Kyle Negomir seized the opportunity in his first two World Cup downhill starts since a severe, season-ending training run crash in Val d’Isere, France, in February 2021. Making his first descents on the classic Saslong.
Daron Rahlves’ heart beats a little faster when he’s in Beaver Creek. “There’s a certain energy and a vibe I have when I show up here and when I go up for inspection, that’s when.
At this point, maybe Aleksander Aamodt Kilde ought to consider taking up permanent residency in the Vail Valley. After winning the super-G and downhill on Saturday and Sunday in 2021, Kilde repeated the feat Sunday.
On Thursday morning, Tamara Negomir loaded the bus headed to Beaver Creek Village. Even in the pre-dawn darkness, she could make out the familiar faces of her second family. It’s a tribe consisting of longtime.
Temperatures struggling to get above 7 degrees Tuesday morning didn’t stop the men and women of the U.S. Alpine Ski Team from getting in their early-morning training sessions at Copper Mountain. A men’s downhill session.