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Vlhova sweeps slalom weekend; Shiffrin fifth
Petra Vlhova held off a challenge from Michelle Gisin on Sunday to clinch her second World Cup slalom win in two days, while Mikaela Shiffrin placed fifth.
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Olympic Sports
Shiffrin comes in 2nd in 1st race since January
American Mikaela Shiffrin was back on the podium in her first race since January, coming in second behind Petra Vlhova in a World Cup slalom in Finland.
News
Braathen edges Odermatt, Caviezel for WC win
Lucas Braathen finished ahead of Swiss duo Marco Odermatt and Gino Caviezel in the giant slalom to earn his first career World Cup skiing win.
Mikaela Shiffrin
World Cup ski circuit skipping US, Canada
The governing body for ski racing announced Thursday that it will skip the traditional North American loop due to safety concerns amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Skiing
Olympic, World Cup skiing champion Veith retires
Olympic ski champion Anna Veith announced her retirement live on Austrian TV on Saturday, ending a career marred by injuries since she won her second overall World Cup title in 2015.
News
Swiss ski resort to create longest WCup downhill
A downhill ski race that would be the longest in the World Cup is being planned to join the men's circuit on a course connecting Switzerland and Italy near the Matterhorn mountain.
Skiing
Shiffrin thwarted as WC alpine races called off
The last races of the women's Alpine skiing World Cup season were canceled Wednesday amid concerns related to the spread of the coronavirus, handing Federica Brignone the overall title and denying Mikaela Shiffrin a chance to defend.
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NCAAM
Kilde grabs Alpine World Cup overall lead
Aleksander Aamodt Kilde's second-place finish in the downhill Saturday propelled him into the overall Alpine World Cup lead.
Skiing
Brignone wins combined title after race canceled
Federica Brignone has won the Alpine combined World Cup title on Sunday without clicking into her skis.
News
Bad weather cancels WC Alpine event in Austria
A men's World Cup Alpine combined event was canceled Friday "due to the rain and snowfall during the night, the current weather situation and the forecast for the day," the FIS said.
Skiing
Weather cuts women's WC ski races in Germany
The women's World Cup ski races in Germany next week were canceled Thursday because of poor snow conditions and forecast rain.
News
Men's WC slalom canceled due to poor weather
World Cup organizers in Japan called off Sunday's men's slalom race before the first run began because of high winds and snow at the Naeba Ski Resort in Niigata Prefecture.
Skiing
Second is best: Suter clinches WC downhill title
Corinne Suter won the season-long World Cup downhill title on Saturday by finishing race runner-up to Lara Gut-Behrami for the second straight day.
Skiing
New Zealand teenager Robinson wins GS
New Zealand teenager Alice Robinson overtook first-run leader Petra Vlhova to win a women's World Cup giant slalom on Saturday and claim a second career victory.
Mikaela Shiffrin
Suter gets 1st super-G win; Shiffrin still grieving
Corinne Suter got her first win in a women's World Cup super-G on Sunday, a month after winning her first downhill. American Mikaela Shiffrin did not compete this week as she continues to mourn her father's death.
News
Noel wins his third World Cup slalom of season
Clement Noel won his third World Cup slalom of the season Saturday after first-run leader Daniel Yule of Switzerland skied out early in his final run.
Skiing
Rebensburg wins her 1st World Cup downhill
Viktoria Rebensburg mastered the Kandahar course on Saturday for her first career win in a World Cup downhill.
News
Pinturault rallies from 4th to win giant slalom
Alexis Pinturault became the first skier this season to win two men's World Cup giant slaloms, triumphing on the Kandahar 2 course Sunday to end a series of disappointing results in his strongest discipline.
News
Mayer first Austrian to win Kitzbuehel in 6 years
For the second time in two days at the 80th Hahnenkamm races, Matthias Mayer spread his arms and bent over backward in celebration.
Mikaela Shiffrin
Curtoni leads Italian sweep in downhill
Elena Curtoni led an Italian sweep of the podium at a women's World Cup downhill on Saturday for her first career victory, while Mikaela Shiffrin placed fourth.
Mikaela Shiffrin
Shiffrin takes World Cup downhill for 1st '20 win
Mikaela Shiffrin picked up her second career downhill win Friday for her fifth World Cup victory of the season and first in 2020.
Skiing
Vlhova again wins Cup slalom event; Shiffrin 3rd
Petra Vlhova, who ended American Mikaela Shiffrin's nearly year-long World Cup slalom winning streak on Jan. 4, again won in Austria on Tuesday.
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Brignone wins WCup combined; Shiffrin skis out
Federica Brignone won a World Cup Alpine combined event on Sunday after most top racers including Mikaela Shiffrin failed to complete a tricky opening super-G run.
Skiing
Vlhova snaps Shiffrin's Cup slalom streak at 7
Mikaela Shiffrin, who finished second Saturday in Croatia, had won six World Cup slalom races and the world championship event since she last lost to Petra Vlhova on Jan. 8, 2019.
Mikaela Shiffrin
Nearly late Shiffrin picks up 63rd World Cup win
Mikaela Shiffrin was almost late for her opening run but rebounded for her 63rd career World Cup victory.
Medal Tracker
Total Medal Leaders
- 39
NOR - 31
GER - 29
CAN
- Gold14NORGER
14 CAN11 - Silver14NORGER
10 CAN8 - Bronze11NORCAN
10 
OAR9
Total Medal Leaders
- 5Bjørgen
- 4
Kalla - 4Nilsson
- Gold3Klæbo
Fourcade3 Bjørgen2 - Silver3KallaBolshunov
3 Nilsson2 - Bronze2BjørgenJohansson
2 Bescond2
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Ski jumper Eva Pinkelnig crashes, has surgery on ruptured spleen
Austrian ski jumper Eva Pinkelnig has undergone emergency surgery for a ruptured spleen following a training crash, the Austrian ski federation said Thursday.
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Khabib Nurmagomedov working to make MMA an Olympic sport
UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov said getting MMA in the Olympics will be "one of my biggest tasks for the next couple of years."
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Rafer Johnson, 1960 Olympic decathlon champion, dies at 86
Rafer Johnson, who won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics and helped subdue Robert F. Kennedy's assassin in 1968, died Wednesday at age 86.
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Mikaela Shiffrin skips World Cup speed races in Switzerland
Mikaela Shiffrin will skip World Cup races in Switzerland this weekend after missing training time in speed events during the coronavirus pandemic, the United States ski team said Tuesday.
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Parkour group urges IOC to reject its sport for 2024 Paris Olympics
Organizers of the sport of parkour urged the IOC on Tuesday to reject adding the obstacle-course-style street-running event to the 2024 Paris Olympics because of a dispute with the governing body of gymnastics.
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IOC confirms Thomas Bach only candidate for presidency
Thomas Bach will have no opponents for his reelection as president in a vote scheduled in March, the International Olympic Committee says.
