High winds force cancellation of men's World Cup season opening giant slalom
Strong winds forced the cancellation of the season-opening men's World Cup giant slalom Sunday in Soelden, Austria, after 47 of the 73 skiers in the first run had started.
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More records fell at the finale of an historic alpine season
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Deep pockets: Shiffrin tops season-record $1M US in ski World Cup prize money
Mikaela Shiffrin earned another piece of World Cup history, the first alpine skier with $1 million US to top the season-ending race prize money list confirmed Monday.
Alpine skiing-Swiss Odermatt breaks 23-year-old record for most points in season
Switzerland's Marco Odermatt broke the men's record for most points in a World Cup season that had stood for 23 years when he won the giant slalom in Soldeu on Saturday.
Petra Vlhova's experience shines through to deny Leona Popovic first World Cup in Soldeu slalom
Petra Vlhova’s experience shone through as she took victory from Leona Popovic in the last women’s World Cup slalom of the season at Soldeu, Andorra, while Mikaela Shiffrin was officially crowned the Slalom World Cup champion. Vlhova denied Popovic her first World Cup win, with the Slovakian emerging victorious in the 11th and final round of the campaign with a total time of 1:51.38 – just 0.43s ahead of her nearest opponent. Ad Having watched Popovic take the lead in the penultimate run of the day, Vlhova saved the best for last despite appearing in trouble at the top.
Odermatt breaks points total record with final giant slalom victory
Marco Odermatt clinched victory in the final giant slalom World Cup race of the year to rack up a record-breaking season’s point total in Soldeu. The Swiss skier has compiled a total of 2,042 points this World Cup season, breaking Hermann Maier's record. Ad And in his final giant slalom test of the term, Odermatt claimed his seventh gold in a combined time of 2:19.64 and grabbed overall giant slalom victory in a feat he could not believe.
Swiss skier Odermatt sets single-season World Cup points mark, eclipsing Hermann Maier
Marco Odermatt underlined his dominance in men's ski racing Saturday by breaking the 23-year-old male record for most World Cup points in a single season.
Marco Odermatt sets World Cup points record with GS win
SOLDEU, Andorra — Marco Odermatt underlined his dominance in men's ski racing Saturday by breaking the 23-year-old male record for most World Cup points in a season.