Pinturault best time of the 1st round of the giant of Kranjska Gora
Frenchman Alexis Pinturault set the fastest time in the first round of the Alpine Skiing World Cup giant in Kranjska Gora (Slovenia) on Saturday, and Swiss Marco Odermatt is 7th at 42/100. At the heart of a missed season, Pinturault set the fastest time for the first time, without creating any gaps before the second […]
Second gold in Beijing: Forster dominates slalom
Anna-Lena Forster at the slalom in Beijing Image: EPA The 26-year-old monoskier easily outperforms the competition in Beijing. She wins her second gold medal with a lead of 2.32 seconds. Anna-Lena Forster impressively won the second gold medal at the Paralympics in Beijing. The 26-year-old monoskier finished Saturday’s slalom in the sitting class ahead of […]
Victorious in the Lenzerheide super-G, Romane Miradoli puts an end to 17 years of shortage for the French women in speed
The 27-year-old skier beat two of the stars of world skiing, the American Mikaela Shiffrin and the Swiss Lara Gut-Behrami. Frenchwoman Romane Miradoli (27) won the first World Cup race of her career on Saturday at the super-G in Lenzerheide (Switzerland), ending a 17-year shortage for French skiers in speed. Miradoli beat two of the […]
Norwegian skier Kristoffersen also won the second weekend of the World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen
“I don’t think I can win twice. It’s a pity that Loic (Meillard) and Johannes (Strolz) dropped out, the second round was for real guys,” said the 27-year-old Nor, who did not win a third Olympic medal a few days ago in Beijing. “But I wasn’t upset, I trained well and changed the technique a […]
Thirty years later, Savoie maintains the momentum of the Albertville Olympics
STORY – The inauguration of the Winter Olympics, on February 8, 1992, not only marked the memory of the Savoyards: it also marked a lasting transformation of their department. On this January afternoon, the temperatures remained negative in La Plagne (Savoie), despite a decidedly blue sky and a bright sun, which floods the slopes. Below […]