Extreme Skiing

Former World ski champion Bruno Kernen broke his nose, tore knee ligaments and had concussions, when the Swiss went crashing down the Silvano Beltrametti course after badly landing a jump in the season ending World cup downhill. Kernen lost control.

Ana Jelusic may have been the favorite at Zagreb-Sljeme, but it was the Austrian sensation Marlies Schild who bagged the show. The Austrian claimed her fourth Slalom victory out of five in the woman's slalom this season. The Austrian Marlies Schild...

In a breathtaking contest Norwegian Aksel Lund Svindal, leaving the Bode Miller of the United States behind, reclaimed the overall World Cup lead by winning the men's giant slalom Thursday that he finished in a combined time of 2 minutes 25.63 seconds...

Lindsey Kildow may have finished second behind Maria Riesch on the Olympic downhill course in Alberta on Friday, but she was the best yet again at Lake Louise, she finished in a time of 1:48:84 to win the downhill contest here for the second time in...

The Former World Cup Champion Bode Miller provoked controversy last season when he had questioned why using certain performance enhancing substances were illegal, the American had been severely criticized for skiing while drunk - but he this season seems.

Skiing, flip-flops and tumbles are all synonyms - professionals enjoy the ice thoroughly, but if you aren't one yet and wish to derive the pleasure of having your way on the ice you could find different places and ways to do so... but just check out this.

Norwegian coach Mika Kojonkoski has come out with his team for the weekend's World Cup opener: Anders Bardal Lars Byst'l Anders Jacobsen Sigurd Pettersen Roar Lj'kels'y Bj'rn Einar Rom'ren Just because he could only send six competitors...

It seems like today is some retirement day for the sporting icons - I just covered news of the Swimming legend Ian Thorpe bidding farewell to the sport and now I came across this one. Biathlon king of Russia Pavel Rostovtsev has announced his...

The World cup season opens this weekend with slalom races in Levi, Finland, the season was originally scheduled to begin two weeks back in Soelden, Austria, but stood canceled due to rain and warm weather. There is good news for the Americans; Bode...

If you are a keen ski fanatic then you must be familiar with the name Franciso Fernandez Ochoa, the only Winter Olympic gold medalist from Spain. He was a very competitive and an outstanding athlete, he won gold in the men's special slalom event at the...