By Staff Reports LAKE LOUISE, Alberta — Tina Maze of Slovenia won the women’s World Cup downhill opener Friday while Lindsey Vonn finished eighth. Maze, a double gold medalist at the Sochi Olympics, finished in 1 minute, 50.98 seconds. Anna Fenninger of Austria was second in 1:51.43 and Tina Weirather of Liechtenstein was third in […
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By By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer BEAVER CREEK — Kjetil Jansrud of Norway extended his World Cup streak to three straight races with a downhill victory Friday on a challenging course he skied to near perfection. Jansrud followed his two-race sweep last weekend in Lake Louise, Alberta, with another splendid showing. He finished in […]
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By Edward Stoner This winter, Vail/Beaver Creek are hosting the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships for an unprecedented third time. The Colorado Ski & Snowboard Museum has opened its ski racing archives to tell stories that connect the dots between today’s spectacular made-for-TV competition extravaganzas and their humble beginnings. This
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By John LaConte On the Hill is brought to you by The Steadman Clinic and the Steadman Philippon Research Institute. VIDEO: Vail Daily reporter John LaConte rides Beaver Creek during the Birds of Prey World Cup and shows viewers around the venue, which will also host the FIS-Alpine World Ski Championships in February. [iframe src=”http://playe
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By John LaConte On the Hill is brought to you by The Steadman Clinic and the Steadman Philippon Research Institute. VIDEO: Vail Daily reporter Ross Leonhart explores the newly opened terrain in Vail’s Blue Sky Basin, which just opened today. Blue Sky Basin is the last major area of Vail Mountain’s more than 5,000 acres […]
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By Edward Stoner VAIL — Snow reporter John LaConte is covering the World Cup race at Beaver Creek with updates on ski conditions, weather and crowds. Send your text, photo or video updates using #BCLive on Twitter or Instagram and see them published in tomorrow’s paper. [iframe src=”http://embed.scribblelive.com/Embed/v7.aspx?Id=97003
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By Edward Stoner VAIL — Stretchy pants seem to expand their reach when they are produced with an ultimate purpose to “elevate the world from mediocracy to greatness.” That’s exactly what Lululemon Athletica states they aim to do with their technical athletic clothing for yoga, running, working out and “other sweaty pursuits,” but th
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By Edward Stoner VAIL — The second race of the Pedal Power Winter Race Series will take place this Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Tennessee Pass Nordic Center. The center is located at Ski Cooper on Highway 6 and 24 between Minturn and Leadville. The Tennessee Pass 5-Miler Kickoff Classic is one of the […]
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By Edward Stoner VAIL — The second race of the Pedal Power Winter Race Series will take place on Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Tennessee Pass Nordic Center. The center is located at Ski Cooper on U.S. Highway 6 and 24 between Minturn and Leadville. The Tennessee Pass 5-Miler Kickoff Classic is one of […]
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By Chris Freud BEAVER CREEK — Happy downhill day. Time to see who’s the fastest man on skis. The winner gets 100 points in the World Cup standings. He also gets tabbed as the favorite for the FIS Alpine World Ski Championship in February. While the Birds of Prey downhill doesn’t have the history of […]
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