2009
23
Dec
Taylor Fletcher couldn’t match the best performance of his career in Nordic combined. He came close, though.
A day after finishing third in a Continental Cup event at Mount Van Hoevenberg, Fletcher rallied from 21st and finished fourth Sunday behind Tomaz Druml of Austria. The effort led another strong showing by the American team. Teammate [...]
2009
5
Mar
Lindsey Vonn won her fourth straight super-G race Sunday and promised to chase more trophies on the women’s World Cup circuit after a successful stop in Bulgaria.
“There is no conservative skiing for me,” the 24-year-old American said. “I have to be really aggressive—that’s my strategy.”
After three races here, the defending overall World Cup champion [...]
2009
4
Mar
Japan’s men were the shock winners of the Nordic combined team title at the world championships here on Thursday.
The Japanese claimed gold after finishing fifth in the ski jump and winning the cross-country skiing 4×5km relay by the smallest of margins.
Germany finished second with the much-fancied Norwegians third.
In a tight race to the line [...]
2009
4
Mar
Bode Miller won’t ski again this season but hasn’t decided on retirement.
“At this time, I find more happiness doing other things than being on tour,” the defending overall World Cup champion said Tuesday in his online diary. “… I have been racing World Cup for a while and need a break.”
The New Hampshire skier [...]
2009
3
Jan
Felix Neureuther of Germany won the World Cup parallel slalom here on Friday in an event staged on an artificial slope to help promote Russia’s readiness to host the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
France’s Jean-Baptiste Grange was second with American superstar Bode Miller taking third ahead of compatriot Ted Ligety in a competition held [...]
2009
2
Jan
Semmering, Austria – Reigning World Cup overall champion Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO) marked her third slalom podium of the year, taking the number three spot in Semmering Monday. Hailey Duke (Boise, ID) had a career-best finish, coming in eighth. Germany’s Maria Riesch won for her second slalom victory in a row.
Riesch, the leader after [...]
2009
1
Jan
NOVE MESTO NA MORAVE, Czech Republic — Axel Teichmann of Germany won a 15-kilometre cross-country race Wednesday and Virpi Kuitunen of Finland won the women’s event in the fourth leg of the World Cup’s annual Tour de Ski series.
Teichmann completed the classical style race in 39 minutes 3.7 seconds. Martin Johnsrud Sundby of Norway was [...]
2008
25
Dec
Harbin, capital city of northeast China’s Heilongjiang province and host to the 2009 Winter Universiade, is considering a bid for the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, senior officials revealed two months before the opening of the Universiade, from Feb 18-28.
“If the hosting of the 2009 Winter Universiade can win applause from all the guests, it [...]
2008
12
Dec
BEAVER CREEK, Colo. — At this week’s World Cup ski racing in the Colorado Rockies, the cream continues to rise to the top.
And the sluggish American skiers continue to take a long time getting to the bottom.
The good news for the U.S. skiers Saturday was that they crashed less than they did in Friday’s downhill. [...]