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 …
BEIJING — When Mikaela Shiffrin pushes out of the starting hut for the first Olympic downhill of her career on Tuesday, she will do so with a mind filled with all manner of insights — from taking training runs; from watching videos; from that morning’s chance to slowly inspect the hill, gate by gate; and, particularly right before racing, from …
