Norway wins gold, U.S. finishes fourth in Alpine skiing mixed team event

Norway wins gold, U.S. finishes fourth in Alpine skiing mixed team event

The United States finished fourth Sunday in Alpine skiing’s mixed team parallel at the Beijing Games, failing to clinch a medal but advancing further than they did four years ago. The American skiers were bested for bronze by Norway in a tiebreaker after both teams lost in the semifinals, which produced a Germany-Austria final. Austria … Read more

An alpine skier from Chile aims to be Latin America’s first Winter Olympics medalist

An alpine skier from Chile aims to be Latin America’s first Winter Olympics medalist

YANQING, China — Chilean Henrik von Appen has a dream: to beat the Europeans and bring the first medal at the Winter Olympics to Latin America. The 27-year-old, who represented Chile in almost every alpine ski discipline at the 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics, is hoping for a top-20 finish in Sunday’s men’s downhill, the … Read more