Sentences with phrase «ski racing won»

When all the votes were counted, Cross Country Ski Racing won it, confirmation that the judges weren't ready for surprises — and certainly not a surprise that pokes fun at skiing.

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SKIING — BILLY KIDD of Stowe, Vt. scored the first U.S. win in a major Alpine race in Europe in two years, winning one of two giant slalom events in Meg √ ® ve, France.

SKIING — It was a case of peaking too late: American BARBARA COCHRAN won it all at the World Cup races in Heavenly Valley, Calif. — first the slalom, then the giant slalom — to shut out the tough touring European stars.

Finland and Norway staged a remarkable race in the men's 40 - kilometer relay, the famous old Finn, Veikko Hakulinen, who had won a gold medal at Oslo in»52 and another at Cortina in» 56, lunging ahead of the Norwegian, Haakon Brusveen, winner of a gold medal in the 15 - kilometer race just two days before, by the length of a ski right at the finish.

Austrian skiers won an unprecedented five of six races and amassed 15 medals out of a possible 24: France won only two gold medals: freckle - faced Marielle Goitschell took the ladies» combined title, and Charles Bozon, who had broken his back skiing four years ago and screamed from his stretcher that he would never race again, won the men's slalom.

Miller saw the skis as perfect for his unusual racing style; using them, he won the Junior Olympics Super G and giant slalom and, despite falling three times, finished second in the slalom.

Cedric Sherrer of Lyndon, Vt. won annual Jackson ski club eight - mile cross-country race.

She had won eight World Cup slalom races in 14 months, more than any other racer, and she skied with graceful professionalism on her first run to take a.49 of a second lead over defending gold medalist Hoefl - Riesch.

Run Dusty Run beat Royal Ski in the Arlington - Washington Futurity on Sept. 25, but neither Slew nor Run Dusty Run has raced farther than a mile, while Royal Ski has gone better than a mile in three stakes and won each time.

By winning the Remsen, Ski's earnings jumped to $ 309,704, making him the top money - winning 2 - year - old of 1976 and one of the early favorites for next spring's Triple Crown races.

1 Women who have won a World Cup skiing race in each of the six disciplines (giant slalom, downhill, slalom, Super G, combined and super-combi): Janica Kostelic of Croatia, who won her first Super G on Sunday.

SKIING — JIM PAGE, a Dartmouth junior, finished first in the cross-country race and made a strong enough showing in the three other events to win the NCAA championship's skimeister title in Squaw Valley, Calif..

Kikkan Randall and Jessie Diggins won the women's team sprint freestyle race at the Pyeongchang Games, outsprinting more heralded teams from Sweden and Norway to become the first Americans to win an Olympic gold medal in cross-country skiing.

In the wheelchair races, David Weir is attempting to win a record seventh title in front of his home crowd, while Tatyana McFadden of the United States is going for gold in the women's race after recently winning silver in the cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics.