What do Lindsey Vonn and Albert Pujols have in common? Aside from reaching the pinnacle of their respective sports thrice—Pujols as a World Series competitor, Vonn as the Audi FIS Alpine World Cup overall champ—not much. That is, until you factor in fantasy baseball and FantasySkiRacer.com, where both are perennial #1 picks.
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LIENZ, Austria (Dec. 30) – Four-time alpine skiing Olympian Sarah Schleper (Vail, CO) started the final Audi FIS Alpine World Cup of her career Thursday. After 15 seasons including five World Championships and 186 World Cup starts, the 32-year-old known for her wildly curly blond hair called the Dec. 29 Lienz slalom her final World Cup roar.
Youth sports don’t feature the same dangerous combination of size, speed, power and aggression that defines professional sports, but injuries still remain a natural part of the game.
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The most viewed U.S. Alpine Ski Team video on YouTube is about a then little-known athlete from Lake Placid barreling through fog and snow in the Birds of Prey downhill in 2007 at Beaver Creek, starting well back in 53rd and finishing tenth - a breakthrough day, capping three Americans in the top 10.
At every split he challenged race leader Michael Walchhofer, who was long since celebrating his victory. He was nearly in the nets several times, launching off Golden Eagle and careening off line, then vaulting up on one ski on a roller through Harrier, his life on the edge.
BEAVER CREEK, CO (Dec. 7) - Calling it the most memorable of her 46 career Audi FIS Alpine World Cup wins, Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO) fulfilled the dream she had a child and won at home in the inaugural women's race on Beaver Creek's Birds of Prey. Despite a less than perfect run, Vonn took a .37 victory over Swiss Fabienne Suter to the roar of packed finish stadium. She became the first American to win four World Cup races in a row and tied German superstar Katja Seizinger for the most career World Cup super G wins with 16.
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Atomic Redster Tour hits Mt Hood
Look for Atomic staff and new 2112-13 skis and boots all over the glacier this summer. Test center dates will be middle June to late July.
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Two-time Olympic champion and Land Rover U.S. Alpine Ski Team athlete Ted Ligety has announced his retirement, capping a storied 17-year career. Ligety announced on Tuesday that he will stand in the start gate one final time on the world stage in the giant slalom at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships at Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy on Feb. 19th.
Two-time Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin was featured among female sports legends in Sports Illustrated's recently launched "The Unrelenting" issue, introducing their list of "the most powerful, most influential and most outstanding women in sports right now—the game-changers who are speaking out, setting the bar and making a difference."
As Sports Illustrated states,
“Everyone thinks women should be thrilled when we get crumbs, and I want women to have the cake, the icing and the cherry on top, too.”