Alpine skiing-Shiffrin sets pace in world championships slalom
MERIBEL, France : Mikaela Shiffrin put herself in pole position to reclaim her slalom title at the world championships with a rock-solid run to lead after the first leg on Saturday.
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MERIBEL, France : Mikaela Shiffrin put herself in pole position to reclaim her slalom title at the world championships with a rock-solid run to lead after the first leg on Saturday.
Alexander Schmid became Germany's first individual world alpine skiing champion since 1989 with victory in the men's parallel at Courchevel Meribel. The 28-year-old beat Austria's Dominik Raschner in the final by 0.91 seconds in a historic feat, while Norway's Timon Haugan beating Austria's Adrian Pertl for the bronze. Ad «It means a lot — I didn’t expect it, and I am so happy to be here with a gold medal, it is just amazing,» said Schmid.
In 2024, the cross-country skiing World Cup will visit the U.S. for the first time since 2001.
Norwegian Maria Therese Tviberg and Germany's Alexander Schmid won thrilling parallel finals at the Alpine skiing world championships on Wednesday.
Alexander Schmid and Maria Therese Tviberg were victorious in the men’s and women’s parallel slaloms in two scintillating races at the 2023 Alpine World Ski Championships. Tviberg overcame Wendy Holdener in the women's big final. Meanwhile, Tviberg’s compatriot Thea Louise Stjernesund overcame home favourite Marie Lamure in the small final to win bronze.
Norwegian skiers collected three of the six medals in the individual parallel events at the Alpine skiing world championships on Wednesday.
The U.S. won the world Alpine skiing championships team event for the first time, clinching gold after the last Norwegian slammed the start gate with his ski tips.
MERIBEL, France: Italy's Federica Brignone won the women's combined event at the World Ski Championships in Meribel, France on Monday (Feb 6) after two solid races saw her finish 1.62 seconds ahead of Switzerland's Wendy Holdener.