Author: Eric Willemsen
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Mikaela Shiffrin misses podium in women’s World Cup ski racing season opener
Austrian Julia Scheib dominates in giant slalom win Austrian skier Julia Scheib dominated the season-opening women’s World Cup giant slalom Saturday, denying runner-up Paula Moltzan what would have been the American’s first career win. Moltzan led a strong showing by the U.S. ski team, which saw Mikaela Shiffrin place fourth and Nina O’Brien sixth, while…
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Lindsey Vonn records 81st win ahead of Olympics
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany — Lindsey Vonn won her second World Cup downhill of the weekend on Sunday in a perfect dress rehearsal for the Pyeongchang Olympics. It was the American’s third straight triumph in the discipline after also winning in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, two weeks ago. “Two wins is as good as it gets, really. It’s…
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Lindsey Vonn could return to World Cup skiing next week
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Mikaela Shiffrin misses World Cup slalom record; Velez Zuzulova wins race
A rescue dive team has located the body of a child in a pond in Olympic Park Jan. 3, 2016 in Aurora, Colorado. The body has not been identified as missing 6-year-old David Puckett, but tracking dogs involved in the search for him lead the investigation to the pond. Joe Amon, The Denver Post Joe…
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Ligety takes World Cup opener
SOELDEN, Austria – Ted Ligety maintained his dominance in the giant slalom by winning the season-opening World Cup race Sunday while Bode Miller finished 19th in his return to the circuit following a 20-month injury layoff. Ligety, who won six of eight races last season and defended his world title in the giant slalom, won…
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Vail’s Schleper retires after 15 World Cup seasons
LIENZ, Austria — Sarah Schleper let out her trademark roar at the start of a World Cup race for the last time, then leisurely skied down the Hochstein course in a gray minidress, carrying a photo camera and picking up 3-year-old son Lasse midway through her run.Schleper, a four-time Olympian for the United States, said…