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Romed Baumann wins WCup super-combined race (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: February 5, 2012, 7:08 am] Romed Baumann held off a strong challenge from Frenchman Alexis Pinturault to win Sunday's World Cup super-combined race in emphatic style for his second career victory. Baumann led Pinturault by a comfortable 3.27 seconds after posting the fastest time in the morning's downhill run on the La Verte des Houches course, and the Austrian held firm in the afternoon slalom session to win by... American Mancuso wins super-G (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: February 5, 2012, 5:11 am] Julia Mancuso won a super-G on Sunday for her first World Cup victory of the season, while fellow American Lindsey Vonn skied off the course and did not finish. Vonn captured her 50th World Cup win in a downhill on the same slope a day earlier. But she could not hold the line on Sunday after hitting a bump midway down the icy piste. Baumann takes lead in WCup super-combined race (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: February 5, 2012, 4:28 am] Romed Baumann posted the fastest downhill time to take the lead in Sunday's World Cup super-combined race. The Austrian skier, who was second in Saturday's downhill, continued his good form and finished 0.70 seconds ahead of Frenchman Adrien Theaux, with Dominik Paris of Italy 0.90 behind in third place before the slalom later Sunday. Kearney wins US gold in World Cup dual moguls (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: February 4, 2012, 9:51 pm] Hannah Kearney of the United States won her 14th consecutive World Cup gold, claiming the dual moguls title Saturday at the freestyle event at Deer Valley Resort. Kearney edged Canada's Justine Dufour-Lapointe for her first dual moguls win on the Champion run. Fellow American Heather McPhie grabbed bronze. Oh, Canada! Jan Hudec wins downhill, Erik Guay 3rd (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: February 4, 2012, 7:19 am] In a great day for Canadian skiing, Jan Hudec won a World Cup downhill for a surprising victory while teammate Erik Guay finished third in piercing cold over an icy slope. Hudec, whose career has been blighted by knee injuries and operations, won for the first time in more than four years Saturday. He thumped his chest with his fist when he realized his long wait had ended. Canada's Jan Hudec wins Chamonix downhill (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: February 4, 2012, 6:49 am] Canada's Jan Hudec has won a World Cup downhill in Chamonix, making the most of an icy slope and freezing conditions for a surprising victory. In a great day for Canadian skiing, teammate Erik Guay finished third Saturday, 0.63 seconds behind Hudec. Hudec, whose career has been blighted by knee injuries and operations, was timed in 2 minutes, 3.25 seconds. Lindsey Vonn earns 50th World Cup win (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: February 4, 2012, 6:11 am] Lindsey Vonn captured her 50th World Cup victory by winning the downhill on the demanding Kandahar course in frigid conditions Saturday. With the temperature at minus-13 degrees at the starting hut, Vonn trailed early but recovered at the bottom to win by nearly half a second on a slope that gave her trouble at last year's world championships. Jan Hudec powers to victory at Chamonix downhill (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: February 4, 2012, 5:29 am] Jan Hudec made the most of an icy slope and freezing conditions to seal a surprising victory in Saturday's World Cup downhill in Chamonix. The Canadian, whose career has been blighted by multiple knee injuries and operations, was trailing Romed Baumann until he reached the midsection and then started shaving huge chunks off the Austrian's time. Lindsey Vonn gets 50th World Cup win (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: February 4, 2012, 3:50 am] Lindsey Vonn captured her 50th World Cup victory by winning the downhill on the demanding Kandahar course Saturday. The American is third on the career list, behind Annemarie Moser-Proell of Austria (62 victories) and Vreni Schneider of Switzerland (55). Vonn now has 25 downhill wins, second behind Moser-Proell's 36. Austria's Kroell wins downhill by 0.01 seconds (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: February 3, 2012, 10:04 am] Klaus Kroell gave Austria its first World Cup downhill victory of the season Friday, edging Bode Miller by 0.01 seconds in a race so tight the top five skiers were separated by only 0.08 seconds. Miller was faster than Kroell at every split, but the American lost time on the bottom section and finished an eye blink behind Kroell, who won in 2 minutes, 4.22 seconds. Austria's Goergl fastest in downhill training (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: February 3, 2012, 6:28 