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Skiing

Alpine skiing-Rebensburg to miss Bansko World Cup races

Germany's Olympic giant slalom champion Viktoria Rebensburg will miss this weekend's World Cup races at the Bulgarian resort of Bansko, organisers said on Wednesday. Bansko is hosting a women's downhill on Saturday and super-G on Sunday but Rebensberg ... continued at Yahoo! Eurosport

Lindsey Vonn secures a record fifth downhill skiing title

Lindsey Vonn clinched her fifth consecutive women's World Cup downhill title, despite finishing third in Russia's new Rosa Khutor resort. Germany's Maria Hoefl-Riesch won in one minute 49.17 seconds, beating Austria's Elisabeth Goergl by 0.43 secs. continued at BBC News

Skiing: Hirscher again

Marcel Hirscher made it a weekend to remember when he won the World Cup slalom event in Bansko to add to the giant slalom he won on Saturday. The young Austrian took his tally for the season to eight victories to strengthen his position in the ... continued at SkySports

Former Premiership footballer David Ginola hospitalised with throat injuries after skiing accident

Former football star David Ginola has been rushed to hospital with serious injuries following a skiing accident, it emerged today. The 45-year-old Frenchman, who played for a number of Premiership clubs including Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United ... continued at Daily Mail

A history of skiing in Mürren, Switzerland

To arrive in the Swiss Alps at the tail end of a snowstorm seems like good timing, as long as your ski resort is accessible. A single traveller – me – separates himself from the Wengen-bound throng at Lauterbrunnen station, crosses the road with a ... continued at Daily Telegraph

Notts soldiers take part in gruelling Nordic skiing training

TWO Notts soldiers have been on a gruelling training exercise which has seen them take part in Nordic skiing in the Alps. Bombardier Katy Joanne Lancaster, 27, from Bingham, of 5 Regiment Royal Artillery, and Sapper Sean Goodwin, 20, from Mansfield, of ... continued at Nottingham Evening Post

CLASS B/C SKIING STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS: Black Bears win Alpine title

MARS HILL -- The Maranacook Community High School boys team won the Class B Apline title, while Mt. Abram's Elise Luce captured her second state title, on Wednesday. Luce won the slalom title Wednesday and the giant slalom title on Tuesday. continued at Morning Sentinel

CLASS A SKIING STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS: Mt. Blue boys take Nordic lead

RUMFORD -- It look, in the preseason, like this would be a rebuilding year for the Mt. Blue boys Nordic ski team. Sophomore Dustin Staples took exception to those predictions and proved his team was for real Wednesday. Staples finished second in ... continued at Morning Sentinel

CU SKIING: Buffs Improve In Slalom At RMISA Q2

BOZEMAN, Mont. - Just 11 days ago, the defending national champion University of Colorado ski team, particularly the men's alpine team, had one of their worst days in recent memory, and especially in the slalom. However, that all changed here Wednesday in ... continued at CUBuffs.com

H.S. skiing: Nicols reigns again in Class C; Freeport girls, Fort Kent boys earn titles

GREENWOOD — One of the first skiers down the mountain, Nate Nicols had plenty of time to watch the carnage that followed. Seven disqualifications for missing a gate and nearly a dozen slips and/or falls that cost several skiers — including ... continued at Sun-Journal