Skier Svindal stays cool about expectations
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BASEL, Switzerland  - Aksel Lund Svindal is no stranger to the top of the overall World Cup standings but is playing down any expectations that he will still be there at the end of the season.
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A dusting of snow at the weekend brought some relief to anxious European ski resorts, where snow-making machines are out in force when it's cold enough.
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It takes more than a little  imagination to see this Russian ski resort in the same bracket  as St. Moritz or Aspen.
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Drew Gelinas, nordic skier, tests cross-country skis.
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Bode Miller played volleyball with a few US teammates instead of defending his super-G gold medal Saturday. Yesterday, Julia Mancuso slept in, and fellow US star Lindsey Kildow went out and bought Mexican food and snow boots as stormy weather prevented the start of the Alpine Skiing World Championships in Are, Sweden, for the second day in a row.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. _ Weird weather and global warming are claiming a place at the top of the nation's political agenda these days. But while policymakers debate what to do about them, the ski industry already has adjusted its sails.
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The Great One hit TO yesterday and made it feel a bit more like winter. Wayne Gretzky was a pretty fair player in his day, and his time as an executive has been equally well spent.
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Two thoughts crossed Todd Helton's mind when he awoke to a snowstorm yesterday. "Good hunting weather," the Colorado Rockies first baseman said. "We don't have to go out on the field and practice today. That was my only other thought. It will be a short day for us, a good day. A good day to sit on the couch, I ...
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SOELDEN, Austria  - Bode Miller should finally be going his own way when the Alpine skiing World Cup season starts on the glaciers above Soelden this weekend.
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Aksel Svindal ha vinto la mediaglia d'oro nello slalom gigante dei Mondiali di Aare, in Svezia. Il n...
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Hans Knauss, one of the best known and  most experienced Austrian skiers, has tested positive for the  anabolic steroid nandrolone.
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Ski racing is not just about timing, it's also about figuring out the trade-off between risk and reward. The higher the stakes, the more tempting it is to roll the dice.
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ARE, Sweden  - The bad weather disrupting the world Alpine skiing championships is not a problem for the American pair of Julia Mancuso and Lindsey Kildow, both among the favorites for the women's super-G rescheduled for Tuesday.
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Marlies Schild of Austria gave her home fans something to cheer about with victory in the women&#39;s World Cup giant slalom race at Hirschenkogel.
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The same three smiling faces that stacked the podium following Fridayâs World Cup giant slalom were back on top Saturday after the first of two womenâs slalom races on Aspen Mountain.
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A dusting of snow at the weekend brought some relief to anxious European ski resorts, where snow- making machines were out in force when it was cold enough.
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BEAVER CREEK, Colorado  - Norway's Aksel Lund Svindal won a men's World Cup super-combined race on Thursday after American favorite Bode Miller crashed out early in the slalom run.