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Canada's Mackay, Sharpe reach World Cup podium in freestyle ski halfpipe

COPPER MOUNTAIN — Two Canadian skiers landed on the World Cup podium in freestyle halfpipe Saturday.

Dec 21, 2024 4:52 PM Read more >

Canada's Reece Howden victorious in men's World Cup ski cross race

INNICHEN — Canada's Reece Howden won a second men's World Cup ski cross race this season with Saturday's victory in Italy. The 26-year-old from Cultus Lake, B.C.

Dec 21, 2024 11:26 AM Read more >

Lindsey Vonn takes a low-risk approach, 14th in her return to World Cup skiing at age 40

ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) — Lindsey Vonn was not about to put everything on the line in her first World Cup race back after more than five years of retirement. Not with her history of crashes and injuries. Not with her new titanium knee.

Dec 21, 2024 10:38 AM Read more >

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

SELVA DI VAL GARDENA, Italy (AP) — Marco Odermatt finally conquered the Saslong and the Swiss standout did it in style.

Dec 21, 2024 10:27 AM Read more >

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

ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) — 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.

Dec 21, 2024 8:21 AM Read more >

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

SELVA DI VAL GARDENA, Italy (AP) — 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.

Dec 20, 2024 10:53 AM Read more >

Lindsey Vonn's coach suggests she'll be competitive in her return to World Cup skiing at age 40

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Dec 20, 2024 10:49 AM Read more >

Canadian Kingsbury's World Cup moguls win streak ends with silver medal in Georgia

BAKURIANI — Canadian freestyle skier Mikael Kingsbury's streak of World Cup mogul victories ended at five on Friday. France's Benjamin Cavet, whose last victory was in Idre Fjäll, Sweden, in December 2020, scored 84.

Dec 20, 2024 9:53 AM Read more >

Lindsey Vonn hits back at critics who think she's crazy to return to ski racing at age 40

ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) — Lindsey Vonn didn’t just pop into the hospital one day, get a new titanium knee and then decide on the way out that she wanted to return to downhill ski racing .

Dec 19, 2024 9:14 AM Read more >

Olympic champ Ayumu Hirano will compete in Shaun White's new snowboarding league

ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — Olympic gold medalist Ayumu Hirano headlines the roster of snowboarders who will compete in The Snow League , Shaun White's new set of halfpipe contests that brings together top athletes to compete for $1.5 million in prize money.

Dec 18, 2024 11:42 AM Read more >