Alpine skiing-Shiffrin blasts to slalom victory in Levi
LEVI, Finland :American Mikaela Shiffrin laid down a marker for the Olympic season ahead by obliterating her rivals to easily win the opening Alpine Ski World Cup slalom race on Saturday.
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Alpine skiing-Frozen in Time: Levi's farmed snow sets stage for Shiffrin
When American great Mikaela Shiffrin attempts to add another reindeer to her herd by winning Saturday's opening World Cup slalom race in Finland, she will do so on recycled snow.
Debate on dangerous ski training courses flares at the start of Olympic season
When Mikaela Shiffrin started skiing again weeks after her terrifying crash last year, the American star was even more alert to the potential dangers of training courses.
Shiffrin taking it step by step with Winter Games on the horizon
Mikaela Shiffrin knows she is not firing on all cylinders yet after suffering serious injuries in a crash last year and the American is trying to temper expectations ahead of her bid for a fourth Olympic title at the Milano-Cortina Games in February.
Win now or peak at Olympics? How World Cup skiers plan to be their best in February
When Paula Moltzan opened the alpine skiing World Cup season this weekend with her career-best result in giant slalom, the American was left with one question.
Alpine skiing-Switzerland's Odermatt opens season in style with giant slalom triumph in Soelden
SOELDEN, Austria :Switzerland's four-times overall World Cup champion Marco Odermatt began his season in emphatic fashion, claiming victory in the men's Giant Slalom at the Alpine Ski World Cup season-opener in Soelden, Austria, on Sunday.
Olympic giant slalom champion Odermatt wins close duel with Schwarz to open World Cup season
Olympic champion Marco Odermatt held off a challenge by home crowd favourite Marco Schwarz to win the season-opening men's World Cup giant slalom in the Austrian Alps Sunday in Sölden.
Austrian skier Scheib dominates World Cup season opener to beat runner-up Moltzan
Austrian skier Julia Scheib dominated the season-opening women's World Cup giant slalom Saturday in Solden, Austria, denying runner-up Paula Moltzan what would have been the American's first career win.