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Swiss skier Michelle Gisin ends Mikaela Shiffrin-Petra Vlhova winning slalom streak SEMMERING, Austria -- Michelle Gisin earned her maiden World Cup win on Tuesday, becoming the first Swiss skier to win a womens slalom in nearly 19 years. Gisin trailed Mikaela Shiffrin by two-hundredths of a second after the opening run but posted the second-fastest time in the final as the American dropped to third, 0.57 behind. Gisins win ended a streak of 28 slaloms that were won by either Shiffrin, who triu...

Strong winds force cancellation of 2nd run of giant slalom in Austria Durango, Colorado Currently Thu Low: 29° Possible light rain (with a chance of 1–2 in. of snow) in the morning and afternoon. 64% chance of precipitation 72% chance of precipitation Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020 12:51 PM Cable cars are blown by strong winds during a pause of a women’s World Cup giant slalom Monday in Semmering, Austria. Gabriele Facciotti/Associated Press United St...

World Cup skiing cancelled as wind blows barriers away Mon 28th December 2020 | 07:10 PM Semmering, Austria, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 28th Dec, 2020 ) :Powerful gusts of wind at the Austrian ski resort of Semmering blew away the safety barriers at the finish line of the World Cup giant slalom event on Monday causing the second leg to be abandoned. Race organisers said they would decide at a later time whether or not the race could be completed after the first run had been successfu...

“After nine or 10 years, I have good memories and bad memories at every place. Of course, I’ve had a really good feeling here in the past but it’s a new year and I am in a different position,” Shiffrin said Monday. “Just because I had a good race last time doesn’t mean I’m going to do well this time. So, it’s still like you have to work every day.” Working is just what Shiffrin has done since winning a giant slalom in France two weeks ago, her first victory since returning fro...

Strong winds force cancellation of 2nd run of GS in Austria December 28, 2020 GMT SEMMERING, Austria (AP) — A women’s World Cup giant slalom was canceled following the opening run Monday after increasingly strong winds destroyed parts the finish area. Wind speeds reached up to 100 kph (62 mph) and organizers ordered people to leave the finish area as the gusts started blowing away safety fencing and sponsor banners, leaving the area in a state of havoc within minutes. “It’s a really dan...

AP) Ester Ledecka edged Corinne Suter for her first win in a women’s World Cup super-G on Sunday, nearly three years after winning Olympic gold in the discipline. The Czech skier finished three-hundredths ahead of Suter, the World Cup super-G champion from Switzerland who won a downhill on the same slope Friday. “It’s an amazing feeling. I’m very happy to give myself this gift for Christmas, it’s very nice,” Ledecka said. Defending overall champion Federica Brignone came 0.35 behind...

Alice Robinson back in the pack in opening World Cup Super G race 20 Dec, 2020 05:04 PM 2 minutes to read NZ Herald By: Matt Brown Kiwi skier Alice Robinson has finished 21st in her opening World Cup Super G race of the season in France. The 19-year-old who crashed out of both World Cup Giant Slalom races in Courchevel last weekend, had started from 40th position in her non-specialist event that she is racing in for the first time at World Cup level. Robinson clocked 1:26.77 down the Val dlsere...

Olympic champion Ledecká wins first super-G race of Alpine World Cup season Sunday, 20 December 2020 Olympic super-G champion Ester Ledecká recorded a first International Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine Ski World Cup victory in the discipline, beating Corinne Suter by just 0.03sec in in Val-dIsère. Czech star Ledecká - who also won a snowboarding gold medal at Pyeongchang 2018 and splits time between the two - was sixth down the super-G course in the French resort and completed it in 1min 24.6...

Ledecka edges Suter to add World Cup win to Olympic title United States Keely Cashman speeds down the course during an alpine ski womens World Cup Super G in Val dIsere, France, Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti) December 20, 2020 - 6:31 AM VAL DISERE, France - Ester Ledecka edged Corinne Suter for her first win in a women’s World Cup super-G on Sunday, nearly three years after winning Olympic gold in the discipline. The Czech skier finishe...

2020/12/20 19:38 Czech Republics Ester Ledecka speeds down the course during an alpine ski womens World Cup Super G in Val dIsere, France, Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020. (A... Czech Republics Ester Ledecka speeds down the course during an alpine ski womens World Cup Super G in Val dIsere, France, Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti) Italys Federica Brignone speeds down the course during an alpine ski womens World Cup Super G in Val dIsere, Fra...