Canada's Schmidt siblings are the best surprise of the ski season
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Vlhova uses frenetic final run to beat Shiffrin in World Cup slalom race in France
Slovakian skier Petra Vlhova used a frenetic final run to edge out Mikaela Shiffrin and earn her 30th career win in tough conditions at a women's World Cup slalom Thursday in Courchevel, France.
Olympic, world champion Odermatt wins back-to-back giant slaloms in Alta Badia
Olympic champion. World champion. And virtually unbeatable on the World Cup circuit.
Swiss star Odermatt edges Zubčić to win World Cup giant slalom at Alta Badia
Marco Odermatt won another World Cup giant slalom Sunday in Italy at Alta Badia but by a more slender margin than the two-time defending overall World Cup champion is used to.
Brignone dominates to win World Cup super-G, cuts gap to Shiffrin after the American skies out
Federica Brignone dominated to win a World Cup super-G on Sunday and trim the gap in the overall standings to Mikaela Shiffrin, who skied out at Val d'Isere.
Canadian skier Stefanie Fleckenstein injured in crash at World Cup downhill event
Jasmine Flury claimed only her second World Cup win as the Swiss skier triumphed on Saturday in Val d'Isere, France, in a downhill race that was delayed because of a horrific crash for Canada's Stefanie Fleckenstein.
Kriechmayr leads Austrian 1-2 in Val Gardena super-G, Canada's Crawford 6th
Former world champion Vincent Kriechmayr led a strong Austrian showing to win a high-speed super-G in Val Gardena on Friday.
American Bennett surprises favourites to win Val Gardena downhill, Canada's Crawford 5th
American skier Bryce Bennett surprised the favourites by winning the Val Gardena downhill with a late start number as the men's World Cup speed season finally opened on Thursday a month later than scheduled.