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Vonn wins Lake Louise downhill

LAKE LOUISE, Alberta (Reuters) - American Lindsey Vonn won a women's alpine skiing World Cup downhill Saturday.France's Marie Marchand-Arvier was second and Austria's Elisabeth Goergl was third.124099367&bid=informcom" /> Copyright 2011  Reuters US Online Report Sports News

Miller back in "miraculous" form

BEAVER CREEK, Colorado (Reuters) - Bode Miller reckoned it took a miracle for him to surge back and win his first World Cup downhill in three years in Beaver Creek on Friday.The 34-year-old American, who had only won one World Cup race ...

Miller wins first World Cup downhill in three

BEAVER CREEK, Colorado (Reuters) - Bode Miller surged back to win his first World Cup downhill in over three years in Beaver Creek on Friday.The 34-year-old American, who had only won one World Cup race in the last three seasons, took advantage ...

Janka wins race 10 days after heart surgery

KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia (Reuters) - Ten days after undergoing minor heart surgery, Swiss Carlo Janka won an Alpine ski World Cup giant slalom race on Saturday.Olympic champion Janka, who revealed at last month's world championships that a viral infection had caused problems ...

Jean-Baptiste Grange wins men's slalom world title

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

Alpine skiing: France win team event at world championships

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

Alpine skiing: Norway's Aksel Svindal wins men's super combined

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 ...

Lindsey Vonn hurt by criticism

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (Reuters) - Olympic downhill champion Lindsey Vonn said she was hurt by the criticism she had received during the world championships and hoped that people still liked her.Vonn, silver medalist in Sunday's women's downhill, said her complaints about conditions on ...

Goergl stuns Vonn and Riesch again

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (Reuters) - Elisabeth Goergl stunned favorites Lindsey Vonn and Maria Riesch for the second time at the world Alpine ski championships on Sunday, winning the downhill to add to her super-G title.The 29-year-old Austrian had never previously won a top-level ...

Vonn and Riesch downhill dominance could end

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (Reuters) - Lindsey Vonn and her great rival Maria Riesch have won the last 15 competitive downhill races between them but their dominance could end at the world championships on Sunday.The American and the German have had fitness problems in ...
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