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Thanks to its innovative wireless controls, family-friendly games and relatively inexpensive price tag, the Nintendo Wii is hotter than the dancing flames in Donkey Kong.
Yes, we have Roger. Yes, we developed the "Bird's nest" Olympic stadium. But in Switzerland, the 2008 Summer Olympics are still far away -- and not just geographically.
March gets noisy around now, here in the States. Tickets to the Big Dance are punched daily, brackets are busted, NFL free agents are signing, and veterans are being released or given new life. (Good luck David Carr, and if Eli Manning goes down, I don't want to be you even for one minute). In Florida and Arizona, the regulars are playing deeper into every exhibition game as Opening Day draws near.
Manfred Moelgg has claimed the World Cup slalom title after long-time leader Jean-Baptiste Grange faltered in the final race of the season on Saturday.
The final women's World Cup downhill of the season was canceled on Wednesday, hurting the hopes of American Lindsey Vonn in the race for the overall title.
Tucson grandmother Sandy Maxfield is determined to get her groove back -- on skis.
I love it when resorts really listen to us.
As his Gulfstream IV roared off the Bozeman, Mont., tarmac one Sunday this past December, billionaire Tim Blixseth glanced out the window and looked down at the Yellowstone Club. The homeowners in this 13,600-acre enclave include Bill Gates, News Corp.'s Peter Chernin, and Barry Sternlicht, the founder of Starwood Hotels & Resorts. The club is the world's only totally private ski and golf resort, and it is Blixseth's vision of nirvana. It is also as self-made as its founder, who grew up poor in rural Oregon and "ate Spam five days a week" when he wasn't using his father's shotgun to kill wild game for dinner. Despite this starting point, Blixseth went on to become a timber baron and smooth operator who twice persuaded President Bill Clinton and the U.S. Congress to allow him to create the club out of the Montana wilderness.
A men's World Cup downhill scheduled for Val D'Isere on Saturday was canceled because of heavy snowfall.
American skier Marco Sullivan surged to his first victory on the World Cup circuit on Saturday, winning the downhill event at Chamonix.
Thanks to its innovative wireless controls, family-friendly games and relatively inexpensive price tag, the Nintendo Wii is hotter than the dancing flames in Donkey Kong.
Yes, we have Roger. Yes, we developed the "Bird's nest" Olympic stadium. But in Switzerland, the 2008 Summer Olympics are still far away -- and not just geographically.
March gets noisy around now, here in the States. Tickets to the Big Dance are punched daily, brackets are busted, NFL free agents are signing, and veterans are being released or given new life. (Good luck David Carr, and if Eli Manning goes down, I don't want to be you even for one minute). In Florida and Arizona, the regulars are playing deeper into every exhibition game as Opening Day draws near.
Manfred Moelgg has claimed the World Cup slalom title after long-time leader Jean-Baptiste Grange faltered in the final race of the season on Saturday.
The final women's World Cup downhill of the season was canceled on Wednesday, hurting the hopes of American Lindsey Vonn in the race for the overall title.
Tucson grandmother Sandy Maxfield is determined to get her groove back -- on skis.
I love it when resorts really listen to us.
As his Gulfstream IV roared off the Bozeman, Mont., tarmac one Sunday this past December, billionaire Tim Blixseth glanced out the window and looked down at the Yellowstone Club. The homeowners in this 13,600-acre enclave include Bill Gates, News Corp.'s Peter Chernin, and Barry Sternlicht, the founder of Starwood Hotels & Resorts. The club is the world's only totally private ski and golf resort, and it is Blixseth's vision of nirvana. It is also as self-made as its founder, who grew up poor in rural Oregon and "ate Spam five days a week" when he wasn't using his father's shotgun to kill wild game for dinner. Despite this starting point, Blixseth went on to become a timber baron and smooth operator who twice persuaded President Bill Clinton and the U.S. Congress to allow him to create the club out of the Montana wilderness.
A men's World Cup downhill scheduled for Val D'Isere on Saturday was canceled because of heavy snowfall.
American skier Marco Sullivan surged to his first victory on the World Cup circuit on Saturday, winning the downhill event at Chamonix.
When Peter Jennings left the killing fields of Iraq in 2004 for a Swiss ski trip with his wife, he had no idea he'd never be on skis again. Death comes like a thief in the night, right? Cancer claimed the newsman the next year, but a production company he co-founded continued to make its first film, a documentary about extreme skiing called Steep.
