Latest Alpine skiing News

Mikaela Shiffrin prioritizes recovery over chasing World Cup win No. 100 in return from ski crash

Jan. 29, 2025 14:55 PM EST

Mikaela Shiffrin's pursuit of World Cup win No. 100 isn't at the top of her priority list on the eve of her return to ski racing two months after a serious crash. For her, the slalom competition Thursday in Courchevel, France, is simply the next step in getting her health back to...

Swiss skier Lara Gut-Behrami gets 1st World Cup win of season. Lindsey Vonn finishes 13th

Jan. 26, 2025 09:53 AM EST

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) — Swiss ski star Lara Gut-Behrami has finally found a way back to winning ways, with next month's world championships looming. The defending overall World Cup champion overcame challenging course conditions Sunday to win the last super-G before...

Brignone beats Goggia for Italian 1-2 in World Cup downhill. Vonn misses gate and does not finish

Jan. 25, 2025 10:57 AM EST

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) — Federica Brignone edged out teammate Sofia Goggia by the smallest possible margin for an Italian 1-2 finish in a women’s World Cup downhill on Saturday, while Lindsey Vonn missed a gate near the bottom of the course and failed to finish. In...

Mikaela Shiffrin healed from puncture wound suffered in ski crash, will race next week in France

Jan. 23, 2025 09:36 AM EST

Six weeks ago, Mikaela Shiffrin didn’t have the core strength to even rise out of a chair. A sneeze or a laugh brought on instant pain. That was all due to a serious crash in a giant slalom race on Nov. 30 in Killington, Vermont, where something punctured her in the side — still...

Mikaela Shiffrin has recovered from crash, plans to compete in World Cup slalom in France next Thursday

Jan. 23, 2025 08:59 AM EST
DENVER (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin has recovered from crash, plans to compete in World Cup slalom in France next Thursday.

Olympic ski champion Petra Vlhova to miss world championships after setbacks with long-term injury

Jan. 20, 2025 12:43 PM EST

Olympic slalom champion Petra Vlhova will miss the Alpine skiing world championships next month after a setback in her recovery from a knee injury and is already focusing on the 2026 Winter Games, her team said Monday. Vlhova has been Mikaela Shiffrin’s main rival in slalom for the...

Lindsey Vonn falls while on pace for top-5 finish at super-G in Cortina but avoids injury again

Jan. 19, 2025 09:35 AM EST

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Sitting in the middle of the Cortina course following her second fall in four days at the resort where she once dominated, Lindsey Vonn slammed the snow angrily with her right pole. Then she got up and skied down to the finish — fortunate to have...

US-born McGrath leads Norway sweep in World Cup slalom and celebrates with signature Cuche ski flip

Jan. 19, 2025 08:48 AM EST

WENGEN, Switzerland (AP) — Atle Lie McGrath protected his first-run lead and completed a Norwegian sweep of the podium in a World Cup slalom on Sunday. McGrath celebrated victory just as he did posting the fastest time in the morning run — kicking up his right ski to flip it end...

Sofia Goggia earns her 4th downhill win in Cortina while Lindsey Vonn is 20th on the Olympic course

Jan. 18, 2025 09:51 AM EST

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Sofia Goggia solidified her status as the favorite for another downhill gold by winning Saturday for the fourth time on the course for next year’s Milan-Cortina Olympics. Lindsey Vonn, meanwhile, still has some work to do before she reaches the...

Done partying in St. Anton, new US ski standout Macuga seeks a 2nd World Cup victory in Cortina

Jan. 17, 2025 10:40 AM EST

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — The party at St. Anton’s Krazy Kanguruh après-ski bar lasted into the early hours of Monday morning when the U.S. Ski Team’s newest standout celebrated her first World Cup victory last weekend. “I think we were home by 2. So not too bad,”...