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7/5/2010 Ski cross joins Alpine Canada realm

Canada’s ski cross racers will receive increased support from Alpine Canada starting this World Cup season as Canada Ski Cross builds upon a successful 2010 Olympic Winter Games.

4/27/2010 Six-time Canadian champ Shona Rubens retires from alpine team

Two-time Olympian Shona Rubens is retiring after five seasons with Canada's Alpine Ski Team.  

4/19/2010 Riml named athletic director, Ansermoz returns, Boyd departs

Patrick Riml will lead Canada's alpine ski teams in the new position of CAST athletic director, the national sport governing body announced Monday.

4/13/2010 Young guns set sights on Mike and Manny Cowboys Camp

WHISTLER, B.C. — Some members of the men's Canadian Alpine Ski Team are bringing the 2009-10 ski racing season to an end by holding a ski camp for deserving young ski racers in B.C.

4/11/2010 Canada adds 2 podiums, secures 2010 Whistler Cup

Two podium results on the final day of the 2010 Whistler Cup race for elite young ski racers boosted Canada to a Nations Cup victory, holding on to a title won by the host nation last season.

4/10/2010 Iceland, Italy, USA secure Whistler Cup gold

WHISTLER, B.C. — Two Italians were joined by an American and a ski racer from Iceland as winners on the second day of competition at the 2010 Whistler Cup. The ski race for the world's elite 11- to 14-year-old (K1 and K2) ski racers continued Saturday with girls’ giant slalom and boys’ slalom races.

4/9/2010 Law named para-alpine athletic director

Brianne Law, a World Cup coach with Canada's Para-Alpine Ski Team for the past three years, will guide Canada's Para-Alpine Ski Team as CPAST athletic director, the national governing body for ski racing announced Friday.

4/9/2010 Canadians nab 4 podiums as Whistler Cup kicks off

WHISTLER, B.C. — It was a good start to the 2010 Whistler Cup for Canadians, with the hosts winning two of four events to open the only FIS-sanctioned international ski race of its kind in North America.

4/7/2010 Hoedlmoser takes reins of U.S. women’s alpine team

PARK CITY, Utah — U.S. speed coach Alex Hoedlmoser has been hired to take over the American women's alpine program after Jim Tracy stepped down last week.

4/5/2010 Whistler Cup to host 24 nations starting Thursday

The Canadian team will be defending its overall title for the second time in three years when the 2010 Whistler Cup kicks off this week at Whistler, B.C.

4/5/2010 Rapatel appointed national athletic director for Alpine Canada

Jean-François Rapatel has been hired to the new position of national athletic director as Alpine Canada begins a new Olympic cycle by placing renewed emphasis on development programs, the governing body for ski racing in Canada announced Monday.

4/1/2010 U.S. women’s alpine head coach Tracy steps down

PARK CITY, Utah — After two successful seasons that included four Olympic medals and multiple Audi FIS World Cup titles, veteran U.S. Ski Team coach Jim Tracy will step down as the team's women's alpine head coach.

4/1/2010 Bode Miller: No rush on career decision

SNOWMASS VILLAGE, Colo. — Since the Olympics, Bode Miller has been in perpetual chill mode.

4/1/2010 IRIS Vision to the Top camp preps racers for Whistler Cup

Some of Canada's elite young ski racers are in Whistler preparing for an introduction to international level competition as Alpine Canada concludes the 2009-10 season focused on developing future ski racing champions.

3/31/2010 B.C. honours Osborne-Paradis, Brydon, Woolstencroft

RICHMOND, B.C. — It was a stellar night for Canada's Alpine Ski Team at Sport B.C.’s 44th annual Athlete of the Year Awards on Wednesday presented by Telus, with Manuel Osborne-Paradis, Emily Brydon and Lauren Woolstencroft each recognized for their achievements in amateur sport this season.  

3/30/2010 Four Canadian alpine athletes score GM wheels for a year

CALGARY, Alberta — Four Canadian ski racers were presented with keys to new General Motors vehicles at Canada Olympic Park on Saturday following the conclusion of the GMC Canadian Championships.

3/27/2010 Michael Janyk, Gagnon rule GMC nationals slaloms

NAKISKA SKI AREA, Alberta — Michael Janyk became the only winner from last season to repeat at the 2010 GMC Canadian Championships by taking Satuday’s slalom at Nakiska Ski Area on the final day of the national alpine ski racing championships.

3/26/2010 Remme roars to 3rd gold at K2s in Ontario

Roni Remme from Ontario's National Ski Academy concluded a quasi-perfect week, adding a third gold medal to her racing résumé with a win in the slalom, complemented by previous wins in the super-G and the super-combined.

3/26/2010 Lucky 13th national title for Britt Janyk

NAKISKA SKI AREA, Alberta — Britt Janyk won the 13th GMC Canadian championship of her career Friday, picking up her second title of the 2010 event at Nakiska.

3/25/2010 K2 GS: Brown wins again, Taylor, Kuss also podium

COLLINGWOOD, Ontario — Griffin Brown from Team USA is visibly enjoying his first racing experience in Canada. On Thursday, the young skier representing Burke Mountain Academy in Vermont stole the show for a third race in a row by winning the men's giant slalom at the 2010 President's Choice Canadian K2 Championships.

3/25/2010 Spence caps comeback with impressive GS national crown

NAKISKA SKI AREA, Alberta — A dominant second run in Thursday’s GMC Canadian Championships men’s giant slalom boosted Calgary's Brad Spence to the first national alpine ski racing title of his career.

3/25/2010 Brydon retires with third-best Canadian female World Cup win total

Emily Brydon is retiring from the Canadian Alpine Ski Team as one of the most successful female alpine ski racers in Canadian history, Alpine Canada announced Thursday.  

3/24/2010 Wells wins K2 giant slalom at Georgian Peaks

COLLINGWOOD, Ont. — Alix Wells from British Columbia was crowned national giant slalom champion Wednesday as race action continued at the President's Choice Canadian K2 Championships.

3/24/2010 Brydon wins super-G for 10th national title, Semple also golden

NAKISKA SKI AREA, Alberta — Emily Brydon won Wednesday’s GMC Canadian Championships super-G at Nakiska by just .07 seconds to capture the 10th national title of her career.

3/24/2010 Kuus, Currie take silver behind repeat winners in K2 super-combi

Building on their winning performances in Monday's super-G championships race, Griffin Brown from Burke Mountain Academy in Vermont and Roni Remme from Team Ontario took gold again at Osler Bluff.

3/23/2010 Brown, Remme win President’s Choice Canadian K2 super-G races

COLLINGWOOD, Ont. — After much anticipation, the 34th edition of the President's Choice Canadian K2 Championships got under way Monday at Osler Bluff with the boys and girls super-G races.

3/23/2010 Guay, Gagnon secure national titles at Nakiska

Erik Guay ended his successful super-G season on a high note, winning Tuesday's GMC Canadian Championships, while Marie-Michele Gagnon of Lac-Etchemin, Que., defended her super-combined title.

3/22/2010 Janyk, Osborne-Paradis claim national downhill crowns

NASKISKA SKI AREA, Alberta — Manuel Osborne-Paradis captured his first Canadian alpine skiing title Monday while veteran Britt Janyk stood atop the podium for the 12th time in her career.

3/22/2010 Berthold replaces Giger as Austrian men’s coach

Mathias Berthold will coach the Austrian men's ski team after leading the German women to three gold medals at the Vancouver Olympics.

3/21/2010 Mielzynski second in slalom at U.S. nationals

Canada’s Erin Mielzynski crossed the finish line in a two-run time of 2 minutes, 3.80 seconds to finish in second place in the slalom Sunday at the U.S. national alpine championships at Whiteface, New York.

3/20/2010 Brydon, Osborne-Paradis tops in nationals downhill training

NAKISKA SKI AREA, Alberta — Emily Brydon has not won a GMC Canadian Championships title since she dominated the event in 2005, but that might be about to change.

3/20/2010 New-look Nakiska hosts GMC Canadian Championships starting Saturday

As Nakiska Ski Area plays host to the top ski racers in Canada during the GMC Canadian Championships, there will be a few significant differences between the 2010 event and the alpine events of the 1988 Olympic Winter Games.

3/18/2010 Stutz wins slalom, Cook claims Nor-Am overall title

WATERVILLE VALLEY, New Hampshire — Dustin Cook of Lac Sainte Marie, Que., described Thursday’s slalom, which played a key role in his clinching the men's overall Nor-Am Cup title, as one of the best of his life. Marie-Michèle Gagnon won Thursday’s slalom.

3/17/2010 Gagnon takes final Nor-Am GS in New Hampshire

WATERVILLE VALLEY, New Hampshire — Marie-Michèle Gagnon built a huge lead after the opening run and went on to win Wednesday’s giant slalom at Nor-Am Finals at Waterville Valley.

3/16/2010 Hudec lands on podium in Nor-Am Finals GS

BURKE MOUNTAIN, Vermont — World downhill silver medallist Jan Hudec showed his skills in the technical disciplines Tuesday, finishing third in the final Nor-Am giant slalom of the season.

3/16/2010 Vonn leads prize money list, Guay 14th on men’s side

In terms of prize money, it was the women who outshone the men this, as last, season. American Lindsey Vonn not only collected a record number of globes and wins this season, but also pocketed almost half a million Swiss francs. Second-ranked was Maria Riesch, who also earned more than 350,000 Swiss francs in prize money alone.

3/16/2010 Pini in, Ansermoz out as Swiss women’s coach

BERN, Switzerland — Switzerland's ski federation has fired Hugues Ansermoz as head coach of its women's alpine team because of poor results in slalom and giant slalom races.

3/15/2010 Quebec’s Cook locks up Nor-Am super-G title

BURKE MOUNTAIN, Vermont — Dustin Cook of Lac Sainte Marie, Quebec, won the men's Nor-Am super-G title following the cancellation of Monday’s race at Nor-Am Finals at Burke Mountain, Vermont, due to poor weather.

3/14/2010 Hudec wins super-G, Cook 3rd at Nor-Am Finals

BURKE, Vermont — The Nor-Am Cup Finals commenced Sunday with the men’s super-G and super-combined. Canada’s Jan Hudec won the super-G with U.S. Ski Team member Will Brandenburg in second and Canada’s Dustin Cook third.

