Skiing

Six weeks ago, Mikaela Shiffrin didn’t have the core strength to even rise out of a chair. A sneeze or a laugh brought on instant pain. That was all due to a serious crash in a giant slalom race on Nov.

Mikaela Shiffrin has recovered from her ski crash two months ago and told The Associated Press she plans to return to racing next Thursday at a World Cup slalom in Courchevel, France.

CALGARY — The itch to compete became full blown scratching when freestyle skier Cassie Sharpe watched the 2024 X Games.

The X Games will experiment judging halfpipe runs this week in Aspen using artificial intelligence, the cutting-edge technology that could someday play a role in the way subjectively judged sports are scored.

SAN VIGILIO DI MAREBBE, Italy (AP) — Alice Robinson's electric second run won her the World Cup giant slalom after two of the biggest stars failed to finish on Tuesday.

Olympic slalom champion Petra Vlhova will miss the Alpine skiing world championships next month after a setback in her recovery from a knee injury and is already focusing on the 2026 Winter Games, her team said Monday.

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Lindsey Vonn's return to ski racing at age 40 with a new titanium knee has come with an added bonus for the American: She doesn’t pay attention to politics at home while she’s competing in Europe.

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Sitting in the middle of the Cortina course following her second fall in four days at the resort where she once dominated, Lindsey Vonn slammed the snow angrily with her right pole.

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Federica Brignone and Sofia Goggia made it a sweep for host Italy on the course for next year’s Milan-Cortina Olympics.

WENGEN, Switzerland (AP) — Atle Lie McGrath protected his first-run lead and completed a Norwegian sweep of the podium in a World Cup slalom on Sunday.