Marcel Hirscher makes history with second gold
7 years, 1 month ago

Marcel Hirscher makes history with second gold

CNN  

Story highlights Austrian Marcel Hirscher wins giant slalom It's his second gold of Games Won Alpine combined event CNN — Marcel Hirscher had never won an Olympic gold medal before PyeongChang. The Austrian skier made history after winning the men’s giant slalom Sunday, becoming the first man to win that and the men’s alpine combined skiing event in the same Winter Games. And now, I think it pays off.” READ: Winter Olympics day 9: Live updates READ: Best photos from day 9 at PyeongChang 2018 Going into the Games, Hirscher had won 55 World Cup races and a record six consecutive World Cup overall crowns. Hirscher skied two nearly flawless runs to finish 1.27 seconds ahead of silver medal winner Henrik Kristoffersen, the second-ranked giant slalom skier.

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Norwegian skier Henrik Kristoffersen wins World Cup slalom for 2nd victory in 2 days
1 month ago

Norwegian skier Henrik Kristoffersen wins World Cup slalom for 2nd victory in 2 days

Hindustan Times  

KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia — Henrik Kristoffersen came from behind to win a men's World Cup slalom on Sunday for his second victory in two days. HT Image The 2023 world champion from Norway stood sixth with 0.62 seconds to make up after the opening run, but his ninth-fastest time in the final run on a weakening course in the afternoon …

Norwegian skier Henrik Kristoffersen wins World Cup slalom for 2nd victory in 2 days
1 month ago

Norwegian skier Henrik Kristoffersen wins World Cup slalom for 2nd victory in 2 days

Associated Press  

KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia — Henrik Kristoffersen came from behind to win a men’s World Cup slalom on Sunday for his second victory in two days. “Very tight today, so I’m lucky to be on the right side of the hundredths.” It was the first time Kristoffersen won a GS and a slalom race in the same weekend. Manuel Feller, the …

Meillard wins slalom gold to cap ‘crazy week’ for the Swiss ski team at world championships
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Meillard wins slalom gold to cap ‘crazy week’ for the Swiss ski team at world championships

Associated Press  

SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria — Loic Meillard won his second world title and became the first Swiss skier in 75 years to take gold in the men’s slalom at the Alpine skiing world championships on Sunday. “It’s been a crazy week,” Meillard said after beating silver medalist Atle Lie McGrath of Norway by 0.26 seconds. Flatscher said “the world championships start at …

Austrian skier Raphael Haaser wins gold in men’s giant slalom at the Alpine world championships
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Austrian skier Raphael Haaser wins gold in men’s giant slalom at the Alpine world championships

Associated Press  

SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria — Austrian skier Raphael Haaser ended the Swiss dominance in the men’s events at the Alpine world championships by winning the giant slalom on Friday. “The only question was whether I could do a World Cup race before and qualify for the team.” First-run leader Timon Haugan of Norway had a big mistake early in his second run …

Timon Haugan wins World Cup night slalom to give Norwegian ski team 2nd victory in 2 days
2 months ago

Timon Haugan wins World Cup night slalom to give Norwegian ski team 2nd victory in 2 days

Hindustan Times  

SCHLADMING, Austria — Timon Haugan won a men's World Cup night slalom on Wednesday to give the Norwegian ski team its second victory in two days. HT Image Haugan beat Austrians Manuel Feller and Fabio Gstrein for his second win of the season, a day after teammate Alexander Steen Olsen had triumphed in a giant slalom on the same hill. …

Timon Haugan wins World Cup night slalom to give Norwegian ski team 2nd victory in 2 days
2 months ago

Timon Haugan wins World Cup night slalom to give Norwegian ski team 2nd victory in 2 days

Associated Press  

SCHLADMING, Austria — Timon Haugan won a men’s World Cup night slalom on Wednesday to give the Norwegian ski team its second victory in two days. It was the last men’s slalom before the Feb. 4-16 world championships in nearby Saalbach-Hinterglemm, where Haugan won last March when the resort hosted the World Cup finals. Watched by 22,500 spectators, Haugan improved …

Swiss skier Marco Odermatt takes eventful World Cup super-G for 1st win in Kitzbuehel
2 months, 1 week ago

