Archive for the ‘Skiing’ Category
Lindsey Vonn is the 2010 Female Athlete of the Year, chosen by members of The Associated Press.
Never before has a skier—male or female—won one of the annual AP awards, which date to 1931.
Vonn received 77 of 175 votes submitted by  … Details
Silvan Zurbriggen of Switzerland won a World Cup downhill on the Saslong course on Saturday to take the lead in the overall standings.
Zurbriggen clocked 1 minute, 57.21 seconds, edging Austria’s Romed Baumann by 0.06 seconds on a fast, bumpy track.
Didier Cuche, the defending World Cup downhill champion, was third, trailing his Swiss teammate by 0.10.
The 29-year-old Zurbriggen had never … Details