Amanda Ruggeri

3/8/19

Mikaela Shiffrin Isn't Tired Of Winning, But She's Maybe A Little Tired Of Eggs

This is Mikaela Shiffrin’s most impressive season yet. She broke Marlies Schild’s record for most lifetime slalom…

2/19/19

Mikaela Shiffrin Rules The World By Knowing What She Can't Do

It’d be almost exhausting if it weren’t so preposterous: Mikaela Shiffrin has done it again. With the close of the…

2/11/19

Lindsey Vonn Went Big And Now She's Going Home A Legend

Watching Lindsey Vonn at the end of Sunday’s downhill race in Are, Sweden, her smile dazzling, her arms spreading…

2/16/18

Lindsey Vonn Is Going For Broke In Her Last Olympics

Lindsey Vonn is the most decorated female skier in history, and the most decorated skier, man or woman, in U.S.…

2/13/18

Marcel Hirscher Is Finally, Finally, An Olympic Champion

Before today, Marcel Hirscher had never won Olympic gold. Somehow.

2/9/18

Everyone You Need To Know In Olympic Women's Ski Racing

Since Sochi, the women’s ski racing field has undergone a serious shake-up. Sure, the men have had some big-name…

2/9/18

Everyone You Need To Know In Olympic Men's Ski Racing

I’ve said it before, but I’ll say it again: ski racing is an insanely exciting sport. And not (only) because of the…

1/16/18

Mikaela Shiffrin Has Never Been Better, And Neither Has Anyone Else

Writing about Mikaela Shiffrin’s success would be getting boring—if her narrative arc weren’t continually getting…

3/20/17

Mikaela Shiffrin Is The Best In The World And She Needs A Nap

Mikaela Shiffrin looked tired. She wasn’t arcing as smoothly in this, her last race of the season; she wasn’t…

2/19/17

The Perfect End To The World Ski Championships Was An Emotional Slalom

ST. MORITZ, Switzerland — If you wanted to script the most fitting, the most unnerving-yet-uplifting race to cap off…

2/17/17

Roland Leitinger's Parents Couldn't Even Hide Their Shock At His Success

ST. MORITZ, Switzerland — With a line-up like today’s, it’s easy to make the mistake of predicting the podium.

2/17/17

Air Force Flyover Severs Cable Cam, Nearly Downs Ski Lift At World Ski Championships

ST. MORITZ, Switzerland — There was a crash today at the men’s giant slalom in the Alpine World Ski Championships,…

1/19/16

It's Time For The World's Most Terrifying Ski Course To Claim More Bodies

“The first time I was at the start I was really scared,” says former ski racing phenom Didier Cuche at the beginning…

2/16/15

Does Skiing Need Cheerleaders?

The 2015 World Ski Championships have had some historic firsts. The first World Champs to be held in the U.S. this…

2/13/15

Anna Fenninger's Amazing Save Showed That Size Doesn't Always Matter

Late into a giant slalom run that looked like it would clinch her second gold in the 2015 World Ski Championships,…

2/7/15

This Chill Californian Might Be The Future Of The U.S. Downhill Team

Shortly after his run, just before mounting the most important podium of his career—and the first World…

2/7/15

Tina Maze Can't Quit Until She's The Best At Everything

Tina Maze made history yesterday, and not just as the first world champion to double as a Slovenian pop star. At…

2/6/15

How To Build A World-Championship Ski Course

At the World Championships downhill events that started today—the women raced this morning, the men tomorrow—it all…

2/5/15

Bode Miller's Big Crash Couldn't Ruin His Comeback

The sky over Beaver Creek's Birds of Prey course was bluebird-bright, the grandstand was stuffed with 3,500 people…

12/2/14

Mikaela Shiffrin Is Striving For Perfection

Mikaela Shiffrin's style is sure-footed and rhythmic. Like the best slalom skiers, she sets up her turns high. She…

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