SOLDEU, Andorra—Marco Odermatt underlined his dominance in men’s ski racing Saturday by breaking the 23-year-old male record for most World Cup points in a single season. The Swiss standout won his last race of the season, the giant slalom at the World Cup Finals, by a massive 2.11 seconds over second-place Henrik Kristoffersen of Norway. […]
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French skier Noël opens slalom season with dominating win
December 12th, 2021 Awake Goy
French skier Clément Noël dominated the first slalom of the World Cup season on Sunday for his ninth career win as many other pre-race favourites faltered. Noël defied challenging course conditions on the Face de Bellevarde as he posted the fastest time in both runs, finishing 1.40 seconds ahead of Kristoffer Jakobsen for the Swedish […]
Park benches or ski chairs? Parisians dodge snowy mayhem with slalom fun (VIDEO)
February 7th, 2018 Awake Goy
Huge traffic jams and curtailed train services have afflicted the city, which has been put on a snow and black ice warning until late Wednesday. Even the Eiffel Tower has shut down until further notice. Never ones to waste a good snowfall however, avid skiers and snowboarders were spotted utilizing the post-blizzard landscape at Montmartre, […]