Skiing

KITZBUEHEL, Austria (AP) — German skier Linus Strasser got down on his knees and kissed the snow on an Austrian slope he has known since he was a child, with his wife Maria and their one-year-old daughter watching from the stands.

JASNA, Slovakia (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin earned her record-extending career win 95 by triumphing in a women’s World Cup slalom Sunday, a day after the American ski star’s main rival sustained a season-ending injury.

CALGARY — Reece Howden and Hannah Schmidt produced double gold for the host Canadian team Saturday in World Cup ski cross.

Chestnut Mountain — Wed 10:55a machine groomed 20 - 40 base 19 of 22 trails 86% open, 7 of 9 lifts, sm Mon/Tue: 9a-4p. Wed/Thu: 9a-6p. Fri: 9a-9p Sat/Sun: 9a-8p.

Arizona Snowbowl — Wed 5:51a machine groomed 25 - 25 base 35 of 55 trails 64% open, 7 of 8 lifts, Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p.

LEBANON, N.H. (AP) — Latest skiing conditions, as supplied by SnoCountry Mountain Reports. Conditions are subject to change due to weather, skier/rider traffic and other factors. Be aware of changing conditions. For more information go to www.

LAAX, Switzerland — Canadian snowboarders Liam Brearley and Cameron Spalding won gold and bronze, respectively, at a World Cup slopestyle event Saturday. The 20-year-old Brearley, from Gravenhurst, Ont., scored 89.

JASNA, Slovakia (AP) — In a race overshadowed by a season-ending knee injury for home favorite Petra Vlhova following a crash, Olympic champion Sara Hector dominated an eventful women’s World Cup giant slalom Saturday for her first win in nearly two

JASNA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakian skier Petra Vlhova, who is Mikaela Shiffrin’s long-term rival in slalom, was ruled out for the rest of the World Cup season after sustaining a knee injury Saturday during the first run of a women’s World Cup giant sla

KITZBUEHEL, Austria (AP) — A former giant slalom specialist, Cyprien Sarrazin never raced a World Cup downhill until just over 13 months ago.