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Germany's Emma Aicher denied American great Lindsey Vonn a downhill double in the second speed race of the women's Alpine skiing World Cup season in St. Moritz on Saturday. Vonn, the 2010 Olympic champion who on Friday became the oldest ever winner of a World Cup race at the age of 41,
Ingemar Stenmark, a skiing legend, amassed significant wealth through World Cup wins and endorsements, though exact figures remain unverified. While h
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Olympic ski champion Michelle Gisin airlifted after downhill crash in latest setback for Swiss team
Two-time Olympic champion Michelle Gisin has been airlifted from the course by helicopter after crashing hard in a practice run for a World Cup downhill.
Italian Alpine ski champion Federica Brignone, who suffered a double leg fracture in April, will compete at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, the head of Italy's Olympic committee said on Friday, adding that the athlete would be one of four Italian flagbearers at the opening ceremony.
On Friday night at Copper Mountain, nine members of the U.S. women’s Alpine ski team spoke at a press conference prior to a pair of tech races on Saturday and Sunday at the Stifel
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Swiss Ski Team Has Third Olympic Champion Injured In One Month
The Swiss women's Alpine Ski team has been hit by its third injury in just one month. All three of the skiers have been former Olympic champions.
Italian Luca de Aliprandini described Saturday's World Cup giant slalom at Val d'Isere as the hardest race of his life, coming two days after his Swiss partner Michelle Gisin suffered a heavy fall in training which required neck surgery.
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