Topic: Southern Europe

Marcel Hirscher of Austria won the men's World Cup slalom race here on Monday ahead of Olympic champion Giuliano Razzoli of Italy and Germany's Felix Neureuther.Hirscher was already fastest after the first leg, 00.11 seconds ahead of Ivica Kostelic of Croatia and ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (Reuters) - Lindsey Vonn made up for her disappointing result in Saturday's downhill when she crowned a weekend of speed events with a second super-G victory on Sunday.The American, who won in the discipline on Friday in Cortina, came ...

The supreme performers in the 28th Alpine World Cup series were Kjetil Andre Aamodt of Norway, who took the men's overall title ahead of Marc Girardelli, the five-time champion from Luxembourg, and the veteran from Switzerland, Vreni Schneider, who recaptured the women's ...

Massimiliano "Max" Blardone was born on November 26 , 1979 in Domodossala, Italy . Blardone will represent Italy in the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia . He has consistently fallen short in big races, and looks to reverse that ...

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 ...

2010 Olympic Alpine Skiing was held at Whistler Creekside in Vancouver , British Columbia from February 13 through February 27 . Competitors to watch include Ted Ligety , Bode Miller and Julia Mancuso of the United States , Benjamin Raich and Marlies ...

The slalom is an alpine ski event that tests the skier’s agility and ability to make tight turns around gates. Skiers are not allowed practice runs in giant slalom, so the first time they ski the course they’re actually competing.Due to the ...