Giant slalom world champ Ligety ends Solden drought

2011-10-23T12:30:38Z

America's giant slalom world champion Ted Ligety ended a run of frustrating podium placings here when he won the opening World Cup race in the discipline on Sunday.

The 27-year-old timed 2min 22sec to beat young Frenchman Alexis Pinturault by 29hundredths of a second while Philipp Schorghofer of Austria

Ligety wins world giant slalom gold

2011-02-18T14:30:46Z

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...

France wins world ski team gold

2011-02-16T14:30:54Z

France won team gold at the world ski championships on Wednesday with Austria taking silver and Sweden the bronze.

France won the final by virtue of the fastest overall time from their four racers after finishing 2-2 against Austria, while Sweden took the bronze after they demolished Italy 4-0 in...

Alpine skiing: France win team event at world championships

2011-02-16T04:00:09Z

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (Reuters) - France won the team event at the alpine skiing world championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen Wednesday.

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Austrian team aims for fifth medal

2011-02-14T18:30:38Z

Austria will be aiming for both their fifth medal of the world ski championships and to defend their crown on Wednesday when the team event takes place after a four-year hiatus.

As golden-girl Elisabth Goergl has won both the women's super-G and downhill titles, Anna Fenninger won gold in the super combined and Austria's Elisabeth Goergl won the women's world downhill title on Sunday with Lindsey Vonn of the United States taking silver and Germany's Maria Riesch taking bronz...

Skiing Champion Fenninger admits she almost quit

2011-02-11T15:30:41Z

Austria's Anna Fenninger dominated the women's super-combined to claim her maiden world alpine ski title Friday, then admitted she almost walked away from the sport last year.

Fenninger's first major medal of any colour came courtesy of a solid fourth place in the morning downhill and one of the top times in the deciding slalom -- enough to leave

Fractured fibula for Osborne-Paradis

2011-01-29T14:30:19Z

Canada's Manuel Osborne-Paradis suffered a fractured fibula following a heavy crash during the men's World Cup downhill here Saturday, organisers said.

The 26-year-old was racing towards a potential podium place finish, only 0.04sec off the pace of early leader Dominik Paris of

Walchhofer wins World Cup super-G race

2010-12-17T06:00:19Z

Michael Walchhofer wins World Cup super-G race to keep Austria on top

Michael Walchhofer won a World Cup super-G race on the Saslong course on Friday, extending Austria's strong start to the Alpine season.

Walchhofer finished in 1 minute 34.35 seconds, for his second victory to take the lead in the overall World Cup and super-G discipline standin...

Pietilae-Holmner of Sweden wins World Cup slalom

2010-11-29T14:41:51Z

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Walchhofer wins World Cup downhill

2010-11-27T13:30:17Z

Austria's Michael Walchhofer wins World Cup downhill at Lake Louise; Bode Miller finishes 8th

Michael Walchhofer of Austria has won the first men's downhill of the World Cup season.

Austria placed three skiers in the top six Saturday. Bode ...

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Austria season a near miss, not failure says Raich

2010-03-11T08:30:54Z

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (Reuters) - Austria have failed to win a downhill this season, came away from the Vancouver without a single medal in men's Alpine skiing yet could still end up with the overall world champion thanks to Switzerland's Carlo Janka won the men's World Cup finals downhill on Wednesday to take the lead in the overall standings in his ding dong battle for supremacy with Austria's Benjamin Raich.

Mario Scheiber of Austria finished second in the downhill on the Germany (Reuters) - Switzerland's Carlo Janka won the downhill at Garmisch-Partenkirchen on Wednesday to go back to the top of the overall Italy stormed to a convincing win in the Olympic slalom on Saturday as Austria's men's team were condemned to a medal-less Games for the first time in 74 years.

Razzoli clocked a combined total of 1min 39.32sec over the two runs, 0.16sec ahead of Croatia's Ivica Kostelic ...

Razzoli leads slalom as Miller skis out

2010-02-27T15:16:07Z

Giuliano Razzoli of Italy topped the timings for the shortened first leg of the Olympic slalom on Saturday ahead of Slovenian Mitja Valencic and Benjamin Raich of Austria.

