Vonn, Miller lead US team for World Championships

2011-01-26T17:30:32Z

Reigning Olympic champions Bode Miller and Lindsey Vonn were among 19 Americans named Wednesday to the US squad for the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships.

Julia Mancuso and Ted Ligety

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Jim Tracy leaves as US women's ski coach

2010-08-19T13:39:59Z

US women's ski coach Jim Tracy leaves after 2 successful seasons and strong Olympics

U.S. women's ski coach Jim Tracy stepped down on Friday, less than five weeks after guiding the team to a strong showing at the Vancouver Olympics.

He did not give a reason, but said in a statement that he appreciated being part of "something very special...

Lindsey Vonn stops by SELF

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Vonn wins third successive World Cup

2010-03-12T05:00:08Z

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (Reuters) - Lindsey Vonn of the United States skied through more pain on Friday to win the women's overall World Cup title for the third year running.

Vonn ignored a bruised right knee after crashing in Thursday's giant slalom t...

Vonn crashes out of giant slalom

2010-03-11T02:00:09Z

GARMISCH-PARTERNKIRCHEN, Germany (Reuters) - Lindsey Vonn, on the brink of clinching her third successive overall World Cup title, crashed in the first leg of the season's final giant slalom on Thursday.

The American Olympic downhill champion spun off about a quarter of the way down the This time, led by Miller, Vonn and Mancuso, US Alpine skiers really are 'Best in the World'

Four years ago, Bode Miller's washout of a Winter Olympics symbolized where the United States stood in the Alpine skiing hierarchy.

Pegged as the big thing heading into the Turin Games, ...

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

US into Olympic ice hockey final as Riesch wins gold

2010-06-12T14:45:11Z

The United States swept past Finland and into the men's ice hockey final where Canada or Slovakia await them, as Maria Riesch grabbed gold in the last women's alpine event of the United States swept past Finland and into the men's ice hockey final on Friday where Canada or Slovakia await them, as Maria Riesch grabbed gold in the last women's alpine event of the Lindsey Vonn of the United States will take part in the final women's alpine race, the slalom, on Friday despite a broken finger, team officials said.

Vonn, who has won downhill gold and super-G bronze here, broke her right pinkie when she crashed out of the giant slalom while leading the first leg on Wednesday.

The slalom is considered Vo...

Hockey gods and bobs make it Canada's day

2010-06-12T14:13:02Z

VANCOUVER (Reuters) - The Canadian men restored order in their Olympic ice hockey house and headed to the semi-finals after a 7-3 rout of Russia on Wednesday, a day of redemption and medal manna from heaven for the host nation.

In a country where hockey is religion, Canadians rejoiced to be back on the medal track in Winter ...

Vonn will race slalom: coach

2010-04-16T06:58:16Z

WHISTLER (Reuters) - Lindsey Vonn is sure to compete in the final women's Alpine ski race of the Vancouver Olympics despite fracturing her little finger on Wednesday, the U.S. team's head coach said.

"One hundred percent, absolutely,"...

Vonn crashes out of women's giant slalom

2010-04-16T06:58:14Z

Double Olympic medallist Lindsey Vonn of the United States crashed out of the women's giant slalom on Wednesday.

Vonn, who has won downhill gold and super-G bronze here, led the field at the third intermediary time by 0.35 seconds, but misjudged a gate, lost her balance and bucked nastily off course.

Paramedics rushed to treat Vonn, but she got up unaided and skie...

Ice hockey clash of titans overshadows Olympic medals

2010-06-12T04:46:13Z

Canada and Russia renew their long-standing rivalry in a heavyweight Olympic quarter-final ice hockey battle on Wednesday as Lindsey Vonn looks to overcome her alpine jinx in the giant slalom.

With just five days of action left, the United States and 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 37.83sec over the two runs to add to his country's Olympic medal showing (American Bode Miller bids for his fourth Vancouver Games medal in the giant slalom on Tuesday as Korean figure skating starlet Kim Yu-Na makes her Olympic bow and Canada try to restore their ice-hockey pride.

