Alpine skiing-Odermatt blasts organisers after training cancelled
YANQING, China :Switzerland's Marco Odermatt hit out at Olympic ski organisers after Saturday's downhill training was cancelled with just three runners having completed the course.
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Winter Olympics 2022 - 'The fun factor is close to ten' - Alpine skiers finally try out Beijing downhill course
The world's top skiers were full of praise for the Beijing downhill course as athletes finally took to the piste. The course in Yanqing is created entirely out of artificial snow and is yet to host a World Cup race or test event of any kind. Ad/> But on Thursday riders were able to get a taste of the run ahead of Sunday's opening race.
Alpine skiing: Shiffrin and company head into the unknown
When the stars of Alpine skiing such as American Mikaela Shiffrin arrive in China's Yanquing mountain area for the Winter Olympics there will be one question on their minds - "What kind of course will we be competing on?"
Alpine skiing-Shiffrin and company head into the unknown
When the stars of Alpine skiing such as American Mikaela Shiffrin arrive in China's Yanquing mountain area for the Winter Olympics there will be one question on their minds - 'What kind of course will we be competing on?'
Beat Feuz toasts sweet Swiss revenge at Kitzbuhel World Cup as he holds off compatriot Marco Odermatt
Bullish Beat Feuz revelled in completing some ruthless Swiss revenge as he and Marco Odermatt grabbed a one-two finish at the Alpine Ski World Cup in Kitzbuhel. Just 24 hours after Dave Ryding made history by becoming the first British alpine skier to win a World Cup event, Feuz sped to his 16th race victory and extended his searing downhill record in the Austrian mountains. Ad/> Feuz, 34, has now won three of his last four races on the storied Streif course after beating compatriot Odermatt and home favourite Daniel Hemetsberger to the summit of the podium.
Feuz toasts sweet Swiss revenge at Kitzbuhel World Cup
Bullish Beat Feuz revelled in completing some ruthless Swiss revenge as he and Marco Odermatt grabbed a one-two finish at the Alpine Ski World Cup in Kitzbuhel. Just 24 hours after Dave Ryding made history by becoming the first British alpine skier to win a World Cup event, Feuz sped to his 16th race victory and extended his searing downhill record in the Austrian mountains. Ad/> Feuz, 34, has now won three of his last four races on the storied Streif course after beating compatriot Odermatt and home favourite Daniel Hemetsberger to the summit of the podium.
Alpine skiing-Feuz heads to Beijing on back of Kitzbuehel triumph
:Switzerland's Beat Feuz heads to the Beijing Olympics in top form after winning the prestigious men's downhill at Kitzbuehel on Sunday with a time of 1:56.68.
Alpine skiing-Switzerland's Feuz poised for Kitzbuehel glory
Switzerland's Beat Feuz was on course for victory in the men's downhill at Kitzbuehel on Sunday after taking a strong lead with a time of 1:56.68 after the top contenders had completed their runs.