Swiss ski star Odermatt makes up 1st-run deficit to win 8th straight World Cup giant slalom
Swiss ski star Marco Odermatt remains close to unbeatable in giant slalom, even when he unintentionally grants his rivals a head start of nearly a second.
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German Linus Strasser fastest in Kitzbuehel slalom run, wins 1st race on childhood course
German skier Linus Strasser got down on his knees and kissed the snow on an Austrian slope he has known since he was a child, with his wife Maria and their one-year-old daughter watching from the stands.
American star Shiffrin pushed by Croatian teenager on way to 5th slalom win of season
Mikaela Shiffrin earned her record-extending career win 95 by triumphing in a women's World Cup slalom Sunday, a day after the American ski star's main rival sustained a season-ending injury.
Alpine skiing-American Shiffrin extends victory record with 95th career win
JASNA, Slovakia : American Mikaela Shiffrin raced to a record-extending 95th career victory when won the World Cup women's slalom in Jasna, Slovakia on Sunday after building a big lead on her opening run.
Angola win five-goal affair at Cup of Nations
BOUAKE, Ivory Coast :Two goals from Gelson Dala edged Angola closer to a place in the next stage of the Africa Cup of Nations finals as they beat Mauritania 3-2 on Saturday to go top of the Group D standings in a match full of high quality goals.
Petra Vlhova out for season after injuring knee during crash - ESPN
JASNA, Slovakia — Slovakian skier Petra Vlhova, who is Mikaela Shiffrin's long-term rival in slalom, was ruled out for the rest of the World Cup season after suffering a knee injury Saturday during the first run of a women's World Cup giant slalom close to her hometown.
Sara Hector ends near 2-year drought, taking women's giant slalom over Mikaela Shiffrin
In a race overshadowed by a season-ending knee injury for home favourite Petra Vlhova following a crash, Olympic champion Sara Hector dominated an eventful women's World Cup giant slalom Saturday for her first win in nearly two years.
Alpine skiing-Slovakia's Vlhova out for season with torn knee ligament
:Slovakia's Petra Vlhova, Mikaela Shiffrin's big rival for the slalom and overall World Cup Alpine ski titles, suffered a season-ending knee injury on Saturday when she fell in a giant slalom on home snow in Jasna.