May 22, 2013

Skiing: Canadian skier Brad Spence undergoes knee surgery

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Brad Spence is expecting to be on crutches for around six weeks but the timeline for his return to snow is less certain. (Christophe Pallot/Getty Images) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Canadian Olympic skier Brad Spence has undergone surgery to fix a chronic knee pain that has slowed down the slalom specialist. The 27-year-old from [...]

Skiing: Canadian skier Brad Spence undergoes knee surgery

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Brad Spence is expecting to be on crutches for around six weeks but the timeline for his return to snow is less certain. (Christophe Pallot/Getty Images) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Canadian Olympic skier Brad Spence has undergone surgery to fix a chronic knee pain that has slowed down the slalom specialist. The 27-year-old from [...]

Skiing: Hirscher wins World Cup slalom in Austria

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Austria’s Marcel Hirscher carves through a gate on his way to the fastest time during the first run of the men’s World Cup slalom, in Schladming, Austria on Tuesday. (Giovanni Auletta/Associated Press) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Marcel Hirscher captured a World Cup night slalom before home fans Tuesday, his sixth victory of the season [...]

Skiing: Hirscher continues mastery with slalom win

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Marcel Hirscher got his third victory in four days after winning Thursday’s night slalom in Zagreb, Croatia, and the classic Adelboden giant slalom on Saturday. (Alessandro Trovati/Associated Press) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Marcel Hirscher of Austria extended his perfect start to 2012 by winning a World Cup slalom Sunday to pad his lead in [...]

Skiing: Slalom win gives Hirscher overall World Cup lead

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Marcel Hirscher of Austria captured the World Cup slalom race in Zagreb, Croatia, in a combined time of 1:51.84. (Alain Grosclaude/Getty Images) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Marcel Hirscher won a men’s World Cup night slalom in difficult conditions Thursday and moved to the top of the overall standings. The Austrian, who led after the [...]

Skiing: Croatia’s Kostelic blazes to season-opening World Cup slalom win

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Ivica Kostelic of Croatia is jubilant after winning the men’s World Cup slalom race in Beaver Creek, Colo., on Thursday. (Alessandro Trovati/Associated Press) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Ivica Kostelic settled a score with a course that has given him quite a few scars. Whipping through gates with unshakeable confidence, the Croatian star won the [...]