Olympics-alpine skiing-Kenyan Laborde ready for debut after compatriot forced to drop out

By Marleen Kaesebier and Kurt Hall BORMIO, Italy, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Skier Issa Laborde is ready to make his Olympic debut for Kenya after his compatriot Sabrina Simader pulled out of her own races due to financial constraints.

Breezy Johnson’s winding road leads to Olympic downhill gold for US on day marred by Vonn’s crash

Breezy Johnson has won Olympic gold in downhill skiing, overcoming a challenging journey marked by injuries and setbacks.

Mikaela Shiffrin has battled grief, PTSD and freak injury. Now come the Olympic Games

Shiffrin became a celebrity at 18 years old after becoming the youngest-ever skier to win Olympic slalom gold. Since then, she has faced grief, PTSD and freak injury — yet she is ready to bounce back.

Olympics-alpine skiing-Odermatt out to reclaim spotlight as Von Allmen and Franzoni renew rivalry

By Martyn Herman BORMIO, Italy, Feb 10 (Reuters) - When Switzerland's Franjo von Allmen pipped Italy's Giovanni Franzoni to gold by a whisker in the Olympic downhill it cemented a new rivalry that could dominate Alpine skiing's speed disciplines for years to come.

Breezy Johnson Reveals Her Olympic Gold Medal Broke After Ceremony

Alpine skier Breezy Johnson shared her gold medal broke immediately after she won the women’s downhill title—and secured Team USA’s first gold—at the 2026 Winter Olympics on Feb. 8.