French ski star Pinturault airlifted from course following crash, 6 days after becoming a dad
11 months, 1 week ago

French ski star Pinturault airlifted from course following crash, 6 days after becoming a dad

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WENGEN, Switzerland — French ski star Alexis Pinturault crashed in a World Cup super-G race Friday and was airlifted from the course, six days after he became a father for the first time. Pinturault, the overall World Cup champion in 2021 and a three-time Olympic medalist, crashed on landing the Silberhorn jump approaching the final section of the storied Lauberhorn course at Wengen. Pinturault’s 34 career World Cup race wins include one in super-G. Also Friday, Nadine Fest, the Austrian former world junior champion in super-G, seemed to injure her left knee and shin at the women’s super-G World Cup race at Altenmarkt-Zauchensee, Austria.

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

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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 …

French ski star Pinturault to undergo knee surgery next week after Wengen crash
11 months, 1 week ago

French ski star Pinturault to undergo knee surgery next week after Wengen crash

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PARIS — French ski star Alexis Pinturault will undergo knee surgery next week after sustaining a season-ending injury during a World Cup super-G race, the French skiing federation said Monday. Pinturault, the overall World Cup champion in 2021 and a three-time Olympic medalist, crashed when landing the Silberhorn jump approaching the final section of the storied Lauberhorn course at Wengen …

Ski star Aleksander Aamodt Kilde airlifted from downhill course after crashing hard at Wengen
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Ski star Aleksander Aamodt Kilde airlifted from downhill course after crashing hard at Wengen

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WENGEN, Switzerland — Downhill star Aleksander Aamodt Kilde crashed hard into the fences within sight of the finish in the long Lauberhorn race in the World Cup on Saturday and seemed to have injured his right leg before being airlifted to a hospital. For the second straight day at Wengen, a former men’s overall World Cup champion was carried away …

Huetter wins super-G to end World Cup drought for Austrian women. Fest airlifted to hospital
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Huetter wins super-G to end World Cup drought for Austrian women. Fest airlifted to hospital

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ALTENMARKT-ZAUCHENSEE, Austria — Cornelia Huetter gave Austria its first win of the season on the women’s World Cup circuit with a narrow super-G victory on home snow Friday. The normally powerful Austrian women have struggled this campaign but Huetter finally delivered a victory in the 17th race after previously getting the team’s only runner-up finish, also in a super-G. She …

Pinturault’s gold adds to his family’s legacy in Courchevel
1 year, 10 months ago

Pinturault’s gold adds to his family’s legacy in Courchevel

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COURCHEVEL, France — The family legacy in Courchevel began nearly half a century ago when Andre and Christiane Pinturault opened the high-altitude Hotel Annapurna. “To share this with the French people and also the Courchevel people is something really amazing and special,” the 31-year-old Pinturault said after dethroning defending champion Marco Schwarz of Austria in a close finish of the …

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