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WCup champ Svindal still dealing with bruised leg
Defending overall World Cup champion Aksel Lund Svindal is still having problems with his bruised leg and may be forced to skip his next race. (AP, 10/30/09)
World Cup champ Cologna back training after injury
World Cup cross-country skiing champion Dario Cologna of Switzerland has resumed training on snow following a month off because of injury. (AP, 10/27/09)
Vonn and Ligety start ski season strongly
Lindsey Vonn hasn't missed a beat in her risky switch of ski manufacturers entering an Olympic year. Ted Ligety, meanwhile, has picked up right where he left off before injuring his right knee at the end of last season. (AP Sports Writer, 10/25/09)
Indoors European ski championships planned
Organizers in Europe plan to take skiing indoors next month, when Olympic slalom champion Benjamin Raich will face French rival Jean-Baptiste Grange and other challengers in a new European championship. (AP, 10/25/09)
Hosp crashes, out for season with knee injury
Former overall World Cup winner Nicole Hosp will miss the rest of the season after crashing and injuring her right knee in the opening race. (AP, 10/24/09)
Poutiainen wins ski opener; Vonn 9th in GS
Tanja Poutiainen of Finland won the opening race of the ski season Saturday, edging Kathrin Zettel of Austria by 0.01 second in the giant slalom on the Rettenbach glacier. (AP Sports Writer, 10/24/09)
Karbon leads opening run of giant slalom
Denise Karbon and fellow Italian Manuela Moelgg were first and second after the opening run of a World Cup giant slalom race to start the ski season Saturday. (AP Sports Writer, 10/24/09)
Bode Miller still aiming for overall title
Bode Miller believes he still has what it takes to win the overall World Cup title, even though he just started skiing again after a seven-month layoff. (AP Sports Writer, 10/22/09)
All-Star eights are great
All of them had rowed in Saturday’s championship singles or doubles. They started in the sixth spot, squeezed between the German and American boats. They busted one rudder before the start, then another early in the race. “We tried to give the other guys a chance,’’ joked Tideway Scullers coach Bill Barry. (Globe Staff, 10/19/09)
Not a bad idea after all
An international team, ASR Nereus, rowed and won its first race yesterday, beating a host of top women’s teams by showing runaway speed in the championship eight at the Head of the Charles regatta. (Globe Staff, 10/19/09)
Next year’s absences likely to make world of difference
With next year’s world regatta in New Zealand coming less than a week after the Head of the Charles regatta, the international presence here will be minimal, which means that the championship races likely will have an old-school feel. (Globe Staff, 10/19/09)
Haydon steers Holy Cross with inspiration
So many of Chris Hayden’s moves have become set pieces over the years, performed for friends - like one of his favorite sight jokes. (Globe Correspondent, 10/18/09)