Swiss skier Marco Odermatt takes eventful World Cup super-G for 1st win in Kitzbuehel

Associated Press  

KITZBUEHEL, Austria — Swiss ski star Marco Odermatt finally added Kitzbuehel to his list of World Cup victories on Friday, winning an eventful super-G at the iconic Austrian resort that saw a handful of racers crash badly. It was the 44th career win for the skier who has been dominating World Cup racing for the past three seasons, but Odermatt …

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

Olympic ski champ Odermatt wins weather-affected GS, ties US racer Ligety for 24 career wins
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Olympic ski champ Odermatt wins weather-affected GS, ties US racer Ligety for 24 career wins

Associated Press  

VAL d’ISERE, France — Olympic champion Marco Odermatt won a weather-affected men’s World Cup giant slalom Saturday to earn his first points in the discipline this season. “This is exactly for me, I really liked the tough conditions.” The three-time overall champion won the first nine of 10 giant slaloms races last season, but then had failed to finish the …

Thomas Tumler wins giant slalom at Beaver Creek for 1st World Cup title
3 months, 3 weeks 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
3 months, 4 weeks 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 …

Olympic champion Clement Noel wins World Cup slalom for his 2nd victory in two weeks
4 months, 1 week 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
4 months, 2 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 …

Marcel Hirscher retired from skiing at the top. He’s back to race for a country with no mountains
11 months, 1 week 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 …

Austrian skier Manuel Feller clinches the World Cup slalom title after Kranjska Gora race canceled
1 year ago

Austrian skier Manuel Feller clinches the World Cup slalom title after Kranjska Gora race canceled

Associated Press  

OBERHOFEN, Switzerland — Austrian skier Manuel Feller clinched the World Cup slalom title Wednesday for his first career crystal globe when Saturday’s race in Kranjska Gora was canceled because of heavy rain at the Slovenian resort. Feller, who won four of the nine slaloms this season, now holds an insurmountable 169-point lead over Linus Strasser of Germany in the slalom …

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

Standout slalom skier Manuel Feller denies Norway racers emotional World Cup win after Kilde crash
1 year, 2 months ago

Standout slalom skier Manuel Feller denies Norway racers emotional World Cup win after Kilde crash

Associated Press  

WENGEN, Switzerland — World Cup slalom leader Manuel Feller denied the Norwegian men an emotional win Sunday, one day after their team leader Aleksander Aamodt Kilde crashed in downhill and was airlifted from the Wengen course. “My skiing is probably the best I have ever shown.” Henrik Kristoffersen, the Norwegian world champion, dropped to place third, trailing 0.21 behind Feller …

Feller wins World Cup slalom by just .02 seconds to deny Norway another win at Adelboden
1 year, 2 months 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, 4 months 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 …

Norwegian skier Braathen wins men’s World Cup slalom title
2 years 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 …

Shiffrin’s record follows 2 decades of US skiing success
2 years, 2 months ago

Shiffrin’s record follows 2 decades of US skiing success

Associated Press  

It seemed like pure Hollywood fantasy when Robert Redford’s character beat the favored Austrian to win Olympic gold in the classic Alpine skiing film “Downhill Racer,” a movie released more than half a century ago. When Mikaela Shiffrin broke Lindsey Vonn’s record for most women’s World Cup wins with her 83rd victory on Tuesday in a giant slalom, it was …

Kristoffersen gets 1st win on ski from former rival Hirscher
2 years, 2 months ago

Kristoffersen gets 1st win on ski from former rival Hirscher

Associated Press  

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany — For years, Henrik Kristoffersen and Marcel Hirscher fought fierce battles against each other in the men’s Alpine skiing World Cup. “First win for Van Deer-Red Bull, it’s a good one,” Kristoffersen said after triumphing in a night slalom. Kristoffersen won the World Cup season title in slalom for a third time last year but had not won …

Austrian 3-time Olympic ski champion Matthias Mayer retires
2 years, 3 months ago

Austrian 3-time Olympic ski champion Matthias Mayer retires

Associated Press  

BORMIO, Italy — Austrian skier Matthias Mayer, who won gold at three consecutive Olympics, announced his retirement with immediate effect Thursday. Mayer surprisingly made the announcement shortly before a men’s World Cup super-G in an interview with Austrian TV after he returned from the course inspection and said he would not compete in the race. The sport is very important …

