slalom

Strong winds forced the cancellation of the season-opening men's World Cup giant slalom Sunday in Soelden, Austria, after 47 of the 73 skiers in the first run had started.Gusts high up on the Rettenbachferner glacier initially prompted…

Norwegian skier Lucas Braathen fought back tears after wrapping up the men's slalom season title Sunday, finishing runner-up in the last race at the World Cup Finals.The Crystal Globe capped an emotional campaign for Braathen, which…

SOLDEU, Andorra - Mikaela Shiffrin won her 21st career giant slalom at the World Cup Finals Sunday as the American standout ended the season with yet another record. The victory moved Shiffrin past…

Mikaela Shiffrin extended her record to 88 World Cup victories after dominating the season-ending giant slalom in Soldeu, Andorra, on Sunday to win her 14th event of the season.Shiffrin now holds the record for most giant slalom World Cup…

Slovakian skier Petra Vlhova used a frenetic finish on her final run to win the last women's World Cup slalom of the season Saturday, while Mikaela Shiffrin placed third.Vlhova trailed then-leader Leona Popovic by eight-hundredths of a…

KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia - Olympic champion Marco Odermatt capped what he called "a perfect season" by securing his second straight World Cup title in giant slalom Sunday. The Swiss skier won the…

Olympic champion Marco Odermatt capped what he called "a perfect season" by securing his second straight World Cup title in giant slalom Sunday.The Swiss skier won the penultimate GS of the season, beating his only rival for the GS title…

Mikaela Shiffrin made a strong start in her pursuit of a record-tying 86th World Cup victory on Friday by taking a big lead in the first run of a giant slalom.Shiffrin was more than half a second faster than her highest-ranked rivals with a…

ARE, Sweden : American skier Mikaela Shiffrin was heading for a record-equalling 86th World Cup victory after leading the first leg of a women's giant slalom in Are by more than half a second on Friday.Shiffrin, who started seventh, was…

Norwegian ski racer Alexander Steen Olsen earned his first World Cup win after AJ Ginnis of Greece was disqualified for missing a gate in a slalom event held on a snowy Sunday at the Palisades Tahoe resort in Olympic Valley, Calif.With the…