Shiffrin’s quest for win 86 moves to Stenmark’s Sweden
March 5, 2023 GMTKVITFJELL, Norway (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin 's quest to tie Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark's record of 86 career World Cup victories now moves to his home country.
Skier Shiffrin locks up overall title, still chases win 86
March 4, 2023 GMTKVITFJELL, Norway (AP) — American skier Mikaela Shiffrin accomplished what she called “the big, big goal for me this season.”
Shiffrin misses out in super-G, still chasing 86th victory
March 3, 2023 GMTKVITFJELL, Norway (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin 's hunt for a record-tying 86th career victory was extended for at least another day.
Shiffrin remembers her late father at gold-medal ceremony
February 17, 2023 GMTMERIBEL, France (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin had more than just a gold medal hanging around her neck during the awards ceremony for her latest world championship title.
Skiers seek climate change moves: ‘The seasons have shifted’
February 13, 2023 GMTCOURCHEVEL, France (AP) — Overall World Cup winners Mikaela Shiffrin, Federica Brignone and Aleksander Aamodt Kilde are among nearly 200 athletes from multiple disciplines who have signed a letter addressed to the International Ski and Snowboard Federation demanding action over climate change.
Odermatt draws Federer comparison after downhill gold
February 12, 2023 GMTCOURCHEVEL, France (AP) — Competing with an elegance that makes the sport look easy. Technically brilliant. Highly successful. Humble. And Swiss.
Marco Odermatt has plenty in common with Roger Federer.
Crawford, once NHL star McDavid’s teammate, wins skiing gold
February 9, 2023 GMTCOURCHEVEL, France (AP) — Being on a school hockey team with Connor McDavid a decade ago made James Crawford realize he had to switch to fulltime skiing.
The Edmonton Oilers captain and NHL All-Star was so good, Crawford saw no other option.
Shiffrin must wait for record win 86 but takes slalom title
January 29, 2023 GMTSPINDLERUV MLYN, Czech Republic (AP) — A shake of the head, lips pouting... but then all smiles.
Mikaela Shiffrin was quick to take the positives after realizing she had to wait for at least five more weeks before tying the World Cup record for most career wins with victory No.
Shiffrin adds to record total with 84th win in another GS
January 25, 2023 GMTSAN VIGILIO DI MAREBBE, Italy (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin didn’t wait long to add to her record total of World Cup wins.
Shiffrin places 4th in downhill; record chase goes on
January 20, 2023 GMTCORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — The record chase can wait. Mikaela Shiffrin appeared pleased, though, that for most of the way down the mountain she was faster than Sofia Goggia in a discipline that is far from being her best event.
Kilde dominates World Cup downhill in big win over Odermatt
January 14, 2023 GMTWENGEN, Switzerland (AP) — The dominant men’s downhill racer is Aleksander Aamodt Kilde — clearly.
Kilde won Switzerland’s marquee World Cup race Saturday by a big margin for his fourth win in six downhills this season.
‘100 or more’: Shiffrin’s idol expects her to keep winning
January 11, 2023 GMTFLACHAU, Austria (AP) — While Mikaela Shiffrin is set to continue her quest for a record-setting 83rd women’s Alpine skiing World Cup win next week, her biggest idol sees even larger milestones coming up for the American.
Shiffrin focusing on the process as she nears Vonn’s record
January 6, 2023 GMTIt's never been just about wins for Mikaela Shiffrin.
Not when she didn't win any of her five individual races at last year's Beijing Olympics.
Bassino wins World Cup GS for 1st victory in almost 2 years
December 10, 2022 GMTSESTRIERE, Italy (AP) — Marta Bassino won a giant slalom on Saturday to claim her first World Cup victory in almost two years, and she did it on home snow.
Cheered on by a passionate crowd, the Italian skier improved on her second position after the opening run to triumph in Sestriere.
Suter claims World Cup super-G, ends Goggia’s winning streak
December 4, 2022 GMTLAKE LOUISE, Alberta (AP) — Corinne Suter picked up her first Lake Louise victory by winning a World Cup super-G race on Sunday, while Sofia Goggia’s winning streak on the mountain ended with a fifth-place finish.
Kilde again tops Odermatt for World Cup super-G victory
December 4, 2022 GMTBEAVER CREEK, Colo. (AP) — Aleksander Aamodt Kilde again shook off whatever after-effects he might have been feeling from a bout with the flu and again beat reigning overall World Cup champion Marco Odermatt, claiming victory in a super-G on Sunday.