3/14/2010 Czech Republic takes team event at World Cup Finals

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany — The Czech Republic edged Switzerland on Sunday to win the Nations Team Event at World Cup Finals.

3/13/2010 Schild wins slalom, Riesch claims crystal globe

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany — Marlies Schild of Austria won the final World Cup slalom race of the season, while Olympic champion Maria Riesch of Germany earned the season’s discipline title.

3/13/2010 Herbst claims slalom title, Janyk, Cousineau finish strong

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany — Reinfried Herbst of Austria earned the slalom World Cup title Saturday in the final race of the season, which was won by Felix Neureuther of Germany. Canadian Michael Janyk was fifth and Julien Cousineau sixth, with Brad Spence 18th.

3/12/2010 Janka wins overall, Ligety nabs GS crystal

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany — American Ted Ligety won the World Cup giant slalom title and Carlo Janka won the overall World Cup title.

3/11/2010 Vonn wins super-G, clinches 3rd straight overall title

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany — Lindsey Vonn won her third straight overall World Cup title Friday.

3/11/2010 Red-hot Guay soars to super-G crystal globe

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany — Erik Guay of Canada produced a daring run to win the final super-G race of the season Thursday and claim the World Cup title in that event.

3/11/2010 Maze takes GS, Hoelzl chalks up crystal

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany — Tina Maze of Slovenia won the final giant slalom of the season in Garmish-Partenkirchen, Germany, on Thursday, while Kathrin Hoelzl of Germany secured the crystal globe with a second-place effort.

3/11/2010 Danniels fastest in Paralympics opening training run

WHISTLER, B.C. — Hometown boy Sam Danniels had the fastest time in the first downhill training run Wednesday for the Paralympic Winter Games. Danniels, who finished fifth in the downhill event at the IPC World Cup Finals in Whistler last year, is in his first full season of racing on the IPC World Cup circuit.

3/10/2010 Riesch wins final downhill, still alive for overall title

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany — Maria Riesch beat Lindsey Vonn of in the final downhill of the season to keep the race for the overall title alive.

3/9/2010 'Game plan' works as Guay rips to 3rd in Finals downhill

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany — Carlo Janka of Switzerland won the final downhill of the season Wednesday to take the overall World Cup lead with three races remaining. Patrick Kueng of Switzerland and Erik Guay of Canada shared third place.

3/9/2010 Lush wraps up GMC Cup season with GS victory

COLLINGWOOD, Ont. — Curtis Lush of Toronto hopes he's put an injury-plagued season behind him with his victory on Tuesday in the men's giant slalom that concluded the GMC Cup alpine ski series for the 2010 season.

3/9/2010 Williamson, Woolstencroft lead 16 alpine Paralympians

Christopher Williamson and Lauren Woolstencroft, both multiple Paralympic Winter Games medallists, lead a group of 16 ski racers intently focused on contributing to Canada's medal totals during the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games, Alpine Canada announced Tuesday.

3/9/2010 Suter, Grugger lead Tuesday training at World Cup Finals

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany — Lindsey Vonn will head into the final downhill race of the season with a chance to claim the overall World Cup title for the third straight season.

3/8/2010 Bode Miller opts out of World Cup Finals

Triple Olympic medallist Bode Miller will skip World Cup Finals and has not decided on his alpine racing future, the American star reported Monday in his blog on UniversalSports.com.

3/8/2010 Toronto’s Irwin snags 2nd-straight GMC Cup win

COLLINGWOOD, Ont. — Madison Irwin of Toronto earned a second consecutive victory on the GMC Cup alpine ski circuit on Monday, winning the women's giant slalom at the last stop on the GMC Cup alpine ski circuit before the national championships.

3/8/2010 FIS devises new PGS format for World Cup Finals team event

The Nations Team Event in alpine skiing will pilot a new format at the climax to the season, the Audi FIS Ski World Cup Finals 2010.

3/7/2010 Swiss racer Gisin tops podium ahead of Vonn, Mancuso

CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland — Dominique Gisin of Switzerland won her first World Cup super-G race Sunday, denying Lindsey Vonn a second win in two days.

3/7/2010 GUAY RULES KVITFJELL SUPER-G, NABS CAREER WIN NO. 2

KVITFJELL, Norway — Erik Guay of Canada won a super-G race Sunday for his second career World Cup victory.

3/6/2010 Vonn clips Schnarf for downhill win, ices crystal globe

CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland — Lindsey Vonn secured her third straight World Cup downhill discipline title Saturday with a narrow victory in her first race since the Vancouver Olympics

3/6/2010 Cuche dominates, clinches downhill season crown

KVITFJELL, Norway — Didier Cuche of Switzerland won his third straight World Cup downhill title with a dominant run Saturday, his first race after missing the podium in the event at the Vancouver Olympics.

3/5/2010 Halbert, Therer chalk up GMC Cup slalom wins

CHELSEA, Que. — Kelby Halbert of Bradford, Ont., posted the fastest times on both runs Friday to win the men's slalom race while Marieannick Therer of St-Sauveur, Que., hung on for the women's gold at a GMC Cup alpine skiing competition at Camp-Fortune.

3/5/2010 Super-combi canceled, Brydon scores GMC bonus

CRANS MONTANA, Switzerland — High winds forced the cancellation of Friday’s women’s super-combined in Crans Montana, Switzerland, delaying what was supposed to be the resumption of World Cup alpine ski racing following the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.

3/5/2010 Guay 2nd in Kvitfjell training, Dixon, Helie suffer concussions

KVITFJELL, Norway — Canada’s Erik Guay placed second Friday in the second downhill training run for men’s downhill action at Kvitfjell, Norway.

3/4/2010 Guay 3rd in downhill training in Norway

KVITFJELL, Norway — Canadian Erik Guay, coming off a strong two weeks at the Olympics Winter Games, was fast again in Thursday’s men’s World Cup downhill training at Kvitfjell, Norway.

3/4/2010 Goergl sets training pace at Crans-Montana

CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland — Olympic downhill champion Lindsey Vonn was third in a training run for a World Cup downhill race.

3/3/2010 Janyk 6th in training as World Cup resumes in Switzerland

CRANS MONTANA, Switzerland — Canada’s Britt Janyk was sixth Wednesday in women’s downhill training as the World Cup circuit resumed following the Olympic Winter Games.

2/27/2010 Razzoli reaps gold in men’s slalom, Cousineau eighth

Italy’s Giuliano Razzoli won the men’s slalom Saturday to give Italy its first gold of the Games and push Austria off the podium.

2/27/2010 Razzoli fastest in men’s slalom opening run, Janyk 10th

WHISTLER, B.C. — Italy’s Giuliano Razzoli dominated the first run of men’s slalom Saturday, with Canadian Michael Janyk well off the pace in the final alpine medal event of the Games.

2/26/2010 Riesch rips to 2nd gold, topping slalom field

WHISTLER, B.C. — Maria Riesch of Germany won the slalom title for her second gold medal of the Winter Olympics on Friday, as Lindsey Vonn skied out chasing her second victory.

2/26/2010 Riesch leads slalom 1st run, Vonn DNFs

WHISTLER, B.C — Maria Riesch of Germany skied through steady snow and led the first run of the woman's slalom Friday, as Lindsey Vonn skied out in her final race of the Winter Olympics.

2/25/2010 Rebensburg snags GS gold to deny Austria the victory

WHISTLER, B.C. — Germany’s Viktoria Rebensburg won the gold medal Thursday in the women’s giant slalom, stealing the thunder from the Austrians, who looked poised to claim gold after Wednesday’s weather-plagued opening run.

2/24/2010 Goergl leads women's GS 1st run; 2nd run Thursday

WHISTLER, B.C. — Without a medal on the men’s side, the Austrian alpine team turned to the women Wednesday in search of hardware. Numerous fog delays pushed the second run to Thursday.

2/24/2010 Cook, Dawson earns Nor-Am podiums at Aspen

ASPEN, Colorado — Dustin Cook of Lac Sainte Marie, Que., found the podium in Monday’s Nor-Am Cup super-G, finishing second in Aspen, Colorado.  

2/23/2010 Iceman Janka nails down GS gold for Switzerland

Carlo Janka of Switzerland added the Olympic gold medal to his world championship in giant slalom on Tuesday, while Bode Miller failed to finish in his bid for a record fourth men's alpine medal.

2/23/2010 Flat light a factor in Bode’s early GS exit

Bode Miller makes no apologies for his high-risk, high-reward style. It's what earned him three medals in the first three races at the Vancouver Olympics, and what caused him to ski out in the giant slalom on Tuesday.

2/23/2010 Ski Hall of Famer Bob Bartley dies

Bob Bartley, considered by many to be the one of the originators of the original FIS events points system and penalty calculations, died on Feb. 18.

2/23/2010 Janka sets GS golden pace, Miller out in 1st run

WHISTER, B.C. — Swiss racer Carlo Janka seized the early lead in the Olympic men’s giant slalom Tuesday, while Bode Miller skied out in his pursuit of a record fourth alpine medal.

2/22/2010 Bode owns the Vancouver stage, and he’s loving it

Bode Miller hates the Olympics. He rails about what he considers a misguided emphasis on medals and the rampant commercialism, along with "the corruption and the abuse and the money."

2/22/2010 Four entries for Canada in Tuesday’s men’s GS

WHISTLER, B.C. — Canada will be represented by Robbie Dixon and Erik Guay along with Patrick Biggs and Brad Spence, who will be making their 2010 Olympic Winter Games debut, in Tuesday's men's giant slalom.

2/21/2010 Super-combi: Miller finally grabs gold, takes 3rd medal of Games

WHISTLER, B.C. — Bode Miller has finally fulfilled his expectations and won an Olympic gold medal, using a blistering slalom run to complete a super-combined victory.

2/21/2010 Svindal leads a pack of contenders in super-combi morning run

WHISTLER, B.C. — Already with super-G gold and downhill silver, Norwegian Aksel Lund Svindal has his sights on super-combined hardware at the Vancouver Olympic Games.

