new duel in perspective between Sarrazin and Odermatt
Frenchman Cyprien Sarrazin and Swiss Marco Odermatt are back this weekend for a new World Cup season. Their duel was lively last winter: Swiss king Marco Odermatt and new French contender Cyprien Sarrazin begin the Alpine Ski World Cup speed season this weekend in Beaver Creek (Colorado, United States). Triple winner of the general classification […]
Mikaela Shiffrin falls and misses 100th win – Sport
Ski queen Mikaela Shiffrin unfortunately missed out on her 100th World Cup victory at her home race in Killington on her first attempt. The 29-year-old American was eliminated as the leader in the second round of the giant slalom in the state of Vermont after a fall. The Swede Sara Hector won ahead of Zrinka […]
Women’s slalom in Gurgl: Suddenly Albania is on the podium – Sport
Everything was prepared for the big Katharina show. Four Austrians qualified for the second round of the home slalom in Gurgl: Katharina Troupe, Katharina Huber, Katharina Gallhuber and Katharina Liensberger. The latter was the last of the Austrian Katharinen group to reach the starting gate on Saturday, after posting the third-best time in the first […]
Alpine skiing – Straßer seventh in the slalom – sport
Ski racer Linus Straßer missed a podium finish in the first World Cup slalom of the winter. Despite the fourth-best time in the first round, the 32-year-old ended up in seventh place in Levi, Finland, 0.61 seconds behind the podium. Victory on the slope 170 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle on Sunday went to […]
Slalom start: Shiffrin wins in Levi, Dürr comes third – Sport
It was a small, very brief moment, but these small, very brief moments make the difference in the slalom. German alpine skier Lena Dürr glided her skis at high speed as the slope turned into a steep slope. And it almost happened to her. The high speed led to the 33-year-old turning around several slalom […]
Lindsey Vonn returns – also because of Roger Federer!
Lindsey Vonn is back on the US ski team. Now it’s clear: Roger Federer may have tipped the scales in the comeback. Lindsey Vonn and Roger Federer skiing together in Lenzerheide in February. – Instagram @LindseyVonn The most important thing in brief Lindsey Vonn is about to make her World Cup comeback. The fact that […]
Linus Straßer: Neureuther’s legacy in the Slalom World Cup – Sport
According to tradition, this meeting took place almost nine years ago in the practice of orthopedist Hans-Wilhelm Müller-Wohlfahrt. The then very young ski racer Linus Straßer picked up the then not so young ski racer Felix Neureuther from treatment. Müller-Wohlfahrt immediately wanted to know how he, Linus, was doing. Great, replied Straßer, then 23, with […]
Alpine skiing – Lindsey Vonn announces comeback – Sport
The former downhill dominator Lindsey Vonn is planning a comeback in the Alpine Ski World Cup at the age of 40. This was announced by the Olympic champion and the American association. Vonn ended her successful career in 2019, which was also marked by many injuries including repeated cruciate ligament tears. She had an artificial […]
Lindsey Vonn returns to competition after retiring in 2019: The talk with Federer that made her make the decision
At the moment, the only official announcement is that Lindsey Vonn is rejoining the training of the American alpine ski team and that her return to competition is expected for this season after retiring in 2019. Vonn, 40 years old and skier with the most victories in the World Cup (82)has not yet announced his […]
Winter sports – Hirscher also starts in Levi – Sport
After his strong World Cup comeback at the season opener in Sölden, professional skier Marcel Hirscher is also taking part in the first slalom race this weekend. After the two-time Olympic champion and seven-time world champion finished 23rd in the giant slalom in his native Austria, the 35-year-old is hoping for a sense of achievement […]