Topic: Maria Riesch

Maria Riesch takes the lead after 1st run of season-opening World Cup slalom; Vonn in 6thMaria Riesch of Germany took the lead after the first run Saturday of the World Cup slalom race on the Levi Black course in Finland.The Olympic slalom ...
Alpine skiing has a long history and tradition in mountainous European countries , so it should not be surprising that the top contenders in all of the Alpine skiing events are skiers from Europe. Around the 2008-2009 New Year, Riesch won five ...
Vonn will be one of four American racers who won Olympic golds at the 2010 Vancouver Games turning out for a season bissected by the February 8-20 World Ski Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.Also taking to the slopes will be Julia Mancuso, Bode ...

Vonn leads US charge

Vonn will be one of four American racers who won Olympic golds at the 2010 Vancouver Games turning out for a season bissected by the February 8-20 World Ski Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.Also taking to the slopes will be Julia Mancuso, Bode ...

Three down, three to go for US star Vonn

After winning her third straight World Cup title on Friday, US star Lindsey Vonn said she is a long way from matching the record six won by Austria's Annemarie Moser-Proell.Having won downhill gold and Super-G bronze at last month's Winter Olympics, Vonn ...

Vonn wins third successive World Cup

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 to win ...

Vonn title bid hit by crash

GARMISCH-PARTERNKIRCHEN, Germany (Reuters) - Lindsey Vonn's bid for a third successive overall World Cup title was hit when she crashed out of the giant slalom on Thursday and Maria Riesch kept her outside hopes alive.Double Olympic champion Riesch, the only skier who ...

Vonn crashes out of giant slalom

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.Vonn, who has already won the season's downhill and super-G titles, could ...
Vonn nears 3rd straight overall World Cup title after finishing 2nd to Riesch in downhill With the arithmetic clearly in her favor, Lindsey Vonn is closing in on a third straight overall World Cup title after finishing second to Maria Riesch on ...
Germany's Maria Riesch romped to victory in the women's World Cup finals downhill race here on Wednesday leaving Olympic champion Lindsey Vonn of the United States in her wake.US starlet Vonn, who has a commanding overall World Cup lead and has already ...