Marcin Tarczynski (POL) edges the silver medalist from the 2012 championships, Tom Shields (USA), by .16 seconds for the win.
Jurij Tepes (SLO) ends the season with a bang, helping his team win yesterday and today he scores his first solo world cup win, he finishes 13th of the season.
In the Ski flying final Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT) couldn’t crack the top ten, finishing 11th, but it didn’t matter as her won the overall World Cup by 621 points, his first Globle win was in 2009.
Alexander Legkov (RUS) finished the final race of the session in 4th place with a time of 37:01.7. Although Legkov finished 2nd in the overall standings he was still able to take 1st place in the men’s distance standings.
Andreas Wank (GER) probably wishes the World Cup ended one day sooner, as he wipes out hard, taking one of his skis to his groin and walking away gingerly.
World Cup champion, Petter Northug jr (NOR).discusses his race win and how important the World Cup Championship is to him.
Petter Northug jr. (NOR) won the final event of the season, capping off a great ending to a wining season. Northug won the WC title back in 2010 and finished this year’s World Cup with 1,561 points.
Marit Bjoergen (NOR) talks about what it feels like to win the last race of the World Cup season.
Marit Bjoergen (NOR) won her 3rd race in a row after WC leader, Justyna Kowalczyk (POL), did not start. Even without starting in today’s event, Kowalczyk went on to win the Overall World Cup with 2017 points.
American Kikkan Randall took 7th place in the final race of the season with a time of 1:04:33.4. Randall finished the WC season with 1190 points as the overall win went to Justyna Kowalczyk.
In 1972, the first Ski Flying World Championships were hosted on the new “Velikanka”, which is one of the most unusual ski jumps in the world.
Going into his 2nd run, Per Fernvik crashed on the second jump of the course and lost both of his skies. Fernvik was able to walk away from the crash and finish 16th in the event.
Racing bib number 66, Robin Holub (CZE) took a hard crash is his first run. Holub would finish the competition 13th overall.
In 1972, the first Ski Flying World Championships were hosted on the new “Velikanka”, which is one of the most unusual ski jumps in the world.
Marit Bjoergen (NOR) talks about what it feels like to be be leading the WC by 45 seconds after her big win today.
Marit Bjoergen (NOR) won again today after wining yesterday’s 2km. Bjoergen finished with a time of 28.06.7 beating 2nd place Therese Johaug (NOR) by nearly 4 seconds. Bjoergen now leads the WC by 45 seconds.
Ander Bardal jumped 230 meters on his frist jump the biggest of the day, and although he couldn’t quite control the landing (hurting his points), he helped Norway take 2nd on the day and 2nd in the World Cup.
Martin Koch and Gregor Schlierenzauer posted Austria’s biggest jumps of the day, as they finished 3rd, enough to secure their overall world cup victory.
Eldar Roenning (NOR) discusses his first victory of the season in his “come from behind” victory today.
While sitting in 3rd place with about 100m left to go, Eldar Roenning (NOR) powered past Maxim Vylegzhanin (RUS) and Martin Johnrud Sundby (NOR) to get the win. Roenning finished with a time of 43.26, winning by just .1 seconds.
Jurij Tepes posted two big jumps that helped Slovenia win the final team event. Solvenia would finish 4th of the season.
The Sierra Nevada, meaning “snowy range” in Spanish, is a mountain range in the region of Andalusia in Spain. It contains the highest point of continental Spain, Mulhacén at 3,478 meters (11,411 ft).
Marit Bjoergen (NOR) finished with a wining time of 6:03.2, beating out 2nd place Charlotte Kalla and 3rd place American Kikkan Randell. Marit Bjoergen has now taken the overall lead.
Petter Northug has now won the first two races in the Finals, winning the 3.75km time trial by 2.1 seconds, and he leads in the World Cup overall by 56 points with two races remaining.
American Kikkan Randall scores her first World Cup globe, winning by over a 100 points over Justyna Kowalczyk (POL).
In the final race of the season, overall World Cup winner Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) scores the win, helped by a wipe-up out by the Norwegians. She finished second for the season in sprints.