The Italian, whose sole World Cup victory came at Zagreb this season, timed 47.79sec, 0.43sec ahead of Valencic with Raich...

Canada, USA in dream ice hockey Olympic final

2010-06-12T14:45:16Z

Canada sneaked past Slovakia while the United States crushed Finland to set up a blockbuster Olympic ice-hockey final as the host nation surged to the top of the medal table with two more gold.

With just two more days left, the Canadians have 10 gold medals, one clear of

Maria Riesch wins gold in Olympic slalom

2010-06-12T08:26:48Z

Germany's Maria Riesch wins slalom for 2nd Olympic gold medal; Vonn skis out in 1st run

Maria Riesch of Germany won the slalom title for her second gold medal of the Winter Olympics on Friday, as Lindsey Vonn skied out chasing her second victory.

Riesch led after the first leg and had a combined two-run...

Miller shines on hockey-fueled 'Super Sunday'

2010-06-12T11:31:37Z

American dominance of the Olympic pistes continued with Bode Miller surging to the men's super-combined gold on a hockey-fueled Sunday that kicked off with Russia beating the Czechs.

Miller came home ahead of Croatian Ivica Kostelic and Silvan Zurbriggen of

Fischbacher takes Olympic super-G gold

2010-06-12T08:45:33Z

Austria's Andrea Fischbacher upset American speed queen Lindsay Vonn to win the women's Olympic super-G final as Korea's Lee Jung-Su and Swiss Simon Ammann grabbed their second golds of the Lindsey Vonn boosted the United States' dominance of the alpine events by winning bronze, the team's seventh from five events, in the women's super-G on Saturday.

Vonn was everyone's favourite in the event which combines some of the technical challenges of the slalom with the speed of the downhill.

But the recently-crowned downhill champion had ...

Raich ready to repeat Turin gold rush

2010-04-16T07:04:12Z

Current World Cup leader Benjamin Raich of Austria feels ready to replicate the form at the Vancouver Olympics that saw him bag two gold medals in Turin four years ago.

"I hope to replicate my performances of four years ago," the reigning Olympic slalom and giant sl...

Men hold downhill training; fog halts women's runs

2010-04-16T07:08:09Z

Austria's Michael Walchhofer leads men's downhill training; women's session halted by fog

The Olympic men's downhill stands a chance of going off on schedule Saturday. The women still face problems for their first race, Sunday's super-combined.

Despite thick fog and heavy snow that limited visibility, the men managed to get in a full training ses...

As Ligety, Mancuso proved, upsets happen in skiing

2010-06-12T09:34:27Z

Looking for another Ligety or Mancuso? Expect the unexpected in Olympic Alpine races

This was one wager U.S. Alpine racer Julia Mancuso's ski technician was all too willing to lose, even if it involved a little public embarrassment.

Andrea Vianello made a bet with a U.S. coach that went something like this: If Mancuso captured a gold medal at the Austria's Olympic rivals wonder if Alpine skiing's Wunderteam can live up to past glories

Austria's Alpine skiing "Wunderteam" looks a little less than wonderful going into the Vancouver Olympics.

After its historic 14-medal haul in Turin four years ago, team coaches have set more modest medal targets...

Vonn snaps up Cortina super-G

2010-04-16T07:25:50Z

Favourite Lindsey Vonn raced home in the super-G race at Cortina d'Ampezzo to pocket her 29th World Cup win.

Vonn, 25 and streaking towards a third consecutive overall World Cup title, won in 1min 21.74sec to see off Swiss Fabienne Suter and

Kostelic wins World Cup slalom at Wengen

2010-04-16T07:37:17Z

Kostelic wins World Cup slalom at Wengen for 1st victory of season; Ligety 8th for US

Ivica Kostelic of Croatia won a World Cup slalom Sunday for his first victory this season, dropping to his knees and kissing the snow at the finish.

Kostelic led after the first leg and completed the two runs i...

Schild wins Flachau slalom

2010-04-16T07:41:56Z

Marlies Schild of Austria won Tuesday's women's slalom on home snow at Flachau to pocket her 22nd World Cup career victory, seeing off Germany's Maria Riesch and Austria's Kathrin Zettel.

Schild made it 20 wins in the discipline and two for the season to date as she saw off Rie...

France's Lizeroux wins Adelboden slalom

2010-04-16T07:46:26Z

ADELBODEN, Switzerland (Reuters) - Frenchman Julien Lizeroux won a World Cup slalom at Adelboden on Sunday.

Marcel Hirscher (Austria) was second and Ivica Kostelic (Croatia) was third.

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Alpine skiers wonder aloud about injecting courses

2010-06-12T09:56:45Z

Slippery slope? Skiing official expects Olympics to have much-discussed injected courses

U.S. star Lindsey Vonn is a central figure in a debate consuming the Alpine skiing circuit with the Vancouver Games a little more than a month away: Is it a mistake to inject slopes with water in a bid to make courses more consistent and weather-resis...

Anderson, Sauerbreij win WCup parallel GS races

2010-04-16T07:52:17Z

Anderson, Sauerbreij win snowboarding World Cup parallel giant slalom races in Austria

Jasey Jay Anderson of Canada won a snowboarding World Cup parallel giant slalom race Wednesday and increased his lead in the discipline standings.

Anderson beat 2006 Turin Olympics, injured his knee a month ago, but wants to assure his qualification for the Vancouver Games from February 12-28.

"I still have a chanc...

Vonn to ski with arm injury in slalom in Croatia

2010-06-30T15:13:13Z

World Cup champion Vonn to deal with sluggish course, arm injury at Zagreb World Cup slalom

With her arm in a brace and a sluggish course waiting, Lindsey Vonn will try to bolster her lead in the overall standings in a World Cup slalom Sunday.

Warm weather and heavy rain Saturday damaged the Crveni Sp...

Herbst flies to second slalom win

2010-04-16T08:13:24Z

ALTA BADIA, Italy (Reuters) - Austria's Reinfried Herbst racked up his second World Cup slalom win in two races on the Gran Risa course on Monday to install himse...

Osborne-Paradis wins men's World Cup downhill

2010-04-16T08:16:17Z

Manuel Osborne-Paradis of Canada won the men's World Cup downhill race here on Saturday, seeing off Austrian Mario Scheiber by 0.13sec.

France's Johan Clarey and Swiss Ambrosi Hoffmann were joint third at 0.25.

"My target was to make the podium, but to win... It's great ahead of the Sweden (Reuters) - Sandrine Aubert retained her Are slalom crown to top a superb weekend for French women's skiing in the Swedish resort on Sunday.

Spurred on by the giant slalom victory of team mate Tessa Worley on the same Olimpia piste the previous d...

Austria strike back with super-combined treble

2010-04-16T08:28:41Z

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 trad...

Janka wins GS for 3rd World Cup victory in a row

2010-04-16T08:40:00Z

Switzerland's Janka wins GS; 1st man since '07 with 3 consecutive World Cup victories

Switzerland's Carlo Janka wrapped up quite a weekend by winning a giant slalom Sunday to become the first man in more than 2 1/2 years with three consecutive World Cup victories.

Janka finished two runs down ...

Walchhofer leads men's downhill training

2010-04-16T08:41:38Z

Austria's Michael Walchhofer posted the fastest time Thursday in alpine World Cup downhill training at a frigid Birds of Prey course.

The piste was in fine condition, despite temperatures of -17C at the start.

Walchhofer posted a time of 1min 45.36sec to lead the training, ahead of Switzerland's Austria (Reuters) - Swiss Didier Cuche won a men's World Cup giant slalom in Soelden on Sunday.

American Ted Ligety was second and Swiss Carlo Janka was third.

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Pranger wins men's slalom at worlds

2010-04-16T14:26:12Z

Pranger of Austria wins men's slalom at worlds; Miller among top skiers who don't finish

Manfred Pranger of Austria won the men's slalom on a desperately difficult course at the World Championships on Sunday after a succession of challengers failed to finish.

