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Flury’s downhill win at ski worlds aided by warm weather
1 year, 10 months ago

Flury’s downhill win at ski worlds aided by warm weather

Associated Press  

MERIBEL, France — When the sun started beaming down on the Roc de Fer course, Jasmine Flury’s smile grew brighter. 2 and unheralded at previous major events, was sitting in the leader’s chair for the women’s downhill at the world championships Saturday but “definitely not” expecting to win. “The other days when it was colder it was better to start …

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Italian ski team mourns Fanchini after 2 golds at worlds
1 year, 11 months ago

Italian ski team mourns Fanchini after 2 golds at worlds

Associated Press  

MERIBEL, France — One moment, Marta Bassino was getting a gold medal draped around her neck. It’s been quite a swing in emotions for the Italian ski team at the world championships, where Federica Brignone won gold in combined on Monday followed by Bassino’s super-G victory two days later. “There’s a pulsating pain in our chests.” Fanchini won a silver …

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Olympic champ Gut-Behrami beats Italian trio to win super-G
1 year, 11 months ago

Olympic champ Gut-Behrami beats Italian trio to win super-G

Associated Press  

ST. ANTON, Austria — Lara Gut-Behrami beat three Italian skiers Sunday to win a women’s World Cup super-G that ended early due to high winds. The Swiss Olympic champion’s body language after finishing suggested she was far from happy with her performance, but her leading time still stood after all other favourites had completed their runs. “In the flat part, …

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Today at the Winter Olympics: Kamila Valieva leads, Team GB nightmare continues
2 years, 10 months ago

Today at the Winter Olympics: Kamila Valieva leads, Team GB nightmare continues

The Independent  

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Viewing Vonn helps Swiss skier Suter win Olympic downhill
2 years, 10 months ago

Viewing Vonn helps Swiss skier Suter win Olympic downhill

Associated Press  

BEIJING — What better way to prepare for an Olympic downhill race than by watching Lindsey Vonn. Swiss skier Corinne Suter checked out some old videos of the sport’s most successful downhiller before her run at the Beijing Games on Tuesday and then went out and won gold — making her the first woman since Vonn in 2010 to hold …

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WHAT TO WATCH: Big rematches in women’s hockey, snowboarding
2 years, 10 months ago

WHAT TO WATCH: Big rematches in women’s hockey, snowboarding

Associated Press  

BEIJING — It’s a big day for rematches at the Beijing Olympics: The United States faces Finland in women’s hockey, and Max Parrot takes on Mark McMorris in snowboarding. The first run of the final is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. USA Network is showing live coverage of the final, and NBC plans to show it during its late-night slot. USA …

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Olympics Live: Iran skier 1st confirmed doping case of Games
2 years, 11 months ago

Olympics Live: Iran skier 1st confirmed doping case of Games

Associated Press  

BEIJING — The Latest on the Beijing Winter Olympics: ___ Iran’s only male athlete at the Beijing Olympics has tested positive for an anabolic steroid in the first confirmed doping case at the Games. ___ Lindsey Jacobellis captured America’s first gold medal of the Olympics on Wednesday, riding hard to the line in her snowboardcross final a full 16 years …

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Curtoni wins, Goggia crashes in mixed day for Italy ski team
2 years, 11 months ago

Curtoni wins, Goggia crashes in mixed day for Italy ski team

Associated Press  

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — There were mixed emotions within the powerhouse Italian ski team when Elena Curtoni won a super-G on Sunday while Sofia Goggia crashed again with the Beijing Olympics less than two weeks away. For the second victory of her career in her 230th World Cup race, Curtoni mastered a tricky course-set to finish a slim 0.09 seconds …

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Foggy goggles: Johnson loses sight of downhill podium
3 years, 10 months ago

Foggy goggles: Johnson loses sight of downhill podium

Associated Press  

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Everything was perfect — the snow, the course, Cortina’s renowned bluebird weather. “I thought I was going to go out but managed to hold it together.” Without that mistake, would Johnson’s run have been good enough for a medal? “I know going into the rest of the season there’s still a lot for me to accomplish.” …

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