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LONDON : The pressure is on for Austria, the most successful ski nation of all time, to prove that it still has what it takes to dominate at the Beijing Olympic Games.
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History-maker Dave Ryding ‘slapped back to reality’ ahead of Winter Olympics
Five days after courting global fame for his historic World Cup slalom win at Kitzbuhel, Dave Ryding admits he has already been “slapped back to reality” as he shifts his focus towards the Beijing Winter Olympics.
Dave Ryding's heroics inspiring speed skater Niall Treacy ahead of debut shot at Olympic Games in Beijing
Dave Ryding's jet-heeled exploits are helping speed skater Niall Treacy gear up for Winter Olympic lift-off. 'The Rocket', 35, became the first British alpine skier to win World Cup gold on Saturday and alongside Treacy, will form part of Team GB's finalised 50-strong squad set for Beijing. Ad/> Nottingham-based Treacy, 21, is at the opposite end of his sporting career but loved watching Ryding make history by being crowned slalom king in Kitzbuhel.
Ryding's heroics inspiring speed skater Treacy ahead of debut shot at Olympic Games
Dave Ryding's jet-heeled exploits are helping speed skater Niall Treacy gear up for Winter Olympic lift-off. 'The Rocket', 35, became the first British alpine skier to win World Cup gold on Saturday and alongside Treacy, will form part of Team GB's finalised 50-strong squad set for Beijing. Ad/> Nottingham-based Treacy, 21, is at the opposite end of his sporting career but loved watching Ryding make history by being crowned slalom king in Kitzbuhel.
Germany's Linus Strasser adds to slalom intrigue ahead of Olympic competition
Six World Cup races. Six different winners. It's anyone's guess who will win the men's slalom at the upcoming Winter Olympics.
Strasser claims thrilling slalom success as Jakobsen spurns opportunity
Linus Strasser emerged victorious from the final World Cup race before the Olympic Winter Games in a thrilling race in Schladming, Austria. Strasser came home in 1:46.00, three-hundredths of a second ahead of Norway’s Atle Lie McGrath, to earn his first World Cup win of the season.
Linus Strasser wins World Cup slalom in Schladming as Britain's Dave Ryding fails to repeat heroics
Germany’s Linus Strasser triumphed in the men’s slalom in Schladming, Austria as Britain’s Dave Ryding failed to back up his historic victory in Kitzbuhel. Strasser topped the standings after the final two skiers, Sweden’s Kristoffer Jakobsen and Italy’s Giuliano Razzoli, crumbled under the pressure and failed to finish their second runs. Ad/> The 29-year-old clinched victory by just 0.03 seconds from Norway’s Atle Lie McGrath, who was overcome with emotion after realising he had bagged a podium finish.