Slovenia’s Tina Maze warms up prior to the women’s downhill training for the finals of the Alpine skiing World Cup in Lenzerheide, Switzerland, Tuesday, March 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati) By Manuele Lang LENZERHEIDE, Switzerland, March 13 (Reuters) – Norway’s Aksel Lund Svindal and injured American Lindsey Vonn won the men’s and women’s downhill World […]
Part of the finish area of the Alpine skiing World Cup finals, in Lenzerheide, Switzerland, lies in dense fog, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. The jury had to cancel the men’s final downhill race due to the heavy fog. (AP Photo/Armando Trovati) By Manuele Lang LENZERHEIDE, Switzerland, March 13 (Reuters) – Fog on the piste forced […]
While out for the season, Lindsey Vonn (USA) picks up her 6th straight World Cup Downhill title as the last race is cancelled, ending Tina Maze’s (SLO), who was one point behind, hopes of sweeping the Globes.
Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR), with the race cancellation, wins his first Downhill World Cup title, but it also prevents him from getting more points at he desperately needs for the overall World Cup title.
Commentators Steve Porino and Doug Lewis discuss USA skiers Steve Nyman, Travis Ganong, and Jared Goldberg that competed in Saturday’s Men’s downhill race at Kvitfjell.
Adrien Theaux, FRA, talks about his win today.
Aksel Svindal, NOR, talks about today’s race and the weather conditions.
Travis Ganong, USA, talks about today’s race.
American rookie Jared Goldberg crashes out into the netting in a strange position that gives the crowd a laugh.
Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR) finished .19 second out of first, but is now just 129 points behind Marcel Hirscher in the World Cup.
Adrien Theaux (FRA) scores his second career downhill win, by .19 seconds; it’s his second podium this season.
Travis Ganong leds the American team with a 16th place finish (tied with Brice Roger (FRA)), .80 seconds off the podium.
Laurenne Ross (USA) finally scores her first World Cup podium, taking second place, .41 seconds behind Tina Maze (SLO).
2011 World Cup winner Maria Hoefl-Riesch (GER) gets her 4th podium this season, .50 seconds out of first; she ranks second overall, 1,054 points behind Tina Maze (SLO).
Julia Mancuso (USA) scored her 15th top ten finish this season, .43 seconds off the podium, and is currently 41 points off the World Cup podium in 4th.
In one minute and 40.46 seconds, Tina Maze bagged her ninth World Cup victory of the season and became only the second woman in modern skiing to win in all five disciplines in the same season after Croatia’s Janica Kostelic in 2006.
Alice McKennis (USA) continues to have an up and down season; Saturday it was down as she wiped out hard and had to be airlifted away.
Universal Sports hosts Luke Van Valin and Doug Lewis break down the winners of the day.
Christof Innerhofer (ITA) scores his 3rd win of the season, by .12 seconds, he now ranks 3rd in Downhill.
Georg Streitberger (AUT) gets on the podium for the second time in his career, moving up to a 2nd place finish, .23 seconds out of first.
Marco Sullivan leads the Americans with a 19th place finish, tied with Rok Perko (SLO) both .96 seconds off the podium
Brice Rogers pops a in the steep part of the downhill course but miraculously stays on his feet.
Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR) missed the podium by .31 seconds, but he scores enough to take the Downhill Cup lead by 10 points.
Carolina Ruiz Castillo (ESP) gets Spain’s first ever World Cup Downhill win by .20 seconds. It is also her second World Cup podium.
Spain’s Carolina Ruiz Castillo celebrates at the finish area after winning an alpine ski women’s World Cup downhill race, in Meribel, France, Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Enrico Schiavi) By Patrick Lang MERIBEL, France, Feb 23 (Reuters) – Carolina Ruiz Castillo put Spain back on the alpine skiing map by winning the women’s World Cup […]
World Cup leader Tina Maze (SLO) misses the podium by .07 seconds, taking 4th place. Her World Cup lead remains over 800 points.
2011 World Cup winner Maria Hoefl-Riesch (GER) gets her 6th podium of the season, in 2nd, .20 seconds out of first.
With Lindsey Vonn out for the season, Julia Mancuso is left to lead the American women in downhill, taking 19th, .69 off the podium; she currently ranks 8th overall.
Nadia Fanchini (ITA) improves upon her 2009 Downhill Bronze medal by scoring Silver today, finishing .16 seconds behind Marion Rolland (FRA).
