‘War Horse’ a dark horse? Andrew Weibrecht making strong push to make deep US downhill team
Weibrecht aspiring to repeat Beaver Creek success Nicole Hosp of Austria out for season after crash in season openerSOELDEN, Austria — Former overall World Cup winner Nicole Hosp will miss the rest of the season after crashing and injuring her right knee in the opening race. Former world, Olympic Alpine skiing champion Hermann Maier retires at 36, cites knee injuryVIENNA — Two-time Olympic champion Hermann Maier retired Tuesday, ending a career in which he became one of Alpine skiing’s most prolific racers and almost lost a leg in a motorcycle accident in 2001. Finnish skier Marcus Sandell has kidney removed after bad training crash in AustriaVIENNA — Finnish Alpine skier Marcus Sandell has had his left kidney removed in a hospital in Innsbruck, Austria, after badly crashing during a training run on the nearby Pitztaler glacier. US skier Tim Jitloff participates in Race for the Cure with his mom, a breast cancer survivorTim Jitloff was scheduled to jet over to Europe in the next few days for some training ahead of the World Cup ski season. Former French ski champion Luc Alphand has spinal surgery after accident in motorcycle raceGRENOBLE, France — Former French ski champion Luc Alphand has undergone spinal surgery following a weekend accident in a motorcycle race. Travel briefs
Travel briefs Film contest on why Orlando makes you smile US Ski and Snowboard Association Alpine director Jesse Hunt leaving for Park City Ski TeamPARK CITY, Utah — Alpine director Jesse Hunt is leaving the U.S. Ski Team to become the general manager and program director of the Park City Ski Education Foundation. |