Skiing

SOELDEN, Austria (AP) — Austrian skier Marco Schwarz would have to rack up more air miles than a trip around the world if he wants to compete in all races of the men’s World Cup season.

SOELDEN, Austria (AP) — World Cup slalom champion Lucas Braathen retired from his sport on Friday at the age of 23 in a surprise announcement by the Norwegian skier two days before the season starts.

SOELDEN, Austria (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin was named “skier of the year” by the federation of ski journalists on Friday, with American great Bode Miller handing over the trophy.

Keeping up with Mikaela Shiffrin’s offseason endeavors may be just as challenging as catching up to her in a ski race. She’s constantly full speed ahead.

SOELDEN, Austria (AP) — Just a fraction of the talk in the buildup to this weekend’s Alpine skiing World Cup opening has been about who will win the races or if Mikaela Shiffrin and Marco Odermatt are going to dominate the season again.

OBERHOFEN, Switzerland (AP) — The International Ski Federation has upheld its policy of excluding skiers from Russia and Belarus ahead of the new season.

The Bocock sisters have always done pretty much everything together. They ski powder in the backcountry together. Hike together. Learned pickleball, spikeball and tennis together. Even shared the same room for a long time.

LUDLOW, Vt. (AP) — The debris and mud slide near the base of the road to the Okemo ski resort have long been cleared away, and open flags now hang outside shops and restaurants in a small Vermont ski town hit by severe flooding this summer.

CHUR, Switzerland — Canada's Dylan Deschamps was awarded the men's gold medal at the opening big air freestyle skiing World Cup stop of the season after Friday's runs were cancelled due to wet weather.

CALGARY — A quarter century after blowing the whistle, Allison Forsyth feels heard. Alpine Canada has settled a lawsuit with the former national team skier via the sport body's insurer.