Austria won the closing nations team event and knocked off hosts Sweden of the medals table at the World Alpine skiing championship – dominating the Super G and the slalom event. The Austrian contingents turned out the best in the contest, ending the two-week competition with nine medals comprising three golds, three silvers and three [...]
Austrian champion Renate Goetschl setting the fastest time in the training session ahead of the final downhill event of the season has heightened her prospects for the Overall title. Goetschl has already won the Super-G and the downhill titles but slid to the fourth in Overall standings over the weekend – despite, she does have [...]
Bode Miller injured his knee at the World Cup finals downhill event at Are’s Olympia course in the downhill event last year – fearing a recurrence he has decided to give up his downhill title at Are this time without competing. However, the American is willing to defend his Super G title in the World’s [...]
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 [...]
31-year-old Renate Goetschl is an Austrian alpine skier – she finished at the pinnacle in the women’s downhill event clocking 1:55:65. This is the Austrian’s 44th World Cup victory of which she has managed six this season – and this being second in successive days. She made her debut in 1993 and has made 99 [...]
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 [...]
Owing to a recurrent knee trouble the veteran Bode Miller had refused to compete in the downhill event – however now the schedule for the American seems stiffer as he has decided to compete in all five events at the World Championships. The explanation he has quoted for his for taking on the downhill is [...]
Winning the super-G at the US Alpine Championship in Alaska, Bode Miller tied for the men’s record with the ninth national title of his career. A thorough professional, Miller for whom the national event is a mere child’s play described himself of being slightly better through the most difficult part of the relatively unchallenging course. [...]








