait until the end of the week to know whether she’ll be able to defend her downhill title. The Italian ski federation said that a check-up on Sunday showed signs of improvement to Goggia’s left knee, a week after Goggia …

Goggia eyes return for Olympic downhill after latest crash
2 years, 11 months ago

Goggia eyes return for Olympic downhill after latest crash

Associated Press  

Sofia Goggia is going to need to recover in a hurry from a series of injuries following another crash on Sunday if she’s going to be able to defend her Olympic downhill title next month. But she sprained her left knee, partially tore a cruciate ligament and suffered a “minor fracture” of the fibula bone in her leg — plus …

Curtoni wins, Goggia crashes in mixed day for Italy ski team
2 years, 11 months ago

Curtoni wins, Goggia crashes in mixed day for Italy ski team

Associated Press  

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — There were mixed emotions within the powerhouse Italian ski team when Elena Curtoni won a super-G on Sunday while Sofia Goggia crashed again with the Beijing Olympics less than two weeks away. For the second victory of her career in her 230th World Cup race, Curtoni mastered a tricky course-set to finish a slim 0.09 seconds …

Olympic favorite Goggia wins in Cortina despite wild run
2 years, 11 months ago

Olympic favorite Goggia wins in Cortina despite wild run

Associated Press  

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — If she can stay upright, stay within the gates, there’s no beating Sofia Goggia in downhill these days. When I realized I was first my heart exploded.” Goggia missed her home world championships in Cortina last season after breaking a bone in her right knee. Goggia also won a downhill in Cortina four years ago, when …

Downhill racer Johnson skips World Cup meet with knee injury
2 years, 11 months ago

Downhill racer Johnson skips World Cup meet with knee injury

Associated Press  

ALTENMARKT-ZAUCHENSEE, Austria — Olympic downhill medal contender Breezy Johnson is skipping World Cup races this weekend in Austria to let a knee injury heal. Johnson, who has been runner-up in all three World Cup downhills this season, said Friday she has taken medical advice over a cut and bruised knee from a training crash this week. The enforced break will …

Lindsey Vonn: I wanted to end my career at Cortina worlds
3 years, 10 months ago

Lindsey Vonn: I wanted to end my career at Cortina worlds

Associated Press  

EDITOR’S NOTE: Lindsey Vonn is the most successful female ski racer of all-time with 82 career World Cup victories. She also holds the record for most victories at Cortina d’Ampezzo with 12 — evenly split between downhill and super-G. Cortina was also where Vonn recorded the first podium result of her career, back in 2004, and where in 2015 she …

Lindsey Vonn: I wanted to end my career at Cortina worlds
3 years, 10 months ago

Lindsey Vonn: I wanted to end my career at Cortina worlds

The Independent  

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Italian skier Goggia to miss worlds after breaking knee bone
3 years, 11 months ago

Italian skier Goggia to miss worlds after breaking knee bone

Associated Press  

Olympic downhill champion Sofia Goggia will miss the world championships in February after breaking a bone in her right knee on Sunday. The Italian ski federation said Goggia fell while skiing down to the valley with other competitors after a World Cup super-G in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, was postponed until Monday because of fog. A week after earning her first World …

World Cup skiing heads quietly into season full of questions
4 years, 2 months ago

World Cup skiing heads quietly into season full of questions

Associated Press  

VIENNA — The usual jitters before Alpine skiing’s World Cup season opener won’t be limited to the racers this weekend. After its rather quiet start, however, the World Cup in December is scheduled to travel to crowded winter sport hot spots like Sankt Moritz in Switzerland and Val d’Isere in France. However, according to FIS, a race will not be …

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