EDITOR’S NOTE: Lindsey Vonn is the most successful female ski racer of all time with 82 career World Cup victories. She also won the downhill at the Vancouver Olympics in 2010 and has two other Olympic medals. “Rise: My Story,”…
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Two-time Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin is the latest elite skier to test positive for COVID-19 with the Beijing Games less than six weeks away. “I wanted to let you all know that I’m doing well, but unfortunately I had a…
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A backcountry skier was killed in an avalanche Christmas Eve near Cameron Pass, the first avalanche death recorded in Colorado this season, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center. Related Articles Denver weather: Colorado mountains getting more snow Christmas Eve;…
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COURCHEVEL, France — Swedish skier Sara Hector held on to her first-run lead and beat Mikaela Shiffrin on Wednesday in a women’s World Cup giant slalom. It was Hector’s second career victory, and first in nearly seven years. Hector won…
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COURCHEVEL, France — Known for being modest about her achievements, even Mikaela Shiffrin used a superlative Tuesday to describe her dominant win in a women’s World Cup giant slalom. “Very spectacular,” the Olympic champion said. Shiffrin won the first of…
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A storm system that has been tracked anxiously by powder-starved skiers and snowboarders for days is shaping up with the potential to deliver “significant” mountain snowfall across the high country, according to the OpenSnow mountain forecasting and tracking service. Most…
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Winter Park Resort was recently voted the best ski resort in North America by USA Today readers, marking the third year in a row the Colorado destination has earned the title. Related Articles What you need to know about uphill…
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BEAVER CREEK — Max Franz of Austria was the fastest racer in a downhill training run Wednesday along the demanding Beaver Creek course. Racing fifth overall, Franz’s time of 1 minute, 39.91 seconds wound up 0.40 seconds ahead of Matthieu…
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Between lift tickets and gear purchases, skiing isn’t exactly known for being a budget-friendly sport. And that’s before you factor in lodging should you decide to do a destination slope stay. Luckily for Coloradans, a couple of the state’s resorts…
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KILLINGTON, Vt. — Mikaela Shiffrin marked the return of the women’s World Cup to North America by setting yet another record — and the two-time Olympic champion did it Sunday on home snow. Shiffrin beat Petra Vlhova — her main…
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