Topic: Massimiliano Blardone

Blardone wins Alta Bardia giant slalom

Italy's Massimiliano Blardone won the men's alpine skiing World Cup giant slalom Sunday on his favourite slope with Austrian duo Hannes Reichelt and Philipp Schorghofer in second and third.The 32-year-old local skier was notching up his third success at Alta Badia after ...

Italy's Blardone wins giant slalom on home snow

ALTA BADIA, Italy (Reuters) - Italy's Massimiliano Blardone wowed his home crowd with a dominant victory in the World Cup giant slalom race in Alta Badia on Sunday.His compatriot Davide Simoncelli came second but Manfred Moelgg, who had made up an Italian ...

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 ...