1 month, 3 weeks ago

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

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 hadn’t finished better than second in 10 previous starts on one of the toughest courses of the circuit. “I think in every section of the course some racers were faster than me, but a race is about who is the fastest from top to bottom.” Raphael Haaser trailed Odermatt by 0.11 seconds in second in the Austrian’s first race after an injury layoff of nearly six weeks. Pinturault, a three-time Olympic medalist who won the 2021 World Cup overall championship, competed only in his eighth race since returning from an 11-month layoff for an injury to his left knee.

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6 days, 6 hours ago

Swiss ski star Odermatt secures overall and GS World Cup titles in race won by teammate Meillard

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HAFJELL, Norway — Swiss ski star Marco Odermatt didn’t win the race, but he did earn two crystal globes and set a national record in Alpine skiing on Saturday. Odermatt finished second behind teammate Loic Meillard in a World Cup giant slalom to formally lock up his fourth straight overall and GS titles. “Yeah, it’s unbelievable, two more globes on …

2 weeks ago

Italy’s Paris wins World Cup downhill to prevent Swiss sweep, Odermatt closes in on overall title

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KVITFJELL, Norway — Dominik Paris prevented a Swiss sweep of the podium by winning a men’s World Cup downhill race on Friday, but the Italian veteran couldn’t stop Marco Odermatt from closing in on another overall title. Paris claimed his record-extending fourth World Cup win in Kvitfjell after speeding down the 1994 Olympics slope in 1 minute, 44.67 seconds, beating …

Kristoffersen takes GS to deny Pinheiro Braathen a first-ever Alpine skiing World Cup win for Brazil

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

Kristoffersen takes GS to deny Pinheiro Braathen a first-ever Alpine skiing World Cup win for Brazil

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KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia — Henrik Kristoffersen won his first World Cup giant slalom in three years on Saturday, denying runner-up Lucas Pinheiro Braathen what would have been Brazil's first ever top-level victory in Alpine skiing. The Norwegian was the 2018 Olympic silver medalist and 2019 world champion, and had his eighth World Cup win in the discipline but first since …

2 weeks, 6 days ago

Kristoffersen takes GS to deny Pinheiro Braathen a first-ever Alpine skiing World Cup win for Brazil

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KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia — Henrik Kristoffersen won his first World Cup giant slalom in three years on Saturday, denying runner-up Lucas Pinheiro Braathen what would have been Brazil’s first ever top-level victory in Alpine skiing. The Norwegian was the 2018 Olympic silver medalist and 2019 world champion, and had his eighth World Cup win in the discipline but first since …

1 month, 1 week ago

A visual look at the opening week of the Alpine skiing world championships

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SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria — Lindsey Vonn broke down barriers simply by competing at age 40. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Switzerland’s Franjo von Allmen is airborne during a men’s downhill race, at the Alpine Ski World Championships, in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit …

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Switzerland 11, Austria 0: Rival powerhouses enter ski worlds with contrasting win rates

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VIENNA — Switzerland 11, Austria 0. The Olympic giant slalom champion has raised his career tally of World Cup victories to 44 by racking up seven this season – just as many as the entire Austrian men’s team has podium results. It saw four other racers climb onto the top of a World Cup podium this season, and all were …

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Olympic champion Noel earns 4th slalom win of season. Pinheiro Braathen gets 2nd podium for Brazil

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KITZBUEHEL, Austria — Olympic champion Clement Noel won his fourth World Cup slalom of the season Sunday, triumphing after first-run leaders Timon Haugan and Steven Amiez both faltered on one of the most challenging courses on the circuit. So, it’s really crazy for me to win here today.” Noel’s triumph came with the Alpine skiing world championships nearing at another …

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Crawford wins and Alexander is 3rd in World Cup downhill as Canadian team impresses in Kitzbuehel

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KITZBUEHEL, Austria — James Crawford became the first Canadian skier in 42 years to win the prestigious World Cup downhill on the Streif course, sharing the podium with his third-placed teammate Cameron Alexander on Saturday. But Crawford, the super-G world champion, upset the field and beat Monney by just 0.08 seconds for the Canadian’s first career World Cup win. It’s …

2 months ago

Swiss skier Von Allmen wins home World Cup super-G as Odermatt has rare off day

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WENGEN, Switzerland — The powerful Switzerland men’s ski team won its home World Cup super-G on Friday, though it was Franjo von Allmen getting his first career win as Marco Odermatt had a rare poor result. Von Allmen was hugged in the leader’s box by American racer Ryan Cochran-Siegle, who jokingly urged the emerging Swiss star to “party hard” late …