Going into day 12, the Reuters) - U.S. skier Bode Miller is rarely impressed by honors, milestones or statistics but he is close to achieving a record that even he would surely be proud of.

After his super combined gold on Sunday, the 32-year-old Miller is one podium away from becoming the first male skier to win four m...

Miller, Ligety, Ford, Zamansky on US team for GS

2010-04-16T07:00:16Z

Miller, Ligety, Ford, Zamansky make US 4-man roster for men's giant slalom

Bode Miller will try to become the first man to win four Alpine skiing medals at a single Olympics when he races in Tuesday's giant slalom.

Joining him on the four-man U.S. roster for the giant slalom announced Monday are: 2006 combined gold medalist

US stuns Canada in Olympic ice-hockey clash

2010-06-12T04:35:49Z

Flamboyant skier Bode Miller and rock-steady ice hockey goaltender Ryan Miller allowed the United States to seize control of Super Sunday at the Winter Olympics.

American dominance of the pistes continued with Bode Miller surging to the men's super-combined gold before the US stunned hosts Bode Miller and rock-steady ice hockey goaltender Ryan Miller allowed the United States to seize control of Super Sunday at the Winter Olympics.

American dominance of the pistes continued with Bode Miller surging to the men's super-combined gold before the US stunned hosts 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

Miller makes it gold, silver and bronze

2010-04-16T07:01:02Z

Bode Miller didn't mention it, but the US Ski team's impressive medals haul appears to be benefiting from a kind of 'home' advantage.

But going on the medal-winning momentum that is driving his team forward, that is not the only reason.

After winning downhill bronze and super-G silver, Miller finally achieved his Olympic gold dream by winning the men's super-combined.

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Miller wins to extend US domination

2010-04-16T07:01:12Z

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.

Miller's maiden Olympic gold was the United States' eighth medal (two gold, three silver, three bronze) out of a possible 18 from six alpine disciplines raced so far.

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Miller wins to extend US alpine domination

2010-04-16T07:01:12Z

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 of a possible 18 from six alpine disciplines raced so far.

"I can't ask for anything more," Miller said, add...

Vonn's bronze puts US skiers in seventh heaven

2010-06-12T09:34:18Z

Olympic cover-girl 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 ...

Miller, Weibrecht medal behind Svindal in super-G

2010-08-19T13:39:53Z

'It's The US Ski Team Show': Miller, Weibrecht get super-G medals, lift US Alpine total to 6

U.S. Ski Team men's coach Sasha Rearick was talking about the "focus" and "effort" of his racers at these Olympics, earnestly insisting he never thought about how well they'd do.

Su...

Miller, Weibrecht drive home US ski dominance

2010-04-16T07:02:09Z

Bode Miller stuck to his pre-Olympic predictions Friday by winning his second medal of the Games as the US ski team took another step towards dominating Whistler's alpine events.

Miller, who flopped at the Turin Olympics having won two silver medals in 2002, began his World's best not just embarrassed by on-the-edge courses, they're fearing for their safety

The best racers in the world are crashing like the people who pay for lift tickets do, forced into embarrassing head-over-skis tumbles down the slopes and worse. A few have been seriously injured, and, even in a sport that courts daredevils, more than a few are flat-out scared by the risks the courses and conditions demand.

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US skiers set to rewrite Olympic record books

2010-04-16T07:04:16Z

Fans of alpine skiing in the US would remember with fondness the superb medal achievements of their athletes at the 1984 Olympic Games.

But after winning gold, silver and bronze from just two of a total 10 alpine events in Whistler, Lindsey Vonn and co. are already threatening to surpass the US ski team's impressive Lindsey Vonn lived up to her reputation as the best downhill skier in the world by claiming the women's Olympic title as Shaun White and Shani Davis made it a golden day to remember for the United States.

But with the Games in day six, more bad news greeted under-...

Vonn cements superstar status at problem-hit Games

2010-06-12T14:44:47Z

Lindsey Vonn lived up to her reputation as the best downhill skier in the world by claiming the women's Olympic gold on Wednesday as Shaun White attempts to cement his position as a snowboarding superstar.

But with the Games in day six, more bad news greeted under-pressure Vancouver organisers after 19 people were injured wh...

