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Yahoo
15-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Shiffrin misses record world medal as Rast wins slalom
Camille Rast has beaten teammate Wendy Holdener as Switzerland took gold and silver in the women's slalom at the Alpine skiing world championships. But all-time great Mikaela Shiffrin could only finish fifth on Saturday, missing out on what would have been the American's record-setting 16th career medal from the worlds. She shares the best mark with German skier Christl Cranz, who won 15 medals in the 1930s. Shiffrin had won a medal in slalom — including four gold — at all six previous world championships she competed in since 2013, but she still looked far from her best after her recent injury woes. Rast held on to her first-run lead to beat Holdener by 0.46 seconds. "Everything must fit to win a world title and today that was the case," Rast told Austrian TV. "We have a cool team spirit and push each other forward." Rast was competing at her fifth worlds and celebrated her first medal, after she took gold in slalom at the 2017 junior world championships. Rast also leads the slalom season standings after grabbing the first two World Cup wins of her career. Holdener posted the fastest second-run time to improve from fourth and earn her third silver medal at the worlds, after finishing runner-up in the team combined with Lara Gut-Behrami and in the mixed-team parallel event last week. Katharina Liensberger was 1.32 seconds behind in third for the bronze. Shiffrin had been third after the opening run, 0.72 behind Rast. "I think that was some of the best skiing I've done lately," said the American star after the first run. Shiffrin has eight gold, four silver and three bronze medals from her 19 races at the worlds since 2013. She won gold with American teammate Breezy Johnson in the team combined on Tuesday but sat out the giant slalom two days later, saying she didn't feel ready to race GS after recovering from an abdominal injury sustained in a GS crash in Killington, Vermont in November. "It was a big challenge to keep up with the pace, and for me especially on the end of the course," Shiffrin said. "It's like 15 seconds longer than anything I've skied since before Killington. I don't have very much in my legs left." Olympic slalom champion Petra Vlhova didn't race as she's still recovering from knee surgery a year ago. The Slovakian standout told Austrian TV she had "no idea" when she might return to racing.
Yahoo
13-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Italian skier Brignone leads GS at worlds after first run as defending champ Shiffrin skips race
SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria (AP) — Italian skier Federica Brignone posted the fastest time in the opening run of the women's giant slalom at the Alpine world championships on Thursday. Brignone built a big lead of 0.67 seconds over Alice Robinson of New Zealand. Paula Moltzan stood third and the American had 1.24 to make up in the second run. Defending champion Mikaela Shiffrin sat out the event as she said she was not ready yet to race giant slalom following a crash in November. Shiffrin paired with downhiller Breezy Johnson and skied the slalom portion to win the team combined event at the worlds on Tuesday. Shiffrin won the world title in 2023 and has been on the podium in GS at every worlds since 2017. 'What I have been struggling with this past couple of weeks with GS is, when we bring in normal or, like, real conditions, a little bit harder snow, I don't even know that I'm scared,' Shiffrin said. 'I just can't do the movements that you need to do to make a fast GS turn.' The American holder of a record 99 World Cup wins suffered a deep puncture wound when she fell in a GS on Nov. 30 in Killington, Vermont, causing severe trauma to her oblique muscles, and underwent surgery in December. On Thursday, Lara Gut-Behrami, the Olympic bronze medalist in GS from Switzerland, was 1.40 behind on a course set by her coach and father, Pauli Gut. Olympic champion Sara Hector was three-hundredths of a second further back in fifth. Brignone gained the most time with a flawless run on the lower part of the Schneekristall course. 'It's good for me. In the second run the course will not be perfect, but I have a lot of time advantage,' Brignone told Austrian TV. 'I tried everything and made a good rhythm.' Brignone won GS silver in 2011 and 2023 and can become the first Italian winner of the event since Deborah Compagnoni won back-to-back titles in 1996-97. Her Italian teammates Sofia Goggia and Marta Bassino both failed to finish their runs. At 34 years, 7 months, Brignone can become the oldest female medalist at the worlds, overtaking Lindsey Vonn, who was four months younger when she won downhill bronze in 2019. Vonn, who came out of retirement after nearly six years at age 40 this season with a new titanium knee, doesn't race in giant slalom anymore. Standings were provisional as lower-ranked skiers were still racing. ___ AP skiing: The Associated Press
Associated Press
13-02-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Italian skier Brignone leads GS at worlds after first run as defending champ Shiffrin skips race
SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria (AP) — Italian skier Federica Brignone posted the fastest time in the opening run of the women's giant slalom at the Alpine world championships on Thursday. Brignone built a big lead of 0.67 seconds over Alice Robinson of New Zealand. Paula Moltzan stood third and the American had 1.24 to make up in the second run. Defending champion Mikaela Shiffrin sat out the event as she said she was not ready yet to race giant slalom following a crash in November. Shiffrin paired with downhiller Breezy Johnson and skied the slalom portion to win the team combined event at the worlds on Tuesday. Shiffrin won the world title in 2023 and has been on the podium in GS at every worlds since 2017. 'What I have been struggling with this past couple of weeks with GS is, when we bring in normal or, like, real conditions, a little bit harder snow, I don't even know that I'm scared,' Shiffrin said. 'I just can't do the movements that you need to do to make a fast GS turn.' The American holder of a record 99 World Cup wins suffered a deep puncture wound when she fell in a GS on Nov. 30 in Killington, Vermont, causing severe trauma to her oblique muscles, and underwent surgery in December. On Thursday, Lara Gut-Behrami, the Olympic bronze medalist in GS from Switzerland, was 1.40 behind on a course set by her coach and father, Pauli Gut. Olympic champion Sara Hector was three-hundredths of a second further back in fifth. Brignone gained the most time with a flawless run on the lower part of the Schneekristall course. 'It's good for me. In the second run the course will not be perfect, but I have a lot of time advantage,' Brignone told Austrian TV. 'I tried everything and made a good rhythm.' Brignone won GS silver in 2011 and 2023 and can become the first Italian winner of the event since Deborah Compagnoni won back-to-back titles in 1996-97. Her Italian teammates Sofia Goggia and Marta Bassino both failed to finish their runs. At 34 years, 7 months, Brignone can become the oldest female medalist at the worlds, overtaking Lindsey Vonn, who was four months younger when she won downhill bronze in 2019. titanium knee, doesn't race in giant slalom anymore. Standings were provisional as lower-ranked skiers were still racing. ___
CBC
09-02-2025
- Sport
- CBC
Swiss skier Von Allmen wins men's downhill gold, disappointment for Canada's Crawford at alpine worlds
Switzerland sweeps the speed events in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria Franjo von Allmen won gold in the men's downhill at the alpine skiing world championships on Sunday as the Swiss team swept the speed events in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria. Von Allmen beat silver medallist Vincent Kriechmayr by 0.24 seconds. The Austrian won the world title in both downhill and super-G four years ago. His Swiss teammate Alexis Monney was 0.31 behind in third to take the bronze. Defending champion Marco Odermatt was fifth, two days after the Swiss star won gold in the super-G. Von Allmen finished 12th in that race. "It's hard to realize what happened," von Allmen told Austrian TV. "After the super-G, I really thought `now I should attack, I have nothing to lose.' I went full risk and it was on the limit but it worked." Live streaming coverage through the alpine ski world championships event will be available on and CBC Gem. Switzerland has dominated the downhill on the World Cup circuit this season, with four wins and five second places from five events. Von Allmen said sharing the podium with Monney underlined the strength of the Swiss team. "Marco dominated the super-G, today two others are on the podium, that makes a cool atmosphere in the team," von Allmen said. Toronto native Jack Crawford finished 23rd as the top Canadian with a time of 1:42.54. North Vancouver, B.C.'s Brodie Seger (1:42.90) and Canmore, Alta.'s Jeffrey Read (1:43.04) were 27th and 29th, respectively. WATCH l Crawford finishes 23rd in men's downhill: Media | Canada's Crawford finishes 23rd in men's world championship downhill Caption: Jack Crawford of Toronto finished in 23rd place in the men's downhill race, at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria. Open Full Embed in New Tab Loading external pages may require significantly more data usage. The 23-year-old von Allmen is competing in his first worlds. He has yet to win a downhill on the World Cup circuit but finished runner-up three times this season and won a super-G in Wengen. Racing in partly cloudy conditions and with temperatures slightly higher than during the three training runs earlier this week, von Allmen was not clean in the first part and his skis rattled over the bumps. Reaching a top speed of over 121 kph (75 mph), von Allmen mastered two spectacular jumps where racers soared up to 45 metres. Von Allmen made the V-sign and pretended to bite his nails when he sat in the leader seat, but no racer came close to beating his time. Italian veteran Dominik Paris was 0.45 behind in fourth, and Bryce Bennett was the best American finisher in 10th. The marquee event of the worlds was attended by 22,500 spectators, with 15,000 in the sold-out stands around the finish area. WATCH l 'Not a lot of good today': Crawford reflects on downhill run: Several standouts missed the race due to injury, most notably former overall World Cup champion Aleksander Aamodt Kilde of Norway and French speed specialist Cyprien Sarrazin. The next event at the worlds is the new women's team combined, in which one racer competes in the downhill and a teammate races the slalom run with both times to be added, that is scheduled for Tuesday.