2 months ago

Swiss skier Rast earns 2nd win of her breakthrough season with slalom stars Shiffrin, Vlhova missing

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FLACHAU, Austria — Swiss skier Camille Rast earned the second World Cup victory of her breakthrough season Tuesday, leading teammate Wendy Holdener for a Swiss 1-2 finish at a night slalom. With injured slalom stars Mikaela Shiffrin and Petra Vlhova missing, Rast had a frenetic final run to improve from eighth position and beat runner-up Holdener by 0.16 seconds. Rast …

2 months, 1 week ago

Swiss star Marco Odermatt wins again in World Cup giant slalom to deny teammate Loïc Meillard

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ADELBODEN, Switzerland — Swiss ski star Marco Odermatt is almost unbeatable in World Cup giant slaloms — and especially at his home classic race. It was the 15th straight World Cup giant slalom since February 2023 that Odermatt has won when he completed the race. The 27-year-old Odermatt extended his leads in the giant slalom and overall World Cup standings …

2 months, 1 week ago

Clément Noël wins a World Cup slalom at foggy Adelboden after Manuel Feller fails to finish

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ADELBODEN, Switzerland — Clément Noël skied through the fog to win a World Cup slalom race Saturday and deny Brazil a first-ever victory by just 0.02 seconds. Pinheiro Braathen matched Brazil’s best result in World Cup skiing after being runner-up last month in a giant slalom at Beaver Creek, Colorado. The classic Adelboden giant slalom — a permanent fixture on …

2 months, 3 weeks ago

Odermatt becomes Switzerland’s most successful male skier with another GS win on the Gran Risa

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LA VILLA, Italy — Marco Odermatt is back to his imperious best. Odermatt followed up his first win in Val Gardena in Saturday’s downhill by winning a World Cup giant slalom on Sunday as he continued to dominate the Gran Risa to become Switzerland’s most successful male skier. It was Odermatt’s 41st World Cup victory, putting the three-time defending overall …

Odermatt finally wins in Gardena as he dominates a World Cup downhill

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3 months ago

Odermatt finally wins in Gardena as he dominates a World Cup downhill

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SELVA DI VAL GARDENA, Italy — Marco Odermatt finally conquered the Saslong and the Swiss standout did it in style. Odermatt put down what he called “one of my best” downhill runs on Saturday to win a World Cup race in Val Gardena as the three-time overall World Cup champion looked like back to his imperious best. It was Odermatt’s …

3 months ago

Huetter silences Swiss crowd when she finishes ahead of Gut-Behrami to win super-G in St. Moritz

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ST. MORITZ, Switzerland — Austrian skier Cornelia Huetter silenced the Swiss crowd when she finished ahead of home favorite Lara Gut-Behrami to win a World Cup super-G on Saturday. Huetter trailed Olympic champion Gut-Behrami at every checkpoint but made up time on the bottom section of the Corvaglia course to finish 0.18 seconds ahead. The last part I was skiing …

3 months ago

Odermatt remains winless in Gardena after 3rd-place result in super-G, US skier Goldberg 2nd

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SELVA DI VAL GARDENA, Italy — Marco Odermatt still can’t win a race in Val Gardena. The three-time overall World Cup champion finished third in a super-G on the Saslong course Friday, a distant 0.43 seconds behind Italian winner Mattia Casse, who earned his first career victory. On an overcast day featuring intermittent snowfall and changing conditions, American skier Jared …

3 months ago

Odermatt wins giant slalom in Val d'Isere as Noel crashes out

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Swiss skier Marco Odermatt bounced back to form in the giant slalom, his favourite event, to take his first victory in the discipline this season at Val d'Isere on Saturday. HT Image The 27-year-old, who failed to finish in his two previous giant slaloms this season, was quickest in the first run down the Face de Bellevarde before clinging on …

3 months, 1 week ago

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

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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 …

3 months, 1 week ago

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 …

3 months, 1 week ago

Thomas Tumler wins giant slalom at Beaver Creek for 1st World Cup title

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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 …

3 months, 1 week ago

Defending champion Marco Odermatt grabs first win of World Cup season, super-G at Beaver Creek

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BEAVER CREEK, Colo. — Swiss star Marco Odermatt won his first World Cup race of the season on Saturday with a spectacular finish in the super-G at Beaver Creek. The three-time defending World Cup overall champion was behind by eight-hundredths of a second at the final check point but erased that in the last 18 seconds to beat Cyprien Sarrazin …

11 months, 3 weeks ago

Ski star Odermatt seals World Cup super-G title as teammate Rogentin leads Swiss sweep of podium

