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  1. Air Bag technology slated for testing on top level skiers of the FIS ski circuit

    SKIREBEL Magazine &bull Jan 27, 2012

    Tags: Aksel Lund Svindal, Athletes and Competition, FIS, News. A high-tech air bag meant to improve safety in ski racing was presented by the International Ski Federation and the manufacturer on Thursday, two years before its planned introduction at the… Full Story »

  2. Skiing - Ailing Vonn Is Fourth as Streak Ends in Speed Events

    NYT > Skiing &bull Jan 7, 2012

    Elisabeth Gorgl of Austria ended Lindsey Vonn's four-race unbeaten streak in speed events by winning a World Cup downhill race Saturday in Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria. Gorgl , who also beat Vonn to win the world downhill title last year, went down the Karnten-Franz Klammer course in 1 minute 48.40… Full Story »

  3. Ligety Wins Alpine Rockfest Ski Race in Andalo, Italy

    NYT > Alpine Skiing &bull Dec 23, 2011

    ANDALO, Italy - With the towering and jagged limestone peaks of Italy's western Dolomites as a spectacular backdrop, the bottom of the race course at Paganella Ski Area quickly morphed into a high energy rock concert on Friday. It was… Full Story »

  4. Wind Forces Cancellation of Val Gardena Downhill

    ABC of Skiing News Feed &bull Dec 22, 2011

    VAL GARDENA, Italy- Saturday's Downhill race in Val Gardena had to be cancelled after only 21 racers due to strong winds. Already in the morning it was clear that wind might play a major role in the flow of the race. To minimize the chances of wind interfering with it, already in the morning a decision to lower the start to the SG one was made. It all seemed fine, the first racers making their way down without any problems. Johan Clarey was on his way of achieving his first World Cup victory, his teammate Adrien Theaux… Full Story »

  5. Austrian Captures Slalom

    NYT > Skiing &bull Dec 19, 2011

    ALTA BADIA, Italy - Austria's Marcel Hirscher won his second race of the season in a slalom in Alta Badia on Monday to take the lead in the World Cup overall standings. Hirscher, who also won a giant slalom in… Full Story »

  6. Feuz Edges Miller to Win World Cup Super-G

    NYT > Skiing &bull Dec 16, 2011

    VAL GARDENA, Italy (AP) - Taking advantage of improved weather and visibility, Beat Feuz of Switzerland outskied Bode Miller to win a World Cup super-G on Friday. Feuz won in 1 minute, 21.51 seconds on the twisty and terrain-filled Saslong… Full Story »

  7. Podium at the BOP super-G

    SkiNet.com Top Stories &bull Dec 4, 2011

    Swiss skiers Sandro Viletta and Beat Feuz finished first and third at today's World Cup super-G at Beaver Creek. This was Viletta's first World Cup win and his first time on the podium. Before today, his best super-G finish was… Full Story »


  8. Viletta Wins Birds of Prey Super-G Ski Race

    Ski & Skiing News - Daily Local Ski News &bull Dec 3, 2011

    Switzerland's Sandro Viletta won the Birds of Prey Super-G race on Saturday in Beaver Creek, Colo. The victory was Viletta's first Audi FIS Alpine World Cup victory. Viletta overtook Norwegian favorite Aksel Lund Svindal by a 0.20 second margin. With… Full Story »

  9. Switzerland's Sandro Viletta Wins Men's World Cup Super-G

    NYT > Skiing &bull Dec 3, 2011

    BEAVER CREEK, Colo. - A postrace video interview with Friday's World Cup downhill winner, Bode Miller, resonated with a young Swiss racer named Sandro Viletta before Saturday's World Cup super-G race on the same steep and technical Birds of Prey course. But to risk a lot, it's possible." Hampered by back problems for about four years, Viletta… Full Story »


  10. Lake Louise Skiing World Cup: Men Down, Women To Go

    Ski & Skiing News - Daily Local Ski News &bull Nov 28, 2011

    Just as the World Cup at Lake Louise started up, 50 centimeters of snow fell in 24 hours. The snowfall threatened to derail training runs, and the touchy snowpack released an in-bounds avalanche. For recreational skiers and riders, the snow… Full Story »

  11. Exciting alpine ski racing set for Winter Games NZ

    ABC of Skiing News Feed &bull Aug 8, 2011

    The world's top alpine ski racing stars are set to take the slopes by storm in this month's 100% Pure New Zealand Winter Games in one of the most competitive fields seen in New Zealand. Over 80 racers from 14… Full Story »

  12. Americans Win World Cup Events

    NYT > Freestyle Skiing &bull Jul 20, 2011

    The American Ted Ligety clinched his second consecutive World Cup giant slalom Saturday, beating Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway by more than a second in Val d'Isere, France. The Americans Patrick Deneen and Hannah Kearney won the men's and women's… Full Story »

  13. Ligety Makes it 3 In-A-Row in GS

    US Ski Team: Alpine &bull Mar 18, 2011

    LENZERHEIDE, Switzerland (March 18 - Ski Racing Magazine News Service) - Ted Ligety is the giant slalom champion after heavy wet snow overnight forced officials to cancel the final race of the season. It was the third giant slalom title… Full Story »

  14. Cuche Takes World Cup DH Title for 4th Time

    US Ski Team: Alpine &bull Mar 16, 2011

    LENZERHEIDE, Switzerland (March 16 - Ski Racing Magazine News Service) - The record will show Adrien Theaux won his first World Cup race by .01 over Joachim Puchner in Lenzerheide, March 16, 2011. The real win went to Didier Cuche, the next… Full Story »

  15. Ligety Wins USOC February Honor

    US Ski Team: Alpine &bull Mar 9, 2011

    PARK CITY, UT (March 9) - Newly crowned FIS Alpine World Ski Champion Ted Ligety (Park City, UT) has been named the U.S. Olympic Committee's (USOC) February Athlete of the Month. The 26-year-old captured the World Championship gold medal for… Full Story »


  16. Ligety Builds GS Points Lead

    US Ski Team: Alpine &bull Mar 5, 2011

    Ligety rips to third in Kranjska Gora building his World Cup GS lead to 77 points. Heightening the drama was the second run DNF of the last man on course, first run leader Philipp Schoerghofer. Swiss Carlo Janka got the… Full Story »

  17. Ligety, Vonn, Mancuso Add to Legacy

    US Ski Team: Alpine &bull Feb 21, 2011

    Before last week, only five Americans had won both Olympic and World Championship gold in alpine skiing. Vonn is one of them, so is Bode Miller (Franconia, NH). Also on the list are skiing legends Barbara-Ann Cochran, Phil Mahre and Picabo Street. On Friday, Feb. 18, Ligety joined the club. I'm looking toward the World Cup overall title." Fourth after the first run, Ligety stood in… Full Story »

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