2/20/2010 Austria exhales after Fischbacher delivers long-expected gold

WHISTLER, B.C. — Austria’s media might cut the alpine "Wunderteam" some slack now it has a gold medal to report.

2/20/2010 Croatia’s Kostelic fast in super-combi training

WHISTLER, B.C. — Croatia’s Ivica Kostelic turned in the third-fastest training time Saturday for the men’s super-combined, set for Sunday.

2/20/2010 Fischbacher tops super-G, Vonn settles for bronze

WHISTLER, B.C. — The final women’s speed event of the Vancouver Games featured more American hardware and more disappointing for the Canadian contingent.

2/19/2010 Super-G: Svindal golden, Miller joins teammate Weibrecht on podium

WHISTLER, B.C. — Bode Miller’s quest for his first Olympic gold was denied by Norwegian Aksel Lund Svindal in the Olympic super-G, while Canadian Erik Guay was again oh-so-close to a podium.

2/18/2010 Super-combi offers sweet redemption for Riesch

WHISTLER, B.C. — There were no distractions for Maria Riesch this time. Nobody falling directly in front of her at the start of the downhill track, nobody crashing off the massive jump at the finish.

2/18/2010 Riesch snags super-combi gold, Mancuso, Paerson on podium

WHISTLER, B.C. — Germany’s Maria Riesch won the gold medal Thursday in the women’s super-combined, with American Julia Mancuso grabbing her second-straight silver medal and Sweden’s Anja Paerson a remarkable bronze one day after a bruising crash in the downhill.

2/18/2010 Vonn, Riesch, Mancuso fastest in super-combi downhill portion

WHISTLER, B.C — American downhill gold medallist Lindsey Vonn charged down an abbreviated version of the speed course Thursday to record the fastest time in the downhill portion of the super combined. Teammate Julia Mancuso, downhill silver medallist, was in third, .80 back, while Germany’s Maria Riesch was .33 back of Vonn in second place.

2/17/2010 Women's speed course jump will be altered for safety

WHISTLER, B.C. — The final jump on the women's Olympic alpine ski course will be changed for safety reasons after a series of crashes marred Wednesday's downhill race.

2/17/2010 Vonn gets her gold, teammate Mancuso silver in downhill

WHISTLER, B.C. — Lindsey Vonn lived up to expectations and won the Olympic downhill Wednesday, and childhood rival and American teammate Julia Mancuso took a surprise silver medal.

2/16/2010 Super-combi postponed due to Whistler snowfall

WHISTLER, B.C. — An overnight snowstorm forced ski officials to postpone Tuesday's men's super-combined race for nearly a week and call off women's downhill training, the latest shuffling to the alpine calendar at the Vancouver Olympics.

2/15/2010 Kostelic a contender for Tuesday’s men’s super-combi

WHISTLER, B.C. — Ivica Kostelic is not someone who keeps his feelings to himself, and it was less than a month ago when he lashed out at skiing's new combined format.

2/15/2010 Vonn fastest in morning downhill training run

WHISTLER, B.C. — Lindsey Vonn says a "bumpy" and "jarring" downhill training course didn't do her badly bruised shin any favors.

2/15/2010 Defago rules men’s downhill, USA's Miller 3rd, Canada's Guay 5th

WHISTLER, B.C. — Switzerland’s “other” Didier upstaged favourite Didier Cuche and a foursome of Canadians to win the men’s Olympic downhill Monday.

2/14/2010 Four Canadians entered in Monday’s men’s downhill

WHISTLER, B.C. — Canadians will be in prime contention Monday when the Olympics alpine program kicks off with the highly anticipated men’s downhill at Whistler.

2/14/2010 Vonn trains slalom, discards doubts about competing

WHISTLER, B.C. — Lindsey Vonn went through a rigorous slalom training session Sunday, passing the toughest test yet for her bruised right shin.

2/14/2010 Monday forecast brightens spirits for eager alpine racers

WHISTLER, B.C. — Sunshine and blue skies gave a shot of optimism to weather-weary Olympic Games ski race organizers on Sunday.

2/14/2010 FIS president: Alpine schedule juggling not a concern — yet

WHISTLER, B.C. — The International Ski Federation isn't ready to panic over the Whistler weather woes.

2/14/2010 Sunday’s women’s downhill training scrapped

WHISTLER, B.C. — It’s another alpine weather wipeout: Women's downhill training won't go on as planned Sunday because of heavy rain and snow.

2/13/2010 Brydon finds deeper meaning in her downhill pursuit

WHISTLER, B.C. — It was after the Salt Lake City Games eight years ago when Emily Brydon started questioning the meaning of it all.

2/13/2010 Revised alpine schedule features 7 races in 7 days

They saw this coming. Skiers, coaches, officials — all expected too-warm and too-wet weather at this ritzy resort. Now those very conditions have, indeed, transformed the mountain into a slushy mess, forced postponement of the first two alpine events and scrambled the schedule less than 12 hours into the Olympics.

2/13/2010 Downhill postponed due to uncooperative Whistler weather

WHISTLER, B.C. — Officials postponed the men's downhill event at the Vancouver Olympics on Saturday hours before it was set to begin, saying slushy conditions made it impossible to race. The event has been rescheduled for Monday.

2/13/2010 Warm temps threaten Saturday’s men’s downhill

WHISTLER, B.C. — The men's downhill that is to open alpine skiing at the Olympics on Saturday is at high risk of being postponed.

2/12/2010 Bold optimism: Will Spyder alpine suits provide winning edge?

BOULDER, Colo. — Stop if you've heard this before: A new racing suit is being touted as so fast and so sleek that it could create quite a commotion at the Olympics.

2/12/2010 Canadians reap medals, good times at inaugural World Winter Masters Games

The first World Winter Masters Games were held in Slovenia from Jan. 25-31. More than 3,000 athletes from 42 countries participated — more than 400 in alpine skiing, 13 from Canada (six from Alberta, six from Ontario and one from Quebec), with a near even male/female split.

2/12/2010 Training canceled, but men's downhill still on for Saturday

WHISTLER, B.C. — Snow conditions forced the first delay at the Vancouver Olympics, postponing the women's super-combined alpine race.

2/12/2010 Advantage, Canada: Weather, training time set up home team at Whistler

WHISTLER, B.C. — Whistler local Robbie Dixon placed second in downhill training Thursday, with fellow Canadian Erik Guay third, Jan Hudec 13th and Manny Osborne-Paradis 21st. CHECK OUT AN SRC VIDEO INTERVIEW WITH TODD BROOKER.

2/11/2010 SRC Video: Todd Brooker handicaps the Olympic downhills

SRC Editor-in-Chief Gordie Bowles catches up with former Crazy Canuck and NBC commentator Todd Brooker to chat about weather, the Canadian advantage and Lindsey Vonn injury theories.

2/11/2010 Vonn ‘progressing,’ Cook OK after training crash

WHISTLER, B.C. — Aided by painkillers and numbing cream, Lindsey Vonn tested her badly bruised right shin Thursday by skiing for the first time since getting injured last week — and she came away encouraged about her Olympic prospects.

2/11/2010 Bode Miller geared up for 5-event challenge

WHISTLER, B.C. — Four years after his apparent neglect for the Olympics alienated many of his fans, American skier Bode Miller has now revealed that it was the lure of the Games that brought him back to skiing.

2/11/2010 Weather sets up simultaneous men’s, women’s downhill training Thursday

WHISTLER, B.C. — Bad weather at Whistler has helped create Olympic history in alpine skiing two days before the first medal is even scheduled to be awarded.

2/10/2010 Lynx 'foreruns' men's downhill course on training day

WHISTLER, B.C. — With no hopes of a medal, a lynx is on the loose and enjoying a couple of shining Olympic moments.

2/10/2010 Women’s alpine favorite Vonn ‘very scared’ due to bruised right shin

VANCOUVER, B.C. — U.S. skiing star Lindsey Vonn is worried a badly bruised right shin will keep her out of the Vancouver Olympics.

2/10/2010 Dixon 2nd in downhill training, Osborne-Paradis 6th

WHISTLER, B.C. — Canadian Robbie Dixon threw down the second-fastest downhill training run Wednesday and teammate Manny Osborne-Paradis was sixth as the first semblance of competition opened for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.

2/10/2010 Sidelined VanderBeek savors torch relay experience

VANCOUVER, B.C. — Kelly VanderBeek described her participation in the Vancouver 2010 Olympic torch relay as a huge honour after the Alpine Canada athlete carried the torch 300 metres Tuesday in the Vancouver, B.C., suburb of New Westminster.

2/10/2010 B.C.'s MacLean, Alberta's Michalik top GMC Cup GS podium

BANFF, Alberta — After not finishing his opening runs in his first three races here this week, Benjamin MacLean of Pemberton, B.C., won the gold medal Tuesday in the men's giant slalom to conclude the third stop on the GMC Cup alpine skiing circuit.

2/10/2010 Forecast pushes downhill training to earlier start time Wednesday

WHISTLER, British Columbia — With a series of storm fronts rolling in off the Pacific, men's Olympic alpine race officials pushed up the start of the first downhill training session on Wednesday in a bid to ensure this weekend's opening race starts on schedule.

2/8/2010 Read, Freeman savor GMC Cup GS wins at Banff

BANFF, Alberta — Erik Read of Banff hopes he's put a tough 2009-10 season behind him with his victory in the men's giant slalom Monday at the GMC Cup alpine skiing competition. Meanwhile Sarah Freeman of Fernie, B.C., experienced victory for the first time in her competitive career, winning the women's GS.

2/8/2010 Manny’s Olympic forecast: I’m the man for downhill gold

Manuel Osborne-Paradis isn't shying away from the attention and high expectations of an entire nation as the Canadian alpine ski team prepares for the Vancouver Games.

2/8/2010 1964 Olympic medallist Jimmie Heuga dies at 66 in Colorado

BOULDER, Colo. — Former U.S. Olympic skier Jimmie Heuga, who won a bronze medal at the 1964 Games and was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis six years later, died Monday. He was 66.

2/8/2010 Leduc, Carroll repeat slalom wins in GMC Cup

BANFF, Alberta — Mathieu Leduc of Comox, B.C., and Tianda Carroll of Edmonton won the men's and women's slalom respectively for the second straight day Sunday at the GMC Cup alpine skiing competition at Mount Norquay.

