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Goergl grabs Super-G win by a whisker to deny Vonn

(Reuters) - 07:49 PM

Austria's Elisabeth Goergl shot to victory in the season-opening World Cup super-G on Sunday, ending a weekend of domination in the Canadian Rockies by American Lindsey Vonn.

 
Carlo Janka of Switerland flies past a gate as he skis to win the mens World Cup downhill ski race in Beaver Creek

Janka wins again with downhill triumph

(Reuters) - 07:54 PM

Swiss Carlo Janka's outstanding season continued with victory in the World Cup downhill Saturday following his triumph in Friday's Super Combined.

Janka, emerging as a strong medal favourite for

 
Jan Kucera watches as his son is tended to

Kucera breaks leg at super-G

(Reuters) - 02:53 AM

Canada's downhill world champion John Kucera is in danger of missing next year's Vancouver Olympics after breaking his leg in a high-speed fall Sunday.

Kucera was airlifted from the Lake Louise

 
Swiss ski racer Didier Cuche speeds past a gate during training for the first Mens World Cup Downhill alpine skiing race of the season in Lake Louise

Hoelzl backs up title with World Cup win

(Reuters) - 12:47 AM

Kathrin Hoelzl proved her giant slalom world title was no isolated feat when she earned her maiden World Cup victory on Saturday.

The German skier surprised everyone last season by grabbing the

 
Kathrin Hoelzl of Germany celebrates after she won the womens World Cup Giant Slalom ski race in Aspen

Alpine skiing-Hoelzl backs up title with first World Cup win

(Reuters) - 09:36 PM

Kathrin Hoelzl proved her giant slalom world title was no isolated feat when she earned her maiden World Cup victory on Saturday.

The German skier surprised everyone last season by grabbing the

 
Reinfried Herbst

Herbst takes Levi slalom honours

(AFP) - 04:30 PM

LEVI, Finland (AFP) - Austria's Reinfried Herbst won the first Alpine skiing World Cup slalom of the season here on Sunday, ahead of Croatian Ivica Kostelic and last year's winner, France's Jean-Baptiste Grange.

It was the sixth victory of 31-year-old Herbst's career, all of which have been in the

 
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