December 2008
Dec 31 - Teichmann, Kuitunen win World Cup races Dec 29 - Riesch wins women's slalom Dec 29 - Canadians well back in ski sprints Dec 29 - Ammann leads after first jump Dec 28 - Canada's Kershaw wins bronze Dec 28 - Innerhofer notches first World Cup victory Dec 28 - Zettel wins women's World Cup giant slalom Dec 28 - American Miller's move to skip draw to be reviewed Dec 28 - Finland's Koivuranta wins Nordic combined meet in Oberhof Dec 27 - Walchhofer leads downhill training Dec 26 - American skier crashes during downhill training in Italy Dec 26 - Rebuilding body a mental challenge for freestyle skier Dec 22 - Greene: From Olympic star to Senator Dec 22 - Kostelic wins slalom race Dec 21 - Canadians dominate Noram freestyle Dec 21 - Canada takes home three medals Dec 21 - Nishikawa, Williams win gold Dec 21 - Schlierenzauer wins World Cup ski jump Dec 21 - Norway wins Cross Country World Cup team sprint Dec 21 - Women's downhill ski race cancelled Dec 21 - Albrecht wins World Cup giant slalom Dec 21 - Austria, Russia win biathlon World Cup relay Dec 21 - Germany's Kircheisen wins Nordic combined World Cup Dec 20 - Norway medals in World Cup cross-country Dec 20 - Cdn. aerialists win gold at Noram ski competition Dec 20 - Cdn. finishes 3rd in World Cup downhill Dec 20 - Cdn. earns bronze in World Cup freestyle aerials Dec 20 - Teenager takes super-G for first World Cup ski win Dec 19 - Cortina to host women's downhill race Dec 19 - Canadian second in opening run of World Cup Dec 19 - Canada wins World Cup freestyle skiing medal Dec 19 - Italian wins World Cup super-G Dec 19 - Home for the holidays? Not too likely Dec 18 - Maier seeking elusive World Cup victory Dec 18 - American star Miller still feeling effects of crash Dec 18 - Tchoudov wins biathlon World Cup Dec 18 - Canadian trio wins at freestyle skiing World Cup Dec 18 - Canadian Guay leads downhill training Dec 18 - 'Tis the week before Christmas Dec 18 - Last-minute ski shopping Dec 17 - Omischl aerials king as freestyle season opens Dec 17 - French skier Marchand-Arvier fastest in downhill training Dec 17 - Crucial season for Blais Dec 17 - Time to get flipping again Dec 16 - Canadian skier Stefan Guay wins Nor-Am Cup Super-G race Dec 16 - How Emily Brydon stays focused on skiing Dec 16 - Italian skier banned 18 months for doping Dec 15 - Alta Badia to host men's slalom World Cup Dec 14 - Riesch wins women's World Cup slalom ahead of Vonn Dec 13 - Carlo Janka wins men's World Cup giant slalom; Roy finishes 25th Dec 13 - Simon Ammann wins ski jump event to widen World Cup lead Dec 13 - Olsson gets 1st World Cup win in 15K cross-country Dec 13 - Poutiainen edges Moelgg in World Cup giant slalom Dec 13 - Germany's Haefele sweeps in women's ski jumping; Canadian De Leeuw is second Dec 12 - Canadians sweep medals in men's race at Nor-Am Cup ski event Dec 12 - Five knee surgeries won't stop skier Jan Hudec from returning to slopes Dec 12 - Canadians well back at biathlon event Dec 12 - Kucera struggles to 11th place Dec 8 - Dogged and determined Dec 8 - Hudec tunes up for Cup return Dec 7 - Raich wins giant slalom race Dec 7 - Canadian women feeling confident Dec 7 - Switzerland's Ammann wins World Cup ski jumping event Dec 7 - Norway and Finland winners in cross-country World Cup relays Dec 7 - Koivuranta wins World Cup Nordic combined competition in Norway Dec 7 - Talented trio team's best bet in 2010 Dec 7 - Weather wipes out race Dec 6 - Women's