Kristoffersen gets 2nd win in 2 days, leads slalom standings
3 years, 1 month ago

Kristoffersen gets 2nd win in 2 days, leads slalom standings

Associated Press  

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany — Henrik Kristoffersen completed a turnaround of his World Cup slalom season Sunday with his second win in two days. The top three after the first run - Swiss skiers Loïc Meillard and Ramon Zenhäusern and Austria’s Johannes Strolz - all straddled a gate on the icy course, where the first few gates were set to create unusually …

Kristoffersen wins WCup slalom as 1st-run leader Nef falters
3 years, 1 month ago

Kristoffersen wins WCup slalom as 1st-run leader Nef falters

Associated Press  

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany — Henrik Kristoffersen ended a year-long wait for his 20th career slalom win Saturday, triumphing in the first men’s World Cup race after the Beijing Olympics. Kristoffersen became the seventh different winner after seven slalom races this season, as the battle for the discipline title is still wide open with the first seven racers separated by just 39 …

Alpine Skier Wins Winter Olympic Gold 3 Decades After His Dad
3 years, 1 month ago

Alpine Skier Wins Winter Olympic Gold 3 Decades After His Dad

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING BEIJING — Just like his father did more than three decades ago, Austrian skier Johannes Strolz won the Olympic gold medal in the Alpine combined race. Hubert Strolz also won silver in the giant slalom that year and almost won another Olympic combined four years later but missed a gate near the end of the second run …

Austrian skier Mayer makes it 3 golds in 3 straight Olympics
3 years, 1 month ago

Austrian skier Mayer makes it 3 golds in 3 straight Olympics

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Matthias Mayer stuck his poles into the snow, pushed off with his massive legs and attempted to head down the mountain. “I was very focused today and very free in my mind.” Mayer also won the super-G at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games and the downhill at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, which makes him what they call back home …

Germany’s Strasser wins last slalom before Beijing Olympics
3 years, 2 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 …

Kristoffersen wins Alta Badia giant slalom ahead of Odermatt
3 years, 3 months 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 …

Retired Ted Ligety finds path to Beijing Olympics as analyst
3 years, 4 months ago

Retired Ted Ligety finds path to Beijing Olympics as analyst

Associated Press  

BEAVER CREEK, Colo. — If two-time Olympic champion Ted Ligety gave even a moment of consideration to returning to ski racing less than a year after retiring, the persistent numbness in his left foot would deflect such thoughts. “I mean, retirement and missing the competitions is made a lot easier by my body not being anywhere close to sustaining the …

Kriechmayr’s masterpiece at worlds delights ski-mad Austria
4 years, 1 month ago

Kriechmayr’s masterpiece at worlds delights ski-mad Austria

Associated Press  

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Austria finally has a “Doppel-Weltmeister” again. More than 1.4 million viewers in his ski-mad home country, about one-sixth of the entire population, saw Kriechmayr’s gold run in Sunday’s downhill live on TV, national broadcaster ORF said Monday. No Austrian had won gold in both downhill and super-G at a world championships since standout Hermann Maier completed …

The Latest: Schwarz inspired by Kriechmayr at skiing worlds
4 years, 1 month ago

The Latest: Schwarz inspired by Kriechmayr at skiing worlds

Associated Press  

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — The Latest from the skiing world championships : ___ 4:20 p.m. Combined champion Marco Schwarz says he was inspired by the two gold medals Austrian teammate Vincent Kriechmayr has won at this year’s skiing world championships. ___ 3:20 p.m. Mikaela Shiffrin says winning her sixth world championship title is “pretty amazing.” Shiffrin became the first American …

Like a legend: Kriechmayr wins 2 speed golds at ski worlds
4 years, 1 month ago

Like a legend: Kriechmayr wins 2 speed golds at ski worlds

Associated Press  

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Hermann Maier. “I don’t compare myself to Hermann or Bode Miller, they were also Olympic and World Cup overall champions,” said the Austrian, adding it would take time to sink in. “I’m rather someone who enjoys this quietly, who reflects on it later.” By winning the most important downhill of the season, Kriechmayr presented the outgoing …

Pinturault dominates Alpine combined race, wins season title
5 years, 1 month ago

