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SAN VIGILIO DI MAREBBE, Italy (AP) — Sara Hector won the final World Cup giant slalom before the Beijing Olympics, with 2018 gold medalist Mikaela Shiffrin in fifth. Hector was second after the opening run but overtook defending overall champion Petra Vlhova for her second straight GS victory.

The demand for artificial snow is rising, but climatologists say the impact on the environment isn't viable long-term.

OSLO (AP) — Every member of Norway’s men’s cross-country skiing team is isolating ahead of next month's Beijing Olympics because a coach has contracted the coronavirus. Sprint team head coach Arild Monsen tested positive for COVID-19 after returning to Norway from the Italian Alpine resort of Seiser Alm, the Norwegian Ski Association said Tuesday.

Several organizations are battling virus outbreaks among athletes and personnel, with the 2022 Winter Games slated to open in less than two weeks.

Huang Quangui loves to ski. The ski instructor has been teaching people of all ages in several different cities in the north of the country for the past two decades.

A Bozeman man was surprised by his discovery of Montana ski culture.

A six-limbed skiing robot attained a speed of more than 36 kilometers per hour over 400 meters on an 18-degree snow track in recently completed tests in Shenyang, Liaoning province.

A six-limbed skiing robot attained a speed of more than 36 kilometers per hour over 400 meters on an 18-degree snow track in recently completed tests in Shenyang, Liaoning province.

Chinas Jilin to build world-class ice and snow tourism resort-

SYDNEY (AP) — Australia will send 44 athletes to the Winter Olympics beginning Feb. 4 in Beijing — 23 women and 21 men in 10 disciplines. The Australian Olympic Committee said Monday that snowboarder Scotty James and mogul skier Britt Cox will compete at their fourth Olympics, joining just six other Australians to compete at four or more Winter Games.