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| Alpine skiers pledge prize money to Japan (AP) | 15/03/2011 13:36 |
| Skiers at the World Cup finals are donating some of their prize money to relief efforts in Japan. Julia Mancuso of the United States launched the fundraiser by pledging half her race earnings this week to the www.skiershelpingjapan.com campaign website. Mancuso, Japanese skier Akira Sasaki and former Olympian Kazuko Ikeda have written to World Cup teams seeking support. | |
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| Alpine skiers pledge WCup prize money to Japan (AP) | 15/03/2011 13:00 |
| Alpine racers pledged on Tuesday to donate some of their prize money at the World Cup finals to relief efforts in Japan. United States racer Julia Mancuso launched the fundraiser by promising half her race earnings this week to the www.skiershelpingjapan.com campaign website. Mancuso, Japanese skier Akira Sasaki and former Olympian Kazuko Ikeda have written to World Cup teams seeking support. | |
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| Walchhofer, Maze fastest in downhill training runs (AP) | 15/03/2011 8:45 |
| Michael Walchhofer of Austria was fastest in training for the final World Cup downhill of the season, and Tina Maze of Slovenia had the best women's time for the second straight day. Maze timed 1 minute, 28.20 seconds, faster than Julia Mancuso of the United States and Daniela Merighetti of Italy. | |
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| Tina Maze fastest in World Cup downhill training (AP) | 14/03/2011 8:44 |
| Tina Maze of Slovenia was fastest in a training run for the final women's World Cup downhill this season, and Lindsey Vonn took a cautious first look at the course Monday. Maze timed 1 minute, 26.56 seconds on the Silvano Beltrametti track, 0.62 seconds ahead of Marie Marchand-Arvier of France. Lara Gut of Switzerland was third, trailing Maze by 0.78. | |
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| Walchhofer wins WCup downhill, Kostelic overall (AP) | 12/03/2011 7:40 |
Michael Walchhofer of Austria won a World Cup downhill Saturday, while Ivica Kostelic of Croatia clinched the overall title. Walchhofer, who is retiring next week, completed the 3-kilometer Olympiabakken course in 1 minute, 45.92 seconds to hold off teammate Klaus Kroell and Beat Feuz of Switzerland. | |
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| Cuche to be fined, warned over 'attack' threat (AP) | 12/03/2011 5:26 |
| Swiss skier Didier Cuche is to receive a written warning and a fine for threatening to "attack" a referee if a dangerous jump was not removed from the Olympiabakken World Cup course. The International Ski Federation (FIS) says Cuche telephoned race director Gunter Hujara late Thursday and said: "If you don't take the jump down and anything happens, I will not hesitate to attack... | |
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| Vonn, Riesch in race for World Cup overall title (AP) | 10/03/2011 13:38 |
| Lindsey Vonn and Maria Riesch are taking their friendly rivalry down to the wire in the race for the overall World Cup title. Riesch holds a 96-point lead in the overall standings ahead of Vonn, the three-time defending champion. With six races left in the season, they'll compete in the giant slalom on Friday, followed by the slalom on Saturday. | |
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| Riesch, Vonn in race for World Cup overall title (AP) | 10/03/2011 9:41 |
| Lindsey Vonn and Maria Riesch are competing for more points in the race for the overall World Cup title this weekend. Riesch holds a 96-point lead in the overall standings ahead of Vonn, the three-time defending champion. The friends and rivals will compete in the giant slalom on Friday, followed by the slalom on Saturday. | |
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| Vonn closes gap on Riesch in overall title race (AP) | 07/03/2011 16:04 |
For as good of a showing as Lindsey Vonn had over the weekend, she realizes that winning a fourth straight World Cup overall title remains a long shot. The optimistic side of Vonn thinks the crown is still possible after making up a staggering 100 points on leader and good friend Maria Riesch of Germany. | |
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| Former world champ ski jumper Malysz set to retire (AP) | 04/03/2011 11:34 |
| Former world champion ski jumper Adam Malysz plans to retire after an event in his native Poland on March 26. The 33-year-old Malysz made the surprise announcement after a World Cup event in Norway on Thursday, telling TVN24 a day later that it was one of the "most difficult decisions" in his life. | |
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