Topic: Michael Walchhofer

Switzerland's Didier Cuche bounced back from a forgettable day of ski racing to claim his 17th career World Cup victory in the men's super-G here Sunday.Austrians Klaus Kroell and Joachim Puchner took second and third place respectively.Cuche had ...

Scheiber kept in for observation

Downhiller Mario Scheiber could be kept in hospital for observation until Sunday, doctors said, after a training crash which left the Austrian with a fractured collar bone and facial injuries.Scheiber, 27, lay unconscious for three minutes Thursday after a heavy spilll ...

Austria's Walchhofer wins Bormio downhill

Austria's Michael Walchhofer secured his 18th career win here on Wednesday by winning the men's World Cup downhill ahead of Switzerland's Silvan Zurbriggen and the Italian Christof Innerhofer.Walchhofer claimed his third race victory of the season in a ...
Michael Walchhofer 1st skier to win demanding Bormio downhill 3 times; Bode Miller 8thMichael Walchhofer of Austria added another victory to his farewell season Wednesday, becoming the first skier to win the grueling World Cup downhill on the Stelvio course three times ...
Swiss skier Silvan Zurbriggen won the men's downhill race here on Saturday for his second ever World Cup victory and went top of the overall standings.The 29-year-old Olympic combined and world slalom medallist - a distant cousin of Swiss great Pirmin ...
Michael Walchhofer wins World Cup super-G race to keep Austria on topMichael Walchhofer won a World Cup super-G race on the Saslong course on Friday, extending Austria's strong start to the Alpine season.Walchhofer finished in 1 minute 34.35 seconds ...

Weather wipes out US ski training run

Snow, fog and wind led officials to cancel Wednesday's second training run ahead of Friday's downhill race, the start of the men's Alpine Ski World Cup events in the American Rocky Mountains.Only 45 racers started before the sessions ...

Walchhofer ends Austrian men's downhill slide

Austrian veteran Michael Walchhofer won the first downhill of the season here on Saturday, the 16th World Cup victory of his career and his 12th in the prestige discipline.Walchhofer clocked 1min 47.78sec to finish ahead of compatriot Mario Scheiber and ...
Austria's Michael Walchhofer wins World Cup downhill at Lake Louise; Bode Miller finishes 8thMichael Walchhofer of Austria has won the first men's downhill of the World Cup season.Austria placed three skiers in the top six Saturday. Bode Miller was ...

Raich ready to repeat Turin gold rush

Current World Cup leader Benjamin Raich of Austria feels ready to replicate the form at the Vancouver Olympics that saw him bag two gold medals in Turin four years ago."You never know but I'm in good shape and am looking ...