In the last sprint of the season, Petter Northug (NOR) scores the win, finishing the season second in the Sprints. In the overall, with three races to go, he leads by only 34 points.
It’s the first year since she was a rookie that Tessa Worley failed to get a win. However, this makes her fourth podium for the season, her most yet, as she finishes 4th in the Giant Slalom standings.
Piotr Zyla (POL) finished in a tie for 1st with Gregor Schlierenzauer after they both finished with 270.1 points. Zyla finished in 3rd place in the final overall standings.
Anja Tepes (SLO) took a hard fall after landing awkwardly in her 2nd run. Tepes would finish the competition in 29th place.
American Sarah Hendrickson talks about how excited she is to win the last event of the World Cup season.
Piotr Zyla (POL) and Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT) discuss how special it is to close out the World Cup season with a tie in the final event.
Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT) finished the final event tied for 1st place with Piotr Zyla (POL). Schlierenzauer won the overall standing with 1496 points.
Sara Takanashi (JPN) finished 2nd in the final event of the WC season with a score of 260. American Sarah Hendrickson finished 1st in the event and 2nd overall.
Sarah Hendrickson (USA) won the competition with a score of 262.8, over 2nd place Sara Takanashi (JPN). Takanashi went on to win the overall standing with Hendrickson taking 2nd place.
Racing in the semi-final heat, skiers Georgia Simmerling (CAN) and Ophelie David (FRA) crashed into one another going into a turn. David was later disqualified while Simmerling moved on to the final heat.
Racing in the quarterfinals Marco Tomasi (ITA) crashed on the first hill out of the gate after losing his balance.
Fanny Smith (SUI) led coming out the gate and never looked back, beating out 2nd place Marielle Thompson. Smith leads the overall standings with 576 points.
Fanny Smith (SUI) discusses how racing safely was the key to winning.
The 24 year old, Jean Frederic Chapuis, (FRA) won the final heat beating out 2nd place skier Armin Niederer (SUI). Chapuis finished 3rd in yesterday’s Ski Cross when the victory went to Alex Fiva (SUI).
Tina Maze speaks about her triumphant season.
Race winner Therese Johaug (NOR) discusses how her home crowd motivated her in today’s race, making her give her all in an amazing performance.
In the last race of the season, World Cup Giant Slalom and Overall winner Tina Maze (SLO) gets the win by .35 seconds over Tessa Worley, getting her 11th win this season and the 22nd for her career.
Overall leader, Therese Johaug (NOR), dominated the competition from start to finish winning with a time of 1:21.17.7. Johaug at one point had a lead over 1 minute. Elizabeth Stephen (USA) finished 9th in the race.
Denise Karbon (ITA) even though she made it to the seconds run, she ends the season with a crash, luckily she seems ok.
Irene Curtoni (ITA) ends the season with a crash, with the finish line in sight, luckily she seems ok.
Julia Mancuso (USA) ends her season 1.09 seconds off the podium, finishes ranked 4th 162 points behind Anna Fenninger (AUT), and 11th in Giant slalom.
Frida Hansdotter (SWE) ends the season with a crash, with the final line in sight, luckily she seems ok.
2011 World Cup winner Ivica Kostelic (CRO) finished .51 seconds out of first, and third in the slalom ranking for the season, but 5th overall.
Marcel Hirscher (AUT) won the World Cup slalom title with 960 points, though Sunday he finished .36 seconds behind Felix Neureuther (GER).
Felix Neureuther (GER) scored his 5th career win, by .36 seconds, over Marcel Hirscher (AUT). He ended the season second in Slalom and 4th in the Overall.
With 1,535 points, Marcel Hirscher wins his second consecutive World Cup title and his first slalom Globe.
Norway’s capital Oslo is one of the most traditional places for Winter sports that you can find. With a population of about 600,000, Oslo and its winter sports arena in Holmenkollen have been the setting for a great number of ski events.
Åre has a long history of hosting World Cup events, with ski acrobatics and moguls events being held there regularly since 1988.
Alexander Legkov (RUS) discusses the strategy he used to win today’s race and how excited he is to be leading the overall standings.
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