Topic: Benjamin Raich

With Miller out, Ligety claims 10th place in World Cup giant slalom after blazing 2nd runTed Ligety posted a blazing second run on Sunday to grab 10th place in a World Cup giant slalom in the French Alps that Bode Miller skipped ...

Hirscher leads Austria to Val d'Isere cleansweep

Hirscher's maiden win on the World Cup circuit followed that of team-mates Benjamin Raich and Michael Walchhofer in the super-combined and super-G also held on the Face de Bellevarde piste on Friday and Saturday respectively.The performance by the Austrian team dispelled worries ...

Hirscher completes Austrian sweep

VAL D'ISERE, France (Reuters) - Newcomer Marcel Hirscher completed an Austrian clean sweep in Val d'Isere by securing his maiden World Cup win in the giant slalom on Sunday.The 20-year-old Hirscher's victory meant Austrians claimed all three weekend events after wins by ...

Walchhofer wins super-G at Alpine ski World Cup

Austria continued their domination of the World Cup events here when Michael Walchhofer overcame poor weather conditions to claim victory in the super-G on Saturday.Veteran Walchhofer, who was following up his countryman Benjamin Raich's win on Friday, clocked 1min 20.78sec down the ...

Raich stops Janka run in super-combined

VAL D'ISERE, France (Reuters) - Experienced Austrian Benjamin Raich stopped the stunning run of Swiss sensation Carlo Janka by coolly winning a World Cup super-combined event on Friday.Raich, who was in fourth position after the super-G section, held his nerve down the ...

Austria strike back with super-combined treble

VAL D'ISERE, France (Reuters) - Austria, often outclassed by Alpine rivals Switzerland since the northern winter began, struck back by placing three men on the podium of a World Cup super-combined event on Friday.The traditionally dominant nation had been struggling lately to ...

Raich wins super-combined ski event, Janka bombs

Benjamin Raich struck a blow back for Austria in winning the World Cup super-combined event here on Friday, his 35th victory on the international ski circuit.All the talk before this three-day event, which also sees the racers competing in the super-G on ...

Raich wins super-combined skiing, Janka bombs

Benjamin Raich struck a blow back for Austria in winning the World Cup super-combined event here on Friday, his 35th victory on the international ski circuit.All the talk before this three-day event, which also sees the racers competing in the super-G on ...

Svindal clinches World Cup overall

Svindal wins World Cup overall when Raich straddles gateAksel Lund Svindal of Norway clinched his second overall World Cup title by a record-low two-point margin on Saturday, winning when Benjamin Raich of Austria straddled a gate in the opening run of the ...

Cuche wins giant ski slalom

Didier Cuche captured the men's World Cup giant slalom here on Saturday, the Swiss skier coming in ahead of Austrian duo Stephan Goergl and Benjamin Raich.Cuche, second in the giant slalom at Solden, opened his World Cup account for the season in ...