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Sharing a bond of ski racing, 2 Canadian Olympians have remained fast friends for nearly 80 years
This wasn't just a dinner between two friends of nearly 80 years. It was a rare and unexpected opportunity to catch up in person last November at the Canadian Ski Hall of Fame banquet. A chance to reminisce about ski racing, their longtime bond, and family. To stroll down memory...
US downhill skier Breezy Johnson banned for 14 months for breaking anti-doping rules
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Downhill skier Breezy Johnson has been banned for 14 months for three violations of anti-doping rules and can't race until December. The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency published its decision late Monday for Johnson’s failure to comply with the whereabouts...
Marcel Hirscher retired from skiing at the top. He's back to race for a country with no mountains
Marcel Hirscher, one of the most successful ski racers of all time, is planning to return next season after five years in retirement. And the record eight-time overall World Cup champion is going to compete for the Netherlands — his mother’s country — instead of his native Austria. ...
Mikaela Shiffrin and Aleksander Aamodt Kilde announce their engagement
INNSBRUCK, Austria (AP) — Skiing power couple Mikaela Shiffrin and Aleksander Aamodt Kilde have announced they're engaged to be married. Shiffrin, a two-time Olympic champion who has won a record 97 World Cup races, holds her ring up to the camera in one of several photos they...