American Stacey Cook finished in the top 10 with a time of 1:50.91, just .06 seconds behind fellow American Julia Mancuso.
The 27 year old Dominique Gisin (SUI) crashed into the netting when she lost control midway though the course. The course gave skiers trouble early, as 2 other skies also crashed before Gisin’s run.
Julia Mancuso (USA) missed the podium by just .13, when she finished with a time of 1:50.85. Although Mancuso was not able to get on the podium today, she still has 8 championship medals under her belt.
Just days after winning the Super Combined title, Maria Hoefl-Riesch (GER) found herself on the podium once again when she finished with a time of 1:50.70.
Marion Rolland talks with Steve Porino about winning her first world championship title and how she was able to get over a serious knee injury suffered at the Vancouver Olympics in 2010.
30 year old Marion Rolland (FRA) surprised everyone when she finished with a time of 1:50, winning her first ever career title. Rolland has been plagued with injuries in the past but was rewarded in Schladming today with the win.
France’s Marion Rolland speeds down the course on his way to win the women’s downhill at the Alpine skiing world championships in Schladming, Austria, Sunday, Feb.10, 2013. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno) By Manuele Lang SCHLADMING, Austria, Feb 10 (Reuters) – France’s Marion Rolland used her knowledge of the course to snatch a surprise downhill gold medal […]
32 year Marco Sullivan (USA) crashed midway through the course, causing him to slide hit into the netting. Sullivan was able to get u after the crash and ski away.
Norway’s Aksel Lund Svindal speeds down the course on his way to win the men’s downhill at the Alpine skiing world championships in Schladming, Austria, Saturday, Feb.9, 2013. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati) By Manuele Lang SCHLADMING, Austria, Feb 9 (Reuters) – Aksel Lund Svindal joined an illustrious group on Saturday when he became world downhill champion […]
Aksel Lund Svindal talks about getting his 8th world championship medal with Universal Sports’ Steve Porino.
David Poisson (FRA) picked up his first world championship medal when he finished with a time of 2:02.29. Poisson finished 4th in his previous Downhill at Kitzbuehel.
In Dominik Paris’ first world championship appearance, he took home silver, finishing with a time of 2:01.78. Paris has had two victories this WC season, including a win in the Downhill at Kitzbuehel.
Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR) won with a final time of 2:01.32, giving him a total of 8 world championship medals. Svindal also won three Olympic medals at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.
Universal Sports’ Shellene Cockrell talks with Steve Porino and Doug Lewis about the surprises from the biggest Downhill race of the season.
Dominik Paris (ITA) was a huge surprise on the day, finishing with a time of 1:57.56. Paris did not finish his run in Friday’s Super G, but was the winner of the Downhill in Austria on Saturday.
Italy’s Dominik Paris speeds down the course on his way to win an alpine ski, men’s World Cup downhill, in Kitzbuehel, Austria, Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013. (AP Photo/Shinichiro Tanaka) By Manuele Lang KITZBUEHEL, Austria, Jan 26 (Reuters) – Dominik Paris became only the second Italian to win the most prestigious downhill on the World Cup […]
Steve Porino and Doug Lewis talk about a coach’s mindset in trying to build a faster skier and what advantages might exist.
In two minutes 29.82 seconds, Christof Innerhofer (ITA), the super-G world champion, won the fifth Alpine ski World Cup race of his career and the third downhill, two months after his return to the top in Beaver Creek.
Klaus Kroell (AUT) takes second place, .3 seconds behind Christof Innerhofer.
With the finish line in sight, Rok Perko (SLO) wipes out hard, but manages to walk away.
Johan Clarey (FRA) couldn’t keep the speed up to win the race, but he’s the first man to ever hit 100.6 mph in the World Cup.
Askel Lund Svindal (NOR) can’t control the dropping turn and smashes into the netting. He did manage to ski away.
Marco Sullivan (USA) led the U.S. Ski Team, finishing 13th in the fabled Lauberhorn — one of the most punishing downhills on the Audi FIS Alpine World Cup — just .96 seconds off the podium.
Lindsey Vonn (USA) returned to her winning ways after a self-imposed Christmas break when she dominated the Cortina d’Ampezzo downhill for the third time on Saturday, scoring her 5th win of the season.
Leanne Smith (USA) is starting to have a banner year with now two podium finishes, settling for .89 seconds out of first in Cortina.
Tina Maze (SLO) scored her 15th podium finish this season, finishing .43 seconds behind Lindsey Vonn. She now leads the World Cup by 670 points.
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