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Skier Killed, 2 Others Hurt After Falling About 1,000 Feet in Alaska Avalanche

ANCHORAGE, Alaska—An avalanche on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula killed one backcountry skier and injured two others, prompting warnings for people to stay away from steep slopes as warm weather and high ...

February 14, 2024BY The Associated Press
Slovakian Skier Vlhova Wins World Cup Slalom. Shiffrin Straddles Gate as Teammate Hurt Finishes 3rd

KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia—For a change, the American skier on a slalom podium is not called Mikaela Shiffrin. American ...

January 8, 2024BY The Associated Press
US Professional Skier Named as 1 Victim of Japan Avalanche

TOKYO—One of two foreign men swept up in an avalanche in Japan while back-country skiing in the central ...

January 30, 2023BY Reuters
American Mikaela Shiffrin Wins 2nd World Cup Slalom in 2 Days

LEVI, Finland—Overall World Cup champion Mikaela Shiffrin of the United States wasted no time in taking control of ...

November 20, 2022BY The Associated Press
Body of Missing Famed US Extreme Skier Recovered in Nepal

KATHMANDU, Nepal—The body of a famed U.S. extreme skier who went missing this week after falling from the ...

September 28, 2022BY The Associated Press
Belarusian Skier Flees Country after Ban for Political Views

BEIJING—A Belarusian cross-country skier has fled the country with her family because of fears of reprisals by authorities ...

February 10, 2022BY Reuters
Bennett Adds to US Success in Val Gardena With Downhill Win

SELVA DI VAL GARDENA, Italy—The big jumps and the varied terrain on the Saslong course remind the American ...

December 18, 2021BY The Associated Press