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Audi FIS World Cup - Women's Super Giant Slalom

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Audi FIS World Cup - Women's Giant Slalom

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Lindsey Vonn, Federica Brignone, Viktoria Rebensburg, Julia Mancuso, Tessa Worley

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Audi FIS World Cup - Women's Downhill Training

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Maria Hoefl-Riesch, Johanna Schnarf, Lindsey Vonn, Laurenne Ross, Carolina Ruiz Castillo

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Audi FIS World Cup - Women's Downhill Training

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Tessa Worley, Lindsey Vonn, Tina Weirather, Maria Hoefl-Riesch, Lara Gut

Anja Pearson Crash Video

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Anja Paerson of Sweden looked to be perhaps the only one could catch Lindsey Vonn's time, until a nasty crash during the final jump of the downhill competition. Paerson flew about 60 meters off course before slamming into the ground and sliding to the bottom of the hill.While Paerson was able to walk off the course on under her own power, it was one of the most brutal downhill crashes we saw all day -- and this was a day filled with them. We're glad Paerson is okay.You can see a video of it...Read Full Story

Swedish ski star Anja Paerson to retire

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Swedish Alpine skiing star Anja Paerson says she will retire after the final World Cup races of the season this week, ending a career in which she won six Olympic medals. Read the original: Swedish ski star Anja Paerson to retireRead Full Story

Anja Pearson at the 2010 Winter Olympics

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Anja Pearson is a fiery competitor. The Swede was born to race, after being introduced to the sport by her sister, Frida, and being taught by her father Anders. Her first taste of victory came at the 2002 Winter Olympics, when she won bronze in slalom and silver in giant slalom. However, she was to scale even greater heights. In 2006, she won the gold in slalom again, in a dominating performance that made it clear she was one of the greatest athletes to take to the slopes.In the 2010...Read Full Story

US skier Vonn hopes to continue domination at Lake Louise

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Lindsey Vonn, who has won five straight times at Lake Louise, begins defence of her title as the World Cup shifts to the Canadian Rockies for the first women's downhill of the season.The spotlight is firmly on the reigning World Cup overall champion Vonn but the American will face a stiff challenge from a handful of skiers hoping to knock her off her perch and steal one of the three Alpine speed races this weekend."I always like this hill, it suits my style well," Vonn said. "It has some...Read Full Story

Anja Paerson to leave Alpine skiing in 2010

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Alpine skiing star Anja Paerson says she will retire from the sport in 2010."That's my goal — to quit next year," the 27-year-old Swede said in a TV interview on Sunday with Swedish network TV4.Paerson, who is expected to compete at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics next February, is one of the sport's greatest female athletes. She has won two World Cup overall titles, seven world championship gold medals and one Olympic gold, in slalom at the 2006 Turin Games.During her 11 years on the World Cup...Read Full Story

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Olympic Alpine Skiing Schedule 2010

February 13 11:45 AM Alpine Skiing - Men's Downhill (Medal Event)
February 14 12:45 PM Alpine Skiing - Ladies' Super Combined Downhill
February 14 1:45 PM Alpine Skiing - Ladies' Super Combined Slalom (Medal Event)
February 16 2:45 PM Alpine Skiing - Men's Super Combined Downhill
February 16 3:45 PM Alpine Skiing - Men's Super Combined Slalom (Medal Event)
February 17 4:45 PM Alpine Skiing - Ladies' Downhill (Medal Event)
February 19 5:45 PM Alpine Skiing - Men's Super - G (Medal Event)
February 20 6:45 PM Alpine Skiing - Ladies' Super - G (Medal Event)
February 21 7:45 PM Alpine Skiing - Men's Giant Slalom 1st Run
February 21 8:45 PM Alpine Skiing - Men's Giant Slalom 2nd Run
February 24 9:45 PM Alpine Skiing - Ladies' Giant Slalom 1st Run
February 24 10:45 PM Alpine Skiing - Ladies' Giant Slalom 2nd Run (Medal Event)
February 26 11:45 PM Alpine Skiing - Ladies' Slalom 1st Run
February 26 12:45 AM Alpine Skiing - Ladies' Slalom 2nd Run (Medal Event)
February 27 1:45 AM Alpine Skiing - Men's Slalom 1st Run
February 27 2:45 AM Alpine Skiing - Men's Slalom 2nd Run (Medal Event)