By By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer BEAVER CREEK — Lasse Kjus is eager to show he can still race, even if he has to rent his skis and boots to do so. The Norwegian great is competing again at the World Championships. Only, it’s in a ski legends race for charity today, and he […]
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By Edward Stoner A month before the start of the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, one of the sport’s most celebrated stars held court with media at the Westin in Avon. After two days of training, first on Raptor and then Vail’s Golden Peak, the jury was still out on whether he had recovered enough […]
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By WILL GRANDBOIS Officers shot a man who had led them on a high-speed chase along Interstate 70 late Tuesday afternoon.They said he was armed when he jumped out of his vehicle at the Canyon Creek exit west of Glenwood Springs, turned toward officers and was shot. His condition was unknown early Tuesday evening after […]
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By By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer VAIL — Marcel Hirscher helped top-seeded Austria hold off Canada for the gold medal in the team event at the world championships on Tuesday. The Austrians won the final 3-1 over Canada, which was seeded No. 10. Sweden earned the bronze medal by beating Switzerland. This event is […]
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By Edward Stoner VAIL — Vail and Beaver Creek are both relatively “young” ski resorts compared to most European ski areas — Vail being founded by Peter Seibert and Earl Eaton back in 1962 and Beaver Creek in the early 1980s — yet Vail Valley is strongly tied with ski racing’s international history since the […]
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By Randy Wyrick VAIL — Prince Hubertus’ autobiography is succinct.“I was born in Mexico, raced in Spain and f—ed up in Austria,” he said smiling.Forget the guy in the beer commercial. Prince Hubertus von Hohenlohe is world’s most interesting man.Von Hohenlohe is 56 and has competed in six Olympics and 16 World Alpine Champio
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By Edward Stoner AVON — In preparation for the 2015 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, businesses in the Vail Valley have positioned themselves as not only a world-class tourism destination, but a destination committed to its sustainability.To support this effort, the Actively Green 2015 program was launched in 2013, in partnership with Walking
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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 on-snow correspondent John LaConte returns to Vail Mountain, where there’s fresh snow on the ground, training underway on Giant Steps and nations from all over the world competing at Golden Peak. VAIL […
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By caramie schnell VAIL — Each night at the medals ceremony in Vail Village, some of the best ski racers in the world clutch artwork created by Italian artist Carlo Trost as they stand atop the podium, grinning. Trost created 100 of the trophies, which are red, white and blue ski bibs, each sculpted in […]
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By caramie schnell Forget what it looks like — make what it feels like. When Gail Folwell uttered these words during a Q&A with the Denver Art Museum, she was encapsulating her work perfectly. The artist is known for creating sculptures that are both raw and refined, whether they detail a professional skier careening down […]
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