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| French skier Noens sidelined for 6 months (AP) | 21/03/2011 10:50 |
| French slalom specialist Nastasia Noens will be sidelined for six months after partially tearing ligaments in her left knee. The French skiing federation said Noens had surgery Monday after aggravating the injury during training earlier this month. The 22-year-old Noens first thought the injury would heal with some rest and competed at the Lenzerheide World Cup finals last week. | |
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| Riesch helps Germany win World Cup team event (AP) | 20/03/2011 13:19 |
| World Cup champion Maria Riesch helped Germany win the season-ending team event on Sunday. Germany defeated Italy 3-1 in the final that involved teams of two men and two women racing head-to-head on parallel giant slalom courses. Riesch defeated Denis Karbon in their heat, one day after winning her first overall World Cup title. | |
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| Ivica Kostelic wins World Cup slalom title (AP) | 19/03/2011 12:50 |
World Cup overall champion Ivica Kostelic added the men's slalom title on Saturday, and Italy's Guiliano Razzoli won the final race in thick fog. Kostelic cited tiredness as he placed 18th and out of the points, but his closest rivals failed to take advantage. Frenchman Jean-Baptiste Grange, the world champion, skied out in the first run, and Sweden's Andre Myhrer needed to win the race... | |
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| Vonn loses overall, 'devastated' by canceled race (AP) | 19/03/2011 7:26 |
Lindsey Vonn overcame a concussion and won three titles in three days this month. Yet she was powerless when faced with wet, foggy weather and a decision by skiing's ruling body to cancel the women's season finale. "Win or lose, I just wanted the chance. I feel devastated," Vonn said in a statement released by her U.S. | |
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| Race canceled, Riesch tops Vonn for overall title (AP) | 19/03/2011 2:50 |
Maria Riesch of Germany ended Lindsey Vonn's three-year reign without putting on her skis, clinching the World Cup overall title after the final race was canceled because of poor weather. The best friends and rivals were set for a dramatic showdown in the season-ending giant slalom with Riesch holding a three-point lead. | |
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| Grugger's future doubtful after near-fatal crash (AP) | 18/03/2011 7:04 |
| Hans Grugger's future as a World Cup ski racer is doubtful, the Austrian said on Friday in his first media appearance since his near-fatal downhill crash in Kitzbuehel two months ago. "It's too early to tell. I can't say anything about that now," Grugger said. "First I will try to get as fit as possible." The 29-year-old Austrian was released from a rehabilitation... | |
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| Downhill champ Cuche to give prize money to Japan (AP) | 17/03/2011 6:57 |
World Cup downhill champion Didier Cuche will donate the prize money from his title-clinching race to relief efforts in Japan. Cuche says his $9,200 prize for placing fourth Wednesday is going to a campaign launched by United States racer Julia Mancuso. Mancuso won the women's downhill and pledged $18,200 to www.skiershelpingjapan.com. | |
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| After 4-year wait, Mancuso happy to hear US anthem (AP) | 16/03/2011 16:25 |
Julia Mancuso heard "The Star-Spangled Banner" played for her after an international ski race for the first time in four years. Mancuso ended her long wait by blazing down a steep and twisting Swiss course Wednesday to win the final World Cup downhill of the season. "Emotionally, it's awesome and it's a lot of fun," Mancuso, of Squaw Valley, Calif., told The Associated... | |
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| Vonn, Riesch set for 4-day, 4-race World Cup duel (AP) | 15/03/2011 15:57 |
Four days, four races. Lindsey Vonn and Maria Riesch are ready to begin their showdown Wednesday for the overall World Cup title. After 31 races, four more at the World Cup finals will decide if Vonn wins her fourth straight title or Riesch, the current leader, wins an elusive first. The best friends have elevated their rivalry to new heights this season, their closest contest yet for the giant... | |
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| Swiss skier Didier Cuche dispels retirement rumors (AP) | 15/03/2011 14:27 |
| Swiss skier Didier Cuche has ended rumors he's ready to retire, pledging to return next season. The three-time World Cup downhill champion called a news conference on the eve of the season's final meet, saying he had "great motivation" to keep skiing. Cuche can win his fourth World Cup downhill title -- second only to Austrian great Franz Klammer's five -- with victory on... | |
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