Topic: Val d'Isere

Aufdenblatten leads super-G Swiss one-two

VAL D'ISERE, France (Reuters) - Fraenzi Aufdenblatten pipped the favorites when she led a Swiss one-two in a super-G for her maiden World Cup win at the French resort of Val d'Isere on Sunday. Aufdenblatten powered down the Oreiller-Killy course in one ...

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 ...

Miller out of giant slalom with injury

VAL D'ISERE, France (Reuters) - American Bode Miller has pulled out of Sunday's World Cup giant slalom in Val d'Isere with a sprained ankle, a U.S. ski team spokesman said. The former overall World Cup champion sustained the injury, which was not ...

Austria strike back with super-combined treble

VAL D'ISERE, France (Reuters) - Austria, often outclassed by Alpine rivals Switzerland since the northern winter began, struck back by placing three men on the podium of a World Cup super-combined event on Friday. The traditionally dominant nation had been struggling lately ...
Up-and-coming Swiss star Carlo Janka was confident Thursday that he could reproduce his stunning early season form on the infamous "Face de Bellevarde" piste here. Janka arrived in Val d'Isere on the back of a remarkable triple success in Beaver Creek last ...

Vonn and Fischbacher downhill winners in Bansko

American Lindsey Vonn secured the women's World Cup downhill title for the second year running on Saturday despite a modest 12th place finish in the Bansko downhill behind Austrian winner Andrea Fischbacher. After the ninth place finish of her closest downhill rival, ...