Topic: Nordic Countries

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (Reuters) - France's Jean-Baptiste Grange won the men's slalom at the Alpine ski world championships on Sunday.Sweden's Jens Byggmark won the silver medal and Italy's Manfred Moelgg the bronze.92926911&bid=informcom" /> Copyright 2011  Reuters US Online Report Sports News

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 ...

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (Reuters) - France won the team event at the alpine skiing world championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen Wednesday.Austria won the silver medal and Sweden the bronze.(Reporting by Manuele Lang; Editing by James Illingworth)92558848&bid=informcom" /> Copyright 2011  Reuters US Online Report Sports News

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 ...

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (Reuters) - Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway won the men's super combined at the world skiing championships on Monday.Christof Innerhofer of Italy was second and compatriot Peter Fill was third.(Editing by Justin Palmer)92317099&bid=informcom" /> Copyright 2011  Reuters US Online Report ...

The Olympic Men's Giant Slalom is one of the more popular of all Winter Olympic events. Currently, the best Giant Slalom athletes are those representing the countries of Switzerland , Austria , Italy , the United States , Canada , Finland and ...

The Olympic Men's Slalom is a downhill Olympic Alpine skiing event that takes place in two heats on the same day and involves skiing around pairs of poles (called gates) set about thirty feet apart vertically and only 6 or so feet ...

The word slalom is derived from the Norwegian word slalam referring to a specific trail in Telemark , Norway, that younger, less practiced skiers used to enhance their skills. The original slalom sport, first practiced in the 1930s and increasingly popular with ...

Didier Cuche of Switzerland wins World Cup downhill title with victory in Norway Didier Cuche of Switzerland won his third straight World Cup downhill title with a dominant run Saturday, his first race after missing the podium in the event at the ...

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.At the hockey arena, nerves were frayed when Canada ...