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UPDATED: Wed., March 6, 2019
Winter sports 2018-19 high school all-league teams
Winter sports 2018-19 high school all-league teams
Thu., Nov. 1, 2018
Get ready for winter, Sno-Park permits go on sale today
Sno-Park permits go on sale today. The permits are required to park in designated parking lots with access for cross-country skiing, skijoring, snowmobiling, dog sledding, snowshoeing, tubing and other winter …
Fri., Jan. 26, 2018
Rich Landers: Hosted snowshoe treks perfect for groups of mixed abilities
People have all sorts of utilitarian or recreational reasons for going snowshoeing. In Vanessa Schmautz’s case, it was her 26th birthday.
Fri., Dec. 15, 2017
German speed team’s rise could boost skiing’s TV ratings
Early starter Josef Ferstl put down a nearly flawless run in a foggy super-G to become the first German man to win a World Cup speed event in 13 years.
Sun., Dec. 10, 2017
Nao Kodaira and Ted-Jan Bloemen set speedskating records at World Cup
Japan’s Nao Kodaira and Canada’s Ted-Jan Bloemen set world records Sunday on the final day of the World Cup speedskating event at the Utah Olympic Oval.
UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 11, 2017
Schweitzer hosts annual Community Days with sales from discounted tickets going to cancer care
Schweitzer Mountain Resort plans to host its annual Community Day on Friday, Dec. 15.
Sun., Nov. 26, 2017
US women’s luge has a 3-medal, 1-Olympic-berth day
Erin Hamlin is going to the Olympics for the fourth and final time. Emily Sweeney is now a World Cup gold medalist. Summer Britcher won two medals in the span …
Thu., Nov. 9, 2017
Bill Jennings: Mount Spokane ski area expansion adding 279 acres of terrain
In recent years every ski area within a two-hour drive from Spokane has expanded terrain, added lifts, cut new runs or built new facilities. Most mountains have since shifted their …
Thu., Nov. 9, 2017
Lookout Pass, 49 Degrees North opening Friday
Lookout Pass led the pack of the region’s resorts to open lifts for the season last weekend providing good snow for the opener; 49 Degrees North will join Lookout in …
UPDATED: Sat., Oct. 28, 2017
Mt. Spokane Ski Swap lets winter sports fans gear up on a budget
Money from the ski swap funds the Mt. Spokane Ski Patrol, whose efforts have helped keep skiers and boarders safe on the mountain for decades.
UPDATED: Sat., May 6, 2017
U.S. bobsledder Steven Holcomb, 37, found dead
U.S. Olympic bobsledder Steven Holcomb, a three-time medalist, has been found dead. Holcomb, the leader of the U.S. driving corps for more than a decade, was expected to be part …
Sat., April 22, 2017
Mai Mihara 2nd in free skate as Japan wins World Team Trophy
Mai Mihara placed second in the women’s free skate on Saturday to help Japan win the World Team Trophy. The 17-year-old Mihara received 146.71 points and Wakaba Higuchi came third …
Fri., April 21, 2017
Yuzuru Hanyu wins free skate as Japan leads at World Team Trophy
World champion Yuzuru Hanyu finished first in the free skate as Japan maintained its lead in the figure skating World Team Trophy on Friday. Hanyu received 200.9 points for a …
Thu., April 20, 2017
Evgenia Medvedeva sets record score in short program at team event
Evgenia Medvedeva received a record score in the women’s short program on Thursday as Russia placed second behind host Japan on the opening day of the figure skating World Team …
Sat., April 15, 2017
Making waves: Maui snowboarder eyes Olympics in South Korea
On the island where Lyon Farrell comes from, they cherish the golden sand and hanging 10. In the place where he’d love to land next winter, he’ll need a snowboard, …
Fri., March 17, 2017
Mikaela Shiffrin clinches overall title with Stuhec skipping slalom
Mikaela Shiffrin clinched the overall World Cup title before even racing during World Cup Finals after Ilka Stuhec and her coach said the Slovenian racer won’t compete in the slalom. …
Fri., March 17, 2017
Sweden beats Germany in team event at World Cup Finals
Sweden beat Germany in the team event at World Cup Finals in a competition that will debut on the Olympic program next year in South Korea. The squad of Frida …
Fri., March 17, 2017
North Korea plans to participate in ice hockey event in South Korea
South Korean Olympic organizers say the North Korean women’s ice hockey team has registered to compete in an international event in the South next month. The organizing committee for the …
Wed., March 15, 2017
Ilka Stuhec holds off Lindsey Vonn for downhill win at World Cup Finals
Ilka Stuhec of Slovenia held off a hard-charging Lindsey Vonn to win and wrap up the overall downhill title at World Cup Finals. Stuhec also kept in place her slim …
Wed., March 15, 2017
Peter Fill of Italy wins overall downhill title at finals
Peter Fill of Italy retained his overall downhill title by finishing second to teammate Dominik Paris at World Cup Finals. Fill entered the day trailing Kjetil Jansrud by 33 points …
Wed., March 15, 2017
Nearing 40, Bode Miller still uncertain about racing return
Bode Miller tucked his two young kids under each arm and raced down the hill, drawing quite a few quizzical stares from skiers.
Thu., March 9, 2017
With 6 races left, Mikaela Shiffrin closing in on overall title
American skier Mikaela Shiffrin is closing in on an overall World Cup title with six races left. She has a 178-point lead over Ilka Stuhec of Slovenia. There are two …
Wed., March 8, 2017
Veteran leads Iditarod as mushers jockey for lead
Mushers are jockeying for the early lead in the world’s most famous sled dog race. Wade Marrs, a 26-year-old veteran musher who had his highest finish at fourth last year, …
Sat., March 4, 2017
Marcel Hirscher overwhelmed by record 6th overall World Cup title
Marcel Hirscher stunned the world of Alpine skiing by locking up an unprecedented sixth straight overall World Cup title on Saturday. Two days after his 28th birthday, the Austrian won …
Fri., March 3, 2017
Sofia Goggia beats Lindsey Vonn to win World Cup race at 2018 Olympic site
Italy’s Sofia Goggia won her first downhill event on Saturday, edging Lindsey Vonn to the title by just 0.07 seconds and depriving the American of her 78th World Cup win.
Fri., March 3, 2017
Dallas Seavey chases elusive 5th title as Iditarod starts Saturday
A champion musher eyes an elite status, non-Alaska like weather continues to play havoc and competitors for the first time will carry cell or satellite phones in cases of emergencies. …
Fri., March 3, 2017
Norway wins men’s cross-country relay at Nordic worlds
Norway held off a Russian challenge to win the men’s 4x10-kilometer cross-country ski relay at the Nordic world championships on Friday. Norway and Russia pulled away from the rest early …
Thu., March 2, 2017
On Olympic course debut, Lindsey Vonn 1st in downhill training
Lindsey Vonn liked her first look at the 2018 Olympic course, finishing first in a World Cup downhill training run. Vonn was 0.17 seconds ahead of Ilka Stuhec, the world …
Thu., March 2, 2017
Austria’s Stefan Kraft completes ski jump golden double at worlds
Austria’s Stefan Kraft completed a golden double in ski jumping at the Nordic world ski championships, adding the large hill title to the normal hill honor he won last week. …
Thu., March 2, 2017
Olympic champion Anna Veith eyes 2018 Games after knee surgery
Olympic super-G champion Anna Veith is expected to recover in time for the 2018 Pyeongchang Games. Two days after having the patellar tendon in her left knee surgically repaired, the …