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EXPLAINER: 'Grip,' 'chatter,' other Olympic ski racing lingo
Read full article: EXPLAINER: 'Grip,' 'chatter,' other Olympic ski racing lingoAs in many sports, and plenty of other fields, Alpine skiing has a lingua franca — those are the words and phrases that allow folks from various places to communicate in a shared language.
Alpine skiers perplexed by 'challenging' Yanqing downhill course on first day of training
Read full article: Alpine skiers perplexed by 'challenging' Yanqing downhill course on first day of trainingThe men's downhill field took their first training runs on the Olympic competition course, which had never before been utilized in Alpine skiing competition. It left many Olympians looking out of sorts.
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Cochran-Siegle eyes return to skiing after breaking his neck
Read full article: Cochran-Siegle eyes return to skiing after breaking his neckKITZBÜHEL – KITZBÜTwo days after fracturing his neck in a downhill crash on the Streif course in Kitzbühel, Ryan Cochran-Siegle said Sunday he is aiming to return to ski racing before the end of the World Cup season in March. “I don’t know, we haven’t talked about a timeline yet,” said Cochran-Siegle, wearing a neck brace while attending Sunday's downhill on the same course. There is still more information to be gathered but, all in all, I think it’s OK,” Cochran-Siegle said. Cochran-Siegle sustained the minor neck fracture in a high-speed crash on the Streif, one of the most dangerous courses on the circuit. Already hoping for my third attempt at conquering this beast of a course next year!” Cochran-Siegle captioned video footage of the crash on his Instagram page.