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SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria — Standout skier Marco Odermatt earned another World Cup crystal globe Friday on a stellar day for the Swiss team in the Austrian sunshine. Skiing at midday on sun-soaked snow, Odermatt clinched the season-long super-G title to by finishing fifth in the discipline’s final race, where three other Swiss skiers swept the podium places. “I watch from the …

1 year ago

Swiss skier Meillard wins last GS of season as Odermatt misses 45-year-old record

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SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria — Marco Odermatt failed to complete a perfect giant slalom season Saturday at the World Cup finals, where the Swiss star skied out in the second run while holding a commanding lead over eventual winner Loic Meillard. If you want to win, you have to take risks and then mistakes can happen,” said Odermatt, who is the Olympic …

1 year ago

Marco Odermatt uses a second-run comeback for his 12th World Cup giant slalom win in a row

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ASPEN, Colo. — Marco Odermatt recovered from a first run that left him trailing and a poor start in the second to pull out a victory and extend his World Cup giant slalom winning streak to 12 races, aided by a major mistake by the last skier down the hill Saturday. His combined time was 0.34 seconds better than Swiss …

1 year ago

Marco Odermatt earns a third straight World Cup overall title with a 10th giant slalom win in a row

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OLYMPIC VALLEY, Calif. — Marco Odermatt clinched his third consecutive World Cup overall title on Saturday by claiming a 10th giant slalom victory in a row. Odermatt’s win at the Palisades Tahoe resort boosted his total to 1,702 points, a whopping 1,001 ahead of Manuel Feller’s 701. Then it was the reigning Olympic gold medalist and world champion’s turn as …

1 year, 1 month ago

Swiss ski star Marco Odermatt dominates World Cup super-G to match Bode Miller’s tally of 33 wins

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GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany — Swiss ski star Marco Odermatt restored the pecking order in men’s World Cup super-G racing with a dominant victory Sunday, a day after he missed the podium for the first time in 13 races. Racing in sunny conditions on the same course where he placed fourth in Saturday’s overcast super-G, Odermatt outpaced the field with an all-attacking …

1 year, 1 month ago

French skier Allegre upsets favorites in World Cup super-G for 1st career win. Odermatt places 4th

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GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany — French skier Nils Allegre sped to his first career World Cup victory Saturday as two late starters upset the higher-ranked favorites at a tight super-G on the classic Kandahar course. “It’s a good day, I had a perfect feeling on my ski from the top to the bottom, I feel really confident on it, I can push …

1 year, 1 month 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 …

1 year, 1 month ago

Swiss ski star Odermatt makes up big first-run deficit to win 8th straight World Cup giant slalom

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SCHLADMING, Austria — Swiss ski star Marco Odermatt remains close to unbeatable in giant slalom, even when he unintentionally grants his rivals a head start of nearly a second. The Olympic champion came from far behind to win a floodlit World Cup giant slalom Tuesday and extend his winning streak in the discipline to eight races. After 27 seconds into …

1 year, 2 months ago

German skier Strasser takes Kitzbuehel slalom for 1st win in 2 years. Feller leads season standings

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KITZBUEHEL, Austria — German skier Linus Strasser got down on his knees and kissed the snow on an Austrian slope he has known since he was a child, with his wife Maria and their one-year-old daughter watching from the stands. Returning to the place where he learned to ski as a young boy, Strasser won the men’s World Cup slalom …

1 year, 2 months ago

French skier Sarrazin beats Odermatt for his 2nd Kitzbuehel downhill triumph in 2 days

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KITZBUEHEL, Austria — A former giant slalom specialist, Cyprien Sarrazin never raced a World Cup downhill until just over 13 months ago. Sarrazin mastered the demanding Streif course for a second time in 24 hours on Saturday, beating world champion Marco Odermatt to repeat his downhill triumph from the previous day. But Sarrazin stunned him with an all-attacking run down …

1 year, 2 months 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 …

1 year, 2 months 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 …

1 year, 2 months ago

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 …

1 year, 2 months ago

Ski star Marco Odermatt finally gets a first World Cup downhill win by excelling at Wengen

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WENGEN, Switzerland — Marco Odermatt finally won a World Cup downhill Thursday in his 36th attempt, after eight previous second-place finishes. The Swiss star, who has 29 World Cup wins in giant slalom and super-G, was close to flawless in ideal racing conditions on his home nation’s signature downhill track to be 0.58 seconds faster than Cyprien Sarrazin. I skied …

1 year, 2 months ago

Feller wins World Cup slalom by just .02 seconds to deny Norway another win at Adelboden

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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 …

