Alpine Skiing

Didier Cuche, of Switzerland, reacts at finish line after winning an alpine ski, men's World Cup giant slalom race in Soelden, Austria, Sunday Oct. 25, 2009. At left is outgoing speciality champion Aksel Lund Svindal, of Norway, who did not finish the ...

With Vancouver on horizon, US skiers Vonn and Ligety start season well in Austria Lindsey Vonn hasn't missed a beat in her risky switch of ski manufacturers entering an Olympic year. Ted Ligety, meanwhile, has picked up right where he left off ...

Switzerland's Didier Cuche won the first World Cup men's giant slalom race of the season here on Sunday with an overall time of 2 minutes 21.45 seconds. The 35-year-old, the reigning world Super-G champion, was third after the first run, but a ...

SOELDEN, Austria (Reuters) - Didier Cuche ensured the Alpine skiing season opener remained in Swiss hands when he won the Soelden giant slalom on Sunday. Beaten into second place by compatriot Daniel Albrecht in the Austrian resort last winter, Cuche, who went ...

SOELDEN, AUSTRIA - OCTOBER 25: Ted Ligety of the US looks an prior to the Men's giant slalom event of the Men's Alpine Skiing FIS World Cup at the Rettenbachgletscher on October 25, 2009 in Soelden, Austria. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Bongarts/Getty Images) ...

Tanja Poutiainen of Finland wins 1st race of WCup ski season; Lindsey Vonn 9th in giant slalom Tanja Poutiainen of Finland won the opening race of the ski season Saturday, edging Kathrin Zettel of Austria by 0.01 second in the giant slalom ...

SOELDEN, AUSTRIA - OCTOBER 24: Lindsey Vonn the USA looks on during the Women's giant slalom event of the Woman's Alpine Skiing FIS World Cup at the Rettenbachgletscher on October 24, 2009 in Soelden, Austria. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Bongarts/Getty Images) Copyright 2009 ...

Finland's Tanja Poutianen won the season's first World Cup giant slalom race here on Saturday with an over-all time of 2mins 24.96seconds. The 29-year-old, who was last season's giant slalom champion, claimed victory by the slimmest of margins finishing just 0.01sec ahead ...

Italians Karbon and Moelgg 1-2 in opening run of World Cup giant slalom; Vonn 8th Denise Karbon and fellow Italian Manuela Moelgg were first and second after the opening run of a World Cup giant slalom race to start the ski season ...

U.S. ski racer Lindsey Vonn smiles during a press conference in Soelden, Austria, Oct. 22, 2009. The Alpine Ski World Cup season will be openend in Soelden on Oct. 24/25 2009. (AP Photo/Keystone/Alessandro Della Bella) Copyright 2009 AP News