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 championships. Hirscher’s success came on the same weekend as Mikaela Shiffrin became the first person in history to win 15 World Cup races in a single season.

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World champion Henrik Kristoffersen wins World Cup slalom for 1st victory in nearly 2 years
3 weeks, 6 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 …

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 …

Ski great Marcel Hirscher’s comeback season ended by serious knee injury
1 month, 1 week ago

Ski great Marcel Hirscher’s comeback season ended by serious knee injury

Associated Press  

SALZBURG, Austria — Ski great Marcel Hirscher’s comeback season after five years away from the sport is over when it had barely begun. Hirscher returned to race this season for the first time since winning a record eighth straight overall World Cup title in March 2019. Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, who succeeded Hirscher as the men’s overall champion in 2020, is …

Marcel Hirscher retired from skiing at the top. He’s back to race for a country with no mountains
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Marcel Hirscher retired from skiing at the top. He’s back to race for a country with no mountains

Associated Press  

Marcel Hirscher, one of the most successful ski racers of all time, is planning to return next season after five years in retirement. “For people asking, why are you doing this, for me it’s clear — because the joy of skiing never left, it’s just so much fun for me,” Hirscher said on Instagram. “For me personally it was important …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Mikaela Shiffrin motivated to set World Cup titles record
1 year, 2 months ago

Mikaela Shiffrin motivated to set World Cup titles record

LA Times  

Mikaela Shiffrin competes in a World Cup slalom race in Andorra in March. Mikaela Shiffrin can’t remember exactly where or when she met Annemarie Moser-Proell, the Austrian legend who dominated women’s World Cup alpine skiing in the 1970s and won six overall titles, tops among female skiers. That was just kind of wild and a pretty cool experience.” Sports ‘Pretty …

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 …

Swiss skier Odermatt wins GS, sets World Cup points record
1 year, 9 months ago

Swiss skier Odermatt wins GS, sets World Cup points record

Associated Press  

SOLDEU, Andorra — Marco Odermatt underlined his dominance in men’s ski racing Saturday by breaking the 23-year-old male record for most World Cup points in a single season. The victory lifted Odermatt’s tally to 2,042 points and past the previous mark of 2,000 set by Austrian great Hermann Maier in the 1999-2000 season. Theoretically, Odermatt had a chance to add …

‘Not done yet:' Skier Shiffrin continues quest for records
1 year, 9 months ago

‘Not done yet:' Skier Shiffrin continues quest for records

Associated Press  

Does getting a record 87th World Cup win make Mikaela Shiffrin the greatest ski racer of all time? Shiffrin doesn’t think so, despite congratulations pouring in from the likes of tennis stars Roger Federer and Iga Swiatek, actress Kate Winslet, and fellow skiing standouts Lindsey Vonn and Bode Miller. That’s what comes in my head,” Shiffrin said after surpassing Swedish …

Mikaela Shiffrin sets World Cup skiing record with 87th win
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 …

Skier Shiffrin wins slalom for record World Cup win 87
1 year, 9 months ago

Skier Shiffrin wins slalom for record World Cup win 87

The Independent  

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. Read our privacy policy American skier Mikaela Shiffrin set …

‘Pretty hard to comprehend’: Mikaela Shiffrin sets World Cup record
1 year, 10 months ago

‘Pretty hard to comprehend’: Mikaela Shiffrin sets World Cup record

LA Times  

Mikaela Shiffrin celebrates with American teammates after winning a slalom event Saturday to become the new World Cup career winner in alpine races. American skier Mikaela Shiffrin set the outright World Cup record for most career victories with 87 by winning a slalom Saturday. The victory gave Shiffrin the outright record 12 years to the day after her first race …

Mikaela Shiffrin gets her record 86th World Cup victory
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 …

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 …

Mikaela Shiffrin wins 65th World Cup race to cement overall lead
4 years, 11 months ago

Mikaela Shiffrin wins 65th World Cup race to cement overall lead

CNN  

CNN — She’s back in the fast lane. Mikaela Shiffrin skied to a 65th career World Cup win and first in downhill since 2017 with victory in Bansko, Bulgaria Friday. The American star is now just two race wins behind Austrian great Marcel Hirscher, who retired last year, and fourth on the list of all-time World Cup winners. Shiffrin, who …