CBC
09-02-2025
- Sport
- CBC
Swiss skier Von Allmen wins men's downhill gold, Canada's Crawford finishes 23rd at alpine worlds
Social Sharing Franjo von Allmen won gold in the men's downhill at the alpine skiing world championships on Sunday as the Swiss team swept the speed events in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria. Von Allmen beat silver medallist Vincent Kriechmayr by 0.24 seconds. The Austrian won the world title in both downhill and super-G four years ago. His Swiss teammate Alexis Monney was 0.31 behind in third to take the bronze. Defending champion Marco Odermatt was fifth, two days after the Swiss star won gold in the super-G. Von Allmen finished 12th in that race. "It's hard to realize what happened," von Allmen told Austrian TV. "After the super-G, I really thought `now I should attack, I have nothing to lose.' I went full risk and it was on the limit but it worked." Live streaming coverage through the alpine ski world championships event will be available on and CBC Gem. Switzerland has dominated the downhill on the World Cup circuit this season, with four wins and five second places from five events. Von Allmen said sharing the podium with Monney underlined the strength of the Swiss team. "Marco dominated the super-G, today two others are on the podium, that makes a cool atmosphere in the team," von Allmen said. Toronto native Jack Crawford finished 23rd as the top Canadian with a time of 1:42.54. North Vancouver, B.C.'s Brodie Seger (1:42.90) and Canmore, Alta.'s Jeffrey Read (1:43.04) were 27th and 29th, respectively. WATCH l Crawford finishes 23rd in men's downhill: Canada's Crawford finishes 23rd in men's world championship downhill 1 hour ago Duration 2:23 Jack Crawford of Toronto finished in 23rd place in the men's downhill race, at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria. The 23-year-old von Allmen is competing in his first worlds. He has yet to win a downhill on the World Cup circuit but finished runner-up three times this season and won a super-G in Wengen. Racing in partly cloudy conditions and with temperatures slightly higher than during the three training runs earlier this week, von Allmen was not clean in the first part and his skis rattled over the bumps. Reaching a top speed of over 121 kph (75 mph), von Allmen mastered two spectacular jumps where racers soared up to 45 metres. Von Allmen made the V-sign and pretended to bite his nails when he sat in the leader seat, but no racer came close to beating his time. Italian veteran Dominik Paris was 0.45 behind in fourth, and Bryce Bennett was the best American finisher in 10th. The marquee event of the worlds was attended by 22,500 spectators, with 15,000 in the sold-out stands around the finish area. "Not a lot of good today" claims Canada's Jack Crawford after his world championship downhill run 47 minutes ago Duration 2:07 Jack Crawford of Toronto who finished in 23rd place in the men's downhill race, at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria reflects on his day. Several standouts missed the race due to injury, most notably former overall World Cup champion Aleksander Aamodt Kilde of Norway and French speed specialist Cyprien Sarrazin. The next event at the worlds is the new women's team combined, in which one racer competes in the downhill and a teammate races the slalom run with both times to be added, that is scheduled for Tuesday.