Women upset by bone-rattling downhill

2010-04-16T07:06:18Z

WHISTLER (Reuters) - The women Alpine skiers have criticized their downhill course, labeling it "bumpy" and "rough" after their first full training run on Monday.

Downhill favorite Lindsey Vonn of the United States, the overall World Cup champion, said she was shocked by the condition of the course.

Organizers upbeat for downhill

2010-04-16T07:06:46Z

WHISTLER (Reuters) - Race officials are confident that Monday's men's downhill, the blue ribbon event of the Winter Olympics, will go ahead after a weekend of postponements due to bad weather.

"We are still more than convinced than we will deliver a race tomorrow, 10.30 start," men's race director Guenther Hujara told reporters on Sunday.

Hujara said...

Men's downhill moved to Monday

2010-04-16T07:07:12Z

WHISTLER (Reuters) - The Alpine skiing men's downhill at the Winter Olympics, scheduled for Saturday, has been postponed until Monday due to bad course conditions and poor weather, an International Ski Federation (FIS) spokeswoman said.

With Sunday's scheduled women's opener, the super-combined, already postponed, the opening week...

Vonn welcomes extra day off

2010-04-16T07:07:20Z

WHISTLER (Reuters) - Olympic downhill favorite Lindsey Vonn welcomed the "best possible scenario" after bad weather gave her an extra day off to rest her bruised leg on Friday.

The American, who hurt her right shin in training last week and feared she might miss the Games, has only done course inspections so far because the downhill training runs scheduled for T...

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 Reuters) - Double world champion Lindsey Vonn and twice Olympic silver medalist Bode Miller will spearhead a group of 22 athletes on the U.S. alpine skiing team for next month's Va...

Vonn, Miller pace US Olympic ski squad

2010-06-12T08:26:30Z

Two-time Olympic silver medallist Bode Miller and double world champion Lindsey Vonn will lead the US Alpine Ski team for the 2010 Winter Olympics announced Tuesday by the US Ski Association.

Vonn and Miller were among 22 athletes named to

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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Miller, US teammates look to secure Olympic spots

2010-04-16T08:01:06Z

Bode Miller, US teammates have another month of racing to secure spots for Vancouver Olympics

Bode Miller is in the middle of a holiday break from the ski circuit, resting his sprained ankle, working on his conditioning and spending time with his daughter.

When he returns Jan. ...

Bode Miller to skip Bormio downhill

2010-04-16T08:11:40Z

Bode Miller to skip Bormio downhill and head home to US to visit daughter and rest ankle

Bode Miller will skip the upcoming downhill in Bormio and head back to the United States to let his sprained ankle heal and concentrate on his fitness.

Miller injured his ankle during a team volleyball game in V...

Aufdenblatten leads super-G Swiss one-two

2010-04-16T08:14:47Z

VAL D'ISERE, France (Reuters) - Fraenzi Aufdenblatten pipped the favorites when she led a Swiss one-two in a super-G for her maiden World Cup win at the French resort of Val d'Isere on Sunday.

Aufdenblatten powered down the Oreiller-Killy course in...

Miller out of giant slalom with injury

2010-04-16T08:26:26Z

VAL D'ISERE, France (Reuters) - American Bode Miller has pulled out of Sunday's World Cup giant slalom in Val d'Isere with a sprained ankle, a U.S. ski team spokesman said.

The former overall World Cup champion...

Ski champ Miller happy to be back in the points

2010-04-16T08:28:16Z

Bode Miller, twice the overall alpine skiing World Cup champion, was back in the points on Friday after finishing a very creditable fifth in the super-combined event here.

The American has entered this World Cup season after coming off one of the longest breaks in his career.

He battled injuries at the end of last season and took eight months off to ponder retirement before finally deciding to not only return to the World ...

Plenty of pressure on Vonn as Olympics approach

2010-09-08T12:55:09Z

'It is a lot of pressure': Lindsey Vonn carries all sorts of expectations on road to Vancouver

If you hear anything about Alpine skiing these days, you hear that Lindsey Vonn is supposed to be the star of February's Vancouver Olympics.

