Articles filed under Skiing
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Without Vonn, U.S. team needs to find top gearJan 09, 2014 12:54 pm - ALTENMARKT-ZAUCHENSEE, Austria — Less than five weeks before the Sochi Olympics downhill, the U.S. women’s Alpine ski team is still trying to click into gear. Going into...
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Globe-trotting Lake County ER doc at home for Sochi OlympicsJan 05, 2014 7:00 am - The first few times Dr. Timur Kouliev visited Sochi, Russia, it was all fun and games. “I stayed with my family in Sochi when I was a child,” remembers Kouliev, 36, who ...
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US teen Shiffrin eyes yet another slalom recordDec 28, 2013 9:46 am - Associated Press Lienz, Austria — American teenager Mikaela Shiffrin has a chance to end her magnificent year by setting yet another record in Sunday’s final race of 201...
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Vonn optimistic about Sochi despite new setbackDec 21, 2013 2:24 pm - VAL D’ISERE, France — Lindsey Vonn felt her injured right knee give way and for a moment it looked like her chances for another Olympic gold might be in jeopardy. Vonn h...
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U.S. Ski Team: Vonn cleared for downhill trainingDec 03, 2013 7:28 pm - LAKE LOUISE, Alberta — Lindsey Vonn was cleared to get back on a World Cup course for downhill training, the latest step as she works to return from a right knee injury ...
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Happy with rehab, Vonn trains, eyes Canada returnNov 29, 2013 4:02 pm - VAIL, Colo. — Lindsey Vonn is energized by her progress in recovering from a knee injury and might be in the starting gate next week in Canada. Vonn spoke with The Assoc...
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Mike North video: Tiger better toe the line with Lindsey VonnNov 21, 2013 9:11 am - Lindsey Vonn seems to have Tiger Woods in check and goes everywhere with him, and she is expecting him to attend the Olympics with her. Will she break up with him if he ...
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Wauconda teen among nation’s elite ski jumpersJun 06, 2013 5:30 am - Imagine sliding down a ramp at 55 mph, then being propelled forward high into the air, everything going quiet as your body almost weightlessly sails along until landing ...
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Vonn ahead of schedule after knee surgeryFeb 22, 2013 4:16 pm - The four-time overall World Cup champion remains unhappy about how she sustained a season-ending injury — two shredded ligaments and a broken bone — at the world champio...
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American skiers struggle without VonnFeb 10, 2013 9:26 am - SCHLADMING, Austria — France’s Marion Rolland picked the biggest race of the season to post her first career victory. For the U.S. team, Sunday’s race at the world champ...