...the annual AP awards that date back to 1931.Dominant against other top female skiers, Vonn petitioned the International Ski Federation to let her compete against men in a downhill race, but the request was rejected last year. Her 59 career...
...couldn't hold the pressure and then (she crashed)," said Atle Skaardal, women's race director for the International Ski Federation.Skaardal defended the decision to race."I can confirm that the visibility was great, there were no problems...
...of the week."Vonn recently requested to compete in a men's downhill race, only to be rejected by the International Ski Federation. She was hoping to enter the men's race Nov. 24 at Lake Louise, Alberta. Had she been allowed to compete...
...men's eventLindsey Vonn's request to compete in a men's World Cup downhill race has been rejected by the International Ski Federation.The FIS council met Saturday in Oberhofen, Switzerland, and "confirmed that one gender is not entitled...
...Berthold said.The incident went unnoticed during the race, and results will not be corrected because the International Ski Federation only accepts protests within 15 minutes of a race ending.WOMEN'S WORLD CUP: In Kranjska, Gora, Slovenia...
...fooling around with it inside the car. No one else was hurt. Winter SportsWeather cancels event in MunichThe International Ski Federation has canceled the World Cup competition scheduled for Jan. 1 in Munich because of warm weather.FIS said Saturday...
...continue a debate on safety in skiing, particularly in the relatively new disciplines of freestyle skiing. International Ski Federation secretary general Sarah Lewis said Zoricic's death had been "a terrible, tragic accident."Zoricic was...
...been barred from competing for five days after pre-games tests detected too-high hemoglobin levels.The International Ski Federation said in a statement Sunday that Niyaz Nabeev of Russia and Kaspar Kokk of Estonia were prevented from competition...
...Switzerland, thick fog forced a race cancellation after 58 of 66 scheduled racers completed the first run. The International Ski Federation called off the race after deciding the course would not be safe for the final skiers. World Cup rules state...
...given the No. 46 starting spot, allowing him to ski when there was more sunlight on the icy Stelvio course. International Ski Federation president Gian Franco Kasper called Miller's move "a mockery." He said there will be an inquiry to determine...
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