By Chris Freud BEAVER CREEK — The lady does have a flair for the dramatic. Eagle-Vail’s Mikaela Shiffrin needed every bit of the last portion of the 2,099-foot women’s slalom course to pull out gold on Saturday at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships at Beaver Creek.Shiffrin had a 0.40-second lead over Sweden’s Frida Hansdotte
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By Randy Wyrick VAIL — “Great job, Vail. You’ve stunned the world.”And with that, U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association director Tiger Shaw smiled and plunged into a massive and enthusiastic crowd in Redtail Stadium for the second run of the women’s slalom.Shaw raced in the 1989 World Championships and had a great time, but he [&hell
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By Randy Wyrick VAIL — “Great job, Vail. You’ve stunned the world.”And with that, U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association director Tiger Shaw smiled and plunged into a massive and enthusiastic crowd in Red Tail Stadium for the second run of the women’s slalom.Shaw raced in the 1989 World Championships and had a great time, but [&hellip
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By Edward Stoner This winter, Vail and Beaver Creek are hosting the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships for a 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 competitions and their humble beginnings. This series will feature man
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By scott miller VAIL — Peak season parking restrictions will be in place for one day only Monday for Presidents Day. This will be the last parking restriction of the season. Adjustments include:• Monday’s restriction means Blue Parking Pass holders will be directed to the Lionshead parking structure and Green Parking Pass holders will use
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By scott miller VAIL — Peak season parking restrictions will be in place for one day only Monday for Presidents Day. This will be the last parking restriction of the season. Adjustments include:• Monday’s restriction means Blue Parking Pass holders will be directed to the Lionshead parking structure and Green Parking Pass holders will use
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By John LaConte VAIL — On Friday, Lindsey Vonn participated in what had to be the most entertaining press conference of the 2015 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships.Put on the spot with questions like “Who is your favorite teammate?” and “Who has been the best coach you’ve ever had?” Vonn did her best to provide […]
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By Chris Freud BEAVER CREEK — Mikaela Shiffrin has set the stage for Saturday’s women’s slalom at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships at Beaver Creek.The Eagle-Vail native, running with bib No. 2, tore down Birds of Prey with a first-run time of 50.07 seconds. Shiffrin, the defending Worlds and Olympic gold medalist in slalom, [&he
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By Ross Leonhart On the Hill is brought to you by The Steadman Clinic and the Steadman Philippon Research Institute. VIDEO: Vail Daily reporter/copy chief Ross Leonhart swaps with John LaConte and reports from Simba on a sunny Valentine’s Day at Vail Mountain. VAIL OFFICIAL REPORT: 3 inches of new snow in the last week. […]
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By John LaConte February 14, 2015 — Send your text, photo or video updates on weather, conditions and more from Vail and Beaver Creek mountains using #VailLive and #BCLive on Twitter or Instagram and see them published here on our live blog as well as tomorrow in the Vail Daily newspaper. … Source:: Vail Daily […]
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