Skiing

Brazil is suddenly a contender at the skiing worlds with Lucas Pinheiro Braathen

SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria (AP) — “Campeonato Mundial. Vamos Dançar.” World championships. Let’s dance. That was the social media message from Lucas Pinheiro Braathen on the eve of his debut for Brazil at the Alpine skiing world championships .

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Italian skier Brignone wins the GS at worlds as defending champ Shiffrin skips race

SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria (AP) — Federica Brignone crowned probably the best season of her storied skiing career by finally snatching the win she's always wanted: The world championship in giant slalom.

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Mikaela Shiffrin, fellow ski racers, clear mental hurdles after traumatic injury at their own speed

SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria (AP) — From a physical standpoint, Mikaela Shiffrin is back to her winning form after a serious crash. From a mental standpoint, there remains work to be done.

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Mikaela Shiffrin, fellow ski racers, clear mental hurdles after traumatic injury at their own speed

SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria (AP) — From a physical standpoint, Mikaela Shiffrin is back to her winning form after a serious crash. From a mental standpoint, there remains work to be done.

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Italian skier Brignone wins the GS at worlds as defending champ Shiffrin skips race

SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria (AP) — Federica Brignone dominated both runs to win the women’s giant slalom at the Alpine skiing world championships on Thursday while defending champion Mikaela Shiffrin sat out . Brignone beat Alice Robinson by 0.

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Bald and bold, Swiss skiers build on team spirit as they claim their 3rd gold at the worlds

SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria (AP) — Camaraderie, unity, team spirit. Those are the virtues of the successful Swiss men's ski team, a tightly knit group of friends on and off the slopes.

Feb 12, 2025 10:59 AM Read more >

Lindsey Vonn says she 'would be proud to race with anyone' in team combined at the Olympics

SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria (AP) — It’s not just downhill and super-G that Lindsey Vonn wants to compete in at the age of 41 at next year’s Milan-Cortina Olympics .

Feb 12, 2025 10:38 AM Read more >

New team combined format wins over skiers ahead of Olympic debut at next year's Milan-Cortina Games

SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria (AP) — At age 40, Italian skier Christof Innerhofer has been around long enough to have competed in three different versions of the combined .

Feb 12, 2025 9:15 AM Read more >

Swiss skiers Franjo von Allmen and Loic Meillard win gold in the team combined event at worlds

SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria (AP) — Franjo von Allmen became a double world champion and Loic Meillard claimed his fourth career world championship medal when the Swiss pair won gold in the new team combined event on Wednesday.

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Knitting, dancing and SpongeBob are all part of the show for US medalists at skiing worlds

SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria (AP) — Two gold medals and one very special headband. American skier Breezy Johnson is leaving the world championships with more hardware than she expected — and with a headband dedicated to host Austria.

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