Beaver Creek World Cup downhill canceled due to wind, snow
December 2, 2022 GMTBEAVER CREEK, Colo. (AP) — The first of two World Cup downhill races to be held in Beaver Creek, Colorado, was canceled Friday morning due to strong wind and snowfall.
The course was closed for the day so crew workers could prepare the Birds of Prey track for another downhill race scheduled for Saturday.
Messi likened to skiing great Alberto Tomba by Poland coach
November 29, 2022 GMTDOHA, Qatar (AP) — Poland coach Czeslaw Michniewicz delved into the worlds of skiing and tennis when assessing the task facing his players in stopping Argentina great Lionel Messi at the World Cup.
Odermatt beats Kilde in super-G for 2nd win of season
November 28, 2022 GMTLAKE LOUISE, Alberta (AP) — Marco Odermatt is already living up to his billing as the favorite for the overall World Cup title, beating Aleksander Aamodt Kilde to win a super-G on Sunday for his second victory in three races this season.
Speed star Kilde wins rescheduled 1st downhill of season
November 26, 2022 GMTLAKE LOUISE, Alberta (AP) — Speed specialist Aleksander Aamodt Kilde won the rescheduled first downhill of the season on Saturday.
The Norwegian skier edged out Daniel Hemetsberger of Austria by 0.06 seconds in Lake Louise, Alberta.
Gut-Behrami claims 1st WCup GS win in 6 years; Shiffrin 13th
November 26, 2022 GMTKILLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — World champion Lara Gut-Behrami improved with her second run Saturday to win her first World Cup giant slalom in more than six years, with Mikaela Shiffrin finishing 13th.
Gut-Behrami was third in the opening run on the course in Killington, Vermont, but just did enough to edge out Marta Bassino of Italy by 0.07 seconds.
Warm weather prompts cancellation of ski races in Austria
November 6, 2022 GMTOBERHOFEN, Switzerland (AP) — Unusually warm weather has prompted a third straight weekend of World Cup skiing to be canceled.
The International Ski Federation (FIS) announced on Sunday that parallel events for women and men planned for Lech, Austria next weekend have been wiped out because colder weather over the last few days came “too late” in order to prepare the course.
Zermatt-Cervinia ski races canceled after warm weather
October 25, 2022 GMTZERMATT, Switzerland (AP) — The new women’s cross-border downhill races in Zermatt-Cervinia scheduled for Nov. 5-6 have been canceled because of “unseasonably warm” conditions, organizers in Switzerland and Italy announced on Tuesday.
Cross-border World Cup downhill canceled due to lack of snow
October 22, 2022 GMTTwo men’s World Cup downhill races next weekend that start in Switzerland and finish in Italy were called off Saturday due to a lack of snow on the final 300 meters of the course following an unseasonably warm fall.
Unfavorable weather cancels women’s World Cup season opener
October 22, 2022 GMTSÖLDEN, Austria (AP) — Rain and snowfall wiped out the first women’s race of the Alpine skiing’s World Cup season Saturday and made the men's event for the next day doubtful.
Wet snow on the Austrian glacier affected the visibility on the softened course and made a safe race impossible.
‘Something’s wrong’: Eliasch seeks TV rights control for FIS
October 21, 2022 GMTSÖLDEN, Austria (AP) — If FIS President Johan Eliasch needed a reminder of the long road ahead to his desired centralization of Alpine skiing’s media rights, he got it on Friday.
Less than three hours before Eliasch was going to speak at the FIS Forum Alpinum about his organization’s marketing rights management, the Austrian Ski Federation announced a two-year TV and streaming deal with NBC.
Shiffrin, Odermatt start as favorites in crammed ski season
October 21, 2022 GMTSÖLDEN, Austria (AP) — Alpine skiing’s World Cup produced three different overall champions in the past three seasons, on the men’s and women’s sides.
Few expect the streaks to continue this season as defending champions Marco Odermatt and Mikaela Shiffrin are widely regarded as the main favorites again.
Vonn’s women vs. men race still a dream 10 years on
October 21, 2022 GMTSÖLDEN, Austria (AP) — For all that Lindsey Vonn accomplished in a glittering career, one of the skiing great's dreams has never become a reality — racing against men.
At the peak of her career, Vonn announced her plan to compete in Canada in a men’s World Cup downhill at Lake Louise in November 2012.
‘Losing passion’: Olympic champ Vlhová seeks new motivation
October 20, 2022 GMTSÖLDEN, Austria (AP) — Olympic slalom champion Petra Vlhová is hoping to put two draining seasons behind her when Alpine skiing’s World Cup 2022-23 starts this week.