Mary Blilie had been at Big Sky Resort in Montana for just one day but had already snapped more photos of her kids than she had in a long time.
Bode Miller proved the master of the Lauberhorn for the second successive year as he claimed victory in the World Cup downhill race at Wengen on Sunday.
An expansive talk with Sir Edmund Hillary about his historic ascent and the life and fame that came after
Austrian Mario Matt won the men's World Cup slalom in Switzerland on Sunday when American Ted Ligety crashed and compatriot Bode Miller failed to finish the first run.
Italy's Denise Karbon continued her domination of the giant slalom in the women's World Cup with her third straight win in the discipline coming in Linz on Friday.
Michael Walchhofer raced to his second downhill victory of the season when he won the World Cup event at Val Gardena.
Anja Paerson recaptured her form to score her first World Cup success of the season, a women's downhill in Saint Moritz.
Austrian skier Benjamin Raich won the World Cup slalom at Bad Kleinkircheim on Sunday to move to the top of the overall standings.
The pros weigh in on every aspect of your skiing holiday--including your socks. Even you black-diamond types might learn a thing or two.
Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway continued his superb start to the men's World Cup skiing season with victory in the Super-G at Lake Louise in Canada on Sunday.
Marc Gini of Switzerland won his first World Cup event on Sunday, capturing the slalom despite poor visibility because of heavy snowfall.
Bode Miller said on Friday he expects to compete in the season-opening World Cup race this weekend despite a back injury.
Olympic skier Jonny Moseley and his wife, Malia, have welcomed a baby boy, their spokesperson tells PEOPLE.
As mixed martial arts rises in popularity in the United States, many promotions are looking to get a piece of the action. With UFC possessing such an advantage in terms of recognition, visibility and market share, it will be an uphill battle for challengers.
The first news of last weekend was not shocking at all. After a meeting with officials of the U.S. ski team in Park City, Utah, Bode Miller had elected to separate from the team with the intention of competing independently on the World Cup Circuit. Team officials had offered Miller his customary position on the alpine team, befitting for one of the most accomplished racers in the history of the sport.
American speed specialist Kirsten Clark has retired from competitive skiing, the U.S. Alpine skiing federation announced on Tuesday.
Imagine skiing on untouched snow where chairlifts, queues and other skiers don't exist.
Nicole Hosp rubber-stamped a season of Austrian World Cup domination on when she clinched the overall and giant slalom crowns.
Norway's Aksel Lund Svindal held off Austrian Benjamin Raich to win Alpine skiing's overall World Cup title on Sunday in one of the most exciting finishes for years.
Aksel Lund Svindal surged to within touching distance of the overall World Cup title on Saturday, winning the final giant slalom of the season to complete a stunning hat-trick of victories in this Swiss resort.
During one December stretch, the U.S. Ski Team scored an unprecedented nine (top-three) podium finishes in seven races over a six-day period. It was a stunning display of high-level racing by five skiers, and coming one year after a disappointing performance at the Turin Olympic Games, lent some credibility to the team's marketing slogan (or "goal," depending on who you ask): Best In the World.
When American Julia Mancuso won the gold medal in the super giant slalom at the 2006 Winter Olympics, Stefan Ytterborn may have been the only Swedish skier celebrating.
Tanja Poutiainen of Finland won her first World Cup race in more than two years with victory in a giant slalom on Saturday to move to just 16 points behind Austria's Nicole Hosp in the trophy battle.
Benjamin Raich took the giant slalom World Cup lead with his third successive victory in Kranjska Gora on Saturday.
Renate Goetschl of Austria added the downhill World Cup to the super-G title she had already won by finishing second behind American Julia Mancuso in the penultimate race of the season on Saturday.
Italian skier Denise Karbon will miss the rest of the World Cup season after fracturing a bone in her ankle.
Austrian skier Renate Goetschl suffered a setback in her bids for the overall World Cup and downhill titles as she injured both her knees in a training accident on Thursday.
For me, ski trips are vastly important. Riding chairlifts affords me the time to solve today's universal riddles:
Bode Miller will not take part in the team event at the Alpine ski world championships on Sunday, his team said on Saturday.
Mario Matt rescued the Austrian men's team in the nick of time on Saturday, winning the men's slalom to give them their first gold medal of the Alpine skiing world championships.
