Topic: Aksel Lund Svindal

Former two-time World Cup overall champ Aksel Lund Svindal captured his first World Cup victory of the year with a superb run in the season-opening super-G on Sunday.The 28-year-old Norwegian clocked one minute, 23.47 seconds to beat Swiss speed specialist Didier Cuche ...

Ted Ligety won the men's world giant slalom title on Friday with France's Cyprien Richard taking silver and Philipp Schoerghofer of Austria claiming bronze.Ligety's combined winning time after the two runs was 2min 10.56sec, to claim his second major title, while Richard ...

Norway's Aksel Lund Svindal retained the men's world super-combined title on Monday with Italy's Christof Innerhofer taking silver and compatriot Peter Fill claiming bronze.The 28-year-old Norwegian clocked a combined time of 2min 54.51sec having been the fastest down the Kandahar downhill course ...

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (Reuters) - Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway won the men's super combined at the world skiing championships on Monday.Christof Innerhofer of Italy was second and compatriot Peter Fill was third.(Editing by Justin Palmer)92317099&bid=informcom" /> Copyright 2011  Reuters US Online Report ...

Italy's Christof Innerhofer will be chasing his third straight medal of these world ski championships when the super combined takes place on Monday.Innerhofer backed up Wednesday's super-G gold when he claimed bronze in the men's downhill on Saturday and the 26-year-old is ...

Organisers announced Tuesday the re-scheduling of the Beaver Creek men's World Cup downhill, which was cancelled Friday because of poor weather.It has now been scheduled for Kvitfjell for March 11. The Norwegian venue, which hosted the ski events of the 1994 Olympic ...

2010 Olympic Alpine Skiing was held at Whistler Creekside in Vancouver , British Columbia from February 13 through February 27 . Competitors to watch include Ted Ligety , Bode Miller and Julia Mancuso of the United States , Benjamin Raich and Marlies ...

Switzerland's Carlo Janka on Tuesday added the Olympic giant slalom crown to his world title on a day when American Bode Miller failed in his bid to set Games history.Janka, who led after the first leg, clocked a combined total of 2min ...

Bode Miller on Sunday continued the US team's Olympic alpine skiing medal surge when he won the men's super-combined title for his third podium finish in as many races."I can't ask for anything more," the 32-year-old said, adding that he was unsure ...

Bode Miller on Sunday continued the US team's Olympic alpine skiing medal surge when he won the men's super-combined title for his third podium finish in three races.Miller's gold was the United States' eighth medal (two gold, three silver, three bronze) out ...