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Italian Staudacher tops the Super G

Here is a Super G stunner for all ski fans – Patrick Staudacher clocked 14:30 seconds to finish at the apex amid the professionals. Competing in only the first World championship race Staudacher has become the first Italian to win the men’s Super G title. The 26-year-old Italian bettered the former downhill Olympic champion Fritz [...]

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Paerson clinches gold in Women’s super G

A resolve to win confronted a hazardous terrain but none could stop Anja Paerson from successfully defending her super G title at the Women’s Alpine Skiing World Championship – staying aloof of a victory for nearly a year now, the 25 year-old was out at the apex at Are much to the delight of the [...]

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Hosp Lifts the Giant Slalom

She was tied for the fourth in the first leg though clocking the fastest in the second clamed her first gold at the World’s – the former Olympic silver medalist Nicole Hosp won the giant slalom title finishing in a combined time of 2:31:72. The Austrian ace and two-time defending champion Anja Paerson unfortunately crashed [...]

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Men’s Super G in Are Postponed

Some sad news for all you ski fanatics out there. The men Super G at the World Championships in Are, slated for today has been cancelled following high winds – further disrupting the entire schedule. Heavy snowfall, poor visibility and gushing winds have caused for the postponement of the event, which will now take place [...]

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Snow Leopard wins Acclaim despite snow shame!

Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong calls himself the snow leopard but he surely didn’t leap like one at the Alpine World Ski Championships in Are – the Ghanaian lacked pace in the qualification race for the giant slalom in the men’s event. Kwame was a minute and 17 seconds slower to winner Urs Imboden and finished distant last [...]

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