am] Elisabeth Goergl of Austria clocked the fastest time in final training on Friday for a women's downhill on the Kandahar course where she won two gold medals at last year's world championships. Goergl won the downhill and super-G titles last year and looks set to repeat this weekend. The Austrian beat Stacey Cook of the United States and Marie Marchand-Arvier of France by 0.24 seconds. Klaus Kroell wins World Cup downhill in Chamonix (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: February 3, 2012, 6:14 am] Klaus Kroell edged Bode Miller to give the Austrian team its first World Cup downhill victory of the season Friday. Miller was faster than Kroell at every time split, but the American lost time on the bottom section and finished .01 seconds behind Kroell, who won in 2 minutes, 4.22 seconds. Veteran Swiss skier Didier Cuche was bidding for a third straight downhill win this season but settled for... Klaus Kroell wins World Cup downhill at Chamonix (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: February 3, 2012, 5:48 am] Klaus Kroell edged Bode Miller to give Austria its first World Cup downhill victory of the season at Chamonix on Friday. Miller was faster than Kroell at every time split, but the American lost time on the bottom section. Veteran Swiss skier Didier Cuche was bidding for a third straight downhill win this season but settled for third place in a closely contested race under overcast skies, with light... Cuche leads World Cup downhill training run (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: February 2, 2012, 8:56 am] Didier Cuche set the fastest time in Thursday's training run for a men's World Cup downhill. The Swiss skier covered the La Verte des Houches course in 2 minutes, 5.05 seconds. Romed Baumann of Austria was second in 2:05.31 and Andrej Sporn of Slovenia was third, 0.30 seconds off the pace. World champion Eric Guay of Canada finished 10th and Olympic silver medalist Aksel Lund Svindal of... Marchand-Arvier tops Vonn in downhill training (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: February 2, 2012, 6:00 am] Marie Marchand-Arvier of France had the fastest time in the first training run for a women's World Cup downhill, edging Lindsey Vonn of the United States on Thursday. Vonn is seeking her 50th World Cup victory and was 0.21 seconds behind the Frenchwoman. Marchand-Arvier missed a gate, though. Daniela Merighetti of Italy was third, 0.68 seconds back. Kearney eyes 13th straight World Cup moguls win (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: February 1, 2012, 12:29 pm] Ten years ago, long before earning Olympic gold or embarking on her World Cup winning streak, Hannah Kearney skied around a bend at Park City's Deer Valley Resort and was a bit stunned. It wasn't because of the steep vertical or the length of the moguls run. Kearney, then just 15 and gearing up to be an Olympic forerunner that February, locked onto the size of the grandstand set up for the... FIS sets makeup dates for 2 men's super-G races (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: February 1, 2012, 5:01 am] Two men's World Cup super-G races that were wiped out by poor weather conditions in January have been rescheduled in Switzerland and Norway. The International Ski Federation says Swiss resort Crans-Montana will stage a race on Feb. 24 to make up for the Jan. 20 race in Kitzbuehel, Austria. Kvitfjell in Norway will host a March 2 race to replace one lost Sunday at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. Thick fog cancels Men's super-G World Cup race (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: January 29, 2012, 8:07 am] Thick fog forced organizers to cancel a men's super-G World Cup race on Sunday. The top part of the Kandahar course was shrouded in fog that did not move, and organizers had delayed the start three times before the cancellation. On Saturday, the downhill race won by Didier Cuche of Switzerland had to be significantly shortened because of fog. Vonn denied by Hoefl-Riesch in super-combined race (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: January 29, 2012, 6:46 am] Lindsey Vonn was denied a three-win weekend sweep by just 0.03 seconds as Maria Hoefl-Riesch won a super-combined event Sunday. Hoefl-Riesch won for the first time in 11 months to kick-start her defense of the World Cup overall title she took from Vonn last season. Vonn earned 80 points and extended her lead to 382 over Tina Maze of Slovenia, who placed fifth Sunday. Men's super-G World Cup race canceled (AP) [Yahoo! Sports: January 29, 2012, 5:12 am] Thick fog forced organizers to cancel a men's super-G World Cup race on Sunday. The top part of the Kandahar course was shrouded in fog that did not move although the organizers delayed the start three times. On Saturday, the downhill won by Didier Cuche of Switzerland had to be significantly shortened because of fog. |