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Beat Feuz wins fastest-ever downhill, 41-year-old Johan Clarey takes silver
Read full article: Beat Feuz wins fastest-ever downhill, 41-year-old Johan Clarey takes silverThe fastest men's downhill race in Olympic history was won by the ever-consistent Beat Feuz, while a surprise silver medalist made history.
Alpine skiers perplexed by 'challenging' Yanqing downhill course on first day of training
Read full article: Alpine skiers perplexed by 'challenging' Yanqing downhill course on first day of trainingThe men's downhill field took their first training runs on the Olympic competition course, which had never before been utilized in Alpine skiing competition. It left many Olympians looking out of sorts.
Swiss skier Beat Feuz wins 2nd Kitzbühel downhill in 3 days
Read full article: Swiss skier Beat Feuz wins 2nd Kitzbühel downhill in 3 daysSwitzerland's Beat Feuz gets to the finish area after completing an alpine ski, men's World Cup downhill, in Kitzbuehel, Austria, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021. The Swiss skier won this weekend’s second men’s World Cup downhill on the Streif course Sunday, repeating his victory from two days earlier. No Swiss skier had won Austria's signature ski race since Didier Cuche earned the last of his five victories here in 2012. The 40-year-old Frenchman became the oldest skier on a downhill podium in the 54-year history of the World Cup. There will be one more World Cup downhill, in Garmisch-Partenkirchen on Feb. 6, before next month's world championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo.
Kilde takes World Cup lead with 2nd in downhill won by Mayer
Read full article: Kilde takes World Cup lead with 2nd in downhill won by MayerNorway's Aleksander Aamodt Kilde celebrates after finishing second in a alpine ski, men's World Cup downhill, in Kvitfjell, Norway, Saturday, March 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti)KVITFJELL – Aleksander Aamodt Kilde seized the lead in the overall World Cup standings by finishing second in Saturday's downhill won by Matthias Mayer. Pinturault could score points in all three, while Kilde has never raced a traditional World Cup slalom. The Swiss racer’s title in the season-long downhill standings was confirmed by the cancellation of a scheduled final race at Cortina. The two-time Olympic gold medalist now has nine career World Cup wins including four in this most consistent season of his career, at the age of 29.