Etiket: skiing
Freestyle Skiing World Cup | Stopped by the silver medalist, Mikaël Kingsbury ranks sixth
For the first time in ten events alongside the Moguls World Cup, Mikaël Kingsbury did not get on the podium. Saturday evening at the Deer Valley stage, in Utah, the…
Freestyle Skiing World Cup | Brittany Phelan wins silver at Alleghe
Brittany Phelan took second place in an almost all-Canadian grand final on Saturday at the conclusion of the Ski Cross World Cup in Alleghe, Italy. Published at 11:12 a.m. The…
Freestyle skiing | Mikaël Kingsbury overtakes Ingemar Stenmark in the record books
By winning the 87e victory of his career in the World Cup, hard worker Mikaël Kingsbury (82.17) has once again entered his name in the record books. Thursday evening, at…
Para-Alpine Skiing World Cup | Alexis Guimond bronze medalist in Italy
(Montreal) Alexis Guimond took advantage of Wednesday to collect his eleventh medal of the Para-Alpine Ski World Cup season by finishing third in the standing giant slalom presented on the…
Freestyle skiing | Olivia Asselin makes X Games history
(Montreal) The knuckle huck event was included on the freestyle skiers’ program for the first time at the Aspen X Games on Saturday in Colorado. Olivia Asselin was crowned champion…
Alpine skiing: Valérie Grenier will need two surgeries
Skier Valérie Grenier will need at least two surgeries after falling in the super-G at the Cortina d’Ampezzo World Cup on Sunday. While attempting to change her trajectory to avoid…
Alpine skiing | Two operations for Valérie Grenier
Following her spectacular fall on Sunday at the super-G in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Valérie Grenier will have to be operated on twice rather than once. Posted at 3:18 p.m. The Franco-Ontarian…
Cross-Country Skiing World Cup | An unexpected ninth place for Liliane Gagnon
Cross-country skier Liliane Gagnon had an exceptional day in the 20 km freestyle mass start at the World Cup in Groms, Switzerland, when she placed ninth. This is the best…
Alpine Skiing World Cup | Serious fall of Valérie Grenier
Two days after her third place in downhill, Valérie Grenier suffered a serious fall in the super-G of the Cortina d’Ampezzo World Cup on Sunday. Posted at 7:00 a.m. The…
Freestyle Skiing World Cup | Gold medalist, Mikaël Kingsbury equals a world record in Waterville
Mikaël Kingsbury flew through the moguls event in parallel with the World Cup in Waterville, New Hampshire. If his third place in singles raised many eyebrows the day before, the…
Alpine Skiing World Cup | Nils Allègre wins his first race on the circuit
(Garmisch-Partenkirchen) French skier Nils Allègre claimed his first career World Cup victory on Saturday, as two late starters surprised the top-ranked favorites in a tight super-G on the classic Kandahar…
Women’s alpine skiing: Valérie Grenier third in the Cortina descent
Austrian skier Stéphanie Venier won a World Cup downhill on Friday on the course that will be used in two years for the Milan-Cortina Olympic Games, after Mikaela Shiffrin and…
Para-Alpine Skiing World Cup | Alexis Guimond bronze medalist
(Montreal) It was not with joy that Quebecer Alexis Guimond climbed onto the third step of the podium at the Para-Alpine Ski World Cup, in Veysonnaz. Unsatisfied with his descents,…
Alpine Skiing World Cup | Linus Strasser wins the Kitzbuehel slalom
(Kitzbühel) German skier Linus Strasser won a World Cup slalom at the Hahnenkamm classic races on Sunday, marking his first victory in two years. Published at 10:20 a.m. Strasser moved…
Cross-Country Skiing World Cup | Eighth, Antoine Cyr remains as hungry as ever
Eighth in the 20 km classic mass start of the Oberhof cross-country skiing World Cup, Antoine Cyr signed his second best result of the season. Saturday in Germany, the Quebecer…
Alpine Skiing World Cup | Sara Hector wins the giant slalom in Slovakia, Valérie Grenier 11th
(Jasna) In a race overshadowed by a nasty fall by crowd favorite Petra Vlhova, Olympic champion Sara Hector dominated a turbulent World Cup giant slalom on Saturday to record her…
Freestyle Skiing World Cup | Despite everything, Maia Schwinghammer smiles
(Saint-Côme) “Pleasure is the priority”, clearly evokes Maia Schwinghammer. However, these words take on a new meaning for the 22-year-old skier, just a few months after she left part of…
Alpine Skiing World Cup | Manuel Feller wins the Wengen slalom
(Wengen) World Cup slalom leader Manuel Feller denied the Norwegians a thrilling victory on Sunday when he triumphed in Wengen, Switzerland. Published at 10:50 a.m. The Norwegians wanted to win…
A story of skiing and underwear
I knew about hardwoods and conifers, but I didn’t know about brazier trees. Posted at 1:54 a.m. Updated at 7:30 a.m. It must be said that I don’t ski. In…
Alpine skiing | Austrian Cornelia Huetter wins the Altenmarkt super-G, Grenier finishes 11th
(Altenmarkt-Zauchensee) Cornelia Hütter gave Austria its first victory of the season on the women’s Alpine Skiing World Cup circuit by winning a super-G held in her country on Friday. Posted…