Six of the top 15 racers, including defending overall World Cup champion Bode Miller, failed to finish...

Vonn to race in world slalom despite thumb injury

2010-06-30T15:13:33Z

Lindsey Vonn of US will race in Saturday's slalom at world championships despite injured thumb

Lindsey Vonn will compete in Saturday's slalom at the world championships despite slicing her thumb on a broken champagne bottle and needing surgery.

She decided to race after testing out her grip during training runs on Friday. Vonn has already won two...

Svindal leads men's downhill run in super-combi

2010-04-16T14:40:39Z

Aksel Lund Svindal leads downhill run in super-combi; Bode Miller 2nd after amazing recovery

Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway led after the downhill portion of the men's super-combined event at the World Championships on Monday.

Svindal clocked 1 minute, 30.99 seconds on a course shortened by poor v...

Lindsey Vonn leads downhill training at worlds

2010-06-30T15:14:46Z

Lindsey Vonn leads downhill training at worlds as she seeks to extend 3-race winning streak

Lindsey Vonn led downhill training at the World Championships on Thursday despite standing up out of her tuck for the final 200 meters.

Vonn is on a three-race winning streak, having won the super-G that opened the championships Tuesday and two World Cup races in Austria's Klaus Kroell wins super-G race for 1st World Cup victory

Klaus Kroell of Austria won a men's super-G race Friday for his first World Cup title.

Kroell, competing with a broken hand, charged down the Streifalm course in 1 minute, 12.78 seconds to beat Aksel Lund Svindal of

Austria's Herbst wins World Cup slalom

2010-04-16T17:30:39Z

Austria's Reinfried Herbst wins World Cup slalom race in Adelboden

Reinfried Herbst of Austria won the men's World Cup slalom race on the Kuonisbaergli course ahead of countryman Manfred Pranger on Sunday.

Defending overall champion Bode...

German skier Riesch's for the skies as she wins women's slalom

2010-04-16T13:40:24Z

German skier Maria Riesch won the women's World Cup slalom race here on Monday.

Riesch timed 1minute 55.97seconds over the two legs to beat home Tanja Poutiainen of Finland by 21 hundreths of a second while American star Lindsey Vonn was third some 72 hundreths of...

Raich wins giant slalom title at Birds of Prey

2010-04-16T13:56:28Z

Austria's Raich edges Ligety of the United States by 0.01 seconds to win giant slalom

Benjamin Raich of Austria captured a World Cup giant slalom title Sunday, edging Ted Ligety of the United States by 0.01 seconds.

Raich won in a combined time o...

Austria Nazi Victims' Graves

2011-01-04T05:31:37Z

Historian Oliver Seifert, left, and project leader Alexander Zanesco talk to journalists during a news conference on the hospital cemetery in Hall near Innsbruck, Austria, on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011. Officials say the cemetery could contain the remains of up to 220 people killed by the Nazis and buried between 1942 and 1945. The hospital ...

Austria Qatar

2010-12-30T09:00:30Z

Wife of the Austrian president Margit Fischer, wife of Qatae's emir Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned, Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani and Austrian President Heinz Fischer, from left, pose for a photo during a welcome ceremony at the Hofburg palace in Sarah Schleper speeds down the course during the first run of an alpine ski World Cup women's slalom race, in Semmering, Austria, Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010. (AP Photo/marco Trovati)

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YE Sports Quirks

2010-12-25T12:31:36Z

FILE - This Feb. 16, 2010, file photo shows curd cheese Viennese, in Austria known as Topfen, in a kitchen in Vienna, Austria. In the days leading to the Olympic downhill, Lindsey Vonn was aching so badly from a bruised shin she wondered if she would be able to race. She tried numbing cream and painkillers, and then came the blue-pl...

Panthers Sabres Hockey

2010-12-23T19:02:29Z

Florida Panthers goalie Tomas Vokoun, right, of the Czech Republic, makes a save on Buffalo Sabres winger Thomas Vanek, of Austria, during the first period of...

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