The leader of the Conservative Party was battling coronavirus in an intensive care unit just a few weeks ago, and just as he was about to return to work his partner, Carrie Symonds gave birth to their first baby together; a boy. Downing Street released the news alongside an image of Johnson – which was […]
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Italy’s Sofia Goggia Wins the Downhill; Lindsey Vonn Takes Bronze
American Lindsey Vonn won a bronze medal in the downhill on Wednesday, sealing her comeback in her best event after missing the 2014 Olympics with an injury. Italy’s Sofia Goggia won gold.
Lindsey Vonn intentionally slowed down during her downhill training run because she didn’t want her opponents to know how fast she was going
Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images Lindsey Vonn completed her first two training runs for the downhill event on Sunday and Monday at the Winter Olympics. After Vonn failed to medal in the super-G, her training times suggest she will be in a good position to rebound in the downhill. Despite apparently intentionally slowing herself down, she still […]
“The Downhill Slide”
In a series of text messages to her daughter’s high school classmate in October and November, Buckley Kuhn-Fricker expressed concerns about her 16-year-old’s “downhill slide” since she began dating another teen she met at the private school they attended in Springfield, Virginia. “The downhill slide since she has been with [redacted] is super scary and […]
Watch World Cup men's downhill from Italy
Click on the video player above on Thursday at 5:45 a.m. ET to watch action from the men’s alpine World Cup event in Bormio, Italy. Coverage includes the downhill competition. You can catch more alpine skiing action on Saturday at 3 p.m. ET on Road to the Olympic Games. Let’s block ads! (Why?) CBC […]
Lindsey Vonn walks away after crashing in Lake Louise downhill
Lake Louise was unusually harsh on Lindsey Vonn in the first women’s World Cup downhill of the season Friday. Her American teammate Mikaela Shiffrin fared much better. In the lead by five hundredths of a second, Vonn crashed within sight of the finish line on the Alberta mountain where she owns 18 World Cup victories. She was able to get up and […]
Watch World Cup women's downhill from Lake Louise
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Road to the Olympic Games: Men's downhill from Lake Louise
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Consider This – Downhill Skiers
[unable to retrieve full-text content] These downhill skiers are going how fast? And only wearing what? CBC Sports’ Anson Henry gives you something to consider. CBC | Sports News
French downhill skier David Poisson dies after training crash at Nakiska
French downhill skier David Poisson, a former medallist at the world championships, died on Monday following a training crash in Alberta. He was 35. The French ski federation said Poisson, who won the downhill bronze medal at the 2015 worlds, was training in the Alberta resort of Nakiska for World Cup races in North America. According […]