Alpine skiing-Shiffrin claims fourth overall World Cup title
Mikaela Shiffrin claimed the overall World Cup title with two races to spare when she took second place in the final super-G of the season in Courchevel, France, on Thursday.
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Marco Odermatt claims giant slalom gold at Winter Olympics as blizzard causes havoc in Beijing
Marco Odermatt fulfilled his billing as favourite for giant slalom gold at the Winter Olympics as he shrugged off extremely challenging conditions to win the title in Beijing. Heavy snow and poor visibility caused havoc, with several contenders for the medals struggling to deal with the weather, but the Swiss sensation kept his cool to win ahead of Slovenia's Zan Kranjec and Mathieu Faivre of France.
Manuel Feller: balancing White Circus madness with time out in the wilderness
In their home country, Austrian Alpine skiers cannot walk down the street without being recognised, such is the popularity of the sport.
Olympics - Alpine skiing - Men's giant slalom offers Odermatt fresh chance at medal
YANQING, China : Sunday's men's giant slalom race is set to offer World Cup leader Marco Odermatt a fresh chance of a medal at the Beijing Winter Olympics, after he missed out on the podium in the downhill and failed to finish in the super-G.
Top facts about the men's giant slalom at Beijing 2022
The giant slalom is the first men's technical event, the fourth overall, in alpine skiing at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games.
Ryding looks to complete journey from Pendle to podium
YANQING, China: There is a curious expression in the German-speaking world for skiers who come from outside the sport's snow-covered heartlands - they call them "the exotics".
Alpine skiing-Ryding looks to complete journey from Pendle to podium
YANQING, China : There is a curious expression in the German-speaking world for skiers who come from outside the sport's snow-covered heartlands - they call them "the exotics".
Winter Olympics 2022 - Men's alpine favourite Alexis Pinturault 'disappointed' with downhill time
Favourite for the men’s alpine combined Alexis Pinturault saw his gold medal hopes take a hit after a “disappointing” downhill section in Beijing. The French skier clocked 01:45.04 while Super-G bronze medallist Aleksander Aamodt Kilde of Norway recorded the quickest time with 1:43.12. Ad/> Pinturault, who won silver in Pyeongchang four years ago behind the now-retired Austrian Marcel Hirscher, made an error on the 3.1-kilometre course which ultimately proved costly.