The Slovakian star, who has been Mikaela Shiffrin’s closest competitor in recent years, said Thursday she struggled to find motivation for summer training after winning gold in Beijing had left her “a little bit empty.”
Shiffrin gaining on Vonn, Stenmark as World Cup season opens
October 20, 2022 GMTMikaela Shiffrin heads into the World Cup season that begins Saturday in Austria with 74 career wins on the circuit, putting her within shouting distance of Lindsey Vonn’s 82, the most for a woman, and Ingemar Stenmark’s overall mark of 86.
Skiing champion Svindal has surgery for testicular cancer
September 24, 2022 GMTOSLO, Norway (AP) — Two-time Olympic skiing champion Aksel Lund Svindal underwent surgery after being diagnosed with testicular cancer, the Norwegian said on Saturday.
IOC keeps women’s Nordic Combined out of 2026 Olympics
June 24, 2022 GMTGENEVA (AP) — Nordic Combined will remain the only Olympic event without women at the 2026 Winter Games.
The International Olympic Committee decided on Friday not to add a women’s event on the skiing program at the Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo Games in four years' time.
CAS to hear appeal of FIS president Eliasch’s re-election
June 24, 2022 GMTLAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The Court of Arbitration for Sport said Friday the ski federations of Austria, Germany, Croatia and Switzerland have appealed the re-election of Johan Eliasch as president of the International Ski Federation because they say the election was faulty.
Winter Olympics may not include Nordic combined for 1st time
June 15, 2022 GMTNordic combined, which uniquely tests skiers on jaw-dropping jumps and heart-pounding trails, has been a part of the Winter Olympics since 1924. Its time might be up.
Chinese Olympian Eileen Gu working for Salt Lake Games bid
June 8, 2022 GMTEileen Gu, the California-born athlete who won two gold medals for China in freestyle skiing at the recent Beijing Olympics, has signed on to work for Salt Lake City's bid for the 2030 or 2034 Winter Olympics.
Phelps, Vonn among those heading to US Olympic & Para Hall
June 6, 2022 GMTCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Lindsey Vonn, Michelle Kwan, Mia Hamm, Billie Jean King and the late Pat Summitt are among the nine individual women who will be inducted into the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Hall of Fame this summer, along with Michael Phelps and hurdling great Roger Kingdom.
Ski leader Eliasch aims to unite after bruising election win
May 28, 2022 GMTGENEVA (AP) — Re-elected to lead skiing and snowboarding through the 2026 Olympics, Johan Eliasch believes his mandate for change trumps pushback from traditionalists.
Eliasch was unopposed on the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) ballot but some in the room and online for the election meeting in Milan challenged the voting rules and a few delegates walked out.
Russian Olympians face backlash after Vladimir Putin rally
March 23, 2022 GMTLONDON (AP) — Russian Olympic athletes who participated in a rally supporting President Vladimir Putin and the invasion of Ukraine are facing a backlash, with one losing a sponsorship deal and facing a disciplinary investigation.
Shiffrin back at skiing’s summit after Olympic struggles
March 17, 2022 GMTFar away from her mystifying struggles at the Olympics, Mikaela Shiffrin soared back to the summit of Alpine skiing Thursday.
Kriechmayr wins super-G for 2nd victory at World Cup finals
March 17, 2022 GMTCOURCHEVEL, France (AP) — Vincent Kriechmayr won the super-G at the World Cup Finals on Thursday, one day after his downhill victory on the same Eclipse course that will stage the men’s races at the 2023 skiing world championships.
Shiffrin wins overall World Cup title, places 2nd in super-G
March 17, 2022 GMTCOURCHEVEL, France (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin won skiing’s overall World Cup title for the fourth time on Thursday, fueled by speed races that turned her expected duel with Petra Vlhová into a runaway success.
Ski power couple Shiffrin, Kilde shine at World Cup Finals
March 16, 2022 GMTIt was clear — crystal globe clear — that skiing's power couple had a rewarding day in the French Alps.
Mikaela Shiffrin and Aleksander Aamodt Kilde excelled Wednesday in Courchevel in their first races of the World Cup Finals — the week when all the crystal globe trophies are awarded in men's and women's skiing.
Shiffrin warms up in downhill for title duel with Vlhova
March 14, 2022 GMTCOURCHEVEL, France (AP) — Warming up to their duel this week for Alpine skiing’s World Cup overall title, Mikaela Shiffrin was faster than Petra Vlhova in downhill training on Monday.
Shiffrin placed third in the opening practice run in the French Alps and Vlhova was more than two seconds slower back in 23rd.
