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American ski racer Lindsey Vonn is picking up speed in her comeback bid at 40 years old
Read full article: American ski racer Lindsey Vonn is picking up speed in her comeback bid at 40 years oldAmerican ski racer Lindsey Vonn darted through the shadows on the speed course at Copper Mountain on a frigid morning.
Alpine skiers perplexed by 'challenging' Yanqing downhill course on first day of training
Read full article: Alpine skiers perplexed by 'challenging' Yanqing downhill course on first day of trainingThe men's downhill field took their first training runs on the Olympic competition course, which had never before been utilized in Alpine skiing competition. It left many Olympians looking out of sorts.
Alpine skiing hill at Beijing Olympics is a new test for all
Read full article: Alpine skiing hill at Beijing Olympics is a new test for allNone of the elite athletes competing when Alpine skiing starts next Sunday at the Olympics ever has been on the course that will be used to determine who takes home the medals.
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2-time Olympic champion Ted Ligety to retire after worlds
Read full article: 2-time Olympic champion Ted Ligety to retire after worldsTwo-time Olympic champion Ted Ligety says he will retire from World Cup ski racing after the world championships. 1 why Ligety plans to retire from the World Cup circuit, effective after the world championships currently underway in Cortina dโAmpezzo, Italy. His storied career also includes five wins at world championships, 25 World Cup victories and five season-long World Cup giant slalom titles. His last World Cup race was Jan. 9 during a giant slalom event in Adelboden, Switzerland. โI donโt want to do races as a tourist.โLigetyโs earned his way onto a World Cup podium 52 times โ spanning all disciplines.