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ALPINE SKIING 2

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Jun 21, 2023
Alpine skiing combined to become team event at 2026 Olympics
The alpine combined event was first staged at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, but was dropped at the 1952 Oslo Games before returning in Calgary in 1988.
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Mar 16, 2023
Skis, songs and shots at a supremely Norwegian sports festival
To picture the festival’s scale, and its vibe, think Scandinavian Super Bowl crossed with New York City Marathon.
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Feb 17, 2023
Mikaela Shiffrin brushes off GOAT question after winning giant slalom for seventh world title
Shiffrin came into the giant slalom after a turbulent few days that saw her dramatically split with longtime coach Mike Day.
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Feb 5, 2023
Mikaela Shiffrin aiming to bloom in spring air at world championships
The 27-year-old American is one victory shy of Sweden legend Ingemar Stenmark's overall World Cup record of 86, parading an astonishing run of form this season to close in on the mark.
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Jan 9, 2023
Mikaela Shiffrin dominates field to earn record-equaling World Cup victory
The 27-year-old American produced two dominant runs to beat Italian Federica Brignone by 0.77 seconds.
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Jan 5, 2023
Mikaela Shiffrin on verge of matching Lindsey Vonn's record for World Cup victories
Mikaela Shiffrin moved to within one of Lindsey Vonn's record for women's World Cup wins with her victory in by sealing victory in Zagreb.
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Dec 29, 2022
'Nervous' Mikaela Shiffrin completes giant slalom double to earn 79th World Cup victory
The 27-year-old American, who tops the overall standings, now has 79 World Cup wins to her name, just three shy of the the women's record of 82 set by compatriot Lindsey Vonn.
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Oct 21, 2022
Mikaela Shiffrin says her happiness not linked to World Cup win record chase
The 27-year-old Shiffrin, who will kick off her season this weekend in Soelden, Austria, is eight World Cup wins away from tying the women's record.
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Mar 12, 2022
Momoka Muraoka's five-medal Beijing dream dashed at final hurdle
The alpine sit-skier missed out on winning her fifth medal of the Beijing Paralympics on Saturday when she finished fifth in the women's slalom.
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PARALYMPICS / Winter Paralympics
Mar 11, 2022
Momoka Muraoka wins third gold at Beijing Games, tracking five total
Muraoka is the first Japanese to win four career Winter Paralympic gold medals, and her three golds at a single games matches Japan's record for most golds.
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PARALYMPICS / Winter Paralympics
Mar 11, 2022
Japan-made sit-skis giving Paralympic athletes high-speed edge
By using state-of-the-art computer analysis software developed by Toyota, Nissin was able to create the 'Hayabusa' sit-ski model, which is 15% lighter than conventional models.
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PARALYMPICS / Winter Paralympics
Mar 9, 2022
Momoka Muraoka driven by desire to show potential
Team Japan's captain at the Beijing Paralympics has excelled on the slopes so far, winning two gold medals and a silver in sit ski events at Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre.
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PARALYMPICS / Winter Paralympics
Mar 8, 2022
Warm temperatures and man-made snow challenge Paralympians in Beijing
While many top-tier Paralympians competing at Yanqing have commented on the hardness and different texture of man-made snow, it has not proven a problem to those who enjoy such conditions.
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PARALYMPICS / Winter Paralympics
Mar 7, 2022
Momoka Muraoka settles for silver as Anna-Lena Forster wins super combined
Muraoka topped the super-G phase of the competition, but Forster's aggressive ski in the slalom propelled her to victory.
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PARALYMPICS / Winter Paralympics
Mar 6, 2022
Momoka Muraoka wins sitting super-G for second gold in Beijing
With three events remaining, Muraoka is aiming for five gold medals at Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Center, which would equal her medal total from the Pyeongchang Games in 2018.
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PARALYMPICS / Winter Paralympics
Mar 5, 2022
Sit skier Momoka Muraoka wins Japan's first gold medal of 2022 Paralympics
It was the sixth time she has reached a Paralympic podium and the win gets her quest to win five medals in China off to a perfect start.
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PARALYMPICS / Winter Paralympics
Mar 4, 2022
Paralympic captain Momoka Muraoka sets sights on five-medal performance at Beijing Games
Following Miho Takagi's ironwoman performance captaining Japan at the Winter Olympics, where she collected four medals from her five speed skating events, her Paralympic counterpart, Momoka Muraoka, aims to go one step further and go 5-for-5 in Beijing.
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Mar 2, 2022
Late-bloomer Noriko Kamiyama proves Paralympic life can start at 49
Kamiyama is a 49-year-old Paralympic 'rookie' who is also the oldest member of the Japan delegation at the Beijing Games.
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Feb 27, 2022
Norway tells Russian athletes to skip upcoming World Cup ski events
'Russia's violations of international law and attacks on the Ukrainian people demand international condemnation and sanctions,' Norway's skiing federation said in a statement.
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Jan 18, 2022
Jamaican Benjamin Alexander beat odds to qualify for giant slalom
Alexander said his career was made possible by the Jamaican bobsleigh team that competed in Calgary, Canada in 1988, which inspired the movie 'Cool Runnings' five years later.

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