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High or low: Two views of U.S. medal hopes for 2014 Winter Games
The United States racked up a record 37 medals, including nine gold, at the 2010 Winter Olympics. With the pre-Olympic World Cup and world championship winter sports season over for U.S. athletes, it’s a good time to look at the U.S. chances for...
Tags: Sports, FIFA World Cup, Scotty Lago, Lindsey Jacobellis, Luge
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Death threat doesn't faze skier Tina Maze, who finishes fourth
Tina Maze, a 29-year-old Slovenian skier who has clinched the World Cup overall women's title this season, shook off a death threat to finish fourth in the super-giant slalom race Sunday in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. Maze, one of only six women to...
Tags: Sports, Giant Slalom Skiing, Julia Mancuso, 2010 Winter Olympic Games, Alpine Skiing
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Lindsey Vonn, on road to recovery, is critical of ski officials
Lindsey Vonn, who might be known as much now for dating Tiger Woods as her legendary World Cup and Olympic feats, was critical of ski officials after a devastating knee injury. Vonn tore two knee ligaments and broke a bone in her leg Feb. 5 during a...
Tags: Tim Tebow, Sports, FIFA World Cup, Lindsey Vonn, Tiger Woods
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Ligety makes history with giant slalom win
Ted Ligety took his place among Alpine skiing greats when he won Friday's giant slalom at the World Championships in Schladming, Austria. Ligety became the first man to win three titles in a single worlds since the legendary Jean-Claude Killy of...
Tags: Sports, Giant Slalom Skiing, Awards and Prizes, Lindsey Vonn, Bode Miller
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U.S. skier Ted Ligety on the verge of an amazing feat
U.S. skier Ted Ligety is on the verge of joining some elite company. He has already won gold medals in the super-G and super-combined at the world championships in Austria this week, so if Ligety wins the giant slalom Friday, he will become the first...
Tags: Giant Slalom Skiing, Sports, FIFA World Cup, Awards and Prizes, Oscar Pistorius
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Vonn vows to be ready for 2014 Olympics
Lindsey Vonn said Wednesday she will return to the United States for surgery to repair the injuries she sustained in a Tuesday crash in the Super G at the World Alpine Skiing Championships in Schladming, Austria. In a statement issued by the U.S. Ski...
Tags: Sports, 2014 Winter Olympic Games, Lindsey Vonn, Alpine Skiing
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Lindsey Vonn will miss the rest of ski season with injured knee
Lindsey Vonn will miss the rest of the ski season after crashing during the super-G at the world championships Tuesday in Schladming, Austria, and being airlifted to a hospital. Vonn tore her anterior cruciate ligament and medial collateral ligament...
Tags: Sports, 2014 Winter Olympic Games, FIFA World Cup, Ultimate Fighting Championship, Tiger Woods
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Colorado's Lindsey Vonn crashes at Super-G
SCHLADMING, Austria - Lindsey Vonn crashed during the super-G and has been taken by helicopter to a hospital from the world championships after apparently injuring her right knee. The American lost balance on her right leg while landing after a jump.... -
Vonn adds drama to her numbers game
Lindsey Vonn has just one goal left this season.
And she made her attempt to reach it a lot more dramatic Thursday.
While Vonn's sixth in the Super-G in Schladming, Austria, was good enough to clinch her fourth straight World Cup season title in that...Tags: Giant Slalom Skiing, Sports, FIFA World Cup, Alpine Skiing
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Simply the best: Vonn makes more ski history
Lindsey Vonn knew she began this World Cup alpine ski season physically stronger than she ever had been. She also was sure the hundreds of hours spent riding a bicycle last summer had made her endurance better than ever.
Vonn underscored her...Tags: Sports, Giant Slalom Skiing, FIFA World Cup, Alpine Slalom Skiing, Lindsey Vonn
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Bode Miller, Ted Ligety go out early in Olympic men's slalom
L.A. Times Olympics BlogBode Miller's Olympics are over -- and he won't win a fourth medal. Miller missed a gate barely 10 seconds into his morning run of slalom and was disqualified. Miller, skiing No. 17 on a sloppy course, went out right......
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