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Kristoffersen wins slalom, Hirscher extends World Cup lead

Norway’s Henrik Kristoffersen celebrates after winning Sunday’s World Cup slalom competition in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia.Marco Trovati/Associated Press The 20-year-old Norwegian…

16 ski resorts worth hundreds of millions could be sold

A skier packs the car at closing Friday at the Sunday River ski resort in Newry, Maine. CNL Resort Properties,…

American Ligety 4th in World Cup giant slalom, loses ground in standings

Ted Ligety of the United States finished fourth Saturday in the men’s World Cup giant slalom race in Kranjska Gora,…

U.S.’s Shiffrin continues World Cup slalom roll, reunites with young fan

Mikaela Shiffrin of the U.S. made it four World Cup slalom race wins this season on Saturday in Are, Sweden.Pontus…

Hirscher eyes overall title, but Ligety still looms

Ted Ligety of the United States staged an unlikely comeback to win last year’s World Cup giant slalom championship. This…

Fenninger wins GS to grab World Cup overall lead; U.S.’s Shiffrin 4th

In her first race as a 20-something, Mikaela Shiffrin of the United States missed the podium by 0.02 seconds and…

Turning 20, Shiffrin wonders when she’ll stop being a rookie

U.S skier Mikaela Shiffrin has been Alpine skiing’s wunderkind for so long that she can’t wait to celebrate her 20th…

‘Sparkplug of life’ recalled

Her father, Evan Buchanan, told the 200-plus gathered on the deck and on the packed snow to the south of…

Brown at home in the Greens

grad finds skiing success at Vermont

A win for home team in men’s super-G

Norway’s Kjetil Jansrud said “It feels like a weight off my shoulders” after Sunday’s World Cup super-G win at home…

After a not-so-super stretch, a super ‘W’ in super-G for Vonn

After struggling at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships at Beaver Creek – near her hometown of Vail – and…

Reichelt claims 2nd consecutive World Cup downhill win; Ganong sixth for U.S.

The United States’ Travis Ganong caught air but couldn’t catch the leaders, finishing sixth Saturday in the men’s World Cup…

Vonn finishes 7th, maintains downhill lead

Lindsey Vonn finished seventh Saturday in the World Cup downhill in Garmisch Partenkirchen, Germany, but it was enough to hold…

Fenninger takes Vonn’s super-G lead with 2 wins in Bulgaria

American Lindsey Vonn was barely visible in the women’s super-G event Monday in Bansko, Bulgaria, but the Vail skier did…

Vonn criticizes FIS after racing in fog in Bulgaria

American Lindsey Vonn, above and background, was frustrated with the FIS after the organization decided to continue through foggy –…

Pandemonium at Purgatory

snow piles up, Purg Devo team ‘going for it’ in freestyle ski event

Northug wins 50K race for 4th gold of Nordic skiing worlds

The Norwegian used his trademark sprinting ability to win a four-way race to the finish in the men’s 50-kilometer classical-style…

Fenninger wins Alpine combined World Cup

Julia Mancuso led all Americans with a sixth-place finish Sunday in the World Cup women’s super-combined event in Bansko, Bulgaria.Marco…

Hirscher continues giant slalom dominance; American Ligety 4th

Marco Trovati/Associated Press<br><br>Ted Ligety was the top American finisher, placing fourth Sunday in the men’s World Cup giant slalom competition…

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Norway’s Johaug strikes triple gold at Nordic worlds

Norway’s Therese Johaug took another step toward becoming Nordic skiing’s biggest female star Saturday at the FIS Nordic Skiing World…

Austria sweeps again

The best the U.S. could do Saturday in a men’s World Cup downhill race was sixth – by Marco Sullivan.Marco…

Norway’s Northug again king of Nordic worlds

Austria’s Bernhard Gruber had visions of gold Friday at the FIS Nordic Skiing World Championships in Falun, Sweden.Anders Wiklund/Associated Press…