Linus Strasser emerged from the field to be crowned 2021’s Snow King at the World Cup slalom race in Zagreb, Croatia on Wednesday. Bettors who wagered on the Munich native to end his country’s three-year drought in the discipline would have gotten a return of +25000 or greater. Strasser wept […]
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Petra Vlhová Crowned Snow Queen in Zagreb, Men’s Snow King Slalom Set for Wednesday
Slovakian technical specialist and current World Cup alpine overall points leader Petra Vlhová was crowned Snow Queen in Zagreb, Croatia Saturday, holding a narrow lead under the lights in spite of a disappointing second run. Vlhova held first by just 0.32 seconds after the first run over Austrian Katharina Liensberger, […]
New Year, New Perspective as Shiffrin Decides to Focus on Technical Races Rather than Seek World Cup Title
Mikaela Shiffrin caught the media up on her current physical and mental state on New Year’s Day, saying she’d instead focus on getting stronger physically and focusing on individual races rather than competing for the World Cup overall this season. Shiffrin, who experienced a 320-day pause from skiing in 2020 […]