2/6/2010 Leduc, Carroll conquer Mount Norquay slalom track in GMC Cup action

BANFF, Alberta — Matt Leduc of Comox, B.C., earned his first career victory and medal on the GMC Cup alpine circuit Saturday at Mount Norquay, winning the men's slalom race. Tianda Carroll of Edmonton took the women's slalom.

2/6/2010 Downhill dynamo Podborski refuels for Vancouver Games

Steve Podborski, a former member of the Crazy Canucks downhill team that invigorated Canadian interest in skiing and winter sports in the 1970s and '80s, has never been far from the Olympics.

2/5/2010 Norway’s Loeseth wraps up world juniors with GS win

REGION MONT BLANC, France — Mona Loeseth of Norway won Friday’s women’s giant slalom, bringing an end to the 2010 FIS Alpine World Junior Ski Championships in France.

2/4/2010 Toronto Ski Club’s Kelby Halbert snags bronze at world juniors

REGION MONT BLANC, France — Toronto Ski Club's Kelby Halbert of Bradford, Ont., is a FIS Alpine World Junior Ski Championships medallist after an impressive downhill performance boosted him to third place in the combined.  

2/3/2010 Alpine Canada Summit early deadline Feb. 8

The Alpine Canada Summit early-bird registration deadline is Monday, Feb. 8. The three-day session is set for April 19-21 at Nakiska in Kananaskis, Alberta.

2/3/2010 World champ Kucera named Calgary’s Male Athlete of the Year

Reigning world downhill champion John Kucera has been selected as Calgary's Male Athlete of the Year for 2010. Kucera, the first Canadian male skier to win the downhill at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, was honoured Tuesday at a Calgary Booster Club event.

2/3/2010 Halbert 13th to pace Canadian in world juniors slalom

REGION MONT BLANC, France — Toronto Ski Club's Kelby Halbert finished 13th in Tuesday’s men's night slalom at the 2010 FIS Alpine World Junior Ski Championships in France.

2/2/2010 Bode Miller to tackle all 5 alpine events at Olympics

U.S. Ski Team men's coach Sasha Rearick said Tuesday that Bode Miller plans to race all five alpine events at the Vancouver Olympics. Miller's first event will be the downhill on Feb. 13, and he'll also compete in the super-combi, super-G, giant slalom and slalom.

2/1/2010 Mielzynski 7th in world juniors slalom

REGION MONT BLANC, France — Erin Mielzynski of Guelph, Ont., finished seventh in a snowy women’s night slalom as the 2010 FIS Alpine World Junior Ski Championships continued near Chamonix, France.  

1/31/2010 Calgary’s Irwin 10th in world juniors super-G

REGION MONT BLANC, France — Stephanie Irwin of Calgary, a member of Canada's national development team since 2008, was the top Canadian as the FIS Alpine World Junior Ski Championships got under way Sunday in France.

1/31/2010 Herbst tops Hirscher, Janyk 10th in Slovenia slalom

KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia — Reinfried Herbst of Austria won the final men’s World Cup race before the Olympics, sizzling to a slalom win ahead of teammate Marcel Hirscher. Canadian Michael Janyk was 10th.

1/31/2010 Vonn wraps up super-G title with victory, Brydon 9th

ST. MORITZ, Switzerland — Lindsey Vonn won a super-G race Sunday, clinching the discipline title in the final World Cup race before the Vancouver Olympics. Canadian Emily Brydon finished ninth.

1/30/2010 Speed contender Cuche has successful thumb surgery

ZURICH, Switzerland — Swiss Olympic medal contender Didier Cuche is expected to ski again next week after a successful operation on his broken right thumb.

1/30/2010 Hirscher wins GS, Ligety stays hot with 3rd-place effort

KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia — Marcel Hirscher of Austria won a men’s World Cup giant slalom Saturday, with American Ted Ligety placing third for his second consecutive podium finish.

1/30/2010 Riesch ends Vonn's perfect downhill season

ST. MORITZ, Switzerland — Lindsey Vonn's perfect downhill season ended Saturday with a fifth-place finish in a World Cup race won by Maria Riesch of Germany.

1/29/2010 Broken thumb could derail Cuche’s Olympic downhill mission

KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia — The Swiss ski federation says medal contender Didier Cuche broke his right thumb during a World Cup giant slalom Friday, which could affect his participation at the Vancouver Olympics.

1/29/2010 Simmerling injured after joining Prefontaine, Biggs on Olympic team

ST. MORITZ, Switzerland — Canadian skier Georgia Simmerling crashed in the opening super-G portion of a World Cup super-combined event Friday, the same day she was added to the Vancouver Olympic team.

1/29/2010 Paerson wins, Rubens a career-best 10th in St. Moritz super-combi

ST. MORITZ, Switzerland — Anja Paerson of Sweden rallied to win a women’s World Cup super-combined Friday at St. Moritz, with Canadian Shona Rubens earning the first top-10 finish of her career.

1/29/2010 Ligety wins Slovenia GS, takes discipline standings lead

KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia — Ted Ligety of the United States won a men's World Cup giant slalom Friday for his first win of the season and fifth overall.

1/28/2010 Winds shut down women’s downhill training at St. Moritz

ST. MORITZ, Switzerland — World Cup organizers abandoned a training run Thursday for the final women's downhill race before the Winter Olympics because of strong winds.

1/27/2010 Ramsden roars, Thomsen soars in Apex GMC Cup series

APEX MOUNTAIN, B.C. — Sixteen-year-old Jocelyn Ramsden of Whistler, B.C., learned some valuable lesson in the downhill races here earlier this week and won the gold medal in Wednesday's super-G in GMC Cup alpine skiing competition.

1/27/2010 Swiss speed threat Schild injures knee, will miss Vancouver

ST. MORITZ, Switzerland — Swiss podium contender Martina Schild is out of the Vancouver Games after a knee injury sustained Wednesday in World Cup downhill training.

1/27/2010 Hudec named to 19-member Canadian Olympic alpine team

Manuel Osborne-Paradis and Emily Brydon head the list of 19 athletes named to Canada's alpine skiing team for the Vancouver Olympics. Jan Hudec, who has battled back from five knee surgeries, was also named to the team.

1/26/2010 Vonn, Miller lead 22-member U.S. Olympic alpine team

Hardly a surprise, Lindsey Vonn and Bode Miller lead a list of U.S. skiers earning spots for the Vancouver Games.

1/26/2010 Alpine Canada to name 15-member Olympic team Wednesday

Alpine Canada will announce a 15-member team Wednesday that will compete at next month's Winter Games, but it will be an anxious few days for at least seven skiers on the Olympic bubble.

1/26/2010 Cousineau charges to career-best 5th in night slalom

In front of a raucous crowd in Schladming, Reinfried Herbst overtook teammate Manfred Pranger Tuesday to win the night slalom, with Canadian Julien Cousineau turning in a career-best effort to finish fifth.

1/24/2010 Janyk 5th, Canada places four in top 14 in Kitz slalom

KITZBÜHEL, Austria — Felix Neureuther of Germany vaulted from third to first with a great second run to win the Kitzbühel World Cup slalom Sunday, with the Canadian men placing four racers in the top 14, led by Michael Janyk’s fifth place.

1/24/2010 Poutiainen best in Cortina GS, Rubens 23rd

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy — Tanja Poutiainen won a World Cup giant slalom by a large margin Sunday, showing that the technical specialist from Finland has fully recovered from a back problem just in time for the Vancouver Olympics.

1/23/2010 Williamson sustains momentum with IPC super-G win

SESTRIERE, Italy — Christopher Williamson and guide Nick Brush finished on top of the podium in the IPC super-G Saturday at Sestriere, Italy. The dynamic duo also finished first in Friday’s super-G and they won eight IPC World Cup events this season.

1/23/2010 Cortina: Vonn reels in Riesch for 30th career win

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy — Lindsey Vonn made it a perfect five wins in five World Cup downhills this season with another decisive victory Saturday.

1/23/2010 Cuche claims Hahnenkamm downhill

KITZBÜHEL, Austria — Didier Cuche of Switzerland won a men's World Cup downhill on the Streif course according to provisional results Saturday, one day after winning a super-G race.

1/22/2010 FIS launches 3-year study on alpine racing injuries

KITZBÜHEL, Austria — The International Ski Federation has initiated a three-year scientific research project in an effort to make alpine skiing safer.

1/22/2010 Vonn scorches Cortina super-G track for season win No. 7

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy — Lindsey Vonn posted her seventh win of the season in a World Cup super-G Friday, skiing nearly perfectly from top to bottom and reclaiming the lead in the overall standings.

1/22/2010 Cuche wins Kitz super-G, Guay 5th

KITZBÜHEL, Austria — Didier Cuche of Switzerland won a men's World Cup super-G race on Friday for his third victory of the season and 12th overall. Erik Guay of Mont-Tremblant, Que., was fifth in 1:18.33.

1/21/2010 Simard: Retirement was 'toughest decision of my life'

She cried when she telephoned to tell her mother, but once the tears dried Genevieve Simard felt relief over her decision to retire from ski racing.

1/21/2010 Woolstencroft repeats Sestriere IPC downhill win

SESTRIERE, Italy — The IPC World Cup continued in Sestriere, Italy, on Thursday, with Canadian Lauren Woolstencroft winning another downhill race — her fifth IPC World Cup win in two weeks.

1/21/2010 Vonn fastest at Cortina, looks to retake overall lead

Lindsey Vonn led Thursday's final downhill training session at Cortina by a large margin and will be the favorite for both Friday's super-G race and the downhill on Sunday.

1/21/2010 Bode Miller leads Kitz downhill training

KITZBÜHEL, Austria — Bode Miller posted the fastest time Thursday in the final downhill training prior to the Hahnenkamm races.

1/20/2010 Woolstencroft, Wisniewska go 1-2 in Sestriere IPC downhill

SESTRIERE, Italy — The IPC World Cup speed season kicked off Wednesday in Sestriere, Italy, with a downhill event, with Karolina Wisniewska of Vancouver, B.C., who classifies in the women’s standing category, returning to the podium with a stellar second-place effort.

