Skiing

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.

WENGEN, Switzerland (AP) — It surely ranked among the best and most joyous five minutes in Alpine skiing history for the Swiss men's team and fans at the race they prize above all.

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Sofia Goggia solidified her status as the favorite for another downhill gold by winning Saturday for the fourth time on the course for next year’s Milan-Cortina Olympics .

WENGEN, Switzerland (AP) — Italian downhiller Dominik Paris topped 96 mph in a World Cup race Saturday to reach one of the fastest speeds ever seen on the Alpine ski circuit. The 35-year-old veteran racer passed a speed check at 154.

SCHLADMING — India Sherret of Cranbrook, B.C., captured gold Friday, the final day of World Cup ski cross racing competition. Ottawa’s Hannah Schmidt earned bronze despite a crash with teammate Brittany Phelan, of Mont-Tremblant, Que.

WENGEN, Switzerland (AP) — The powerful Switzerland men’s ski team won its home World Cup super-G on Friday, though it was Franjo von Allmen getting his first career win as Marco Odermatt had a rare poor result.