ZAGREB, Jan 6 (Reuters) – World Cup holder Marcel Hirscher took back the lead in the overall standings when he became the first skier to retain the Zagreb slalom crown on Sunday. In one minute and 56.17 seconds, the Austrian also snatched his third win of the season and his second in succession in the […]

Mikaela Shiffrin captured a slalom by a massive 1.19-second margin Friday night, becoming the first American woman to win two World Cup races before turning 18. Her first career victory came last month in Sweden. The 17-year-old became the youngest winner in nine editions of the Zagreb event, which is billed as the Snow Queen […]

ZAGREB, Jan 4 (Reuters) – Mikaela Shiffrin was crowned a snow queen at 17 when she clinched the classic floodlit slalom in Zagreb on Friday. The American teenager, who celebrated her maiden World Cup victory last month in Are, dominated both runs to win in two minutes and 1.73, leaving all her rivals far behind. […]

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By Pritha Sarkar March 11 (Reuters) – Growing up in a city awash with macho sporting icons, Javier Fernandez was mercilessly teased by schoolboy bullies who seemed to think he spent his time twirling around the ice on his toes in a tutu. Fernandez has no idea where his tormentors have disappeared to but chances […]

By Gennady Fyodorov Jan 31 (Reuters) – Former Olympic champion Yevgeny Plushenko underwent successful back surgery in Tel Aviv on Thursday to replace a deteriorated disc in his spine. “Yevgeny had an operation to remove one of his spinal discs with a synthetic one,” the Russian’s long-time coach Alexei Mishin told Reuters. “The doctor who […]

Gold medallist Javier Fernandez of Spain poses during the award ceremony for the men’s skating at the European Figure Skating Championships in Zagreb, January 26, 2013. (REUTERS/Antonio Bronic) Courtesy of isu.org The competition at the ISU European Figure Skating Championships 2013 concluded in Zagreb, Croatia on Saturday with the Men’s and Ladies Free Skating. Javier […]

Gold medallists Ekaterina Bobrova and Dmitri Soloviev of Russia pose during the award ceremony for the ice dance competition at the European Figure Skating Championships in Zagreb, January 25, 2013. (REUTERS/Antonio Bronic) The 2013 ISU European Figure Skating Championships continued in Zagreb, Croatia on Friday with the Ladies Short Program and the Free Dance. Adelina […]

Winners of the overall pairs competition pose with their medals on the podium at the European Figure Skating Championships in Zagreb, January 24, 2013. Seen are from (L-R) silver medallists Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy of Germany, gold medallists Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov and bronze medallists Stefania Berton and Ondrej Hotarek of Italy. (REUTERS/Antonio […]

ZAGREB, Jan 24 (Reuters) – Russia’s Yevgeny Plushenko pulled out of the European figure skating championships on Thursday after aggravating his back injury during the men’s short programme. The 2006 Olympic champion crashed while attempting the triple Axel and failed to perform a quad. He was awarded 74.82 points – well short of his personal […]

Russia’s Ekaterina Bobrova and Dmitri Soloviev perform during the ice dance short dance program at the European Figure Skating Championships in Zagreb, January 23, 2013. (REUTERS/Antonio Bronic) Courtesy of isu.org The 2013 ISU European Figure Skating Championships opened in Zagreb, Croatia on Wednesday with the Short Dance and the Pairs Short Program. Ekaterina Bobrova/Dmitri Soloviev […]

Men’s World Cup Skiing at the Famed Hahnenkamm in Kitzbühel Headlines 30 Hours of World-Class Winter Sports Action Universal Sports Network announced its on-air schedule for this weekend’s “Winter Bowl” programming lineup. From Friday, January 25 through Sunday, January 27, Universal Sports will air 30 hours of premier winter sports action from around the globe, […]

Austria’s Marcel Hirscher speeds past a gate on his way to win an alpine ski men’s World Cup slalom in Adelboden, Switzerland, Sunday, Jan.13, 2013. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati) By Manuele Lang ADELBODEN, Switzerland, Jan 13 (Reuters) – Austria’s Marcel Hirscher won his third World Cup slalom in succession on Sunday, fighting back from the disappointment […]

By Patrick Lang ST ANTON, Austria, Jan 12 (Reuters) – Alice McKennis underlined the depth of American alpine skiing as she eclipsed her more celebrated compatriot Lindsey Vonn to claim her maiden World Cup downhill victory in St Anton on Saturday. While all eyes were on Vonn who was making her comeback following a three-week […]

By Patrick Lang LAKE LOUISE, Alberta, Dec 2 (Reuters) – Lindsey Vonn achieved her second successive Lake Louise treble when she won Sunday’s Super-G, the third race on the weekend program at the Canadian resort. The American clocked one minute and 22.82 seconds to snatch her 14th victory at her favorite skiing venue, her seventh […]

Key: DH (Downhill), SG (Super G), GS (Giant Slalom), SL (Slalom), SC (Super-Combined), NTE (Nation’s Team Event), SDD (Same day delay – TV broadcast) Date Location (Ladies) Event Time (ET) Location (Men) Event Time (ET) 10/27 Sölden (AUT) GS 10-11:30am – SDD – – – 10/28 – – – Sölden (AUT) GS 10-11:30am – SDD […]

Lindsey Vonn of the USA wins the Overall World Cup, Tina Maze of Slovenia takes 2nd place, Maria Hoefl-Riesch of Germany takes 3rd place on March 18, 2012 in Schladming, Austria. (Photo by Alexis Boichard/Agence Zoom/Getty Images) Universal Sports is your destination for comprehensive coverage of the 2012 FIS Alpine World Cup. Get LIVE and […]

Croatia’s Blanka Vlasic competes at women’s high jump competition at Zagreb’s IAAF athletics meeting, in Zagreb on September 13, 2011. Vlasic finished at second place. (HRVOJE POLAN/AFP/Getty Images) July 14 (Reuters) – Former high jump world champion Blanka Vlasic will not compete in the London Olympics due to injury problems, the Croatian said on her […]

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New Weekly Ski Resort Series Universal Access Premieres Tuesday, February 5, on Universal Sports Network Debut Episode to Lead into 2013 Alpine Skiing World Championships Los Angeles, CA (February 4, 2013) – Universal Sports Network today announced its new original series, Universal Access, will premiere tomorrow, February 5, at 10:30 AM ET. Presented by GoPro, […]