1/20/2010 Five-time podium finisher Genevieve Simard retires

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy — Injury-plagued skier Genevieve Simard is retiring from competitive racing, deciding she no longer wants to put her body at risk.

1/20/2010 Cortina training: Mancuso fastest, Prefontaine injured

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy — Struggling American skier Julia Mancuso got a boost Wednesday by posting the fastest time in an opening downhill training session.

1/20/2010 Cuche tops in Hahnenkamm downhill training

KITZBÜHEL, Austria — Didier Cuche of Switzerland posted the fastest time Wednesday in the first downhill training before the Hahnenkamm races.

1/18/2010 White tops Kirchberg podium in Europa Cup slalom

KIRCHBERG, Austria — Calgary’s Trevor White won a snowy Europa Cup slalom Monday as the Canadian men's team prepares for this week's World Cup action in Kitzbühel, Austria.

1/17/2010 Kostelic triumph in Wengen slalom, Janyk 10th after top 2nd run

WENGEN, Switzerland — Ivica Kostelic of Croatia won a World Cup slalom Sunday on the Jungfrau course for his first victory of the season. Canadian Michael Janyk turned in the fastest second run to finish 10th.

1/17/2010 Zettel takes slalom, Riesch takes overall lead

MARIBOR, Slovenia — Kathrin Zettel of Austria won a women's World Cup slalom Sunday for her second victory in as many days.

1/16/2010 Zettel claims victory as Vonn skis out in Maribor GS

MARIBOR, Slovenia — Kathrin Zettel of Austria won a women's World Cup giant slalom Saturday, and Lindsey Vonn of the United States crashed three gates before the finish but stayed unhurt.

1/16/2010 Janka rules Lauberhorn, with Osborne-Paradis runner-up

WENGEN, Switzerland — Bode Miller crashed near the finish line and Carlo Janka of Switzerland won the prestigious World Cup downhill race Saturday on the Lauberhorn course, with Canadian Manuel Osborne-Paradis placing second to continue his stellar season.

1/15/2010 Canada to send potent team to World Juniors

Canada’s alpine ski team heading to the 2010 FIS Alpine World Junior Ski Championships will include five current national development team members as well as 10 high-potential provincial team racers, Alpine Canada announced Friday.

1/15/2010 Dueck savors career-best IPC slalom result

ABTENAU, Austria — Josh Dueck reached the third step of the podium in an IPC World Cup slalom race Friday in Abtenau, Austria, with a two-run combined time of 1 minute, 29.13.

1/15/2010 Bode Miller back on top with Wengen super-combi win

WENGEN, Switzerland — Bode Miller of the United States won a World Cup super-combined event Friday on the Lauberhorn course for his first victory since March 2008.

1/14/2010 Gut announces she’ll miss Olympics due to injury rehab

Swiss ski star Lara Gut will miss the Vancouver Olympics as she recovers from a dislocated right hip.

1/14/2010 Jerman fastest in Lauberhorn training

WENGEN, Switzerland — Andrej Jerman of Slovenia was fastest in the second training run for Saturday's classic Lauberhorn downhill race.

1/13/2010 Hudec targets Olympic boost at Wengen downhill

Jan Hudec's dream is a top-12 finish in Saturday's World Cup downhill race in Wengen, Switzerland, a result that would guarantee him a spot on the Canadian Olympic ski team.

1/13/2010 With minor concussion, Dixon returns to Canada for rest

WENGEN, Switzerland — Canadian skier Robbie Dixon is returning home with an injury but is expected to be ready for next month's Olympic Winter Games.

1/13/2010 Canadians Williamson, Forest savor third-straight IPC victories

ABTENAU, Austria — Christopher Williamson with his guide Nick Brush and Viviane Forest with her guide Lindsay Debou won Tuesday’s slalom event in Abtenau, Austria, making this their third IPC World Cup victories in three races.

1/12/2010 Schild wins in Flachau as Susanne Riesch DNFs, Acton 24th

FLACHAU, Austria — Austrian Marlies Schild overtook first-run leader Susanne Riesch of Germany to win the women's World Cup night slalom Tuesday, with Maria Riesch in second place and Austrian Kathrin Zettel in third.

1/12/2010 Cuche sets training pace for Lauberhorn at Wengen

WENGEN, Switzerland — Didier Cuche was fastest Tuesday in the opening training session for the men’s Lauberhorn downhill race at Wengen, Switzerland.

1/11/2010 Guay hopes for boost at Wengen, Kitz classics

After stumbling in the final race of last year, alpine skier Erik Guay wants to make some big strides in 2010.

1/11/2010 Halbert, Therer secure GMC Cup slaloms wins in Quebec

LE RELAIS, Quebec — Kelby Halbert of Bradford, Ont., and Mariannick Halbert of St-Sauveur, Que., completed a golden sweep of the slalom events Monday to conclude the opening series on the 2010 GMC Cup alpine skiing circuit.

1/11/2010 Firerock Lounge to host Alpine Canada's Olympic Fan Haus

Alpine Canada has partnered with Gibbons Hospitality Group and The Westin Resort & Spa at Whistler to provide a public meeting place for ski racing fans during the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.

1/11/2010 Surgery rehab will likely keep Gisin out of Olympic downhill

BERN, Switzerland — Swiss skier Dominique Gisin, expected to be one of Lindsey Vonn's main rivals in the Olympic downhill, almost certainly will miss the race after undergoing knee surgery.

1/10/2010 Lizeroux scorches 2nd run to claim Adelboden slalom

ADELBODEN, Switzerland — France’s Julien Lizeroux, just 12th in the first run, rebounded in the second run to claim victory in the men’s World Cup slalom.

1/10/2010 Williamson, Forest take IPC slalom wins in Austria

ROLL RINN, Austria — Christopher Williamson along with guide Nick Brush and Viviane Forest with guide Lindsay Debou swept the visually impaired category Saturday in IPC World Cup races action.

1/10/2010 Roth rules GS, nabs 1st career GMC Cup win

MONT-STE-ANNE, Quebec — Julia Roth of Waterloo, Ont., continued a solid season on the slopes Saturday with a victory in the women's giant slalom, her first career won on the GMC Cup circuit.

1/10/2010 Super Vonn completes weekend hat trick

HAUS IM ENNSTAL, Austria — Lindsey Vonn of the United States won a women's World Cup super-G race Sunday for her third victory in as many days.

1/9/2010 Fog shuts down men’s GS at Adelboden

ADELBODEN, Switzerland — The classic World Cup giant slalom race at Adelboden, Switzerland, has been abandoned because of thick fog after 59 of 66 scheduled racers completed the first run Saturday.

1/9/2010 Vonn sets winning downhill pace again, Janyk 10th

HAUS IM ENNSTAL, Austria — American Lindsay Vonn made it four straight downhill wins this season — and five overall, counting last season’s World Cup Finals win — with another terrific run Saturday at Haus im Ennstal, Austria.

1/9/2010 2006 slalom champ Rocca will miss Games, retires

Italian slalom specialist Giorgio Rocca has ruled himself out of February's Vancouver Olympics and confirmed his retirement after a groin injury in training.

1/9/2010 Toronto’s Rozinowicz kicks off GMC Cup with GS victory

MONT-STE-ANNE, Que. — Laura Rozinowicz of Toronto survived a ''wild ride'' on her second run to win the season-opening women’s giant slalom on the GMC Cup alpine skiing circuit. Rozinowicz, third after the first run, clocked a two-run combined time of 2 minutes, 14.08 seconds. Emily Goad of Avra, Ont., was second in 2:15.69 and Rebacca Nadler of Ottawa third in 2:15.94.

1/8/2010 Woolstencroft kicks off IPC season with GS win

ROLL RINN, Austria — Canadian Lauren Woolstencroft, last season’s crystal globe winner in the women’s standing category, kicked off the IPC World Cup season by winning the giant slalom at Roll Rinn, Austria, with a two-run combined time of 2 minutes, 11.56 seconds.

1/8/2010 Debate over course injection rages on as Vancouver looms

U.S. star Lindsey Vonn is a central figure in a debate consuming the alpine skiing circuit with the Vancouver Games a little more than a month away: Is it a mistake to inject slopes with water in a bid to make courses more consistent and weather-resistant?

1/8/2010 Acton podiums, Gagnon 4th in Europa Cup slalom

ST. JOHANN IM PONGAU, Austria — Brigitte Acton of Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, had a big day while preparing for next week's highly anticipated World Cup night slalom in Flachau, Austria, finishing second in a European FIS race that included some World Cup-level competition.

1/8/2010 Vonn nabs 3rd-straight World Cup downhill win

HAUS IM ENNSTAL, Austria — American Lindsey Vonn won her third straight World Cup downhill Friday to regain the lead in the overall standings. Emily Brydon was 10th to lead the Canadians.

1/7/2010 GMC Cup 2010 series kicks off in Quebec

The GMC Cup, Canada’s national ski racing series that develops athletes toward World Cup, World Championships and Olympic Winter Games success, kicks off the 2010 season this week with giant slalom races at Mont-Ste-Anne, Quebec.

1/7/2010 Weather boosts late starters in women’s downhill training

HAUS IM ENNSTAL, Austria — Lotte Smiseth Sejersted of Norway benefited from better weather Thursday to post the fastest time in a World Cup downhill training.

1/6/2010 Canada’s Nella earns GS podium at Sunday River

SUNDAY RIVER, Maine — Norway dominated the NorAm men’s giant slalom Wednesday at Sunday River, Maine, taking three out of the top four spots, with Canadian Tyler Nella placing third.

1/6/2010 Italy’s Razzoli rocks Zagreb for 1st career win, Janyk 6th

ZAGREB, Croatia — Giuliano Razzoli led an Italian 1-2 finish to win a slalom Wednesday for his first World Cup victory. Canadian Michael Janyk finished sixth after turning in the fastest second run.

1/6/2010 Europeans fastest in women’s downhill training

HAUS IM ENNSTAL, Austria — Martina Schild of Switzerland and Andrea Fischbacher of Austria posted the fastest time Wednesday in a World Cup downhill training session.