U.S. alpine skier Lindsey Kildow has long been burdened by her own promise. She won an international race in Italy at age 14, followed by three medals in the junior world championships. She earned a place on the 2002 Olympic team at age 17 and, six weeks after her 20th birthday, had her first World Cup victory, at a downhill in Canada in December 2004.
Sarka Zahrobska kept her cool to upset the big names and become the first Czech to win a world Alpine skiing title in Friday's women's slalom.
Norway's Aksel Lund Svindal won his second gold medal of the world skiing championships in Are with victory in the men's giant slalom on Wednesday.
Former world slalom champion Ivica Kostelic failed to qualify for the men's giant slalom at the world Alpine skiing championships, when he was disqualified during qualifying because a plate on top of his bindings was too thick.
A mighty Austrian squad, led by exciting newcomer Kathrin Zettel, will be out to stop Anja Paerson's amazing run in the women's giant slalom at the world Alpine skiing championships on Tuesday.
Anja Paerson became the first person to win world titles in all five Alpine skiing events when she blazed to downhill victory with another dream run at the world championships on Sunday.
Bad weather hit the showcase event at the world skiing championships on Saturday when the men's downhill had to be postponed because of poor visibility on the upper part of the course.
Anja Paerson won her second gold of the Alpine skiing world championships with a solid slalom run sealing victory in Friday's super-combined race.
Making your debut on the slopes can get tricky long before you slide off the chairlift.
Bad weather delayed the start of the world Alpine skiing championships when the opening men's super-G scheduled for Saturday was postponed until Monday.
Weather delays are expected at the world Alpine skiing championships starting in Are on Saturday, but the entire program should not be disrupted, organizers said.
Austrian Benjamin Raich won the World Cup slalom on one of his favorite slopes on Tuesday to dash Swedish sensation Jens Byggmark's hopes of a third win in a row.
Jens Byggmark outshone the favorites to win a slalom in Kitzbuehel on Saturday, for his first World Cup victory.
American Julia Mancuso's superb season continued on Friday when she beat the Austrian favorites to win a rain-delayed World Cup super-G race at Cortina d'Ampezzo.
American Bode Miller claimed his fourth World Cup win of the season on Saturday with a storming performance in the classic Lauberhorn downhill.
Renate Goetschl put the Austrian women back on track in the blue riband event of the World Cup with victory in a downhill race on Saturday.
Austrian Rainer Schoenfelder lost a bet with his physiotherapist on Wednesday, and paid for it by skiing nude down the Lauberhorn.
When American Julia Mancuso won the gold medal in the super giant slalom at the 2006 Winter Olympics, Stefan Ytterborn may have been the only Swedish skier celebrating.
Young Swiss skier Marc Berthod celebrated one of the most unlikely maiden World Cup victories in history on Sunday, coming from 27th place at the halfway stage to win a men's slalom race.
Austria's Marlies Schild won her fifth slalom race in six events on Sunday with another superb World Cup performance at Kranjska Gora.
Sweden's Therese Borssen ended the winning streak of Austrian Marlies Schild with victory in a women's World Cup slalom on Friday.
American Bode Miller has an opportunity to win his first World Cup European downhills this week in the final races of the year in Bormio on Thursday and Friday.
American Julia Mancuso claimed her first Alpine ski World Cup race win on Tuesday, with a storming run down Val d'Isere's downhill course.
Marlies Schild won an Alpine skiing World Cup super-combined event on Friday as the dominant Austrian women's team filled the top four places on home snow.
Val d'Isere will host two World Cup women's downhill races and one slalom next week, the International Ski Federation (FIS) has announced.
Croatian Ivica Kostelic stormed to his first World Cup victory in nearly three years on Sunday, comfortably winning an Alpine skiing super-combined race in Reiteralm.
Traditionally the ski season really gets underway in Europe this weekend, but record warm temperatures means that the sight of verdant green slopes and blooming alpine flowers will be more common than snow-ploughing skiers.
Bode Miller narrowly avoided a high-speed collision with a course worker before clinching his first World Cup downhill victory for two years on Friday.
Hermann Maier and the mighty Austrian men's team have a point to prove when the Alpine skiing season shifts to Beaver Creek in Colorado on Thursday.
An Alpine skiing World Cup women's downhill and a super combined scheduled for next month in St. Moritz, Switzerland, have been called off due to a lack of snow.
