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| Maze strips down to her sports bra to send message (AP) | 14/01, 12:34 |
| Tina Maze's message was written on her sports bra for all to see: "Not your business." The Slovenian skier peeled off the top of her ski suit Sunday to explain her feelings about her controversial long underwear, which sparked a protest from the Swiss team last weekend. The three words were written in black marker on Maze's white bra, which she showed off for the TV cameras while... | |
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| Merighetti edges Vonn for downhill win in Cortina (AP) | 14/01, 10:10 |
| Italian veteran Daniela Merighetti finally won a World Cup race Saturday despite a broken thumb while Lindsey Vonn finished second in one of the season's biggest downhills. Merighetti was timed in 1 minute, 33.17 seconds on the Olympia delle Tofane course before her home fans on a day when wind slowed the favorites. | |
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| Lindsey Vonn: a Broncos fan thriving in Italy (AP) | 14/01, 7:10 |
| A healthy Lindsey Vonn was feeling like her old self, skiing well and getting ready for football. She finished second to Italy's Daniela Merighetti on Saturday in a World Cup downhill that was so windy she knew she couldn't have done any better. Vonn then got prepared for an early wake-up call before Sunday's super-G, setting her alarm at 4 a.m. | |
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| Switzerland hopes for Didier Cuche win at Wengen (AP) | 13/01, 7:12 |
| It's the sports victory that ski-crazy Switzerland most wants: And Saturday might be its last chance. Even more than a first Davis Cup trophy for Roger Federer, Swiss fans fervently hope that veteran downhill racer Didier Cuche wins on the storied Lauberhorn hill at Wengen. Cuche is a three-time runner-up -- twice behind Bode Miller -- on the longest, quirkiest and most traditional of all World... | |
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| Marchand-Arvier tops Vonn in downhill training (AP) | 12/01, 8:26 |
| 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. | |
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| Top freestyle skier in coma after crash (AP) | 10/01, 20:41 |
| Canadian freestyle skier Sarah Burke was in a coma Tuesday after crashing during a training run on the superpipe in Park City, Utah. Andy Miller, spokesman at the Park City Mountain Resort, said Burke was taken off the mountain by members of the resort's mountain patrol after the accident and airlifted to a Salt Lake City hospital. | |
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| Janka weighs midseason break to rest back pains (AP) | 10/01, 12:06 |
| Former World Cup overall champion Carlo Janka is considering a midseason break because of persistent back pains. Janka writes for Swiss website www.skionline.ch that he will weigh plans after his home classic Lauberhorn downhill at Wengen on Saturday. The 25-year-old racer says "my back is a delicate subject. | |
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| Women's WCup races moved from Maribor (AP) | 10/01, 7:42 |
| The International Ski Federation says women's World Cup races scheduled for Jan. 21-22 in Maribor, Slovenia, have been moved because of warm temperatures and too little snow. FIS says the giant slalom and slalom races will be staged at another Slovenian venue, Kranjska Gora, on the same dates. Maribor was unable to stage the races one year ago, when temperatures rose to 55 degrees. | |
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| Women's WCup races moved from too-warm Maribor (AP) | 10/01, 7:31 |
| The International Ski Federation says women's World Cup races scheduled for Jan. 21-22 in Maribor, Slovenia, have been moved because of warm temperatures and too little snow. FIS says the giant slalom and slalom races will be staged at another Slovenian venue, Kranjska Gora, on the same dates. Maribor was unable to stage the races one year ago after temperatures rose to 13 degrees Celsius (55... | |
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| Ligety to defend WCup lead at classic Swiss race (AP) | 06/01, 14:34 |
| Ted Ligety is quietly having another excellent season in giant slalom, though his closest challenger Marcel Hirscher is hogging the World Cup headlines. Ligety is the current World Cup and world champion in his specialist event, and leads the discipline standings going into the classic Adelboden race on Saturday. | |
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