Olympic skiing champion Marcel Hirscher retires
5 years, 4 months ago

Olympic skiing champion Marcel Hirscher retires

Associated Press  

VIENNA — Marcel Hirscher’s biggest wish was to leave Alpine skiing as a winner. “Many people didn’t take me seriously when I talked about considering retirement,” said Hirscher, adding he had a lot of potential projects he could start working on “but nothing is concrete yet.” Traveling the circuit with his own 10-man team, including father Ferdinand as a coach, …

Marcel Hirscher: Retirement is ‘hardest decision’
5 years, 9 months ago

Marcel Hirscher: Retirement is ‘hardest decision’

CNN  

Soldeu, Andorra CNN — He’s accomplished “way, way more” than he ever dreamed possible and is arguably the greatest ski racer that ever lived, but Marcel Hirscher is contemplating retirement. Christophe Pallot/Agence Zoom/Getty Images The queen's coronation — Mikaela Shiffrin celebrates with champagne and a crown after winning the women's slalom in Zagreb. Alexis Boichard/Agence Zoom/Getty Images Flying the flag …

Mikaela Shiffrin wins again as Marcel Hirscher hints at retirement
5 years, 9 months ago

Mikaela Shiffrin wins again as Marcel Hirscher hints at retirement

CNN  

CNN — She’s ski racing’s undoubted new queen, but Mikaela Shiffrin finished the slalom season in regal fashion with victory in the final race in Andorra. Christophe Pallot/Agence Zoom/Getty Images The queen's coronation — Mikaela Shiffrin celebrates with champagne and a crown after winning the women's slalom in Zagreb. Alexis Boichard/Agence Zoom/Getty Images Flying the flag — Austria's Marcel Hirscher …

Marcel Hirscher: Ski racing’s greatest of all time?
5 years, 10 months ago

Marcel Hirscher: Ski racing’s greatest of all time?

CNN  

CNN — How do you judge greatness in sport? Alexis Boichard/Agence Zoom/Getty Images Flying the flag — Austria's Marcel Hirscher is presented as the winner of the giant slalom race in Adelboden. Christophe Pallot/Agence Zoom/Getty Images Light in the darkness — Alexis Pinturault takes second place at night during the men's slalom in Schladming. Christophe Pallot/Agence Zoom/Getty Images This way …

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 …

Mikaela Shiffrin wins slalom to continue World Cup record quest
5 years, 11 months ago

Mikaela Shiffrin wins slalom to continue World Cup record quest

CNN  

CNN — Mikaela Shiffrin maintained her dominance on Saturday with her 13th victory of the season, comfortably winning the slalom World Cup event at Maribor, Slovenia. Christophe Pallot/Agence Zoom/Getty Images Europe/Getty Images 2011 — The American secured her first World Cup medal in December 2011, winning a bronze in the slalom. Christophe Pallot/Agence Zoom/Getty Images Europe/Getty Images 2012 — Shiffrin …

Marcel Hirscher dominates in Schladming night slalom
5 years, 11 months ago

Marcel Hirscher dominates in Schladming night slalom

CNN  

CNN — Marcel Hirscher hates to lose. So after a narrow defeat in Kitzbuhel Saturday, the Austrian skiing superstar hit back with victory in Schladming’s infamous night slalom Tuesday. The fiercely competitive Hirscher dominated in front of a raucous 45,000-strong crowd lining the steep Planai course to clinch his 10th victory of the season and 68th World Cup win overall. …

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 back to winning ways in Zagreb World Cup slalom
6 years ago

Marcel Hirscher back to winning ways in Zagreb World Cup slalom

CNN  

CNN — While Mikaela Shiffrin is dominating women’s ski racing, Marcel Hirscher continues to cement his legacy as the greatest male racer of his generation – if not all time. Hirscher beat France’s Alexis Pinturault in the two-run slalom in Croatia for the 30th slalom win of his career as he chases an unprecedented eighth World Cup overall title The …

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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