Pinturault dominates Alpine combined race, wins season title

Associated Press  

HINTERSTODER, Austria — Alexis Pinturault dominated the last men’s World Cup Alpine combined race of the season on Sunday to win his fourth career discipline title in style. The incident didn’t slow him and Pinturault posted the fastest time to win the race by 0.99 seconds from Mauro Caviezel of Switzerland, who had led by 0.23 after the super-G run. …

Mikaela Shiffrin wins 65th World Cup race to cement overall lead
5 years, 2 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, 6 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: Austraian great retires from ski racing
5 years, 6 months ago

Marcel Hirscher: Austraian great retires from ski racing

CNN  

CNN — He’s arguably the greatest ski racer ever and one of the most dominant athletes of his generation, but Austrian Marcel Hirscher has announced his retirement from the sport. 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 …

Marcel Hirscher: Retirement is ‘hardest decision’
6 years 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
6 years 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 wins eighth overall World Cup title
6 years 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 …

Marcel Hirscher: Ski racing’s greatest of all time?
6 years, 1 month 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 …

Marcel Hirscher’s World Cup quest derailed by German snow storm
6 years, 1 month ago

Marcel Hirscher’s World Cup quest derailed by German snow storm

CNN  

CNN — Marcel Hirscher’s quest for his eighth straight World Cup title has been put on hold. Christophe Pallot/Agence Zoom/Getty Images Last week Hirscher won at Schladming’s infamous night slalom for his 10th victory of the season and 68th World Cup win overall. The 29-year-old Austrian skiing superstar is third on the all-time list of World Cup wins, now just …

Marcel Hirscher dominates in Schladming night slalom
6 years, 2 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. …

Super Mario Matt: How St. Anton bar Krazy Kanguruh keeps skiing great busy
6 years, 2 months ago

Super Mario Matt: How St. Anton bar Krazy Kanguruh keeps skiing great busy

CNN  

CNN — Life after a glittering sports career can feel like a come down for many top athletes, but for Austrian skier Mario Matt the party is still pumping. “I could never sit in an office and work from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. so for me it was always important during my career that I built something up beside …

Marcel Hirscher: ‘Unbelievable,’ says skier as he reflects on dominance of the sport
6 years, 2 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, 2 months 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, 3 months 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 …

Winter Olympics 2018: Ester Ledecka wins historic skiing-snowboard double at Pyeongchang with parallel giant slalom gold
7 years, 1 month ago

Winter Olympics 2018: Ester Ledecka wins historic skiing-snowboard double at Pyeongchang with parallel giant slalom gold

Firstpost  

Ester Ledecka completed a historic Olympic double on Saturday when the Czech star romped to snowboarding parallel giant slalom gold to add to her shock super-G title in alpine skiing. Pyeongchang: Ester Ledecka completed a historic Olympic double on Saturday when the Czech star romped to snowboarding parallel giant slalom gold to add to her shock super-G title in alpine …

Winter Olympics 2018: Andre Myhrer wins surprise slalom gold as favourite Marcel Hirscher fails to finish
7 years, 1 month ago

Winter Olympics 2018: Andre Myhrer wins surprise slalom gold as favourite Marcel Hirscher fails to finish

Firstpost  

Myhrer, at 35 years and 42 days, becomes the oldest Olympic slalom winner, breaking the record set by Austria’s Mario Matt in 2014. Pyeongchang: Swedish veteran Andre Myhrer took a shock slalom men’s gold at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics on Thursday as the two favourites both spectacularly bombed out. “And luckily it was enough to go home with the gold.” …

Winter Olympics 2018: Men's slalom favourite Marcel Hirscher crashes out, ends pursuit of third gold at Pyeongchang
7 years, 1 month ago

Winter Olympics 2018: Men's slalom favourite Marcel Hirscher crashes out, ends pursuit of third gold at Pyeongchang

Firstpost  

Austrian Marcel Hirscher’s quest for a third gold medal at the Pyeongchang Games came to an abrupt end on Thursday when he bombed out of the first leg of the Olympic slalom. Pyeongchang: Austrian Marcel Hirscher’s quest for a third gold medal at the Pyeongchang Games came to an abrupt end on Thursday when he bombed out of the first …

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