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

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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 threw him off balance. McGrath, who was second out of the gates, has an advantage of more than half a second and the 24-year-old Norwegian will be aiming for a first victory in almost three years — since back-to-back slalom wins in Austria in March 2022. World champion Henrik Kristoffersen, who won the other slalom this season and leads the discipline standings, struggled on a difficult course set by his coach — Jorgen Nordlund — and was ninth, more than a second behind his teammate McGrath.

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Norwegian skier Haugan wins Alta Badia slalom ahead of Meillard, McGrath
2 weeks, 3 days ago

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

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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 …

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

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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 …

Shiffrin wins World Cup slalom and takes quest for her 100th victory to North America
1 month, 2 weeks ago

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

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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 …

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

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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 …

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

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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 …

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

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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 …

Slovakian skier Vlhova wins World Cup slalom. Shiffrin straddles gate as teammate Hurt finishes 3rd
1 year ago

Slovakian skier Vlhova wins World Cup slalom. Shiffrin straddles gate as teammate Hurt finishes 3rd

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KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia — For a change, the American skier on a slalom podium is not called Mikaela Shiffrin. American teammate AJ Hurt used a blistering second run to finish third in a women’s World Cup race Sunday, after Shiffrin failed to finish the opening leg. “It feels amazing,” Hurt said after her first career World Cup podium, adding an …

Slovakian skier Vlhova uses frenetic final run to beat Shiffrin in rainy World Cup night race
1 year ago

Slovakian skier Vlhova uses frenetic final run to beat Shiffrin in rainy World Cup night race

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COURCHEVEL, France — Mikaela Shiffrin 2, Petra Vlhova 2. The two best slalom skiers on the women’s World Cup continued their rivalry Thursday, as Vlhova used a frenetic final run to edge out Shiffrin in tough conditions at a night race affected by rain and fog. The result marked the 23rd time in women’s World Cup history that Shiffrin and …

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

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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 …

Wind cancels men’s World Cup season opener after 47 starters with Austrian skier Schwarz leading
1 year, 2 months ago

Wind cancels men’s World Cup season opener after 47 starters with Austrian skier Schwarz leading

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SOELDEN, Austria — Strong winds forced the cancellation of the season-opening men’s World Cup giant slalom Sunday after 47 of the 73 skiers in the first run had started. Austrian skier Marco Schwarz was leading the race, underlining his ambitions to compete for the World Cup overall title. The Swiss skier, world and Olympic champion in the discipline, won 12 …

Swiss skier Gut-Behrami takes World Cup season-opening GS. Shiffrin places 6th
1 year, 2 months ago

Swiss skier Gut-Behrami takes World Cup season-opening GS. Shiffrin places 6th

Associated Press  

SOELDEN, Austria — Lara Gut-Behrami sat in the snow and leaned back against an inflatable banner in the finish area after completing her final run. Coming from fourth place, Gut-Behrami edged the Italian by two-hundredths of a second Saturday to win the season-opening women’s World Cup giant slalom, with Mikaela Shiffrin finishing in sixth. It was a tough one today.” …

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

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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 …

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 …

Olympic champion Clément Noël wins night slalom in Austria
1 year, 11 months ago

Olympic champion Clément Noël wins night slalom in Austria

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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 …

American Mikaela Shiffrin wins 2nd WCup slalom in 2 days
2 years, 1 month ago

American Mikaela Shiffrin wins 2nd WCup slalom in 2 days

Associated Press  

LEVI, Finland — Overall World Cup champion Mikaela Shiffrin of the United States wasted no time in taking control of a new season, sweeping the two season-opening races on Sunday. I think everyone who is racing is so strong right now and there’s so much, actually, a little bit of luck.” Shiffrin had a slim 0.07 second first-run lead over …

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

Germany’s Strasser wins last slalom before Beijing Olympics

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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 …

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