By Chris Freud BEAVER CREEK — After a two-and-a-half hour start delay, the first event of the 2015 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships got underway in strong, swirling wind at Beaver Creek on Monday. Four inches of fresh snow greeted the women for their first downhill training run, which was pushed back from its original […]
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By Chris Freud BEAVER CREEK — Elvis is officially in the building, or on the slopes. Pick your cliche. Lindsey Vonn, the current downhill and super-G World Cup leader who doubtless hopes to leave her imprint of the 2015 FIS Alpine Worlds Ski Championships, tied for fourth with Switzerland’s Fabienne Suter during Monday’s windy downhil
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By Chris Freud OK, here we go, people. The first race of the 2015 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships is the women’s super-G at 11 a.m., and we really couldn’t ask for a better opening act. The first question on everyone’s mind is, “Can Lindsey really do it?” Vonn (Bib No. 18) looked sharp in […]
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By Chris Freud OK, here we go, people. The first race of the 2015 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships is the women’s super-G at 11 a.m., and we really couldn’t ask for a better opening act. The first question on everyone’s mind is, “Can Lindsey really do it?” Vonn (Bib No. 18) looked sharp in […]
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By Randy Wyrick BEAVER CREEK — Ceil Folz grinned the grin of the well prepared Monday afternoon. “It feels like our countdown clocks just burned up,” Folz said. Folz is president of the Vail Valley Foundation and head of the World Championships organizing committee. The journey that began in June 2010 is done. “We’re proud […]
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By Chris Freud BEAVER CREEK — As the 2015 FIS-Alpine World Ski Championships were beginning on Monday, one question was on the minds of ski racing fans across the globe. Will Bode Miller race? In a short press conference Monday, Miller did his best to quell the curiosity. “I’m here and ready to race,” Miller […]
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By Chris Freud 1 COOK Stacey USA 1:48.16 2 GUT Lara SUI 1:48.25 2 MOWINCKEL Ragnhild NOR 1:48.25 4 VONN Lindsey USA 1:48.78 4 SUTER Fabienne SUI 1:48.78 6 WEIRATHER Tina LIE 1:48.96 7 ROSS Laurenne 1:49.10 8 MAZE Tina SLO 1:49.34 9 HOSP Nicole AUT 1:49.41 10 SCHMIDHOFER Nicole AUT 1:49.52 11 FENNINGER Anna […]
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By Chris Freud 1 COOK Stacey USA 1:48.16 2 GUT Lara SUI 1:48.25 2 MOWINCKEL Ragnhild NOR 1:48.25 4 VONN Lindsey USA 1:48.78 4 SUTER Fabienne SUI 1:48.78 6 WEIRATHER Tina LIE 1:48.96 7 ROSS Laurenne 1:49.10 8 MAZE Tina SLO 1:49.34 9 HOSP Nicole AUT 1:49.41 10 SCHMIDHOFER Nicole AUT 1:49.52 11 FENNINGER Anna […]
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By Melanie Wong BEAVER CREEK — During the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, some spectators who forgo the bus ride to Red Tail Stadium and take the path less traveled to watch the races. From Feb. 2-15, Dally, a roughly 2-kilometer skiway from Red Tail to the base of Centennial, will transform into Trail 2015 […]
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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: On a Monday, Feb. 2, Vail Daily on-snow correspondent John LaConte reports from the run entitled Snag Park at Vail, showing the soft snow on that run and also displaying how it got its […]
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