Olympics-Alpine skiing-Austria's Mayer claims historic gold in men's super-G
By Simon Evans
Slalom Sport News
Alpine skiing-Austria's Mayer claims historic gold in men's super-G
YANQING, China :Austria's Matthias Mayer became the first man to win an Alpine skiing gold medal at three consecutive Olympic Games after winning the super-G at the Beijing Games on Tuesday.
Olympics-Alpine skiing-Horror injury ends American skier O'Brien's Olympic campaign
YANQING, China (Reuters) - American alpine skier Nina O'Brien is out of the Beijing Winter Olympics after suffering compound fractures to her left leg during her giant slalom run, a U.S. team spokesperson said on Tuesday.
Winter Olympics 2022 - Matthias Mayer defends his super-G title to seal third gold, Aleksander Aamodt Kilde takes bronze
Austria's Matthias Mayer defended his Olympic super-G title, taking the gold medal with a time of 1:19.94 at the Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre. America's Ryan Cochran-Siegle snatched silver, finishing 0.04 seconds behind Mayer (1:19.98), to win his first Olympic medal in only his second Games. Ad/> Hot pre-race favourite Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, who came 13th in the super-G in Sochi and Pyeongchang, won his first ever Olympic medal as he finished in a time of 1:20.36 to take bronze.
Petra Vlhova at 2022 Winter Olympics: How has she done so far? When is she racing next? How can I watch on TV?
Petra Vlhova is set to battle it out with legendary American alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin in the women’s slalom this week, with the Slovakian going toe-to-toe with the best in the business to upset the odds. It hasn’t been plain sailing for Vlhova so far in China, but the alpine skier from the small town of Liptovsky Mikulas in Slovakia — who won the overall World Cup title last year — is fancied to rival Shiffrin in what is set to be a contest like no other at Beijing. Ad/> Vlhova, 26, can boast a giant slalom gold in the 2019 Åre World Championships, whilst picking up bronze in the slalom at the same tournament.
Alpine skiing-Horror injury ends American skier O'Brien's Olympic campaign
YANQING, China : American alpine skier Nina O'Brien is out of the Beijing Winter Olympics after suffering compound fractures to her left leg during her giant slalom run, a U.S. team spokesperson said on Tuesday.
Olympics Live: White House supports Team USA despite boycott
BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on the Beijing Winter Olympics:
USA’s Mikaela Shiffrin after giant slalom crash in Beijing: ‘I won’t ever get over this’
Mikaela Shiffrin crashed out of the women’s giant-slalom on Sunday as she made a stuttering start to her quest to win at least three gold medals at the Beijing Olympics.