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| Stauffer quits as Swedish men's Alpine ski coach (AP) | 14/04, 7:02 |
| Thomas Stauffer is stepping down after three years as coach of the Swedish men's Alpine ski team. The 41-year-old Swiss said Wednesday he has been offered another "sports challenge" but didn't give any details. Stauffer has held various positions in the Swedish skiing federation for seven years. | |
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| Day to coach men's technical races for US Ski Team (AP) | 13/04, 21:35 |
| Mike Day is returning the U.S. Ski Team as the men's Alpine technical coach. Men's head coach Sasha Rearick made the announcement Tuesday. Day worked as a coach for the U.S. at the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics, then later worked in the skiing equipment industry. He replaces Rudi Soulard, who left as U.S. | |
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| Svindal's coach Arnesen leaves Norway ski team (AP) | 13/04, 11:17 |
| Aksel Lund Svindal's coach has resigned after five years as the head of Norway's men's Alpine ski team. Marius Arnesen said on the Norwegian federation's Web site that after "an incredible time" he wanted to spend more time with his family. Olympic super-G champion Svindal said on his Twitter page Tuesday that Arnesen was "the best coach I could ever ask for."... | |
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| Hoedlmoser takes over as US women's Alpine coach (AP) | 07/04, 13:32 |
| U.S. speed coach Alex Hoedlmoser has been hired to take over the American women's Alpine program after Jim Tracy stepped down last week. The U.S. Ski Team announced the move in a release Wednesday. Hoedlmoser is a former World Cup racer for Austria who has been on the U.S. coaching staff since 1998. He was appointed women's speed coach in 2004. | |
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| Austrian skier Gruber retires, will become pilot (AP) | 07/04, 6:16 |
| Five-time World Cup race winner Christoph Gruber, who missed the Vancouver Olympics after sustaining a left knee injury in January, has retired. The 34-year-old Austrian said Wednesday he is leaving the sport to become an airline pilot. Gruber tore ligaments and bruised a meniscus while crashing during warmups prior to a downhill race in Wengen, Switzerland. | |
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| Former Olympic freestyle aerials champ Leu retires (AP) | 06/04, 11:20 |
| Former Olympic freestyle aerials champion Evelyne Leu of Switzerland has retired. The Swiss ski federation said Tuesday the 33-year-old skier was ending her career after 15 years at the elite level. Leu is a four-time Olympian who peaked in the 2006 season. That year she won the gold medal at the Turin Games and the season-long aerials World Cup title. | |
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| Jim Tracy leaves as US women's ski coach (AP) | 02/04, 16:15 |
| U.S. women's ski coach Jim Tracy stepped down on Friday, less than five weeks after guiding the team to a strong showing at the Vancouver Olympics. He did not give a reason, but said in a statement that he appreciated being part of "something very special." Tracy was in charge for two seasons and has been involved with the U.S. | |
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| Bode Miller remains on the fence about ski career (AP) | 31/03, 14:55 |
| Since the Olympics, Bode Miller has been in perpetual chill mode. Hanging out with his young daughter, soaking up the sun in San Diego and showing up for an occasional commitment have become about the extent of his activities in the wake of winning three medals at the Vancouver Games. Miller is fully enjoying "just relaxin'." That's why Miller is in no big hurry to make any huge... | |
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| Lindsey Vonn gets her `Law & Order' wish next week (AP) | 31/03, 14:17 |
| Lindsey Vonn is going from Olympic star to "Law & Order" bit player and said she's delighted about it. "How many people get to appear on their favorite TV show?" Vonn said Wednesday in a statement released by NBC and series creator Dick Wolf. In the crime drama's season finale, the skier will play an administrative assistant with a vital clue in a case involving a... | |
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| Former ski cross world champion Huttary retires (AP) | 26/03, 8:59 |
| Former ski cross world champion Karin Huttary of Austria has retired after having surgery on a knee she injured in a crash at a World Cup race in Switzerland. Huttary said Friday in a statement released by the Austrian Ski Federation that she had "come to a point where health has become a main issue regarding my future life." The 32-year-old Huttary was hurt in Grindelwald on March 12. | |
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