Walchhofer Leads Austrian Sweep in Val Gardena
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Michael Walchhofer won a men&#39;s World Cup super-G on Friday as Austrians pushed overall leader Bode Miller off the Val Gardena podium.
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Bode Miller finished fourth in a World Cup super giant slalom Friday in which Michael Walchhofer led a 1-2-3 Austrian sweep. Miller has won six of 11 races this season and still holds a commanding lead in the overall standings.
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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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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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For the second time in three days at the world Alpine ski championships, Lindsey Kildow finished fourth. Janica Kostelic won the women's downhill on Sunday.
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Austria&#39;s Johann Grugger celebrates after winning the World Cup men&#39;s downhill race in Bormio, Italy, Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2004.
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Flachau, Austria (Ski Press)-World Cup leader Bode Miller reclaimed the giant slalom points lead Tuesday as he finished third on a âsuper icy trackâ in Flachau, Austria, Hermann Maierâs hometown.
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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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VAL GARDENA, Italy  - The Empire struck back in  the men's Ski World Cup on Friday with Michael Walchhofer  winning the super-G as a trio of Austrians pushed overall  leader Bode Miller off the Val Gardena podium.
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VAL GARDENA, Italy (CP) - Michael Walchhofer and the Austrian &quot;Wunderteam&quot; restored skiing to its normal pecking order Friday.
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ARE, Sweden  - Patrick Staudacher of Italy sprung a major surprise on Tuesday when he won gold in the men's super-G at the Alpine skiing world championships.
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LAKE LOUISE, Alberta  - Renate Goetschl claimed a World Cup victory at Lake Louise for the fifth time on Sunday when she outpaced her rivals in the super-G.
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ARE, Sweden  - Patrick Staudacher sprung a huge surprise on Tuesday when he became the first Italian male world champion in an Alpine skiing speed event for 55 years with a gold-medal run in the men's super-G.
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Flachau, Austria (Ski Press)-Canadaâs Thomas Grandi tallied his second win in three days, stringing together giant slaloms in Alta Badia on Sunday and Flachau on Tuesday to score the only two wins of his World Cup career.
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American Lindsey Vonn won a super-combi yesterday in St. Anton Am Arlsberg, Austria, for her second straight victory, sending her to the top of the overall standings.
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Michaela Dorfmeister gave Austria its first women&#39;s World Cup victory of the season on Sunday at Lake Louise. She edged out compatriot Renate Goetschl to claim a super-giant slalom
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SIERRA NEVADA, Spain  - Austria's gold-medal winning ski team produced another winner on Saturday when Michaela Kirchgasser won her first World Cup victory in a giant slalom.