Benjamin Raich began the defense of his overall World Cup title with a superb victory in the opening men's slalom of the Alpine ski season in Levi, Finland,on Sunday.
Marlies Schild has won the opening women's slalom of the season, edging out compatriots Nicole Hosp and Kathrin Zettel as Austria swept the podium.
Swedish veteran Fredrik Nyberg's skiing career is over after he crashed during training in Austria on Friday -- national team trainer Matias Eriksson has confirmed.
This weekend's opening World Cup races in Soelden, Austria have been canceled due to heavy rain and warm temperatures, organizers have said.
Alex Cushing had mountain-sized dreams. He founded one of Tahoe's first ski resorts, Squaw Valley, with one double chairlift and a rope tow, in 1949. Eleven years later the town hosted the Winter O...
Janica Kostelic, the most successful woman in the history of Alpine skiing, will miss the coming World Cup season because of persistent injuries.
Quadruple Olympic champion Janica Kostelic may not be fit to start the Alpine ski World Cup season in October to defend her overall title, her team said.
Just as they have done for centuries, the bells in the tiny town of Disentis, nestled in a valley beneath the Swiss Alps, call out to monks.
Norwegian biathlete Ole Einar Bjorndalen matched the career record of Austrian skier Annemarie Moser-Proell by winning his 62nd World Cup race on Saturday, second only to Swedish slalom great Ingemar Stenmark.
Italian Giorgio Rocca celebrated winning the World Cup men's slalom title despite skiing out when leading on the second run in the final race of the season.
Croatian Janica Kostelic won the final women's giant slalom race of the season on Saturday to set a World Cup points record.
Croatia's Janica Kostelic clinched the women's overall title as she finished fourth in a women's super-G won by Austrian Nicole Hosp at the World Cup finals in Are, Sweden on Thursday.
Norway's Aksel Lund Svindal won the downhill at the World Cup finals in Are, Sweden on Wednesday with American Bode Miller returning to form with a solid second place.
Michael Walchhofer looks more than ready to capture his second consecutive World Cup downhill title on Wednesday in the opening competition of the 2006 finals.
Olympic champion Anja Paerson won the penultimate women's slalom of the season but Croatia's Janica Kostelic clinched the event's World Cup title thanks to her second place.
Austrian Benjamin Raich took the gold ahead of his compatriots Reinfried Herbst and Rainer Schoenfelder in Saturday's men's slalom at the Torino Olympic Games.
Oleg, Dmitri and Anton have come a long way from St. Petersburg, Russia.
Julia Mancuso grabbed the second gold of a mixed Olympics for the U.S. alpine ski team by dominating the women's giant slalom at Sestriere on Friday.
Anja Paerson finally won a coveted Olympic gold medal with victory in the fog-shrouded women's Alpine skiing slalom at Sestriere on Wednesday.
Bjoern Lind gave Sweden their third cross country skiing gold with a comfortable victory in the men's 1.3 kilometer sprint event at Pragelato on Wednesday.
Austria won the Olympic ski jumping team event for the first time on Monday, giving teenager Thomas Morgenstern his second gold of the Torino Games.
Austria's Benjamin Raich grabbed his first gold medal at the Winter Olympics with a storming second run to win the men's giant slalom on Monday.
Bad weather saw the postponement of the women's Olympic Alpine skiing super-G on Sunday and that could be good news for Janica Kostelic.
Defending champion Janica Kostelic battled through illness to put herself in a strong position for Olympic gold in the Alpine skiing combined event.
They represent countries thousands of miles away from each other and their reactions to winning gold were almost as far apart. But a gaffe almost made them teammates.
Michaela Dorfmeister won the one prize that has long eluded her when she claimed Olympic gold in the women's Alpine skiing downhill in San Sicario.
One of the benefits of an Olympics being held in Italy -- whether an athlete is celebrating a medal or a personal best, or cursing an opportunity gone begging -- is that after a hard day's competition a delicious meal of one of the world's leading cuisines awaits.
Olympic champion Kjetil Andre Aamodt withdrew from the men's Alpine skiing combined event in Sestriere on Tuesday, Norwegian team manager Per Lund said.
Top Ghanaian skier Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong has just bumped into a couple of gates as he tears downhill over a tricky steep slope that makes up the grand slalom course at this resort in the Italian Dolomites.
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