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Local hero Pinturault revels in combined gold on home snow

Courchevel (France) (AFP) - Alexis Pinturault put two misfiring years, including a sole World Cup podium this season, firmly behind him as he sealed a dream gold in the World Ski Championships on home snow on Tuesday.

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Pinturault delivers combined masterclass for second world gold

Courchevel (France) (AFP) - France's Alexis Pinturault delighted his vociferous home Courchevel crowd on Tuesday when he won a second world title in the men's alpine combined.

AFP

Pinturault in pole after scorching world combined super-G

Courchevel (France) (AFP) - Home favourite Alexis Pinturault laid down a superb super-G run in Courchevel on Tuesday to set himself up for a second world title in the men's alpine combined.

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English-language map created for backcountry skiing in Niseko

SAPPORO -- Amid the growing popularity of skiing in the wilderness outside ski resort boundaries, a map in English showing the Niseko mountain range and its surrounding backcountry trails has been published for foreign visitors.

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Climber, 23, dies after falling 600ft from Snowdonia mountain ridge when handhold broke

Devastated friends and family took to social media to pay tribute to the climber, named locally as Jack Carne, describing him as a "true gentleman" and the "nicest lad you'll ever meet"

Daily Mirror

Allure of Japan's powder snow a growing danger as more tourists ski backcountry

Reuters

Electric vehicle giant Polestar opens showroom made entirely from snow

The “Snow Space” is the second Polestar Space in Finland

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Climber who died after falling from mountain was ‘extremely unfortunate’

A total of 12 OVMRO rescuers searched for the man’s body, which was found in the darkness shortly after 9pm.

The Independent UK

Mountaineer survives being buried for 20 HOURS by avalanche in -15C temperatures

Carluccio Sartori was hit by an avalanche in the South Tyrol region in Italy. He survived being buried for 20 hours and when he was rescued, he could still talk despite having a body temperature of 24C

Daily Mirror

Straddling Shiffrin insists no Beijing Olympics deja vu

Méribel (France) (AFP) - Mikaela Shiffrin insisted there was no feeling of deja vu of her disastrous experience at last year's Beijing Olympics after she skied out of the slalom in a botched bid to defend her world combined title on Monday.

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Brignone wins world combined gold as Shiffrin skis out

Méribel (France) (AFP) - Italy's Federica Brignone claimed gold in the women's world alpine combined on Monday after hot favourite and defending champion Mikaela Shiffrin skied out of the slalom at the death.

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Shiffrin skis out of women's world combined

Méribel (France) (AFP) - A hard-pushing Mikaela Shiffrin skied out of the slalom in the defence of her world alpine combined title in Meribel on Monday.

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American skier Shiffrin fails to finish first race at worlds

American skier Mikaela Shiffrin failed to finish the slalom portion of the women’s combined event on the opening day of the world championships

The Independent UK

Man dies in Snowdonia fall after rock breaks away from mountain

Three men were ascending the Gribin ridge in the Glyderau range in Eryri when the tragedy happened

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Brignone tops super-G, Shiffrin poised for combined slalom

Méribel (France) (AFP) - Mikaela Shiffrin was perfectly poised to bag her seventh world gold medal after finishing sixth fastest in the opening super-G of the women's alpine combined in Meribel on Monday.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Ski resorts forced to raise lift fees due to higher electricity prices

Ski resort operators across the nation have been raising lift ticket prices due to surging energy rates, driven by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The Independent UK

Brignone leads combined race at worlds; Shiffrin 0.96 behind

Italian skier Federica Brignone posted the fastest time in the super-G portion of the women’s combined event on the opening day of the world championships

Tribune News Service

Ready to hit some Eastern slopes? You could start with these NC ski resorts

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Winter sports enthusiasts in the area are undoubtedly more than ready for ski season.

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US skiers to don climate change-themed race suits at worlds

Ski racers Mikaela Shiffrin, Travis Ganong and the rest of the U.S. team will wear a race suit that brings awareness to climate change when they compete at the world championships in France

ABC News

Olympic gold medallist Jakara Anthony and Matt Graham say FIS moguls World Cup success is just the beginning

Australia's mogul skiers are leading a surge in Australian winter sport talent and, one year on from their contrasting experiences at Beijing 2022, Jakara Anthony and Matt Graham say the best is yet to come.

The Independent UK

Great Britain end 84-year Bobsleigh World Championship medal drought

Brad Hall led GB to a silver medal, making them the first British quartet of podium finishers since 1939

AFP

'Pintu' battling fever ahead of world combined on home snow

Courchevel (France) (AFP) - French outsider Alexis Pinturault is hoping to overcome a fever and cold in his bid for a sixth individual world medal on home snow at the championships that kick off on Monday.

AFP

Eight dead in weekend avalanches in Austria

Vienna (AFP) - Austrian police said Sunday that five people had been killed in avalanches in the west of the country, after three deaths were reported Saturday despite pleas for caution on ski slopes.

Reuters

Snow and winter storms cut power, disrupt traffic across the Balkans

Gale-force winds and snow storms closed roads and left more than 25,000 households in Serbia without power on Sunday, while fallen trees disrupted traffic in neighbouring Croatia and Montenegro.

AFP

Shiffrin thrives off Kilde's power of positive thinking

Méribel (France) (AFP) - Their relationship during the season might feel like two ships passing in the night, but Mikaela Shiffrin credits boyfriend and fellow ski racer Aleksander Aamodt Kilde with the power of positive thinking after her disappointment at last year's Beijing Olympics.

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