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BERN, Switzerland (AP) — Downhill racer Aleksander Aamodt Kilde dislocated his shoulder in a nasty crash and posted a photograph Sunday with partner Mikaela Shiffrin at his bedside in a hospital in Bern where he had surgery. He's the two-time defending champion in the season-long downhill standings and a two-time medalist at the 2022 Beijing Olympics. It was the third straight day of racing on an unusually intense program at Switzerland’s most storied ski venue. The race program was criticized Saturday by star downhillers Marco Odermatt and Cyprien Sarrazin after organizers scheduled speed races on back-to-back-to-back days on an historically long course. An extra downhill on Thursday was added to the Wengen program to replace a race canceled last month because of the weather at Beaver Creek, Colorado.

Persons: Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, Mikaela Shiffrin, Kilde, ” Kilde, Shiffrin, “ Aleksander, Marc Jacob Strauss, downhillers Marco Odermatt, Cyprien, ”, Odermatt, “, Sarrazin, ___ Organizations: American, International, Snowboard Federation Locations: BERN, Switzerland, Bern, Austria, Swiss, Wengen, Beijing, Norwegian, Creek , Colorado

☆ Aleksander Aamodt Kilde: Norwegian skier ‘grateful’ for support after being airlifted to hospital following ‘brutal’ crash
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Norwegian skier Aleksander Aamodt Kilde posted a picture from his hospital bed after suffering a “brutal” full-speed crash and being airlifted off the slopes during a World Cup downhill race in Switzerland. Medics rushed to Kilde, the 2020 overall World Cup champion, before he was airlifted to hospital by helicopter, according to Reuters. On Sunday, Kilde posted a picture of himself in hospital with cuts to his face alongside his partner, ski legend Mikaela Shiffrin. “I’m here (and being taken care of by the one and only Mikaela Shiffrin),” he wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. “The best pain killer,” Pinturault wrote on X, posting a picture of him with his new-born baby.

Persons: Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, Kilde, Mikaela Shiffrin, “, ”, ” Kilde, Alain Grosclaude, Marco Odermatt, ” Odermatt, Alexis Pinturault, ” Pinturault Organizations: CNN, Reuters, French Ski Federation Locations: Switzerland, Wengen, Kilde

SOELDEN, Austria (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin was named “skier of the year” by the federation of ski journalists on Friday, with American great Bode Miller handing over the trophy. As always, thanks for your time and the work you do," Shiffrin told the media after receiving the trophy. Miller called Shiffrin “the best there's ever been, male or female” and praised her for “speaking from her heart and authentically.”Miller is former Olympic champion who won two overall World Cup titles. He won the skier of the year award in 2005 and retired from the sport 10 years later. Political Cartoons View All 1223 ImagesMen's overall champion Marco Odermatt won the trophy last year.

Persons: Shiffrin, Bode Miller, “, Miller, ” Miller, Marco Odermatt, ”, Patrick Lang, Phil Mahre, Lindsey Vonn, ___ Eric Willemsen Organizations: American, Olympic, Twitter Locations: SOELDEN, Austria

☆ Shiffrin can reach her 100th win this season, says Miller
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Alan Baldwin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 26 (Reuters) - U.S. ski great Bode Miller expects compatriot Mikaela Shiffrin to have another dominant season and would not be surprised if she crowns it by becoming the first Alpine skier to win 100 World Cup races. Shiffrin has 88 career wins after breaking Ingemar Stenmark's long-standing record 86 last season, when she also took 14 victories over the course of the year. Miller, in Austria for the European launch of his Peak Ski Company's recreational skis, said it was not like Shiffrin was some flash in the pan. Miller, who won 33 World Cup races in all five disciplines, said that carried risks but Shiffrin was different. "For me, low on the priority scale is whether or not we can have World Cup races.

Persons: Mikaela, Mike Segar, Bode Miller, Mikaela Shiffrin, " Miller, Shiffrin, Miller, Switzerland's Marco Odermatt, Odermatt, Alan Baldwin, Christian Radnedge Organizations: Reuters, REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Manhattan, New York City , New York, U.S, Austrian, Shiffrin, American, Soelden, Austria, London

☆ Canada's Crawford wins super-G gold by slimmest of margins
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

COURCHEVEL, France, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Canada's James Crawford won the men's super-G by the slimmest of margins in a stunning upset at the Alpine skiing world championships on Thursday. Switzerland's World Cup overall leader Marco Odermatt was fourth and surprisingly out of the medals on a course set by the Swiss coach. The 25-year-old is the first Canadian super-G world champion since Erik Guay in St Moritz in 2017. Austria's 2021 super-G champion Vincent Kriechmayr finished 12th. Italy's Dominik Paris, the 2019 super-G world champion, crashed heavily at speed after pushing too aggressively and catching a ski edge on a gate.

