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Italian skier Brignone wins World Cup season opener as Shiffrin drops to 5th

SOELDEN, Austria (AP) — Federica Brignone had just mastered the tricky Rettenbach course on a glacier in Austria. The Italian skier wasn't done, though. She did a chicken dance in the finish area.

Oct 26, 2024 9:22 AM Read more >

American skier Nina O'Brien ready for another comeback after breaking left leg twice

SOELDEN, Austria (AP) — Nina O’Brien’s rollercoaster ski career over the last three seasons includes a gold medal at the 2023 world championships and breaking her left lower leg twice. This weekend, the American starts yet another comeback season.

Oct 25, 2024 2:44 PM Read more >

World Cup skiing opens with Shiffrin nearing 100 wins, notable comebacks and new safety measures

SOELDEN, Austria (AP) — A series of high-profile crashes in the previous Alpine skiing season throws a shadow over the start of the new World Cup campaign this weekend, as many of the injured skiers have not recovered yet.

Oct 25, 2024 10:35 AM Read more >

Ski great Marcel Hirscher confirms his first World Cup start in 5 years

SOELDEN, Austria (AP) — Austrian skiing great Marcel Hirscher has confirmed his start in the World Cup season-opening giant slalom on Sunday, returning to competitive skiing after 2,051 days. “Back to the game that we love ...

Oct 25, 2024 10:30 AM Read more >

Marco Odermatt named skier of the year after winning 13 races and third overall title

SOELDEN, Austria (AP) — Swiss standout Marco Odermatt was named skier of the year by the federation of ski journalists on Friday. Odermatt won 13 World Cup races on the way to his third straight overall title last season.

Oct 25, 2024 10:21 AM Read more >

World champions St. Germain, Crawford headline Alpine Canada's 2024-25 team

CALGARY — World champions Laurence St. Germain and James Crawford headline Canada's alpine ski team as athletes prepare for the 2026 Winter Olympics. Alpine Canada named 53 athletes to its 2024-25 alpine, ski cross and para-ski teams Thursday. St.

Oct 24, 2024 1:53 PM Read more >

Comebacks of Braathen and Hirscher put Brazil and Netherlands in Alpine skiing spotlight

SOELDEN, Austria (AP) — Two ski stars coming out of retirement have put the spotlights in the buildup to the World Cup season on Brazil and the Netherlands, two nations usually not associated with top-level racing.

Oct 24, 2024 8:02 AM Read more >

Norwegian ski star Kilde needs more surgery on injured shoulder and will miss 2024-25 season

Norwegian ski star Aleksander Aamodt Kilde will miss the entire 2024-25 season because his injured left shoulder requires surgery again, nine months after he crashed badly in a downhill in Switzerland.

Oct 23, 2024 12:28 PM Read more >

US ski star Shiffrin to skip downhills in upcoming season as she nears milestone of 100 career wins

SALZBURG, Austria (AP) — American ski star Mikaela Shiffrin won’t race downhills in the upcoming World Cup season in which she aims for her 100th career win.

Oct 11, 2024 9:30 AM Read more >

Swiss downhill racer Niels Hintermann diagnosed with cancer and will miss ski season for treatment

ZURICH (AP) — Swiss downhill racer Niels Hintermann has been diagnosed with lymph node cancer and will miss the entire ski season.

Oct 9, 2024 8:51 AM Read more >