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| World Cup super-G canceled due to rain, snow (AP) | 20/01, 2:13 |
| Overnight rain and wet snow forced organizers on Friday to cancel the men's World Cup super-G, the first of three races at the traditional Hahnenkamm event. Conditions were expected to improve for Saturday's classic downhill on the Streif, though it was not immediately clear how seriously damaged the course was by the rain and mild temperatures. | |
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| Air bags presented as ski racing's safety solution (AP) | 19/01, 10:56 |
| 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 2014 Sochi Olympics. The D-air system inflates air bags under the race suit in case of a crash, helping to protect the skier's back, chest, shoulders and collar bones. | |
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| Swiss ski star Didier Cuche to retire after season (AP) | 19/01, 8:24 |
| Swiss ski star Dider Cuche will retire after the season despite being in contention for a record-equaling fifth World Cup downhill title. The unexpected announcement Thursday by the 37-year-old former butcher skier came at a news conference leading to Saturday's classic race on the Streif course, where he is a four-time winner. | |
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| Sweden's Maria Pietilae-Holmner out for season (AP) | 18/01, 10:44 |
| Swedish skier Maria Pietilae-Holmner has been ruled out for the rest of the World Cup season after tearing ligaments in her left knee during training in Austria. The Austria Press Agency reported Wednesday that Pietilae-Holmner crashed while preparing for this weekend's GS and slalom races in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia. | |
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| Top ski official calls for underwear rule change (AP) | 17/01, 18:21 |
| The president of the International Ski Federation has called for a rule change to clarify what athletes are allowed to wear under their race suits, following a dispute over Tina Maze's controversial underwear. "We have to change our rules," Gian Franco Kasper said Tuesday. "It has to be made very clear -- if (underwear) is plastified, it is forbidden." Maze's one-piece... | |
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| Top ski official calls for underwear rule change (AP) | 17/01, 16:55 |
| The president of the International Ski Federation has called for a rule change to clarify what athletes are allowed to wear under their race suits, following a dispute over Tina Maze's controversial underwear. "We have to change our rules," Gian Franco Kasper said Tuesday. "It has to be made very clear -- if (underwear) is plastified, it is forbidden." Maze's one-piece... | |
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| Swiss Alpine racer Dominique Gisin out for season (AP) | 17/01, 14:41 |
| Swiss downhill racer Dominique Gisin had knee surgery and will miss the rest of the World Cup season. The Swiss ski federation says Gisin will need four months to recover. She underwent surgery Tuesday to repair cartilage in her left knee. The injury was more serious than expected. Gisin is fourth in the World Cup downhill standings this season. | |
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| Skier Maple's Streif debut lasts few seconds (AP) | 17/01, 13:23 |
| Wiley Maple's first run down the famous Streif downhill lasted only a few seconds as he crashed at a steep starting section and lost his skis before ending up in a safety net. The American escaped injury during Tuesday's training run, and later skied down into the finish area. The course is one of the most challenging in World Cup skiing. | |
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| Despite divorce, Vonn finds success with new coach (AP) | 16/01, 8:44 |
| By any measure, Lindsey Vonn's impending divorce is not affecting her on the slopes. If anything, it's motivated her. She has won six times and holds a commanding lead in the overall World Cup standings well before the season's midpoint. One key to Vonn's success predates her November announcement that she was separating from husband and personal coach Thomas Vonn. | |
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| Slovenia's Tina Maze gets OK on long underwear (AP) | 14/01, 13:25 |
| Fashion alert: Tina Maze's long underwear is just fine. After the Slovenian skier finished second in a super-G in Bad Kleinkircheim, Austria, last weekend the Swiss team protested. It contended the plastic level exceeded International Ski Federation rules, giving her an aerodynamic edge. The federation said Saturday "air permeability rules were fulfilled" during a test of the one-piece... | |
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