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After a spinal injury at 13 ended his walking, Arly Velásquez taught himself to ski and became Mexico's most decorated Winter Paralympian. Next week, he'll represent his country solo at the Milan-Cortina Games.
Whistler's Mollie Jepsen is heading to her third Paralympic Games, this time as co-captain of Canada's alpine ski team. After winning gold in Beijing 2022, she's ready to savor the experience with a fresh perspective.
Eight talented Para alpine skiers are heading to Italy next month to represent Canada at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Paralympics. Among them are two three-time Paralympians who've already claimed world championship titles this season.
Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn responded to critics who said she didn't deserve her Team USA spot, reminding them she earned it by dominating World Cup events all season. Despite a devastating injury during the Milan Cortina Olympics, the 41-year-old athlete with a partial knee replacement proved age is just a number.
David Ee, a double gold medalist alpine skier representing New Zealand, needs $15,000 by February 20th to compete at an international championship in France. The elite athlete with an intellectual impairment has just days left to secure funding for his final competition before 2027. #
A Swiss alpine skier captured the first gold medal of the 2026 Winter Olympics and didn't stop there. Franjo von Allmen went on to win three gold medals total, turning his Olympic dreams into reality on the slopes of Milan Cortina.
After heartbreak at the 2022 Olympics, Mikaela Shiffrin dominated the women's slalom in Italy, crushing her competition by 1.50 seconds to claim her third career gold medal. The 30-year-old skier just made Winter Olympics history with a comeback that rewrote the record books.
The most decorated Alpine skier in World Cup history claimed victory in her final event at the Milan Cortina Games, silencing years of Olympic heartbreak. After devastating setbacks in previous competitions, Shiffrin proved she could deliver when it mattered most.
After years of Olympic heartbreak, the greatest Alpine skier in World Cup history finally claimed her long-awaited gold medal. Mikaela Shiffrin dominated the slalom at the Milan Cortina Olympics in what she announced would be her final Olympic event.
Alpine skiing legend Mikaela Shiffrin claimed her third Olympic gold medal in an emotional victory dedicated to her late father. The 30-year-old American dominated the slalom event in Cortina, Italy, winning by an extraordinary 1.50 seconds while overcoming years of grief and mental health struggles.
Alpine skiing champion Mikaela Shiffrin conquered the women's slalom at the 2026 Winter Olympics, claiming her third career gold medal. The victory comes after heartbreaking crashes knocked her out of two events at the Beijing 2022 Games.
After eight years without an Olympic medal and the devastating loss of her father, American skier Mikaela Shiffrin claimed her third Olympic gold in the slalom, dedicating the win to her late dad. The 30-year-old dominated the race by an extraordinary 1.50 seconds, proving she could overcome both personal tragedy and past disappointments on skiing's biggest stage.
The greatest Alpine skier in history gets one more shot at Olympic gold Wednesday after eight straight races without a medal. With 71 World Cup slalom victories and six wins this season alone, Mikaela Shiffrin enters as the overwhelming favorite.
Swiss skier Loïc Meillard captured slalom gold, completing his country's stunning sweep of nearly every men's alpine skiing event at the Winter Olympics. Japan also made history with their first-ever figure skating pairs medal.
Federica Brignone fractured her leg and tore her ACL last April, putting her Olympic dreams in jeopardy. Ten months later, she just won her second gold medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics in her home country of Italy.
Lucas Pinheiro Braathen just won Brazil's first Olympic alpine skiing gold medal after choosing to compete for his mother's home country instead of Norway. His bold decision to embrace his full identity paid off with a stunning giant slalom victory in the Italian Alps.
Olympic skiing legend Lindsey Vonn is finally returning to the U.S. after four surgeries following her dramatic crash just 13 seconds into her Milan Cortina downhill run. Despite the injury and long recovery ahead, the 40-year-old champion has no regrets about pushing herself to compete.
Brazilian alpine skier Lucas Pinheiro Braathen made history by winning South America's first Winter Olympics gold medal, turning Italy's slopes into a samba celebration during Carnival weekend. The 25-year-old's giant slalom victory represents a cultural breakthrough for a nation gaining global recognition beyond soccer and beaches.
Lucas Pinheiro Braathen made history Saturday, delivering South America's first-ever Winter Olympic gold medal in a stunning giant slalom victory in Bormio, Italy. The 25-year-old skier, racing for his mother's homeland of Brazil, held his nerve against the world's best to claim a breakthrough moment for an entire continent.
Lucas Pinheiro Braathen made history by winning Brazil's first Winter Olympic medal, proving winter sports champions can come from anywhere. The alpine skier collapsed in tears after his giant slalom victory in Italy, inspiring a nation known for soccer to celebrate a new kind of hero.
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