☆ Swiss one-two in Schladming giant slalom
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Jan 25 (Reuters) - Switzerland's Loic Meillard won the men's World Cup giant slalom under lights in Schladming on Wednesday, with fellow countryman Gino Caviezel second fastest down the foggy slopes in the Austrian Alps. Meillard finished 0.59 of a second faster than Caviezel, while Marco Schwarz from Austria came third, 0.81 of a second after Meillard. The win marked the second time Meillard won a World Cup race and his first triumph in giant slalom. Switzerland's reigning World Cup champion and current overall leader Marco Odermatt did not start having injured his left knee on Friday. Reporting by Tommy Lund in Gdansk Editing by Toby DavisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Swiss Odermatt takes super-G win in Bormio
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Dec 29 (Reuters) - Swiss Olympic champion Marco Odermatt won the super-G event in Bormio, Italy on Thursday to extend his lead atop the overall World Cup standings. Odermatt beat Austria's Vincent Kriechmayr by 0.64 seconds, while Loic Meillard took third place, 1.22 seconds behind his Swiss compatriot. The 25-year-old Odermatt has now racked up five wins this season and leads the overall World Cup standings by 329 points from Norway's Aleksander Aamodt Kilde. Earlier on Thursday, three-time Olympic champion Matthias Mayer of Austria announced his retirement from the sport. "Matthias was our leader and he helped the younger guys and all of us a lot, so it was not easy."

☆ Kilde's hot start continues with downhill win at Beaver Creek
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Dec 3 (Reuters) - Norway's Aleksander Aamodt Kilde overcame flu-like symptoms to defeat rival Marco Odermatt and claim his second straight World Cup victory in the downhill at Beaver Creek on Saturday. Kilde, 30, also topped the podium at Lake Louise last weekend and now has eight World Cup titles to his name. "I caught the flu in Lake Louise after a nice weekend. "And also there are a lot of contenders at the start and it is never easy to win races." Odermatt, who won the Super-G in Lake Louise last week and is favoured to do so again on Sunday, is still searching for his first World Cup win in downhill.

☆ Alexis Pinturault a cucerit Marele Glob de Cristal al Campionatului Mondial de schi alpin, chiar de ziua sa
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-20 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Alexis Pinturault și-a făcut un cadou fabulos la cea de-a 30-a aniversare. Schiorul francezul a cucerit Marele Glob de Cristal al Campionatului Mondial de schi alpin. Pinturault și-a asigurat titlul după ce a triumfat în ultima etapă a probei de slalom uriaș din acest sezon, care a avut loc în stațiunea montană Lenzerheide din Elveția. Este primul Mare Glob de Cristal cucerit de schiorul francez, care concurează la Cupa Mondială din 2009. Schioarea din Austria, Katharina Liensberger a câștigat etapa de slalom și a obținut, astfel, Micul Glob de Cristal al probei respective.

Persons: Alexis Pinturault, Marco Odermatt, Marco Schwarz, Petra Vlhova, Katharina Liensberger Organizations: Cristal, Cupa Locations: Lenzerheide, Elveția, Austria

☆ Luptă încinsă între doi francezi la ultima etapă a probei de slalom din cadrul Cupei Mondiale de schi alpin
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-14 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Luptă încinsă între doi francezi la ultima etapă a probei de slalom din cadrul Cupei Mondiale de schi alpin. Clement Noel a triumfat la Kranjska Gora, în Slovenia, unde l-a devansat cu doar 62 sutimi de secundă pe compatriotul său Victor Muffat-Jeandet. Podiumul a fost completat de elvețianul Ramon Zenhaeusern. Cursa pentru Marele Glob de Cristal va culmina în următoarele zile, cu etapele de downhill, super-G și slalom gigant, care vor avea loc în stațiunea montană Lenzerheide din Elveția. Liderul clasamentului general este Alexis Pinturault, cu 1100 de puncte, urmat de elvețienii Marco Odermatt și LoicMeillard, cu 1069 și respectiv 760 de puncte.

Persons: Clement Noel, Victor, Ramon Zenhaeusern, Marco Schwarz, Alexis Pinturault, Marco Organizations: Cupei, Cristal Locations: Gora, Slovenia, Lenzerheide, Elveția

☆ Pinturault, fără rivali. Alexis s-a impus în proba de slalom uriaș la Adelboden
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-08 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: 1 min

Schiorul din Hexagon a fost cronometrat la final cu 2 minute 18 secunde și 26 sutimi. Pinturault i-a devansat astfel pe croatul Filip Zubcic și elvețianul Marco Odermatt.Grație acestui succes, schiorul francez îşi consolidează primul loc în clasamentul general al Cupei Mondiale, având la activ 575 de puncte. El este urmat de norvegianul Aleksander Aamodt Kilde şi elvețianul Marco Odermatt.Alexis Pinturault are 29 de ani și este considerat principalul favorit la câştigarea Marelui Glob de Cristal în acest sezon.

Persons: Filip Zubcic, Marco, îşi, Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, Marco Odermatt.Alexis Organizations: Cupei Mondiale, Cristal Locations: Schiorul, Hexagon

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