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United States' Mikaela Shiffrin speeds down the course during an alpine ski, women's World Cup slalom race, in Zagreb, Croatia, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta)
Shiffrin focusing on the process as she nears Vonn's record

By Andrew Dampf Jan. 06, 2023 05:58 AM EST

Switzerland's Corinne Suter celebrates her victory on the podium following the women's World Cup super-G ski race in Lake Louise, Alberta, on Sunday Dec. 4, 2022. (/Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Dec. 04, 2022 05:38 PM EST

Switzerland's Corinne Suter celebrates her victory on the podium following the women's World Cup super-G ski race in Lake Louise, Alberta, on Sunday Dec. 4, 2022. (/Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP)
Suter claims World Cup super-G, ends Goggia's winning streak

Dec. 04, 2022 05:37 PM EST

Marco Odermatt, of Switzerland, skis on the way to winning the men's World Cup super-G race at Lake Louise, Alberta, Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Fast & smooth Odermatt proves to be ski racer to catch again

By Pat Graham Dec. 01, 2022 05:39 PM EST

Steven Nyman, of the United States, packs up his skis after the men's World Cup downhill ski race was cancelled at Lake Louise, Alberta, Friday, Nov. 25, 2022. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP)
At 40, US downhill racer Nyman still going full speed ahead

By Pat Graham Nov. 30, 2022 05:55 PM EST

US speed skier Cochran-Siegle rediscovering his love for GS

By Eric Willemsen Oct. 22, 2022 07:18 PM EDT
SÖLDEN, Austria (AP) — American skier Ryan Cochran-Siegle is coming off his career best World Cup season, earning more points than ever before in both downhill and...

‘Unreal and surreal’: Skiers slam Asian Winter Games host

By Eric Willemsen Oct. 06, 2022 01:12 PM EDT
Leading World Cup skiers on Thursday questioned the decision to award a yet-to-be-built resort in Saudi Arabia the hosting rights of the 2029 Asian Winter Games,...

FILE - Silver medalist Norway's Aksel Lund Svindal poses during the medal ceremony for the men's downhill race, at the alpine ski World Championships in Are, Sweden, on Feb. 9, 2019. Two-time Olympic skiing champion Svindal underwent surgery after being diagnosed with testicular cancer, the Norwegian said on Saturday Sept. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti, File)
Skiing champion Svindal has surgery for testicular cancer

Sep. 24, 2022 01:30 PM EDT

FILE - Norway's Marius Lindvik competes during the World Cup ski jumping in Vikersundbakken, Norway, Saturday March 12, 2022. Ski jumping governing bodies from the United States and Norway have forged an unprecedented partnership. USA Nordic Sport and Norges Hopplandslaget announced Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, that their national ski jumping teams will share coaches and training facilities as part of a four-year agreement.(Terje Bendiksby/NTB via AP, File)
Ski jumping World Cup returns to US for 1st time since 2004

By Larry Lage Sep. 22, 2022 07:25 AM EDT

FILE - Norway's Marius Lindvik competes during the World Cup ski jumping in Vikersundbakken, Norway, Saturday March 12, 2022. Ski jumping governing bodies from the United States and Norway have forged an unprecedented partnership. USA Nordic Sport and Norges Hopplandslaget announced Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, that their national ski jumping teams will share coaches and training facilities as part of a four-year agreement.(Terje Bendiksby/NTB via AP, File)
US and Norway forge unprecedented ski jumping partnership

By Larry Lage Aug. 24, 2022 09:00 AM EDT

In a photo provided by the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee, Michelle Kwan arrives for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Colorado Springs, Colo., Friday, June 24, 2022. (Mark Reis/U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee via AP)
Vonn urges athletes use platform for good 'especially today'

By Eddie Pells Jun. 24, 2022 11:12 PM EDT

FILE - United States' Annika Malacinski competes during the Nordic combined World Cup mixed team normal hill HS 106, in Val di Fiemme, Italy, Jan. 7, 2022. Malacinski is one of dozens of women around the world who are in it for the glory, sacrificing a lot of time and money to go for Olympic gold. (AP Photo/Elvis Piazza, File)
IOC keeps women's Nordic Combined out of 2026 Olympics

By Graham Dunbar Jun. 24, 2022 01:09 PM EDT

IOC will not add women's Nordic Combined to 2026 Winter Games; remains the only gender imbalanced Olympic sport

Jun. 24, 2022 12:52 PM EDT
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — IOC will not add women's Nordic Combined to 2026 Winter Games; remains the only gender imbalanced Olympic sport. ...

FILE - Billy Demong, a member of USA Nordic's board of directors, speaks during the cross country stage of the nordic combined 10 kilometers for placement on the U.S. Olympic team, at the Mount Van Hoevenberg Olympic Sports Complex on Dec. 24, 2021, in Lake Placid, N.Y. Nordic combined, which uniquely tests skiers on jaw-dropping jumps and heart-pounding trails, has been a part of the Winter Olympics since 1924. It is also the only Olympic sport without women.(AP Photo/Hans Pennink, File)
Winter Olympics may not include Nordic combined for 1st time

By Larry Lage Jun. 15, 2022 02:37 PM EDT

FILE - Gold medalist China's Eileen Gu celebrates during a medal ceremony for the women's freestyle skiing halfpipe competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 18, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. Gu, the California-born athlete who won two gold medals for China in freestyle skiing at the recent Beijing Olympics, has signed on to work for Salt Lake City's bid for the 2030 or 2034 Winter Olympics.(AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)
Chinese Olympian Eileen Gu working for Salt Lake Games bid

By Stephen Wade Jun. 08, 2022 01:52 AM EDT

FILE - Lindsey Vonn shows medals from her career as she holds a press conference after taking the bronze medal in the women's downhill race, at the alpine ski World Championships in Are, Sweden, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019. Lindsey Vonn, Michelle Kwan, Mia Hamm, Billie Jean King and the late Pat Summitt are among the nine individual women who will be inducted into the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Hall of Fame this summer. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti, File)
Phelps, Vonn among those heading to US Olympic & Para Hall

Jun. 06, 2022 11:10 AM EDT

FILE - Johan Eliasch, Chairman of the Management Board of the HEAD group celebrates on the podium at the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup finals, in Parpan-Lenzerheide, Switzerland, Sunday, March 21, 2021. Eliasch has been re-elected to lead skiing and snowboarding through the 2026 Olympics. (Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone via AP, File)
Ski leader Eliasch aims to unite after bruising election win

By Graham Dunbar May. 28, 2022 01:30 PM EDT

FILE - Resi Stiegler skis during a women's U.S. Alpine Championship slalom skiing race, Friday, April 16, 2021, in Aspen, Colo. The three-time U.S. Olympian will make a quasi-comeback at the World Pro Ski Tour’s championship races this weekend in Taos, New Mexico. She was lured back to the starting gate by a chance to take part in a unique-format event with her husband, German slalom racer David Ketterer, and to catch up with old friends. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)
Stiegler back, among big names at World Pro Ski Tour event

By Pat Graham Apr. 07, 2022 04:30 PM EDT

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives to deliver his speech at the concert marking the eighth anniversary of the referendum on the state status of Crimea and Sevastopol and its reunification with Russia, in Moscow, Russia, Friday, March 18, 2022. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
Russian Olympians face backlash after Vladimir Putin rally

Mar. 23, 2022 07:26 AM EDT

Norway's Henrik Kristoffersen speeds down the course during an alpine ski, men's World Cup giant slalom, in Courchevel, France, Saturday, March 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati)
World Cup champion Marco Odermatt wins again in giant slalom

Mar. 19, 2022 08:03 AM EDT