Browsing entries tagged with World Cup
10 Mar 2012
Canadian skicross member Nick Zoricic has died in a fall at a World Cup event in Switzerland. The 29-year-old skier suffered fatal head injuries in the crash at Grindelwald, where he was one of three skiers…
14 Feb 2011
It was a better performance from Vonn and a secure win from Svindal, as more World Championship competitions were fought for and won in Germany on Sunday and Monday. Lyndsey Vonn came back from a few disappointing…
13 Sep 2010
It has been snowing in Sölden today, Monday 13 September, and the race is on to get new developments completed before winter arrives properly. This year that includes a modern new gondola and a new shuttle…
12 Mar 2010
It has been decided: Lyndsey Vonn is the overall Alpine World Cup champion for 2010, with a fabulous win in the super-G race on Friday. Vonn has stormed her way through the super-G to finish with a time…
12 Mar 2010
The Alpine World Cup final races are being decided in Garmisch-Partenkirchen this weekend, and the gap for the overall titles has narrowed in both the women’s and men’s events. American Lyndsey Vonn’s…
11 Mar 2010
The World’s leading mogul skiers are gathering in Åre, Sweden for the bumps’ showdown – the FIS Freestyle World Cup Finals (12-13 March). After a thrilling display in Vancouver, the series is moving…
10 Mar 2010
Carlo Janka of Switzerland is in a strong position to take the men’s overall World Cup title, having won the downhill race in Garmishch Partenkirchen on Wednesday. Janka stormed the Kandahar in a…
8 Mar 2010
Lyndsey Vonn looks set to take the overall World Cup women’s title, with another win in downhill that puts her way ahead in the points rankings. The women’s downhill and super-G events took place in…
5 Mar 2010
Fresh from the Olympics, the World Cup racing resumes this weekend with the ladies series in Crans-Montana, Switzerland. The racers are in action on the Nationale downhill course, a long and steepish red…
4 Feb 2010
The best of British snowboarders have been outperforming their rivals in three different disciplines around the globe. Three of our leading snowboarders have won medals this week in freeriding, half-pipe…
30 Jan 2010
The men’s World Cup racing series has been taking place in Kranjska Gora this weekend, with double action from the 49th Vitranc World Cup and the Adelboden giant slalom race – rescheduled to Slovenia…
18 Jan 2010
Carlo Janka of Switzerland won the 2010 Lauberhorn downhill race, in another classic weekend of World Cup racing. A crowd of 30,000 turned out to watch the famous Wengen race, celebrating its 80th year…
15 Jan 2010
Bode Miller has won the first of the World Cup races in Wengen on Friday 15 January, taking the super-combined title. The win was Miller’s first victory since 2008 and puts him back on form for Vancouver.…
12 Jan 2010
With just one month to go until the Winter Olympics, ski-racing action is about to hot up with another classic: the Lauberhorn. All eyes will be on Wengen in Switzerland this weekend, 15-17 January, as…
9 Jan 2010
Thickening fog and snow showers have forced officials in Adelboden to cancel the men’s World Cup giant slalom. The International Ski Federation called off Saturday’s (8 Jan) race part way through the…
4 Jan 2010
The Audi FIS Ski World Cup moves to Adelboden on 9/10 January, and one of the circuit’s steepest slalom courses – the Chuenusbärgli. The men’s slalom and giant slalom races will take place in…
29 Dec 2009
Slovenian Andrej Jerman has won the men’s downhill in Bormio, claiming his first World Cup victory for three years. Jerman raced into first position in 2 minutes, 0.32 seconds – 0.44 seconds ahead…
28 Dec 2009
The International Ski Federation will be using Bormio’s World Cup event as a testing ground for new safety gates. The new gates feature flags that tear apart on impact and are designed to minimise collision…
23 Dec 2009
Snow is expected to fall over the next few days in Bormio, with clear, colder weather to follow in time for the men’s World Cup downhill races on Tuesday 29 December – pretty much an ideal arrangement.…
20 Dec 2009
Selva Val Gardena hosted the men’s downhill and super-G races this weekend – and the Italian resort didn’t disappoint: there were top performances on the Saslong run, which this winter is also celebrating…
20 Dec 2009
It has been an eventful weekend for the World Cup women’s races in Val d’Isère: Saturday’s races were cancelled, then a serious crash delayed Sunday’s super-G race. Sunday’s race was interrupted…
14 Dec 2009
With impressive performances from the young Marcel Hirscher and Olympic gold winner Benni Raich, the Austrian team dominated the men’s racing this weekend in Val d’Isère. Sunday’s GS…
11 Dec 2009
Friday dawned crisp and clear in Val d’Isère, giving a perfect start to the 54th Critérium de la Première Neige – the event that signals the arrival of the World Cup circus in the Alps, after…
29 Nov 2009
Aspen’s technical downhill course didn’t faze Kathrin Hoelzl of Germany, when she skied to victory in the women’s giant slalom there on Saturday 28 November. Hoelzl 25 had an excellent first run…
20 Nov 2009
When the International racing teams hit the slopes in Panorama Mountain Village shortly, they are in for a treat: bucket loads of the white stuff. Although the Canadian racing teams have been in training…
5 Nov 2009
The world’s leading snowboarders are in action in Saas Fee this week for the LG Snowboard FIS World Cup – at least they are trying to be in between the recent snowfall. The main events started Thursday…
24 Oct 2009
Swiss veteran Didier Cuche has raced to victory in Sölden, in the men’s opening World Cup race of the season. Cuche 35 won the giant slalom on the Rettenbach glacier in combined two-race time of 21.45…
19 Oct 2009
The season opening FIS World Cup event in Sölden will go ahead as planned on 24/25 October. A couple of weeks ago the FIS Alpine World Championships in Sölden looked doubtful, with low snow depths…
14 Oct 2009
World Cup and Olympic ski champion Hermann Maier has announced his retirement from the sport, citing physical problems as the reason. The Austrian broke the news at a press conference in Vienna, ending…
18 Jun 2009
Lenzerheide in eastern Switzerland will host the 2013 Alpine World Cup finals, according to an FIS announcement.The FIS council made the decision in its recent meeting in Vancouver, Canada, where they…
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