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Kitzbuehel ready for glitz and glamour, thrills and spills

Kitzbühel (Austria) (AFP) - The hallowed downhill race in Kitzbuehel sees winners proclaimed gods after mastering the most challenging run on the World Cup, but has also been witness to some horrific crashes that have illuminated the sport's dangers.

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Odermatt bets on downhill breakthrough for Kitzbuehel glory

Kitzbühel (Austria) (AFP) - Swiss tyro Marco Odermatt has yet to win a World Cup downhill race, but the runaway leader in the overall standings believes he has "two good chances" to win in Kitzbuehel.

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Speed king Kilde storms to Wengen downhill win ahead of Odermatt

Wengen (Switzerland) (AFP) - Norwegian speed king Aleksander Aamodt Kilde claimed back-to-back wins in Wengen on Saturday, beating Swiss rival Marco Odermatt in the men's World Cup downhill a day after winning the super-G.

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Kilde storms to Wengen downhill win ahead of Odermatt

Wengen (Switzerland) (AFP) - Norway's Aleksander Aamodt Kilde claimed back-to-back wins in Wengen on Saturday, beating Swiss Marco Odermatt in the men's World Cup downhill a day after winning the super-G.

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Norway's Kilde wins Wengen super-G

Wengen (Switzerland) (AFP) - Norway's Aleksander Aamodt Kilde won the men's World Cup super-G in Wengen on Friday to cut Swiss rival Marco Odermatt's lead in the discipline standings.

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Brilliant Odermatt wins Super-G after Olympic champion Mayer retires

Bormio (Italy) (AFP) - Marco Odermatt underlined his World Cup credentials with a stunning victory in Thursday's Super-G at Bormio, just hours after Austrian triple Olympic champion Matthias Mayer had announced his immediate retirement.

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World champion Kriechmayr wins World Cup downhill in Bormio

Bormio (Italy) (AFP) - World champion Vincent Kriechmayr showed his class as he conquered the icy conditions to win the downhill in Bormio on Wednesday, the 14th World Cup of his career.

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Kilde wins at Val Gardena to extend World Cup downhill lead

Val Gardena (Italy) (AFP) - Aleksander Aamodt Kilde continued his dominance of alpine skiing downhill racing on Saturday after winning at Val Gardena to claim his fourth victory of the season.

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Kilde at the double in super-G win over Odermatt

Los Angeles (AFP) - Aleksander Aamodt Kilde won the World Cup super-G at Beaver Creek on Sunday, beating Swiss rival Marco Odermatt by two-tenths of a second to complete a Colorado double.

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Flu-hit Kilde edges Odermatt to win Beaver Creek downhill

Los Angeles (AFP) - Reigning World Cup downhill champion Aleksander Aamodt Kilde out-dueled Marco Odermatt to win the men's World Cup downhill at Beaver Creek, Colorado, on Saturday despite feeling the effects of flu.

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Odermatt triumphs in super-G at Lake Louise

Lake Louise (Canada) (AFP) - Defending overall World Cup champion Marco Odermatt of Switzerland won the first super-G race of the season at Lake Louise on Sunday beating Norwegian rival Aleksander Aamodt Kilde by 0.37 seconds.

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Kilde starts downhill title defence with win at Lake Louise

Montreal (AFP) - Aleksander Aamodt Kilde started his World Cup downhill title defence in perfect style with an impressive victory in the opening speed event of the season at Lake Louise on Saturday.

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Shiffrin, Odermatt favourites to defend titles as ski season kicks off

Sölden (Austria) (AFP) - Reigning overall World Cup champions Mikaela Shiffrin and Marco Odermatt kick off the 2022-23 season as odds-on favourites, as alpine skiing again battles on against challenging environmental issues.

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'I love you': Kilde backs US ski star Shiffrin after Olympic woes

Yanqing (China) (AFP) - Mikaela Shiffrin has received a very public boost from Norwegian boyfriend and fellow ski racer Aleksander Aamodt Kilde after the American star's Beijing Olympics woes.

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History-making Mayer Retains Men's Olympic Super-G Title

Austria's Matthias Mayer went "all in" to successfully defend his Olympic super-G title on Tuesday in Beijing and make history as the first men's alpine skier to win gold medals in three consecutive Games. Mayer, who won his first super-G title in Pyeongchang in 2018 and also won downhill gold…

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Olympic Men's Downhill Postponed because of High Winds

The Beijing Olympics men's downhill, one of the Games' signature events, was postponed Sunday because of high winds. "The jury together with the organizers have decided in the best interest of safety and fairness for the racers to delay," organizers said. "More information on a new date and start time…

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Olympic men's downhill postponed because of high winds

Yanqing (China) (AFP) - The Beijing Olympics men's downhill, one of the signature events of the Games, was postponed Sunday because of high winds.

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Final men's Olympic downhill training cancelled due to high winds

Yanqing (China) (AFP) - The final training run for the men's Olympic downhill was cut short Saturday because of high winds that blew pre-race favourite Aleksander Aamodt Kilde 60 metres (200 feet) into the air on his run.

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Kilde tops wind-swept second Olympic downhill training

Yanqing (China) (AFP) - Norway's Aleksander Aamodt Kilde underlined his tag as favourite for the men's Olympic downhill by topping the second wind-swept training session on Friday.

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Love in the time of corona: Mountain 'tease' for Kilde and Shiffrin

Yanqing (China) (AFP) - Norwegian speedster Aleksander Aamodt Kilde has caught the spotlight this season not just for his on-piste form, but also as half of skiing's glamour couple alongside American girlfriend Mikaela Shiffrin.

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Kilde looks to set Norwegian tone in Olympic downhill

Yanqing (China) (AFP) - Aleksander Aamodt Kilde will bear the weight of an expectant nation when the Norwegian competes in alpine skiing's opening event of the Beijing Winter Olympics, the men's downhill, on Sunday.

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Switzerland's Feuz powers to third Kitzbuehel downhill victory

Kitzbühel (Austria) (AFP) - Beat Feuz led a Swiss 1-2 as he notched up his third downhill victory in Kitzbuehel on Sunday to send out a reminder to in-form Norwegian Aleksander Aamodt Kilde that competition will be keen come the Beijing Olympics.

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Electric Kilde fires Olympic broadside with Kitzbuehel victory

Kitzbühel (Austria) (AFP) - In-form Norwegian Aleksander Aamodt Kilde fired an Olympic broadside when he streaked to a "completely wild" victory in the famed World Cup downhill in Kitzbuehel on Friday.

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Relax, eat well, don't fall!: Kilde eyes pre-Olympic Kitzbuehel boost

Kitzbühel (Austria) (AFP) - Norway's 2020 overall World Cup champion Aleksander Aamodt Kilde is aiming to keep his simple ethos of successful skiing ticking over into next month's Beijing Olympics.

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