World Cup downhill race cancelled Dec 6 - Austria's Schlierenzauer wins World Cup ski jumping Dec 6 - Norway's Northug wins men's 30K in World Cup cross-country Dec 6 - Guay 'knew it would come' Dec 6 - Big day for Guay Dec 6 - Vonn extends her streak on familiar Lake Louise course Dec 6 - It's all Vonn-derful for American champ at Lake Louise Dec 5 - American wins first World Cup race of the season Dec 5 - Canada's Guay wins bronze Dec 5 - Warm weather cancels nordic combined Dec 5 - FIS moves men's super combined to Val d'Isere Dec 4 - Canadian Michael Janyk wins men's slalom race at Nor-Am cup event Dec 4 - Canadian women head into World Cup season Dec 4 - Paerson fastest in final downhill training Dec 4 - Long Journey to 2010 for Babikov Dec 4 - Snow cancels men's race Dec 3 - Riml hopes to enjoy success with Canadian Dec 3 - Vonn fastest in downhill training Dec 3 - American skier putting crash behind him Dec 3 - Austrian skier out six weeks Dec 2 - Miller turns in fastest downhill training run Dec 2 - Warm weather brings bigger crowds Dec 1 - Shining silver for Kucera Dec 1 - Win has rivals remembering Hermannator's heyday
November 2008
Nov 30 - Hermann Maier now content to savour each victory, not look to the future Nov 30 - John Kucera of Calgary finishes second in World Cup super giant slalom race Nov 30 - Zahrobska gets first World Cup victory; Goodman finishes 24th Nov 30 - Finland earns 1-2 finish in World Cup Nordic Combined meet Nov 30 - Sundby and Saarinen win classic races Nov 30 - Canadians denied podium Nov 29 - Italy's Peter Fill wins downhill race, Canada's Erik Guay 10th Nov 29 - France's Worley wins giant slalom for first World Cup victory Nov 29 - Ackermann of Germany wins World Cup opener Nov 29 - Switzerland's Ammann wins World Cup ski jump opener Nov 28 - Canadians finish first and fourth in final World Cup downhill training Nov 28 - World Cup team event season opener called off Nov 28 - Vonn to race in Aspen despite spill last week Nov 28 - Skiing needs legal all-clear in anti-doping fight Nov 27 - Olympic gold medallist Crawford pulls out of ski race Nov 27 - Work of a ski technician is essential to winning Nov 26 - Men's ski team hopes to rebound Nov 24 - Possible return for American skier Bloom Nov 19 - IOC: Technical merit keeping women ski jumpers out Nov 18 - Ski jumpers will be heard Nov 11 - Battle of the sexes Nov 6 - Murray one of Canada's top athletes heading into 2010
October 2008
Oct 28 - Brydon, Janyk and Hudec anchor Canadian ski team Oct 23 - Ski team will use World Cup as Olympic rehearsal Oct 23 - 'Barely' making ends meet Oct 9 - Canadian cross-country team hires Norwegian coach
September 2008
Sep 12 - Former Alpine Canada CEO Ken Read becomes Alberta Alpine president
July 2008
Jul 17 - Read puts family first Jul 16 - Ken Read leaving Alpine Canada after restoring pride in organization
June 2008
Jun 18 - No longer able to battle the pain skier Allison Forsyth retires from racing
May 2008
May 30 - Charter doesn't apply to women's ski jumping May 28 - Women's ski jumping is lame May 23 - Skiers: Don't discriminate May 22 - Ski jumpers suing VANOC
February 2008
Feb 23 - Wotherspoon win clinches season title Feb 17 - Dashing through the snow Feb 17 - Happy trails all around Feb 8 - Dionne has defied odds Feb 4 - Super day for Brydon
January 2008
Jan 11 - IOC's credibility on the line Jan 10 - Bad luck befalls Hudec Jan 6 - Giant sweep for the Swiss Last year's archives