ALEKSANDER AAMODT KILDE

Mikaela Shiffrin had more than just a gold medal hanging around her neck during the awards ceremony for her latest world championship title.

Overall World Cup winners Mikaela Shiffrin, Federica Brignone and Aleksander Aamodt Kilde are among nearly 200 athletes from multiple disciplines who have signed a letter addressed to the International Ski and Snowboard Federation demanding action over climate change.

Swiss skier Marco Odermatt won gold in the men’s downhill for his first career medal at a world championships.

Canadian skier James Crawford has edged Aleksander Aamodt Kilde by one-hundredth of a second to win the men’s super-G at the world championships.

Mikaela Shiffrin has soared back to the summit of skiing by clinching the overall World Cup title.

Mikaela Shiffrin and Aleksander Aamodt Kilde had a rewarding day in the French Alps.

The first event of the Alpine skiing schedule at the Beijing Olympics has been postponed a day because of strong wind that made it too dangerous to race.

The first day of medals at the Beijing Olympics could be the start of another Norwegian gold rush.

A freak of nature.

Aleksander Aamodt Kilde of Norway captured a World Cup downhill race with an aggressive run for his second win in as many days.

Switzerland's Carlo Janka speeds down the course during an alpine ski, men's World Cup downhill training, in Bormio, Italy, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)BORMIO – A men's World Cup super-G was called off an hour before its planned start Monday and rescheduled for Tuesday because of bad weather in the Italian Alps. The move also forced the postponement of the classic downhill on the Stelvio course, which was planned for Tuesday but has been pushed back to Wednesday. Dense snowfall and flat light made a safe speed race impossible, the International Ski Federation said, adding that the decision was taken “due to the current weather conditions and the forecast for today.”Tuesday's race will be the third super-G of the season. Switzerland's Mauro Caviezel and defending overall World Cup champion Aleksander Aamodt Kilde of Norway won the previous two races.

Braathen, who had never finished in a World Cup podium position, improved from fifth place after the opening leg to upset the pre-race favorites and clinch his first career win. Braathen posted the second fastest time in the decisive leg to finish ahead of Swiss duo Marco Odermatt and Caviezel. Competing in only his 23th event in the World Cup, Braathen had a fourth place as his previous best result at the slalom in Kitzbuehel in January. With Braathen and Odermatt, who turned 23 this month, a younger generation occupied the top spots in the season's first race. The next World Cup races are parallel events for men and women in another Austrian resort, Lech/Zuers, on Nov. 13-14.