Skiing

Vlhova dominates 1st World Cup slalom of season. Shiffrin places 4th after training crash

LEVI, Finland (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin dealt with a bone bruise in her left knee following a recent training crash to finish fourth Saturday in the first women's World Cup slalom of the season.

Nov 11, 2023 3:35 PM Read more >

Heavy snowfall and strong winds force cancellation of first men's World Cup downhill at Matterhorn

LAGHI CIME BIANCHE, Italy (AP) — The inaugural World Cup downhill at the storied Matterhorn mountain will have to wait at least one more day after a race Saturday was canceled because of heavy snowfall and strong winds.

Nov 11, 2023 4:09 AM Read more >

Lake Tahoe ski resort worker killed in snowmobile accident during overnight snowmaking operations

TAHOE CITY, Calif. (AP) — A worker at a Lake Tahoe ski resort has died in a snowmobile accident during overnight snowmaking operations, authorities said.

Nov 10, 2023 3:45 PM Read more >

Ski racing finally starts on new World Cup downhill course next to iconic Matterhorn mountain

LAGHI CIME BIANCHE, Italy (AP) — Racing finally began Wednesday on a new downhill ski course that starts in Switzerland and finishes in Italy, a year after World Cup races were canceled there because of a lack of early-season snow.

Nov 8, 2023 8:02 AM Read more >

Alpine skiing World Cup faces questions from climate activists over racing on glaciers in October

Ten years after competing in Alpine skiing’s traditional World Cup season opener in Austria for the last time, Bode Miller easily spotted the changed look of the Rettenbach glacier.

Nov 3, 2023 1:53 PM Read more >

Ski resorts in the Canadian Rocky Mountains start to open for the winter season

BANFF, Alta. — Ski season has started in Alberta as two resorts in the Canadian Rockies, west of Calgary, opened for skiers and snowboarders.

Nov 3, 2023 12:30 PM Read more >

Wind cancels men's World Cup season opener after 47 starters with Austrian skier Schwarz leading

SOELDEN, Austria (AP) — Strong winds forced the cancellation of the season-opening men's World Cup giant slalom Sunday after 47 of the 73 skiers in the first run had started.

Oct 29, 2023 10:02 AM Read more >

'I don’t feel bad today' says Shiffrin after finishing sixth in ski season opener

SOELDEN, Austria (AP) — Coming off a record-packed season, finishing sixth in the first World Cup race of the new campaign on Saturday couldn’t have pleased Mikaela Shiffrin. But it didn’t upset her, either.

Oct 28, 2023 2:09 PM Read more >

Norway's Mowinckel becomes first skier to be disqualified under new rule banning fluorinated wax

SOELDEN, Austria (AP) — Norway's Ragnhild Mowinckel left the finish area of the season-opening women's World Cup race in tears Saturday after becoming the first skier to be disqualified for a forbidden type of wax on her skis.

Oct 28, 2023 1:41 PM Read more >

Swiss skier Gut-Behrami takes World Cup season-opening GS. Shiffrin places 6th

SOELDEN, Austria (AP) — Lara Gut-Behrami sat in the snow and leaned back against an inflatable banner in the finish area after completing her final run.

Oct 28, 2023 8:55 AM Read more >