Rybinsk, Russia – World Cup rookie Jessie Diggins continued to set the pace with strong U.S. Cross Country Ski Team performances in Russia for the third day on Sunday, finishing 12th in a 15k skiathlon in Rybinsk leading three Americans into the points. Kikkan Randall, of Anchorage, Alaska, was 25th and Vermont’s Liz Stephen 26th … Continue reading Diggins Paces Trio of Americans Into World Cup Points
Val di Fiemme, Italy – Olympic gold medalist Billy Demong was back on the nordic combined skiing World Cup podium Sunday after making up a minute and 22 second deficit to finish less than four seconds behind Japan’s Akito Watabe. Demong, of Vermontville, N.Y., was 17th after the jump but posted the fastest cross country … Continue reading Demong Back on World Cup Podium
Hinzenbach, Austria – American ski jumpers Sarah Hendrickson and Lindsey Van, both of Park City, Utah, battled challenging winds for a second straight day on Sunday to take second and third place in front of large crowds in Hinzenbach as Austrian Daniela Iraschko completed a weekend sweep with … Continue Reading ››
Chamonix, France – Middleton, Idaho’s Erik Fisher landed the first Audi FIS Alpine World Cup super combined points of his career on Sunday as Austrian Romed Baumann captured the final win at the World Cup’s weekend stop in Chamonix for the second victory of his career. Fisher, who was 12th in both previous downhill races … Continue reading Fisher Snags Super Combined Points
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany – Three-time Olympic medalist Julia Mancuso attacked a gnarly Garmisch super G that forced 14 racers off course, including Lindsey Vonn and all other Americans, to win her first Audi FIS Alpine World Cup of the season on Sunday. The victory, Mancuso’s career sixth, completed a U.S. Ski Team weekend sweep following
Hinzenbach, Austria -Park City, Utah’s Sarah Hendrickson saw her opportunity to extend a three-comp win streak snapped as wind forced a cancellation of the second round of a FIS Ski Jumping World Cup in Hinzenbach on Saturday. Sarah Hendrickson (file photo: WSJ-USA)
Rybinsk, Russia – World Cup rookie Jessie Diggins continued her strong Eastern European tour on Saturday, scoring another career best finishing fifth in a frigid 10k mass start skate race in Rybinsk. Diggins, who had been sixth in the Moscow sprint two days earlier, bided her time in the massive pack in temperatures below zero … Continue reading Another Career Best For World Cup Rookie Diggins
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