Latest FIS Alpine Skiing World Championships News
Brazil gains Winter Olympics medal prospect after skier Lucas Braathen switches from Norway
SALZBURG, Austria (AP) — Brazil has a top Winter Olympics medal prospect in Alpine skiing after the World Cup slalom champion last season, Lucas Braathen, announced on Thursday he will start to compete for his mother’s home nation. Braathen, whose father is Norwegian, split from...
Marco Odermatt wins his 11th giant slalom in a row to add that title to his overall World Cup title
ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — Marco Odermatt stretched his World Cup giant slalom winning streak to 11 races on Friday and added that discipline's season title to the overall title he clinched last weekend. Odermatt won the last three GS events last season and is now 8-0 this season, opening...
Marco Odermatt earns a third straight World Cup overall title with a 10th giant slalom win in a row
OLYMPIC VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Marco Odermatt clinched his third consecutive World Cup overall title on Saturday by claiming a 10th giant slalom victory in a row. The 26-year-old from Switzerland has been so dominant this season that he is assured of taking home the crystal globe...
