Austriaâs Morgenstern Continues to Dominate Ski Jump
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Thomas Morgenstern of Austria turned in the best overall performance Sunday to win the first stop of the prestigious Four Hills ski jumping tournament in Oberstdorf, Germany.
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Janne Ahonen of Finland won the first leg of the traditional year-end Four Hills ski jumping tour Wednesday to increase his lead in the World Cup standings.
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As far as Hermann Maier is concerned, the Alpine skiing season has yet to start. The Austrian champion has never had such a slow start to a World Cup season
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American Lindsey Vonn moved to the top of the World Cup overall standings by winning her second straight race, a super-combined yesterday in St. Anton am Arlberg, Austria.
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GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany  - World champion Mario Matt of Austria took a comfortable lead over local hero Felix Neureuther after the first leg of a World Cup slalom race on Sunday.
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Bode Miller&#39;s three-race winning streak ended yesterday in Beaver Creek, Colo., but the American still added to his commanding lead in the World Cup skiing overall standings by finishing second to Austria&#39;s Stephan Goergl in a Super G.
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KITZBUEHEL, Austria  - Austria's skiers are back  on home snow this week and looking to strengthen their icy grip  on Kitzbuehel's treacherous Hahnenkamm downhill.
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Julia Mancuso slipped to second in the overall World Cup standings after Tanja Poutiainen won a giant slalom race yesterday and Nicole Hosp finished second in Zwiesel, Germany.
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GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany  - World champion Mario Matt of Austria beat local hero Felix Neureuther in a World Cup slalom on Sunday with two classy runs down a steep and difficult course.
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American Bode Miller still held a commanding lead in the overall World Cup standings after Walchhofer won his first World Cup super-G race and led the first Austrian podium sweep this season -- and 68th overall.
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SEMMERING, Austria  - Marlies Schild completed a  double on Semmering's magic mountain Wednesday, winning a World  Cup slalom in convincing fashion after victory in Tuesday's  giant slalom.
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At the time of year when Austria flexes its muscles as a winter sports powerhouse, the nation is reeling from a series of doping scandals.
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Though she gave it her best shot to win a third medal at the World Alpine Championships yesterday, Julia Mancuso, the 20-year-old American sensation, could not break through the European slalom powerhouse of Croatia's Janica Kostelic, Finland's Tanja Poutiainen, and the Czech Republic's Sarka Zahrobska, who filled the podium after last night's second run.
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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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The same three smiling faces that stacked the podium following Fridayâs World Cup giant slalom were back on top Saturday after the first of two womenâs slalom races on Aspen Mountain.
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ASPEN, Colorado  - Austria's Marlies Schild led after the first leg of a women's World Cup Alpine skiing slalom on Sunday.
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Max Rauffer became the first German man in 12 years to win an Alpine ski World Cup race when he beat the favorites in a wind-affected downhill at Val Gardena.