Articles filed under Skiing
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U.S. Ski Team: Vonn plans to train ThursdayAug 16, 2010 12:45 pm - WHISTLER, British Columbia -- The U.S. Ski Team says Lindsey Vonn is expected to start in an Olympic downhill training run despite her bruised and swollen right shin. Th...
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Crowd comes out for snowboarding, music in AlgonquinAug 16, 2010 1:11 pm - Close to 400 people turned out Saturday for the only Midwest appearance of the 3rd Rail Jam festival at Raging Buffalo snowboard and ski park in Algonquin. Billed as a f...
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Rahlves goes down hard in Winter X Games wreckAug 16, 2010 2:06 pm - ASPEN, Colo. -- U.S. Olympic freestyle skier Daron Rahlves dislocated his right hip after a nasty wreck in his opening skicross race Sunday at the Winter X Games. The i...
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Victorious Vonn Vancouver-boundAug 16, 2010 2:06 pm - ST. MORITZ, Switzerland - Lindsey Vonn heads to the Vancouver Olympics happy and healthy after enjoying a perfect Sunday. "Now I feel like I'm ready," Vonn said after wi...
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Tri-Cities briefsAug 16, 2010 2:32 pm - Kaneland health fair: Kaneland High School will host a Health and Wellness Fair Tuesday, Jan. 26 in its east gymnasium. High school students will attend during th...
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Vonn wins super-GAug 16, 2010 4:02 pm - HAUS IM ENNSTAL, Austria - As if anyone needed it, Lindsey Vonn offered more proof on Sunday that her bruised left arm is no longer an issue, at least in the speed event...
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Arlington Heights friends unhurt in chair lift accidentNov 10, 2021 10:27 am - Only hours before escaping injury in a chair lift accident at Devil's Head ski resort in Merrimac, Wis., Mike da Ponte and some other friends from Arlington Heights spec...
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Safe or fast? Ski circuit facing a dilemmaNov 10, 2021 9:54 am - VAL GARDENA, Italy -- The World Cup ski circuit is facing a significant dilemma less than two months before the Vancouver Olympics. A spate of serious injuries to skiers...
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Fake snow in forecast for Lisle's Four LakesNov 10, 2021 9:50 am - Suburban snow bunnies should be able to hit the slopes in Lisle as soon as Wednesday with a little cooperation from Mother Nature. Wanda Mariscel, property manager at Li...
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Summer ski jump marks 25th year at Fox River Grove clubNov 08, 2021 11:06 pm - A local boy made good Saturday at the Norge Ski Club's 25th annual summer ski jump tournament. Kevin Bickner of Wauconda recorded the longest jumps in his age group Satu...