Supposed to win medals, plural, not merely one.<...

Vonn wins back-to-back downhill titles

2010-06-12T13:20:40Z

Reigning World Cup overall champion Lindsey Vonn of the United States continued her mastery in the Canadian Rockies by winning the second leg of a downhill double header on Saturday.

Vonn, who also won Friday's season-opening downhill, flashed across the finish line in one minute, 50.06 seconds to place ahead of the Germany'...

Vonn and Ligety start ski season strongly

2010-04-16T09:39:02Z

With Vancouver on horizon, US skiers Vonn and Ligety start season well in Austria

Lindsey Vonn hasn't missed a beat in her risky switch of ski manufacturers entering an Olympic year. Ted Ligety, meanwhile, ...

Cuche wins Soelden giant slalom

2010-04-16T09:39:23Z

SOELDEN, 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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"Dream Team" inducted into U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame

2010-04-16T11:32:36Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The 1992 basketball "Dream Team," alpine skier Picabo Street and sprinter Michael Johnson headlined the list of inductees into the United States Olympic Hall of Fame announced on Wednesday.

Also included in the 2009 class...

Vonn leads American surge in snow

2010-06-12T13:12:51Z

Vonn, Ligety, Demong lead American winter success, a year ahead of Vancouver Games

Lindsey Vonn won her second straight World Cup downhill title to lead an American surge in the snow Saturday, raising early expectations for the

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 enters slalom; Ligety gets bronze; Miller DNF

2010-04-16T14:29:18Z

US at ski worlds: Vonn ready for slalom; Ligety takes bronze in giant slalom; Miller crashes

Three very different days for America's three top skiers at the world championships:

_Lindsey Vonn declared herself ready for Saturday's slalom with a special splint on her right thumb. She needed surgery after cutting a tendon on a broken champagne bottl...

Cut thumb is only latest drama for Vonn

2010-06-30T15:13:33Z

Champagne-bottle mishap is latest in long history of drama for Vonn at major championships

Near misses. High-speed crashes. Injuries. Bizarre accidents.

Drama seems to follow Lindsey Vonn at major championships.

The latest is tendon surgery to her right thumb, the result of cutting herself on a broken champagne bottle during a victory celebration. The injury could end a world championships that un...

Women's downhill race rescheduled for Monday

2010-06-12T12:28:54Z

Women's downhill race at World Championships rescheduled for Monday after heavy snowfall

The women's downhill at the World Championships was postponed Sunday and rescheduled for Monday after up to 10 inches of snow fell on the Rhone-Alpes course.

Officials initially delayed the start for an hour, then two hours before deciding they couldn't hold the race off. Forecasts called for 4 inches of snow, but 10 ...

Miller posts fastest training run for second straight day

2010-04-16T14:06:29Z

Since his falling out with the US Ski Team, Bode Miller is all about carving up the slopes, not carving turkey with his fellow American skiers on Thanksgiving.

Miller, who won the World Cup overall title last season, wrote in his Internet blog that he planned to celebrate Thursday's US holiday quietly.

"I'm not doing anything special for Thanksgiving since I won't b...

South Korea Koreas Clash

2011-01-05T01:31:08Z

South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan, right, shakes hands with U.S. special envoy on North Korea, Stephen Bosworth before their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Jung Yeon-je, Pool)

Hawks Kings Basketball

2011-01-04T22:01:19Z

Sacramento Kings forward Carl Landry, center, goes to the basket against Atlanta Hawks forward Al Horford, right, as Hawks center Zaza Pachulia, left, of Columbus Blue Jackets' R.J. Umberger (18) scores a goal against Phoenix Coyotes' Ilya Bryzgalov, of Russia, during the second period of an Ohio State forward Jared Sullinger, left, shoots over Iowa forward Andrew Brommer during the first half of an NCAA college basketb...

Archdiocese Bankruptcy

2011-01-04T16:30:52Z

Milwaukee Archbishop Jerome Listecki answers questions at a news conference Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011, in St. Francis, Wis. Listecki said the Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee is directing its attorneys to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, saying that pending sexual-abuse lawsuits have left it w...

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