1 year, 2 months ago

Swiss ski star Odermatt dominates to win World Cup giant slalom in the fog at home in Adelboden

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ADELBODEN, Switzerland — Swiss ski star Marco Odermatt is unstoppable in giant slaloms and proved it again Saturday racing through fog at his home World Cup classic. A 29th career win in World Cup races for the 26-year-old Odermatt was an 18th in his preferred giant slalom discipline — including seven in a row since March — where he is …

1 year, 2 months ago

Marco Odermatt continues super-G dominance with clear victory in year-ending World Cup ski race

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BORMIO, Italy — Even Marco Odermatt isn’t afraid to say he is nearly unbeatable in super-G. The Swiss skier extended his dominance in the discipline in impressive style Friday, winning the last men’s World Cup race of 2023 by a huge margin. “But every race starts on a new day and everything has to fit together otherwise you cannot ski …

1 year, 3 months ago

Kriechmayr leads Austrian 1-2 in Val Gardena super-G with Odermatt third

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SELVA DI VAL GARDENA, Italy — Former world champion Vincent Kriechmayr led a strong Austrian showing to win a high-speed super-G in Val Gardena on Friday. For his 17th career World Cup win — split almost evenly between downhill and super-G — Kriechmayr finished a narrow 0.02 seconds ahead of teammate Daniel Hemetsberger. “It was probably one of the easiest …

2 years ago

Swiss skier Odermatt wins GS, sets World Cup points record

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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 …

2 years ago

Swiss skier Marco Odermatt wins GS, locks up overall title

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KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia — Olympic champion Marco Odermatt won a men’s World Cup giant slalom Saturday as the Swiss skier locked up the overall title. Odermatt, who is the defending overall champion, secured the title again as the victory increased his lead over runner-up Aleksander Aamodt Kilde in the overall standings to 486 points. “It wasn’t easy to ski but …

2 years ago

Odermatt wins World Cup super-G, secures title in discipline

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ASPEN, Colo. — Marco Odermatt of Switzerland wrapped up another World Cup super-G title by winning the race in Aspen on Sunday with a smooth run through a challenging course. Aleksander Aamodt Kilde of Norway finished third a day after earning his second straight World Cup downhill title. Odermatt also moved a step closer to securing his second straight overall …

2 years, 1 month ago

Skiers Odermatt, Kilde carry World Cup rivalry into worlds

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Top men to watch at the Alpine skiing world championships, which open Monday in Courchevel and Meribel, France: Closing in on his second overall title, Marco Odermatt’s dominance on the World Cup circuit makes it hard to believe he has never won a world championship medal. The leading Norwegian speed skier since the retirement of Aksel Lund Svindal and Kjetil …

2 years, 1 month ago

Swiss skier Odermatt wins super-G for 2nd win in 2 days

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CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Swiss skier Marco Odermatt overcame a tricky course setting to win a men’s World Cup super-G Sunday for his second victory in two days, just over a week before the start of the world championships. “Two very important races for me, and as well for that mini comeback, to do this before the world champs, so …

2 years, 1 month ago

Swiss skier Odermatt wins super-G on return from injury

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CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Swiss skier Marco Odermatt won a men’s World Cup super-G on Saturday in a triumphant return from his injury layoff, 10 days before the start of the world championships. Odermatt skipped two races last week to rest a sore left knee but the defending overall champion was back to his best on the scenic Olympia delle …

2 years, 1 month ago

Meillard beats Caviezel for Swiss 1-2 in GS; Odermatt rests

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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 …

2 years, 1 month 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 …

2 years, 2 months ago

Austrian skier Kriechmayr wins downhill race in Kitzbuehel

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KITZBUEHEL, Austria — Vincent Kriechmayr won Austria’s most storied World Cup race Friday to give the ski-mad nation a reason to celebrate in its otherwise disappointing season so far. Kriechmayr, the only skier not from Norway or Switzerland to win a men’s World Cup race this season, became the third Austrian in the last 15 years to win the Kitzbuehel …

2 years, 2 months ago

Austrian 3-time Olympic ski champion Matthias Mayer retires

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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 …

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World champ Meillard leads season's penultimate World Cup slalom ahead of Pinheiro Braathen

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HAFJELL, Norway — World champion Loic Meillard posted the fastest time in the opening run of the season's penultimate men's World Cup slalom Sunday as the Swiss skier hopes to boost his chances of winning the discipline title. HT Image Meillard led Lucas Pinheiro Braathen by 0.34 seconds, followed by Fabio Gstrein of Austria one-tenth further back in third. Henrik …

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World champ Meillard wins World Cup slalom to close in on discipline leader Kristoffersen

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