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• First professional contract at age 16   Mario Häusl, who holds both Seychelles and German nationalities, is preparing to become the new rising star in Germany's speedway bike racing. ...

Numerous current and former Ski and Snowboard Club Vail athletes have been nominated to 2023-24 U.S. Ski and Snowboard squads. Mikaela Shiffrin (Edwards, CO; Burke Mountain Academy/Ski & Snowboard Club Vail) headlines the women’s Alpine...

Choo choo choose to ride the rails.

MERIBEL, France (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin had more than just a gold medal hanging around her neck during the awards ceremony for her latest world championship title.

<div class="at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.metro.us/shiffrin-remembers-her-late-father-at-gold-medal-ceremony/"></div>MERIBEL, France (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin had more than just a gold medal hanging around her neck during the awards ceremony for her latest world championship title. The American skier was also wearing a heart-shaped pendant containing two miniature photos of her late father, which she held open as photographers snapped away to c...

<div class="at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url="http://www.metro.us/ap-interview-moltzan-catching-up-to-us-teammate-shiffrin/"></div>MERIBEL, France (AP) — When Paula Moltzan finished second behind Mikaela Shiffrin for the U.S. ski team’s first 1-2 finish in a women’s World Cup slalom in more than half a century, it was easy to assume that her more successful teammate was her main inspiration. Actually, it’s another American skier who Moltzan still looks...

AP Interview: Moltzan catching up to US teammate Shiffrin

The Prior Lake native will be competing in the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, beginning Feb. 14.

Shiffrin passed Vonn by winning her 83rd World Cup race, the most by a female skier. She now needs just four more wins to break Ingemar Stenmark’s career record of 86.

From Alpine and cross-country skiing to speedskating, biathlon and curling, Minnesotans are making a mark in various international competitions.