Mayer delights Austrian crowd with World Cup victory in Kitzbühel

Home favourite Matthias Mayer produced a near-faultless run to win the men’s super-G at the International Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine Skiing World Cup in Kitzbühel today.
Home favourite Matthias Mayer produced a near-faultless run to win the men’s super-G at the International Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine Skiing World Cup in Kitzbühel today.
Olympic champion Eva Samková of the Czech Republic and American Nate Holland qualified in top spot in the women’s and men’s competitions at the International Ski Federation (FIS) Snowboard Cross World Cup in Solitude.
American Chloe Kim and Olympic champion Iouri Podladtchikov of Switzerland topped the women’s and men’s standings after the semi-final stage of the halfpipe event at the International Ski Federation (FIS) Snowboard Freestyle World Cup in Laax.
Japan's Sara Takanashi is favourite to return to the top of the International Ski Federation (FIS) Women's Ski Jumping World Cup podium on her home hill in Zaō tomorrow.
Defending champion Peter Fill has admitted that the showcase downhill race at Hahnenkamm in Kitzbühel is "not fun" as the world's best skiers prepare for this year's edition at the Austrian resort.
Russia's three-time Olympic cross country skiing silver medallist Maxim Vylegzhanin could face an extended ban after reportedly continuing to compete in domestic competitions, despite being suspended by the International Ski Federation (FIS).
Enni Rukajärvi of Finland and Canada's Sebastien Toutant booked their places in the women's and men's slopestyle finals respectively with impressive performances at the International Ski Federation (FIS) Snowboard Freestyle World Cup event in Laax in Switzerland.
Hagen Kearney will be the centre of attention when the International Ski Federation (FIS) Snowboard Cross World Cup season resumes tomorrow in Solitude.
American Lindsey Vonn says she hopes to be given permission to compete against men at an International Ski Federation (FIS) event in 2018.
Austria’s Anna Gasser topped the women’s slopestyle qualification standings at the International Ski Federation (FIS) Snowboard World Cup in Laax in Switzerland today.
Norway’s Aksel Lund Svindal and American Ted Ligety have both been ruled out for the remainder of the International Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine Skiing World Cup season due to injury.
A German lawyer defending Russian skiers Yevgeny Belov and Aleksandr Legkov has claimed that evidence about the duo in the McLaren Report is "inconsistent".
United States' teenage prodigy Chloe Kim cruised through halfpipe qualifying in first place at the International Ski Federation (FIS) Snowboard World Cup in Laax, Switzerland, today.
Norway's Maren Lundby claimed victory in the second women's competition at the International Ski Federation (FIS) Ski Jumping World Cup in Sapporo.
Russia's Natalia Matveeva completed a perfect weekend at the International Ski Federation (FIS) Cross-Country Skiing World Cup in Italian resort Toblach after winning the women's team sprint event alongside Yulia Belorukova.