1/5/2010 Stutz 4th in Sunday River slalom; Quebec GS scrapped

MONT-SAINTE-ANNE, Quebec — The opening women’s giant slalom at this week's Northwest Funds Nor-Am Cup event at Mont-Sainte-Anne, Quebec, was canceled Tuesday due to weather conditions. Another GS is scheduled for Wednesday.

1/4/2010 Stutz shines in Sunday River slalom

SUNDAY RIVER, Maine — Paul Stutz of Banff, Alberta, won Monday’s men's Nor-Am Cup slalom at Sunday River, Maine, for the second Nor-Am win of his career and first since 2006.  

1/3/2010 Routhier snags Nor-Am slalom lead in Quebec

VAL SAINT-CÔME, Quebec — Eve Routhier was on the podium for a second day in a row in Val Saint-Côme, Quebec, on Sunday, finishing second in the Northwest Funds Nor-Am Cup women’s slalom.

1/3/2010 Goodman suffers suspected ACL tear in Zagreb

ZAGREB, Croatia — Canada’s ski team has suffered yet another blow. Anna Goodman of Point-Claire, Que., suffered a suspected torn anterior cruciate ligament when she crashed and slid off course at the next-to-last gate in her first run of a World Cup slalom Sunday.

1/2/2010 Mielzynski, Routhier podium in Nor-Am slalom

Val Saint-Côme, Que. — The Northwest Funds Nor-Am Cup kicked off the 2010 calendar year with a women’s slalom in Val Saint-Côme, Que., on Saturday, with Canadians finishing in two of the three podium positions.  

12/29/2009 Schild returns to winning form in Lienz, Acton 17th

LIENZ, Austria — Marlies Schild won a women's World Cup slalom Tuesday for her 21st career victory, her first since breaking a leg and missing all of last season.

12/29/2009 Slovenia’s Jerman nabs downhill win at Bormio

BORMIO, Italy — Slovenia's Andrej Jerman won the Bormio downhill on Tuesday to claim only the second World Cup win of his career.

12/28/2009 Velcro tear-away gates being tested by FIS at Bormio

BORMIO, Italy — The International Ski Federation is testing new gates with flags that tear apart on impact after a rash of injuries at the start of the World Cup season.

12/28/2009 Jerman tops training run at marathon Bormio venue

BORMIO, Italy — Andrej Jerman of Slovenia was fastest in the final training session Monday for the World Cup downhill on the Stelvio course.

12/28/2009 Hoelzl wins GS, Vonn injures arm in fall

LIENZ, Austria — Kathrin Hoelzl of Germany won a women's World Cup giant slalom race Monday, while American overall champion Lindsey Vonn injured her left arm in a crash.

12/27/2009 Paganella Rockfest unites the thrill of GS, the passion of rock

PAGANELLA, Italy — France’s Cyprien Richard conquered the giant slalom course Dec. 22 to snag top honors at Rockfest, a unique athletic and entertainment event to promote ski racing.

12/27/2009 Walchhofer best in Bormio training, Guay 11th

BORMIO, Italy — Michael Walchhofer led the opening training session Sunday for the World Cup downhill on the knee-jarring Stelvio course.

12/26/2009 ‘Mobile lunch box’ offers nutritional boost to U.S. alpiners

ALTA BADIA, Italy — Bode Miller has been talking for years about the benefits of eating the right food at the right times while travelling the World Cup circuit in Europe.

12/23/2009 Haus im Ennstal picks up women’s downhill

The cancelled women’s World Cup downhill from Val d’Isere, France, will be replaced in Haus im Ennstal, Austria, on Jan. 8, 2010.

12/23/2009 Key contributors Lyon, Rosewarne honored by CSCF

The Canadian Ski Coaches Federation honoured longtime ski coaches Don Lyon and Jaime Rosewarne last Sunday, inducting them into the organization's Hall of Fame at a ceremony in Collingwood, Ontario.

12/23/2009 Preparation makes Britt Janyk a race-day factor

Britt Janyk has learned some of those precious hundredths of a second can be shaved off a run even before she slides into the start gate. Sometimes it's the preparation that makes the difference in the result.

12/21/2009 Janyk 5th, Spence 12th in strong Canadian slalom effort

ALTA BADIA, Italy — Canadian Michael Janyk wrapped up a strong week for the Canadian men in Italy with a fifth-place finish Monday in the Alta Badia slalom. He led an effort that included four racers in the top 21.

12/20/2009 Val d'Isere: Aufdenblatten nabs career win No. 1

VAL D'ISERE, France — Franzi Aufdenblatten posted her first World Cup victory Sunday, leading Nadia Styger in a Swiss 1-2 to win a super-G.

12/20/2009 Blardone leads Italian 1-2 in Alta Badia GS

ALTA BADIA, Italy — Italy’s Massimiliano Blardone wowed his home crowd with a dominant victory in the World Cup giant slalom race in Alta Badia on Sunday.

12/19/2009 Alpine Canada: Olympic target remains 3 medals

The Canadian ski team might be hurting but the determination to win at least three medals at the Vancouver Olympic Winter Games remains strong and healthy.

12/19/2009 Manny rules Val Gardena downhill

VAL GARDENA, Italy — Manuel Osborne-Paradis of Canada won a World Cup downhill on the Saslong course on Saturday, serving notice that Canada has some firepower left despite a rash of season-ending injuries in recent days and weeks.

12/19/2009 American Ross dominates Panorama Nor-Am finale

PANORAMA, B.C. — A successful start to the Northwest Funds Nor-Am Cup season wrapped up Friday at Panorama, as American Laurenne Ross continues to impress on North America's top ski racing circuit.

12/19/2009 Weather forces women’s downhill cancellation

VAL D'ISERE, France — The women's World Cup downhill at the French resort of Val d'Isere has been called off because of bad weather, organizers said Saturday.

12/18/2009 More bad news: Bourque joins ACL tear club

VAL GARDENA, Italy — The Canadian ski team lost its third racer in as many days Friday when Francois Bourque injured his left knee in what looked like landing an innocent jump in a super-G.

12/18/2009 Brydon's super-combi effort lifts Canadian team in hard times

VAL D'ISERE, France — Lindsey Vonn won a World Cup super-combined race Friday for her 25th career win, according to provisional results. Emily Brydon finished seventh, a career best for super-combined, boosting the spirits of the entire Canadian Alpine Ski Team.

12/18/2009 Hujara on injuries: Short-term, long-term solutions hopeful

VAL GARDENA, Italy — The unusual number of serious injuries to World Cup skiers so far this season was the main topic at meetings between athletes, coaches and the International Ski Federation on Wednesday.

12/18/2009 Svindal wins Saslong super-G, Guay 7th

VAL GARDENA, Italy — Defending overall World Cup champion Aksel Lund Svindal won a super-G on Friday for his first victory of the season.

12/17/2009 Cook heats up Panorama with twin-podium Thursday

PANORAMA, B.C. — Dustin Cook won a Northwest Funds Nor-Am Cup race for the first time in his career Thursday, finishing first in the men's super-G at Panorama Mountain.

12/17/2009 As injuries and heartbreak mount, Canadian alpiners show resolve

The Canadian ski team was rocked again Thursday as another Olympic medal hopeful headed to hospital. But the rest of the team refuses to be bundled in bubble wrap in the leadup to the Games.

12/17/2009 Osborne-Paradis 8th in final Val Gardena training run

VAL GARDENA, Italy — World Cup downhill leader Didier Cuche of Switzerland led the final training session for this weekend's race despite skiing with a broken rib.

12/17/2009 The pain continues: VanderBeek felled by leg injury

VAL D'ISERE, France — One day after losing Larisa Yurkiw, the Canadian women’s alpine team saw veteran Kelly VanderBeek tumble down the Val d’Isere speed course and suffer another injury setback

12/16/2009 Simmerling snags surprising 2nd in Nor-Am GS

PANORAMA, B.C. — Georgia Simmerling of West Vancouver, B.C., says she surprised even herself a little bit by leading after the opening run of Wednesday's Northwest Funds Nor-Am Cup giant slalom at B.C.'s Panorama Mountain.

12/16/2009 ACL tear to sideline Roy for Olympics

Canadian alpine skier Jean-Philippe Roy will miss the Vancouver Olympics because of a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.

12/16/2009 Yurkiw injured in opening Val d’Isere training

VAL D'ISERE, France — World champion Lindsey Vonn of the United States led the opening training session for a World Cup downhill event on Wednesday.

12/16/2009 Osborne-Paradis, Guay fast in Saslong downhill training

VAL GARDENA, Italy — Michael Walchhofer of Austria led the opening training session Wednesday for the World Cup downhill race on the classic Saslong course.

12/16/2009 Norway’s Brusletto, USA’s Kasper tops Tuesday at Panorama

PANORAMA, B.C. — There was a distinctly international flavour to the podium at Tuesday's Northwest Funds Nor-Am Cup races at Panorama Mountain near Invermere, B.C.

12/15/2009 After long rehab road, Terwiel savors 1st Nor-Am win

PANORAMA, B.C. — A "shocked" and "emotional" Elli Terwiel made it all the way back to the podium Monday, earning the first Northwest Funds Nor-Am Cup victory of her career.

12/13/2009 Phelan leads top-5 sweep for Canada in Panorama slalom

PANORAMA, B.C. — Brittany Phelan led the way as Canadians took the top five spots in Sunday's Northwest Funds Nor-Am Cup women’s slalom in Panorama Mountain Village near Invermere, B.C.

12/13/2009 Fallen stars: Increase in injuries forces FIS to review safety of sport

First it was Canada’s best super-G skier and the reigning downhill world champion, and then its best giant slalom skier.

12/13/2009 Roy suffers apparent ACL tear in Val d’Isere

VAL D’ISERE, France — Jean-Philippe Roy will be returning to Canada after injuring his right knee in Sunday’s giant slalom in Val d’Isere, France.

12/13/2009 Hirscher steers Austria to sweep on Face de Bellevarde

VAL D'ISERE, France — Marcel Hirscher of Austria claimed his first World Cup victory Sunday, winning a giant slalom ahead of Massimiliano Blardone of Italy on the challenging Face de Bellevarde course.

