Alpine skier Robinson can put New Zealand on top in Cortina
Jan 13 : Alice Robinson might have been a surfer on Bondi Beach rather than a world-beating Alpine skier had her parents not moved from Australia to New Zealand when she was four-years-old.
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Paco Rassat takes season lead in men's World Cup slalom after defeating Norwegian pair
The big surprise of the World Cup slalom season scored his second win Sunday adding to his fast-rising reputation before the Winter Olympics in Milan Cortina next month.
Alpine skiing-France's Rassat leaves Norwegians in shade to win Adelboden slalom
ADELBODEN, Switzerland, Jan 11 : France's Paco Rassat beat two Norwegians to the top of the podium as he stormed to his second World Cup slalom victory of the season at Adelboden on Sunday.
Alpine skiing-Season over for Austrian speed specialist Egger
Jan 10 : Austria's Magdalena Egger will miss the Milano Cortina Olympics after suffering a season-ending anterior cruciate ligament injury in a World Cup downhill crash on Saturday, Ski Austria said.
Alpine skiing-Odermatt takes fifth successive giant slalom win in Adelboden
ADELBODEN, Switzerland, Jan 10 : Switzerland's Marco Odermatt moved back to the top of the World Cup giant slalom standings with a convincing victory on home snow in Adelboden on Saturday - his fifth successive win at the Swiss resort.
Odermatt wins World Cup giant slalom for record 5th straight win at Adelboden
Swiss ski star Marco Odermatt is often unbeatable in the World Cup and especially at his home giant slalom classic in Adelboden, Switzerland, that he won for a record fifth straight year Saturday.
Alpine ski great Marcel Hirscher ends comeback attempt for Winter Olympics
Alpine ski great Marcel Hirscher is ending his effort to make a comeback for the Milan Cortina Olympics.
One last slalom for Eritrean trailblazer Abeda
CAPE TOWN, Jan 8 : Eritrean athlete Shannon-Ogbnai Abeda took up skiing reluctantly but will retire after his third Winter Olympic Games in Milano Cortina following a career forged against the odds.