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Norwegian skier Atle Lie McGrath secured the World Cup slalom title on home snow Wednesday to conclude the season on a positive note after losing his temper at the Olympics when he squandered a big first-run lead. CBC | Sports News
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Canada’s Valérie Grenier wins World Cup giant slalom, Mikaela Shiffrin claims overall title
Canada’s Valérie Grenier wrapped up the World Cup alpine skiing season with a win in the giant slalom on Wednesday in Lillehammer, Norway. Meanwhile, American Mikaela Shiffrin secured a record-tying sixth women’s overall World Cup skiing title by holding off a challenge from emerging German rival Emma Aicher. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Lucas Pinheiro Braathen wins World Cup giant slalom to take season title for Brazil
Olympic champion Lucas Pinheiro Braathen added the World Cup giant slalom season title on Tuesday in a stunning campaign for the Brazilian skier. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Shiffrin wins World Cup slalom but Aicher’s 3rd place puts overall title on hold
Mikaela Shiffrin vs. Emma Aicher for the most prestigious title in women’s skiing will go to the season-ending final race on Wednesday in Hafjell, Norway. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada’s Kalle Eriksson, guide Sierra Smith earn slalom bronze for 3rd medal of Paralympic debut
Canadian Para alpine skier Kalle Eriksson and guide Sierra Smith capped their memorable Paralympic debut with bronze in the men’s visually impaired slalom on Sunday at the Milano-Cortina Games. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Gosselin bolts to women’s slalom bronze, capturing Canada’s 200th all-time Winter Paralympics medal
Michaela Gosselin placed third in the women’s slalom standing category on Day 8 of the Milano-Cortina Paralympics on Saturday. The 25-year-old from Collingwood, Ont., posted a total time of one minute, 29.19 seconds to secure her first Paralympic podium. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Gaudet takes bronze in World Cup parallel grand slalom snowboard
Canada’s Arnaud Gaudet won the bronze medal in a World Cup men’s parallel grand slalom snowboard event Saturday, defeating Slovenia’s Tim Mastnak in the small final to pick up his second World Cup medal of the season. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Shiffrin clinches record 9th slalom Crystal Globe with dominant win in last race before Olympics
Mikaela Shiffrin locked up the World Cup slalom title with two races to spare on Sunday, becoming the first skier with nine season titles in one discipline. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Austrian skier Julia Scheib wins giant slalom as Federica Brignone returns from injury
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Read More »Norwegian Olympic favourite McGrath wins Wengen slalom for 2nd straight year
Norwegian skier Atle Lie McGrath won the Wengen World Cup slalom Sunday for a second consecutive year and added to his status as a favourite for next month’s Olympics. CBC | Sports News
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