12/13/2009 Aubert wins, Goodman a career-best 9th in slalom

ARE, Sweden — Sandrine Aubert of France won her first World Cup race of the season Sunday by besting world champion Maria Riesch in the foggy second run of a women's slalom. Canadian Anna Goodman was ninth, a career-best result.

12/12/2009 Worley returns to winning form in Sweden

ARE, Sweden — France's Tessa Worley bridged a one-year gap when she won a giant slalom in Are, Sweden, on Saturday to record the second World Cup victory of her career.

12/12/2009 Walchhofer edges Ligety in demanding super-G

VAL D'ISERE, France — Michael Walchhofer of Austria won the World Cup super-G on Saturday, beating Ted Ligety of the United States.

12/11/2009 Simmerling podiums again, Dawson 4th at Lake Louise

LAKE LOUISE, Alberta — Georgia Simmerling finished a successful Northwest Funds Nor-Am Cup in Lake Louise, Alberta, on Friday by capturing her second podium result in three days.

12/11/2009 FIS takes hard look at alpine racer injuries

OBERHOFEN, Switzerland — The International Ski Federation is calling on alpine racers and coaches to help find reasons for the high number of serious accidents in World Cup races.

12/11/2009 Raich wins super-combined, halts Janka's momentum

VAL D'ISERE, France — Austrian veteran Benjamin Raich stopped the stunning run of Swiss sensation Carlo Janka by coolly winning a World Cup super-combined event on Friday.

12/10/2009 Fear is friend and foe for determined Hudec

Downhill skier Jan Hudec uttered the F-word Thursday. Among some World Cup ski racers, "fear'' is a dirty word, not often mentioned.

12/10/2009 Nor-Ams kick off at Lake Louise

LAKE LOUISE, Alberta — The Northwest Funds Nor-Am Cup presented by Continental Tire gets under way Wednesday as the Canadian race events of the premiere North American ski racing series open with men's and women’s speed events at Lake Louise.

12/9/2009 Whitney rips to Nor-Am downhill podium

LAKE LOUISE, Alberta — Victoria Whitney of Whistler, B.C, a 19-year-old first-year member of Canada's national development ski team, picked up the third Nor-Am Cup podium of her career Thursday in Lake Louise.

12/9/2009 Simmerling, Michalik impressive in Nor-Am downhill

LAKE LOUISE, Alberta — Canadian development team ski racer Georgia Simmerling grabbed second place in Wednesday's opening Northwest Funds Nor-Am Cup downhill race of the 2009-10 season.

12/8/2009 Rising Star Camps hit Sun Peaks, Val Saint-Come

WestJet Rising Star Camps are under way, as Alpine Canada and the provincial sport organizations focus on the development of Canadian ski racing champions and sustaining success beyond 2010.

12/8/2009 ACA sends thanks to Lake Louise Sled Dogs

Alpine Canada is applauding the efforts of hundreds of volunteers following the completion of two weeks of World Cup ski racing at Lake Louise.

12/8/2009 Slalom champ Grange KO’d by knee injury

A knee injury will prevent French skier and Olympic medal contender Jean-Baptiste Grange from competing at the Vancouver 2010 Games.

12/7/2009 Riml after Lake Louise: ‘We are contenders’

LAKE LOUISE, Alberta — The Canadian alpine ski team completed one of its most successful swings through Lake Louise on Sunday, but John Kucera's season-ending broken leg hurts the country's chances of repeating the performance at the 2010 Olympics in February.

12/6/2009 Vonn’s three-peat bid derailed by Goergl

LAKE LOUISE, Alberta — Lindsey Vonn’s bid for a three-race sweep in the Canadian Rockies came up three-hundredths of a second short Sunday, as Austrian Elisabeth Goergl edged the American for the super-G win.

12/6/2009 Sizzling Janka completes Beaver Creek trifecta

BEAVER CREEK, Colorado — Swiss dynamo Carlo Janka won his third straight men’s World Cup race at Beaver Creek Sunday, nabbing the giant slalom victory to increase his lead in the overall standings.

12/5/2009 Vonn wins No. 7, Brydon podiums again

LAKE LOUSE, Alberta — American Lindsey Vonn rallied late in her run Saturday to seize yet another World Cup downhill victory at Lake Louise, knocking German Maria Riesch into second and Canadian Emily Brydon into third.

12/5/2009 Janka scorches Birds for back-to-back wins

BEAVER CREEK, Colorado — With back-to-back victories on the vaunted Birds of Prey course at Beaver Creek, Swiss racer Carlo Janka has emerged as the man to beat for the World Cup overall title.

12/4/2009 Vonn untouchable, but Brydon savors Lake Louise DH podium

LAKE LOUISE, Alberta — American Lindsey Vonn proved again Friday that she can win no matter what the World Cup tour — or Mother Nature — throws at her. The American overcame a late start position in snowy conditions Friday to deny Canadian Emily Brydon in the Bombardier Winterstart women’s downhill.

12/4/2009 Swiss super in super-combi: Janka wins, Defago 2nd

BEAVER CREEK, Colorado — The most unpredictable event on the World Cup alpine circuit — maybe in all of snowsports — left the North Americans out of contention and an unlikely mix of new and old, tech and speed atop the podium.

12/4/2009 Dixon 2nd in Friday downhill training at Beaver Creek

BEAVER CREEK, Colorado — In a Friday morning training session ahead of the day’s super-combined event, Canadian Robbie Dixon turned in the second-fastest time, trailing only Austrian Michael Walchhofer.

12/3/2009 Goodman repeats atop Loveland slalom podium

LOVELAND SKI AREA, Colorado — Canada's Anna Goodman took her second Nor-Am slalom victory Thursday at Loveland Ski Area. Vail’s Sarah Schleper finished on top for the U.S. for the second day in a row, and second overall.

12/3/2009 Kucera: ‘I’m not dwelling’ on season-ending setback

Downhill skier John Kucera says it's "a bummer'' he will miss the 2010 Winter Olympics, but he's already looking forward to returning to racing next season.

12/3/2009 Walchhofer sets training pace as Birds of Prey looms

BEAVER Creek, Colorado — Austria's Michael Walchhofer set the fastest time in Thursday's second and final training run for the Birds of Prey World Cup downhill race at Beaver Creek, Colorado.

12/3/2009 Janyk 7th in final Lake Louise women’s DH training

LAKE LOUISE, Alberta — Britt Janyk of Whistler, B.C., finished seventh Thursday in the final training run before the first World Cup downhill of the season.

12/3/2009 VIDEO: Birds of Prey: Making of a Classic Downhill

Check out this cool video from Jalbert Productions and the Vail Valley Foundation, organizing committee for the Birds of Prey men's World Cup races being held this week in the Colorado Rockies.

12/3/2009 Manny being Manny: Osborne-Paradis evolves into an elite racer

Many Canadian athletes remember the excitement they felt back in the summer of 2003 when Vancouver was awarded the 2010 Winter Olympics.

12/3/2009 Goodman, Gagnon, Roy podium in Colorado Nor-Ams

LOVELAND SKI AREA, Colorado — Canada's Anna Goodman was victorious in Wednesday's Nor-Am slalom race at Loveland Ski Area, Colorado.

12/3/2009 Canadian women A-OK with chilly Lake Louise

LAKE LOUISE, Alberta — Canada's speed queens wish Mother Nature would keep blasting Lake Louise with Arctic air.

12/2/2009 Swiss skiers find early speed on Birds of Prey

BEAVER CREEK, Colorado — Swiss skiers Ambrosi Hoffmann and Ralf Kreuzer set the training pace Wednesday on the first training run for the Birds of Prey men's downhill.

12/2/2009 Gartner: Kucera’s injury ‘a huge blow’

John Kucera’s season-ending injury means one of Canada's best threats to win multiple medals won't be competing at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.

12/1/2009 Janyk, Prefontaine win Nor-Am slaloms

LOVELAND SKI AREA, Colorado — Canadian Michael Janyk won the Nor-Am men’s slalom Tuesday at the Loveland Ski Area on the Continental Divide. Janyk finished with a combined two-run time of 1 minute, 31.08 seconds, with Croatia’s Natko Zrncic-Dim second and Norway’s Truls Ove Karlsen third.

12/1/2009 Holaus, Fanchini find speed in DH training, Brydon 12th

LAKE LOUISE, Alberta — Austria's Maria Holaus and Italy's Elena Fanchini made bright returns from serious knee injuries by clocking the top times in first training on Tuesday for the season-opening World Cup downhill.

11/30/2009 Kucera faces tough rehab road after surgery

Reigning world downhill champion John Kucera will focus on rehabilitation in preparation for the 2010-11 World Cup season after fracturing his left leg in Sunday's Bombardier Lake Louise super-G.

11/29/2009 Perseverance pays off for Swiss star, but Olympics not on Cuche’s radar — yet

When Didier Cuche claimed his 11th career victory in Lake Louise on Saturday, he became the oldest ever winner of a World Cup downhill. At 35, the soft-spoken Swiss star won his second race of the season after claiming the opening giant slalom in Sölden.

11/29/2009 Kucera rushed to hospital after super-G crash

LAKE LOUISE, Alberta — Canada’s John Kucera, the reigning downhill world champion, was airlifted to the base of the mountain after sliding off the course during the men's World Cup super-G in Lake Louise, where he was transported by ground to a hospital in Banff.

11/29/2009 Manny wins, but Canada loses Kucera

LAKE LOUISE, Alberta — Manny Osborne-Paradis nailed down the first World Cup super-G win of his career Sunday on home soil, blitzing the field at the Bombardier Winterstart at Lake Louise. But a day of Canadian celebration turned to bigger-picture gloom when top Olympic threat John Kucera sustained a serious injury.

11/29/2009 Zahrobska tops podium, Goodman 13th in Aspen slalom

ASPEN, Colorado — Czech Republic racer Sarka Zahrobska retained her Aspen slalom crown Sunday and took the second World Cup win of her career.

11/28/2009 Lanning suffers knee, neck injuries in downhill crash

American racer TJ Lanning, who was injured Saturday during a crash in the opening downhill of the Audi FIS Alpine World Cup season, is recovering in a Calgary, Alberta, hospital. According to U.S. Ski Team Medical Director Richard Quincy, Lanning suffered a dislocated left knee and non-displaced fracture of a vertebrae in his neck.

