Articles filed under Skiing
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Vonn takes World Cup super-GJan 14, 2012 11:00 pm - CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Lindsey Vonn ended a five-week winless streak Sunday with an emphatic victory in a World Cup super-G that moved her into sole possession of th...
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Top freestyle skier in coma after accidentJan 09, 2012 11:00 pm - SALT LAKE CITY — Canadian freestyle skier Sarah Burke was in a coma Tuesday after crashing during a training run on the superpipe in Park City, Utah. In an email to The ...
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Mild December gives golf courses plenty of greenDec 31, 2011 6:00 am - No, golfers, you are not dreaming. Those are actual flags on the greens you’re seeing today at many golf courses around the suburbs. A mild fall and warmer start to wint...
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American teen, 16, earns World Cup slalom podiumDec 28, 2011 10:00 pm - IENZ, Austria — Teenager Mikaela Shiffrin used to watch skiers Marlies Schild and Lindsey Vonn on television when she was a kid. On Thursday, the 16-year-old high schoo...
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Vonn wins Super G, sweeps weekend in Lake LouiseDec 03, 2011 11:00 pm - LAKE LOUISE, Alberta — Lindsey Vonn of the U.S. won a downhill for the second day in a row at Lake Louise on Saturday. It was Vonn’s 10th career victory at Lake Louise,...
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Air bags? For skiers? Federations seeks safety solutionFeb 15, 2011 10:00 pm - GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany — What if Lindsey Vonn had been able to deploy an air bag before landing on her head in giant slalom training a couple weeks ago? Would ...
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Largest turnout yet for Norge Ski Jump competitionJan 29, 2011 10:00 pm - The annual Norge Ski Jump competition, now in its 106th year, means many things to community members and skiers from around the world. For some, it's a chance to qualif...
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Ski jumpers to compete at NorgeJan 29, 2011 12:00 am - When word that one of the top Canadian ski jumping teams ever assembled was heading south to try and capture top honors at the annual Norge Ski Jumping Championships on ...
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Local skiers to compete in Norge Ski JumpJan 24, 2011 11:00 pm - Charlie Sedivec has either competed in or watched all but a couple editions of the annual Norge Ski Jump in Fox River Grove over the last 50 years. He learned to ski ju...
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Raging Buffalo to host 3rd Rail JamJan 19, 2011 10:00 pm - The popular Raging Buffalo snowboard park just south of Algonquin is already a hip place to be. Come Saturday, the hip-o-meter will be buried even further into the red w...