Watch: Mikaela Shiffrin closes in on record World Cup win No. 87
American skier Mikaela Shiffrin took a big lead in the opening run of a women's World Cup slalom Saturday as she positioned herself for a record-setting 87th career win.
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Laurence St-Germain ends 63-year wait for Canadian slalom World Championships gold -‘Was not expecting this!’
Laurence St-Germain sparkled in the Meribel sun as she delivered Canada’s first slalom World Championships gold medal in 63 years on Saturday afternoon. She fought off competition from the legendary American skier Mikaela Shiffrin to not only make history for her country, but on a personal level land her first World Championships gold.
Alpine skiing-Canada's St-Germain stuns Shiffrin to take slalom gold
MERIBEL, France :Canada's Laurence St-Germain claimed a shock victory in the world championships slalom as she beat favourite Mikaela Shiffrin to the gold medal on Saturday.
Laurence St-Germain causes upset as Mikaela Shiffrin misses out on second World Championships gold in Meribel
Laurence St-Germain caused an upset to win gold in the slalom at the World Championships in Meribel, France. Mikaela Shiffrin, who was chasing a second gold and third medal at the championships, led after the first run, with two-time world champion Wendy Holdener in second. Ad St-Germain occupied third spot, but when Holdener failed to finish and Shifrin was unable to match her first effort, the Canadian took advantage with a stunning run and time of 50.00 seconds to land Canada’s first slalom gold in 63 years.
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.
Shock wins as Schmid and Tviberg steal inidividual parallel World gold
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.
Cross-country skiing World Cup reschedules first U.S. stop since 2001
In 2024, the cross-country skiing World Cup will visit the U.S. for the first time since 2001.
Tviberg and Schmid parallel world champions
Norwegian Maria Therese Tviberg and Germany's Alexander Schmid won thrilling parallel finals at the Alpine skiing world championships on Wednesday.