11/28/2009 Cuche sizzles to Lake Louise downhill win, Kucera 6th

LAKE LOUISE, Canada — Swiss veteran Didier Cuche staked the early claim to men’s speed bragging rights, winning the opening World Cup downhill of the season Saturday.

11/28/2009 Hoelzl wins Aspen GS, Prefontaine 25th

ASPEN, Colorado — Kathrin Hoelzl's 2008 World Championships title in the giant slalom was seen as something of a fluke, in part because she'd never won a World Cup race. The German took care of that gap on her resume Saturday.

11/27/2009 Too many racers, too few Olympic spots for Canada's men's speed team

LAKE LOUISE, Alberta — For members of Canada's men's alpine ski team, the message leading up to the 2010 Games is clear: Win and you're in.

11/27/2009 CBC race coverage kicks off with Lake Louise, Aspen action

CBC Sports is bringing live ski racing to Canadians in 2009-2010, including comprehensive coverage of the next two weekend's of the Lake Louise Winterstart World Cup presented by Bombardier.

11/27/2009 Walchhofer tops Miller, Kucera 4th in final DH training

LAKE LOUISE, Alberta — Austrian Michael Walchhofer led the final downhill training session Friday in preparation for the Lake Louise men’s World Cup downhill.

11/26/2009 Heavy Alberta snow cancels Thursday downhill training

LAKE LOUISE, Alberta — Heavy overnight snow forced cancellation of the second training run Thursday in anticipation of this weekend's opening downhill on the Audi FIS World Cup in Lake Louise.

11/26/2009 Cuche paces opening Lake Louise training, Dixon 4th

LAKE LOUISE, Alberta — Swiss skier Didier Cuche was the fastest skier in training Wednesday in the leadup to the men's downhill at the Lake Louise World Cup.

11/24/2009 Germany’s Riesch stands tall on women’s alpine scene

German alpine skier Maria Riesch is used to being head and shoulders above the rest of the field.

11/24/2009 Janyk savors fun slalom tuneup in Moscow

Michael Janyk is back in Canada preparing to resume the World Cup season after finishing third Saturday in the FIS Alpine Ski Champions Cup in Moscow.

11/21/2009 Janyk ramps it up, takes 3rd at Moscow Champions Cup

MOSCOW — Vancouver's Michael Janyk took third place in the second edition of the parallel slalom Champions Cup on a giant ramp in a promotion of alpine ski events for the 2014 Sochi Olympic Winter Games.

11/20/2009 Préfontaine, Cousineau win Nor-Am openers

Canadians got the Nor-Am Cup season under way Monday with victories by Marie-Pier Préfontaine and Julien Cousineau in separate events in Colorado.

11/16/2009 Austrian coach: Set courses for slower speeds

The head coach of the Austrian women's ski team called for slower World Cup course settings Monday, two days after former overall champion Nicole Hosp badly damaged her right knee in a crash at the season-opening giant slalom in Sölden.

11/16/2009 Hooper, Smith nab top volunteer honors

National ski racing leaders in Canada were honoured this week as the TELUS Awards of Excellence for Alpine Canada were announced, with top volunteers, officials, coaches and others recognized for their excellence and leadership during the past ski racing season.

11/16/2009 Kucera, Gagnon, Woolstencroft named Athletes of Year

John Kucera, Marie-Michèle Gagnon and Lauren Woolstencroft took top honours among members of Canada's alpine ski teams, each winning athlete of the year awards in their respective categories, the national governing body for ski racing in Canada announced.

11/16/2009 West Vancouver school ‘adopts’ the Janyks

West Vancouver, B.C.'s École Cedardale Elementary School unveiled plans to "adopt" Canadian Alpine Ski Team members Michael and Britt Janyk during a special ceremony at the school that included a visit from the ski racers.

11/16/2009 ACA, Lake Louise extend partnership contract

Alpine Canada and the Lake Louise Ski Area, site of the opening World Cup speed discipline races later this month, have agreed to a new three-year partnership agreement, the governing body for ski racing in Canada announced Friday.

11/16/2009 Latest injury a pain in the neck for Simard

A sore neck that will probably cost her a day of training is the latest injury suffered by skier Genevieve Simard as she battles to make Alpine Canada's Olympic team.

11/16/2009 Continental Tire extends support for alpine teams

Continental Tire Canada Inc. is extending its partnership agreement with Alpine Canada, increasing its support for Canada's alpine ski teams while continuing to outfit team vehicles with technologically advanced, award-winning tires.

11/16/2009 Snow control rules Lake Louise a go

Bombardier Lake Louise Winterstart organizers received approval Saturday from the International Ski Federation to proceed with the opening speed races of the World Cup season after an inspection of snow conditions at the Lake Louise Ski Area.

11/16/2009 Top-20 trio boosts women’s spirits in slalom opener

LEVI, Finland — Three Canadians began the World Cup slalom season by finishing in the top 17 in Levi, Finland, led by Marie-Michele Gagnon 14th place. Anna Goodman and Brigitte Acton finished 16th and 17th, respectively.

11/16/2009 Herbst wins Levi slalom; Janyk 14th for Canadians

LEVI, Finland — Austrian Reinfried Herbst vaulted from almost half a second back of the leader in the opening run to win the sixth World Cup slalom of his career, at the men's season-opening slalom event Sunday in Levi, Finland.

10/26/2009 Win2010.ca a win-win for fans, Olympic medal hopefuls

TORONTO — Renowned Canadian businessman and Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk launched Win2010.ca, a new innovative fundraising initiative today on behalf of Alpine Canada Alpin aimed at securing the financial resources required to get Canada's top ski racers on the podium in Vancouver 2010.

10/26/2009 Roy rips to 9th on the Rettenbach

Jean-Philippe Roy started the 2009-10 World Cup season with two impressive runs Sunday in Sölden, Austria, to capture the fourth top-10 giant slalom result of his career.

10/26/2009 Finland’s Poutiainen wins GS, Gagnon settles for 33rd

Finland's Tanja Poutiainen captured the fourth giant slalom victory of her career Saturday, winning the opening GS of the World Cup season in Sölden, Austria, followed by Austria's Kathrin Zettel, a mere 0.01 back.

10/26/2009 Vonn honored with Serge Lang Trophy by international scribes

SÖLDEN, Austria — Two-time World Cup overall champion Lindsey Vonn stood before a room of more than 150 international journalists Thursday night in Sölden to accept the "Skieur d’Or 2009," or "Golden Ski," an award given annually by the International Association of Ski Journalists.

10/26/2009 Moscow slalom gets bigger, badder, bolder

The FIS Alpine Ski Champions Cup in parallel slalom will take place in Moscow, Russia, on Nov. 21. For the second consecutive year, the Russian Ski Association will host an alpine ski competition in the city of Moscow. Given the success of the inaugural FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Promotional Event last season, the second edition of the event promises to attract high interest.

10/26/2009 Kucera, Bourque, Gagnon among Canadians set to launch World Cup season

Four Canadians with Olympic experience are scheduled to participate as the FIS World Cup alpine ski season kicks off this weekend with giant slalom races in Sölden, Austria, Alpine Canada Alpin announced Wednesday.

10/26/2009 Hermann Maier retires

Just a week before the start of the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup season, one of the greatest legends of the sport surprisingly announced his decision to retire.

10/26/2009 Sölden a go for Oct. 24-25

The current conditions on the glacier in Sölden, Austria, have allowed the International Ski Federation to confirm the scheduled Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Opening events in women’s and men's giant slalom Oct. 24-25.

10/26/2009 Motivated Miller happy skiing 'with the guys again'

SAAS-FEE, Switzerland — Following one day of free-skiing, two-time World Cup overall champion Bode Miller was back to running gates early last week with the U.S. Ski Team in Saas-Fee.

10/26/2009 Birds of Prey schedule shifts to prime time

The Audi Birds of Prey Race Week scheduled for Dec. 4-6 in Beaver Creek, Colo., announced a schedule shift as organizers, sponsors and FIS officials collaborated to bring America's men's alpine World Cup event to a bigger global audience.

10/26/2009 Canadian para-alpine team begins final European camp before IPC World Cup

The Canadian Para-Alpine Ski Team is back on snow in Switzerland, focusing on the technical disciplines of giant slalom and slalom in preparation for the IPC World Cup season and the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games.

10/26/2009 McBride offers a McBoost to Canadian men's team

John "Johno" McBride, who coached U.S. Ski Team athletes to Olympic and World Cup medals for more than a decade, has been added to the coaching staff of Canada's men's alpine ski team as it sharpens the focus on winning medals at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver/Whistler.

10/26/2009 Canadian World Cup winners launch new GMC Cup season

The 2009-10 GMC Cup season was launched in Toronto on Sept. 21 with the help of three GMC Cup alumni, who are also World Cup winners and recipients of GMC's performance incentive program.

10/26/2009 Canadian masters excel in Chile

The excellent early spring conditions, high level of competition and international atmosphere provided a fantastic setting for the 2009 FIS Masters race series (2SG/GS/SL) hosted by Valle Nevado and La Parva from Sept. 17-20.

10/26/2009 Confident Bourque progressing toward World Cup return

With two on-snow training camps now under his belt in the last four months, François Bourque says he is confident about his upcoming return to World Cup ski racing competition.

10/22/2009 Alpine Canada Alpin boosts strategic marketing in Quebec

Alpine Canada Alpin is increasing strategic marketing efforts in Quebec, naming Louise Létourneau to the new position of manager, partnerships and business development in Quebec as the national sport organization boosts marketing strategies aimed at growing the sport of ski racing in 2010 and beyond.

10/1/2009 SRC VIDEO BONUS: BRITT JANYK

Canadian alpine racer Britt Janyk recaps her season and recognizes the support of her staff and main sponsor, PI Financial.

10/1/2009 The Covert Canucks: Top Secret promises a home-team edge. Will it deliver the goods in Vancouver?

They couldn’t have chosen a more intriguing name for the program. Even people who don’t care about winter sport have become curious about Own the Podium’s mysterious Top Secret project. Visions of laboratories, high-tech equipment and Batman-style gadgets spring to mind.

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