http://universalsports.com 30 sports, 25 world championships, your destination for Olympic sports and athletes – world class events in cycling, swimming, track & field, gymnastics, skiing, figure skating, triathlon, rugby & more. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:21:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://1.gravatar.com/blavatar/3729db9ad5d405e0ea9c098bd62f5b66?s=96&d=http%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fbuttonw-com.png http://universalsports.com http://universalsports.com/video/2012-fis-alpine-skiing-world-cup-semmering-slalom-shiffrin-skies-out/ http://universalsports.com/video/2012-fis-alpine-skiing-world-cup-semmering-slalom-shiffrin-skies-out/#comments Sun, 30 Dec 2012 03:25:11 +0000 universalsports http://universalsports.com/video/2012-fis-alpine-skiing-world-cup-semmering-slalom-shiffrin-skies-out/ ]]> Teen Mikaela Shiffrin, fourth after the opening run, was charging for back-to-back FIS Alpine World Cup slalom wins, when she got stuck leaning back, hooked an edge, hiked and eventually straddled in the night final.

]]> 0 http://universalsports.com/video/2012-fis-alpine-skiing-world-cup-semmering-giant-slalom-fenninger-wins/ http://universalsports.com/video/2012-fis-alpine-skiing-world-cup-semmering-giant-slalom-fenninger-wins/#comments Sat, 29 Dec 2012 16:17:15 +0000 universalsports http://universalsports.com/video/2012-fis-alpine-skiing-world-cup-semmering-giant-slalom-fenninger-wins/ ]]> Austrian Anna Fenninger scored her second World Cup victory in a giant slalom after she dominated both runs to clock a combined time of two minutes 13.09 seconds in Semmering.

]]> 0 http://universalsports.com/video/2012-fis-alpine-skiing-world-cup-semmering-giant-slalom-worley-finishes-3rd/ http://universalsports.com/video/2012-fis-alpine-skiing-world-cup-semmering-giant-slalom-worley-finishes-3rd/#comments Sat, 29 Dec 2012 16:17:08 +0000 universalsports http://universalsports.com/video/2012-fis-alpine-skiing-world-cup-semmering-giant-slalom-worley-finishes-3rd/ ]]> Tessa Worley (FRA) finished third in the GS at Semmering, 0.08 seconds behind World Cup leader Tina Maze.

]]> 0 http://universalsports.com/video/2012-fis-alpine-skiing-world-cup-semmering-giant-slalom-maze-finishes-2nd/ http://universalsports.com/video/2012-fis-alpine-skiing-world-cup-semmering-giant-slalom-maze-finishes-2nd/#comments Sat, 29 Dec 2012 16:08:05 +0000 universalsports http://universalsports.com/video/2012-fis-alpine-skiing-world-cup-semmering-giant-slalom-maze-finishes-2nd/ ]]> Tina Maze secured her 10th top three placing of the season by finishing second in the GS, and the Slovenian again increased the gap in the overall World Cup standings.

]]> 0 http://universalsports.com/video/2012-fis-alpine-skiing-world-cup-semmering-giant-slalom-mancuso-finishes-25th/ http://universalsports.com/video/2012-fis-alpine-skiing-world-cup-semmering-giant-slalom-mancuso-finishes-25th/#comments Sat, 29 Dec 2012 16:07:35 +0000 universalsports http://universalsports.com/video/2012-fis-alpine-skiing-world-cup-semmering-giant-slalom-mancuso-finishes-25th/ ]]> Julia Mancuso finished 25th as wind and fog made the already bumpy course exponentially more challenging.

]]> 0 http://universalsports.com/video/2012-fis-alpine-skiing-world-cup-semmering-giant-slalom-shiffrin-finishes-8th/ http://universalsports.com/video/2012-fis-alpine-skiing-world-cup-semmering-giant-slalom-shiffrin-finishes-8th/#comments Sat, 29 Dec 2012 16:05:03 +0000 universalsports http://universalsports.com/video/2012-fis-alpine-skiing-world-cup-semmering-giant-slalom-shiffrin-finishes-8th/ ]]> Mikaela Shiffrin produced an impressive final run to finish a career best eighth in the giant slalom held in Semmering. Shiffrin, who had been sick the last few days, vaulted to 10th in the World Cup overall standings.

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