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Alpine Skiing: Lara Gut claims World Cup title as compatriot Holdener wins combined crown

The alpine combined event at Lenzerheide in Switzerland turned out to be a triumphant day for two home skiers. Wendy Holdener took the race win and

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Eva-Maria Brem shines in Slovakia

Austria’s Eva-Maria Brem produced a stunning performance to secure a women’s World Cup giant slalom in Slovakia on Monday. The 27-year-old built a

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Dreamweavers Hirscher and Shiffrin in 'Gravity'

Euronews snowman Vincent Ménard guides us through all that is Alpine Skiing in 'Gravity.'

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Hirscher defends World Cup title in giant slalom

Marcel Hirscher kept his composure to claim the giant slalom in Kranjska Gora on Saturday. The Austrian looked in great shape and held on to his

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Ski Jumping: Koudelka wins in Wisla

Roman Koudelka posted his first victory of the season on Friday after winning a ski jumping event at the Polish resort of Wisla. In the foggy

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Flying Frenchman Pinturault wins 4th straight Giant Slalom

Alexis Pinturault continued his dazzling form of late by winning a World Cup giant slalom race in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia for his fourth consecutive

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Record-breaking Vonn ends season early due to injury

Lindsey Vonn’s season has come to a premature end after the American Speed Queen announced she has withdrawn from the current campaign due to

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Peter Prevc crowned World Cup winner

First in this week’s Gravity ski jumping and the crowning of Peter Prevc. The Slovenian is certain to win the World Cup even though there are six

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Brignone takes first podium finish in super-G as Vonn crashes out

Federica Brignone took her first career podium finish in super-G in the Word Cup race in Grandvalira. It was a battle against nature for the skiers

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Prevc jumps closer to title on Almaty slopes

Peter Prevc took another step towards his first career overall title with a win on the slopes in Almaty. The Slovenian made his intent clear with a

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FIS pay damages to violinist-turned skier Mae

Celebrated Pop violinist Vanessa Mae has been awarded damages by the International Ski Federation (FIS) after it wrongly accused her of manipulating

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Holdener and Hirscher triumph in city parallel slalom race

Wendy Holdener celebrated her first career World Cup victory on Tuesday as she reigned supreme in the women’s parallel slalom city event in

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Tina Weirather clinches super-G ahead of Gut and Vonn

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Paris claims alpine skiing World Cup downhill in Chamonix

Italy’s Dominik Paris kept his composure to claim a men’s alpine skiing World Cup downhill at Chamonix on Saturday. The 26-year-old finished second

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Lindsey Vonn clinches downhill World Cup title in Italy

Italy’s Nadia Fanchini upstaged Lindsey Vonn to provide a home winner in the women’s alpine skiing World Cup downhill at La Thuile on Saturday. The

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Hayboeck shines in Finland

Austrian ski jumper Michael Hayboeck produced a stunning performance to secure his first World Cup victory for more than a year as he edged out his

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Pinturault claims combined title

France’s Alexis Pinturault held his nerve to protect his early lead and clinch the overall combined title in Chamonix on Friday. Dominik Paris

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Lara Gut regains overall World Cup lead

Switzerland’s Lara Gut kept her composure to clinch a downhill event at La Thuile in Italy. The 24-year-old looked in great shape and completed the

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Norwegian adventure cat

Jesper the cat has become a celebrity in Hedmark, Norway. He has his own blog in Hamar Arbeiderblad (newspaper) and more than 8,000 followers on

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Alpine skiing: Shiffrin makes winning return after injury

Olympic and World champion Mikaela Shiffrin made a winning return to the Alpine skiing world cup circuit on Monday when the American won a slalom