Rauffer routs the favourites to end German downhill drought
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VAL GARDENA, Italy  - Outsider Max Rauffer made German ski history, winning the first men&#39;s alpine World Cup downhill for the nation in a dozen years over an elite field down one of the circuit&#39;s classic pistes.
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Erik Guay won for the first time on the World Cup circuit yesterday to give Canada its first downhill victory in 13 years. He was joined in the top 10 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, by two other Canadians -- Jan Hudec (fifth) and Manuel Osborne-Paradis (seventh).
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TARVISIO, Italy  - Renate Goetschl of Austria added the downhill World Cup to the super-G title she has already won with second place behind American Julia Mancuso in the penultimate race of the season on Saturday.
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Bode Miller&#39;s three-race winning streak ended Thursday, but the American still added to his commanding lead in the World Cup overall standings by finishing second to Austria&#39;s Stephan Goergl in a Super G.
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Austrian downhiller Johann Grugger won his first World Cup race yesterday on the course in Bormio, Italy, the site of next month's world championships, while overall Cup leader Bode Miller came in 14th.
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Michael Walchhofer led Austria to a 1-2 finish in a World Cup downhill yesterday in Wengen, Switzerland, while overall leader Bode Miller was third on the famed Lauberhorn, the longest course on the circuit. Walchhofer covered the demanding 2.8-mile run in 2 minutes 27.05 seconds. Teammate Christoph Gruber was runner-up, 0.09 seconds back. Miller, who was 0.18 behind the winner, ...
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Bode Miller won his fourth World Cup ski race this season and Daron Rahlves was second Friday -- the first 1-2 finish for the United States in the downhill.
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LAKE LOUISE, Alberta - As Bode Miller and Daron Rahlves were carving the texts of history with their first- and second-place men&#39;s World Cup downhill finishes in Beaver Creek Friday, Vail&#39;s own Lindsey Kildow was making some tracks of her own up north.
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CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy  - Renate Goetschl won  her third World Cup race in a row on Saturday, breaking records  as she glided to downhill victory in one minute 37.27 seconds.
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Austria's Olympic champion Fritz Strobl upstaged teammate Hermann Maier and American Bode Miller in yesterday's second training session for this week's men's World Cup downhill race.
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BEAVER CREEK, Colo. - Bode Miller won for the fourth time this season Friday and Daron Rahlves was second - the first 1-2 finish for US men in a World Cup downhill.
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Austria&#39;s Johann Grugger passes a gate on his way to setting the fastest time during a training session for a World Cup men&#39;s downhill race in Bormio, Italy, Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2004.
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Linus Gerdemann of Germany won Saturdayâs seventh stage of the Tour de France to take the overall leaderâs yellow jersey as the race entered the Alps.
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Michael Walchhofer takes the World Cup downhill event in Wengen, Switzerland on Saturday as American Bode Miller places third.
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Ski fans used to a constant diet of Bode Miller and Hermann Maier enjoyed a varied menu this weekend. Thomas Grandi and Max Rauffer, veteran journeymen of the World Cup for
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Austria&#39;s Werner Franz made up for lost time with his first World Cup downhill win after 12 years on the circuit. The 32-year-old clocked 1min 57.51sec on Val d&#39;Isere&#39;s OK piste for his second World Cup win after a super-G four years ago.
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Julia Mancuso won a downhill Saturday, moving closer to her ultimate goal of winning the overall World Cup title, and Renate Goetschl finished second to take the season's discipline title.