Kristoffersen wins GS as Odermatt closes in on overall title
March 13, 2022 GMTKRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia (AP) — Marco Odermatt was cautiously accepting congratulations Sunday for winning the Alpine skiing World Cup overall title.
The Olympic champion from Switzerland finished third in the penultimate giant slalom of the season, which was won by Henrik Kristoffersen, and extended his lead in the overall standings to 329 points with four races left.
Skijoring, a mashup of rodeo and skiing, grows in popularity
March 13, 2022 GMTSILVERTON, Colo. (AP) — On a freezing day in late February, a racer clicks into his skis along Notorious Blair Street, ready to race. He tightly grips a cotton rope that’s tethered to a cowboy’s saddle, anticipating a sharp jolt before the horse sets off down the snow-covered straightaway, reaching 40 miles per hour in a mere few gallops.
Shiffrin pads World Cup lead in giant slalom won by Worley
March 6, 2022 GMTLENZERHEIDE, Switzerland (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin stretched her lead in the overall World Cup standings Sunday by finishing fourth in a giant slalom after closest rival Petra Vlhová failed to finish the first run.
Kilde wins home ski race in Norway, locks up super-G title
March 6, 2022 GMTKVITFJELL, Norway (AP) — Aleksander Aamodt Kilde anxiously jumped up from the leader's chair several times, but on each occasion he sat down again and puffed out his cheeks in relief as none of his rivals managed to beat the Norwegian's time in the penultimate World Cup super-G of the season on Sunday.
Paris wins race as Kilde extends lead in downhill standings
March 5, 2022 GMTKVITFJELL, Norway (AP) — Dominik Paris dominated the penultimate men’s World Cup downhill of the season Saturday to keep his slim chance alive of winning the discipline title.
The Italian skier mastered the Olympiabakken course to beat home crowd favorite Alexander Aamodt Kilde by 0.55 seconds.
‘I just enjoyed skiing’: Shiffrin finishes 2nd in super-G
March 5, 2022 GMTLENZERHEIDE, Switzerland (AP) — After a stressful and surprisingly tough Beijing Olympics, Mikaela Shiffrin is happy just to enjoy her skiing again.
That approach paid off Saturday as Shiffrin took a clear lead in the World Cup overall standings by placing second in a tricky super-G won by the unheralded Romane Miradoli.
Russia excluded from more sports as sanctions mount
March 2, 2022 GMTGENEVA (AP) — More and more sports are following the appeal of the International Olympic Committee and banning Russian athletes from competing in the wake of the country’s invasion of Ukraine.
Norway ski body says Russians not welcome to compete there
February 26, 2022 GMTGENEVA (AP) — Russian skiers are not welcome to compete in Norway because of “violations of international law and attacks on the Ukrainian people,” the Nordic country's ski federation said Saturday.
IOC urges sports bodies to cancel events in Russia, Belarus
February 25, 2022 GMTGENEVA (AP) — The International Olympic Committee urged sports bodies Friday to cancel or move all events they plan to hold in Russia and Belarus, and stop using the countries' flags and national anthems.
Black ski groups promote camaraderie, inclusion in industry
February 21, 2022 GMTDENVER (AP) — Ben Finley’s first exposure to skiing was comical in any telling. He was on a date to Yosemite National Park in 1963 with a woman who, on the way home, suggested they visit the ski area in the park.
Johaug wins 3rd Olympic gold in Beijing; Diggins gets silver
February 20, 2022 GMTZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Norwegian great Therese Johaug won her third gold medal of the Beijing Olympics on Sunday and Jessie Diggins took silver for the best result by an American in an individual cross-country skiing event since 1976.
Roundup of Olympic gold medals from Sunday, Feb. 20
February 20, 2022 GMTBEIJING (AP) — A roundup of gold medals from Sunday, Feb. 20, at the Beijing Games:
Roundup of Olympic gold medals from Saturday, Feb. 19
February 19, 2022 GMTBEIJING (AP) — A roundup of gold medals from Saturday, Feb. 19, at the Beijing Games:
Freezing cold to Olympic gold, New Zealand wins on halfpipe
February 19, 2022 GMTZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — The gold medalist, Nico Porteous, had blood caked to his ear.
The silver medalist, David Wise, was tired — as much from skiing as from running halfway up the Olympic halfpipe to check on a teammate after a nasty fall.
‘Openly British’ Gus Kenworthy wraps up Olympics his way
February 19, 2022 GMTZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Gus Kenworthy lifted his jacket to reveal a logo written across his gray shirt: “Openly British.”
That was his farewell to the Olympics. That, along with a thank-you to the sport of freestyle skiing.