Skiing

Whistler and Panorama, B.C., are candidates to host men's World Cup downhill ski races in the future.

CALGARY — The Canadian men's downhill ski team opens an important racing season intent on making a multi-pronged push for the podium. Their World Cup speed season kicks off in Beaver Creek, Colo., with Friday's downhill and Saturday's super-G.

KILLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Swiss skier Camille Rast earned her first career World Cup victory on Sunday in a slalom race that was wide open with Mikaela Shiffrin sitting out after a hard crash the day before in the giant slalom.

KILLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin suffered a deep puncture wound on the right side of her abdomen and “severe muscle trauma” during her scary crash in a giant slalom race on Saturday but no serious bone, ligament or organ damage.

KILLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin suffered a deep puncture wound on the right side of her abdomen and “severe muscle trauma” during her scary crash in a giant slalom race Saturday but no serious bone, ligament or organ damage.

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RUKA — Canadian freestyle skier Mikael Kingsbury started the World Cup season in dominant fashion, racing to yet another moguls gold in Ruka, Finland, on Saturday. The 32-year-old Olympic and world champion from Deux-Montagnes, Que.

Canadian freestyle skier star Mikael Kingsbury is juggling both moguls and fatherhood. The 32-year-old Olympic and world champion from Deux-Montagnes, Que.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Almost 15 years after the Vancouver Olympics, a ruling by sport's highest court in a Russian doping case is set to give French biathlon star Martin Fourcade another gold medal.

GURGL, Austria (AP) — Olympic champion Clement Noel held on to his commanding first-run lead to take a men’s World Cup slalom Sunday for his second win in two weeks and 12th overall. The Frenchman lost time in the final run but still finished 0.