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Ferstl is first German skier to win super-G in Kitzbuehel

Sunday, 27 January 2019, 17:40 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

His entire childhood Josef Ferstl admired two golden chamois in the living room, trophies his father got for winning the classic Hahnenkamm downhill twice in the 1970s. On Sunday, Ferstl finally...

King Felix: Loch wins sixth men's luge world title

Sunday, 27 January 2019, 16:57 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Felix Loch is the world men's luge champion for the record-tying sixth time, after the German great edged Reinhard Egger of Austria by one-tenth of a second on Sunday for this year's title. Loch...

Olympic downhill champion Svindal to retire after worlds

Sunday, 27 January 2019, 15:42 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Aksel Lund Svindal said a few days ago he will not race anymore before the world championships in February. Turns out he will not race anymore after the worlds, either. The Olympic downhill...

Friedrich wins another World Cup bobsled race

Sunday, 27 January 2019, 15:15 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Francesco Friedrich of Germany won his 10th World Cup bobsled race in 12 tries this season, driving to victory Sunday in a four-man event. Friedrich has six wins in six two-man races this season,...

Skiing: Schmidhofer wins super-G, denies Goggia in comeback race

Saturday, 26 January 2019, 18:36 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

It was almost perfect. But Austrian skier Nicole Schmidhofer denied Sofia Goggia a fairytale comeback by winning her first World Cup super-G on Saturday. Schmidhofer, the super-G world...

Luge: Geisenberger wins, Sweeney gets bronze for US at worlds

Saturday, 26 January 2019, 18:20 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Natalie Geisenberger of Germany stands alone, now a winner of more world championship gold medals than any other woman in luge history. And Emily Sweeney of the U.S. was standing alongside her on...

Bobsled: American snaps Germany's 24-race winning streak

Saturday, 26 January 2019, 16:31 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Elana Meyers Taylor of the United States won a World Cup women's bobsled race Saturday, ending Germany's 24-race winning streak in World Cup and Olympic bobsled races dating back to last...

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