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Bode Miller's back, but is he ready? (AP)

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:24:45 PST

Bode Miller is preparing to return next week after a seven-month hiatus from skiing, and nobody is quite sure what to expect. "His potential is always great. He's an amazing talent, and an even stronger force if he gets his head in the right place," said Miller's former personal coach John McBride, one of the few figures in the sport ever to gain his full respect.

Mono skiers come back to Craig for movie screening (AP)

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:28:07 PST

Felix Snow made the rounds at Craig Hospital, rolling from room to room in his wheelchair like a rock star. Around here, Snow is proof of what still can be accomplished after a life-altering accident. Once a patient at the hospital specializing in spinal cord injuries, the 43-year-old mono skier was on hand Monday for a special screening of Warren Miller's latest ski film, "Dynasty."...

Canadian Cowboys have big goals in downhill (AP)

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:51:45 PDT

The Canadian Cowboys want to make an immediate impact at their home Olympics. The men's downhill is slated for 11:45 a.m. on Day 1 of the Vancouver games -- Feb. 13 -- and represents one of the host nation's best chances for snapping an inglorious streak. Canada has never won a gold medal at a home Olympics, failing at both the 1976 Summer Games in Montreal and the 1988 Winter Games in...

WCup champ Svindal still dealing with bruised leg (AP)

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:05:01 PDT

Defending overall World Cup champion Aksel Lund Svindal is still having problems with his bruised leg and may be forced to skip his next race. Svindal was injured during training in Saas-Fee, Switzerland, earlier this month. He entered the opening race of the season in Soelden, Austria, last weekend but the pain forced him to ski off course in his second giant slalom run.

World Cup champ Cologna back training after injury (AP)

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:10:53 PDT

World Cup cross country skiing champion Dario Cologna of Switzerland has resumed training on snow following a month off because of injury. The Swiss Ski federation said Tuesday that Cologna hopes to begin defending the overall title at his home meeting in Davos on Dec. 12-13. The 23-year-old Cologna's preparations for the Winter Olympics season were hit when he damaged muscles in his right thigh...

Vonn and Ligety start ski season strongly (AP)

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 12:35:40 PDT

Lindsey Vonn hasn't missed a beat in her risky switch of ski manufacturers entering an Olympic year. Ted Ligety, meanwhile, has picked up right where he left off before injuring his right knee at the end of last season. Vonn finished a respectable ninth in her worst event -- giant slalom -- to open the World Cup season Saturday and Ligety placed second in the men's GS on Sunday behind Swiss...

Didier Cuche, Ted Ligety finish 1-2 in giant slalom at World Cup event (The Canadian Press)

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 10:24:36 PDT

SOELDEN, Austria - Didier Cuche of Switzerland and Ted Ligety of the United States finished 1-2 Sunday in the opening men's World Cup race, a giant slalom on the Rettenbach glacier skipped by U.S. star Bode Miller.

Indoors European ski championships planned (AP)

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 08:25:42 PDT

Organizers in Europe plan to take skiing indoors next month, when Olympic slalom champion Benjamin Raich will face French rival Jean-Baptiste Grange and other challengers in a new European championship. Organizers from Austria, France, Switzerland and Italy revealed plans Sunday to hold slalom races for men and women on an indoor slalom course in Amneville, France, on Nov.

Cuche and Ligety finish 1-2 in giant slalom (AP)

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 07:13:45 PDT

Didier Cuche of Switzerland and Ted Ligety of the United States finished 1-2 Sunday in the opening men's World Cup race, a giant slalom on the Rettenbach glacier skipped by U.S. star Bode Miller. Cuche was trailing Ted Ligety by 0.01 seconds at the final checkpoint in the second run, but used his gliding skills to open a wide advantage over his American rival on the flatter section before the...