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Kristoffer Eriksen Sundal of Team Norway is one of the athletes suspended on suspicion of illegal suit manipulation.

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More Norwegian ski jumpers have been suspended due to a major cheating scandal

Team officials are accused of altering athletes' suits to enhance their aerodynamics. The suspension by International Ski and Snowboard Federation follows last week's FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.

March 15, 2025
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By:
  • Manuela López Restrepo
More than 50,000 people turned out for the world championships of cross country skiing in Trondheim, Norway this year

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Trail-gating at the Nordic Super Bowl

Fans camp out in the snow weeks early for the Cross-Country World Ski Championships in Norway.

March 12, 2025
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  • Nat Herz
Record-setting skier Lindsey Vonn says she is mounting a comeback at age 40. She's seen here in 2017, speaking to media ahead of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.

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Lindsey Vonn announces a comeback at 40, saying she's ready to race

The record-setting skier once notched speeds that would be illegal on most U.S. highways — until knee injuries slowed her down and she retired in 2019. Now Vonn says she's ready to return to racing.

November 14, 2024
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  • Bill Chappell

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  • Economy

How ski resorts are (economically) adjusting to climate change

Snowmaking has helped cover up the effects of climate change for a long time. But by the turn of the century, that started to change. A recent report shows US resorts are opening later, closing earlier, and taking a financial hit. For an industry that relies on snow, the threat is existential. Can ski resorts survive?

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March 22, 2024
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  • Cooper Katz McKim,
  • Wailin Wong,
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Ukrainians hit the slopes at a ski resort in Kyiv. Skiing and snowboarding offer locals a bit of joy, despite frequent missile attacks.

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Between bombings, Ukrainians find fun (and a sense of normalcy) at a Kyiv ski resort

A ski resort in Kyiv offers a respite during a war that has lasted nearly two years. "We are looking forward to victory but we cannot put our lives on stop," says a parent who brought her family here.

January 27, 2024
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By:
  • Elissa Nadworny and
  • Claire Harbage
Gwyneth Paltrow enters the courtroom for her trial, Friday, March 24, 2023, in Park City, Utah, where she is accused in a lawsuit of crashing into a skier during a 2016 family ski vacation, leaving him with brain damage and four broken ribs.

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Gwyneth Paltrow takes the stand in a Utah court for a trial over a 2016 ski crash

The Oscar-winning actress took the stand Friday in Park City for a jury trial that will determine who was at fault in the 2016 crash. Paltrow is seeking $1 in damages.

March 24, 2023
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By:
  • Jonathan Franklin
Mikaela Shiffrin speeds down the course during an alpine ski World Championships giant slalom in Meribel, France, on Thursday.

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Mikaela Shiffrin wins gold in giant slalom at the world championships

The victory makes Shiffrin only the fourth female skier to win world titles in four different disciplines. Last month, she broke Lindsey Vonn's women's record of 82 World Cup wins.

February 16, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Hilaree Nelson of Telluride, Colo., left, and James Morrison of Tahoe, Calif., raise their fists in October 2018 as the pair arrived in Kathmandu, Nepal.

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  • Sports

A famed U.S. extreme skier's body is recovered in Nepal

Hilaree Nelson, 49, was skiing down from the summit of 26,775-foot Mount Manaslu on Monday when she fell off the mountain

September 28, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Mikaela Shiffrin of Team USA skis during the super-G competition on Friday at the Beijing Olympics. She placed ninth after failing to finish her last two races.

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With a 9th place finish in Beijing, Mikaela Shiffrin shows signs of bouncing back

"Coming back out and getting the chance to race again was just the perfect thing to do, actually," Shiffrin said. She had failed to finish qualifying runs in two events earlier this week.

February 11, 2022
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
There's plenty of social distance out on the slopes, but resorts are requiring masks in lift lines and lodges and limiting lodge use. Most skiers and boarders are happy to comply but Schweitzer Mountain in Idaho had to suspend season passes for some who refused to wear masks and were verbally abusive to lift line attendants.

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  • National

Ski Down and Mask Up — Resorts Try To Stay Safe In Pandemic Skiing Boom

Ski areas are seeing record sales of season passes as people look for outdoor exercise this winter. Most are requiring masks, limiting lodge use, and making people put their boots on at their cars.

January 18, 2021
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By:
  • Chris Arnold

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