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| Vancouver poster girl Vonn gets back to skiing (AP) | 19/10/2009 15:18 |
| Vancouver Olympics poster girl Lindsey Vonn gets down to business this weekend when the World Cup ski season opens on an Austrian glacier. Bode Miller, meanwhile, is still tuning up after taking off the end of last season and the entire summer before rejoining the U.S. Ski Team. With Austrian great Hermann Maier announcing his retirement last week, Vonn and defending men's overall winner Aksel... | |
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| FIS confirms ski season to start in Soelden (AP) | 16/10/2009 10:09 |
| The opening races of the World Cup ski season in Soelden, Austria, have been confirmed for Oct. 24-25. The International Ski Federation said on Friday that conditions on the Rettenbach glacier were sufficient, with race organizers adding manmade snow to the natural snow already covering the course. A women's giant slalom will open the season on Oct. | |
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| Austrian ski star Hermann Maier retires at 36 (AP) | 13/10/2009 8:28 |
| This is usually Hermann Maier's time of year -- a ski season about to begin and an Olympics just months off. The Austrian star fought back tears Tuesday in saying those plans have changed. He retired at age 36 and ended one of the mightiest careers in Alpine skiing. "I gave it a lot of thought but decided spontaneously that now is the best time for retirement," Maier said at a news... | |
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| Swiss skier Lara Gut out until January (AP) | 13/10/2009 8:06 |
| Swiss skier Lara Gut has had more surgery on her dislocated right hip and is not expected to race until a month before the Vancouver Olympics open Feb. 12. Gut spokesman Roberto Mazza said she will use crutches for a month and must not ski for at least three months. Gut had arthroscopic surgery last Friday to stabilize her hip after crashing during giant slalom training Sept. | |
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| Swiss skier Defago breaks thumb in training (AP) | 01/10/2009 9:51 |
| Swiss skier Didier Defago has broken his right thumb and is expected to miss the opening race of the World Cup season. Defago fell during a downhill training run in Zermatt, Switzerland, on Thursday and is scheduled to undergo surgery later in the day. He is unlikely to be ready for a giant slalom on Oct. | |
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| Finnish skier Sandell badly injured in crash (AP) | 29/09/2009 6:23 |
| Finnish Alpine skier Marcus Sandell has had his left kidney removed in a hospital in Innsbruck, Austria, after badly crashing during a training run on the nearby Pitztaler glacier. According to Finnish news agency STT, the 22-year old Sandell hurt his kidney, spleen and back and broke his nose and hand Monday after coming off the course and falling. | |
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| Austrian skier Schild to miss season-opening races (AP) | 25/09/2009 14:07 |
| Former World Cup slalom champion Marlies Schild will miss the season-opening giant slalom races because she needs more time to recover from a broken leg. The 28-year-old Austrian says Friday she hopes to return to the World Cup circuit for a slalom on Nov. 14 in Levi, Finland. Schild told Austrian public broadcaster ORF that "in a few weeks time I'll know if I can really compete there, or... | |
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| Bode's back for shot at redemption. Sort of. (AP) | 24/09/2009 19:23 |
| Bode Miller was low key, even by his relaxed standards. So far so good. The man still insists on doing things his way, and Thursday's announcement was no different. He said he was rejoining the U.S. Ski Team in time to take a shot at qualifying for the Winter Olympics. And if this experiment in male bonding happens to end with a trip to Vancouver, well -- Miller added with his usual detachment --... | |
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| Skier Jitloff participates in Race for the Cure (AP) | 23/09/2009 4:21 |
| Tim Jitloff was scheduled to jet over to Europe in the next few days for some training ahead of the World Cup ski season. However, the technical specialist will arrive a little later in Soelden, Austria, than his teammates. Worthy causes can buy extra time at home. Jitloff will substitute his skis for sneakers as he participates in the Susan G. | |
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| Vonn joins equipment supplier Head (AP) | 07/09/2009 9:47 |
| Two-time World Cup overall champion Lindsey Vonn signed a five-year deal with equipment supplier Head, the company said Monday. The 24-year-old American successfully defended her overall title last season and won two gold medals at the world championships in February with French supplier Rossignol. In May, Rossignol asked its skiers, who include Vonn, Ted Ligety and Jean-Baptiste Grange, to accept... | |
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