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| Miller, Vonn to receive crystal globe trophies for American sweep (AP) | 14/03, 21:37 |
| Bode Miller and Lindsey Vonn will receive their large crystal globes Saturday to celebrate the first American sweep of overall ski titles in a quarter century. Vonn sealed her first title on Friday, a day after Miller clinched his second. He and Vonn are the first Americans to win the overall in the same year since Phil Mahre and Tamara McKinney in 1983. |
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| Go forth, dude: 26th US Open adopts medieval theme (AP) | 14/03, 17:26 |
| The U.S. Open Snowboarding Championships at Stratton Mountain promise big air, a "flying tomato" and a whole lot of medieval garb. Medieval garb? The 26th annual competition, that starts Monday, bills itself as "the Most Righteous Snowboarding Battle of the Ages." It includes under-the-tent jousting demonstrations and features halfpipe, slopestyle and big air events. |
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| Vonn takes title for dominant U.S. (Reuters) | 14/03, 16:17 |
| Lindsey Vonn joined Bode Miller
as World Cup overall champion on Friday after the Americans
underlined their domination of Alpine skiing in the final week
of the season.
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| Vonn wins World Cup title (AFP) | 14/03, 14:16 |
| American Lindsey Vonn won the overall women's World Cup alpine skiing title here on Friday after finishing in the top fifteen in the slalom which was won by Austria's Marlies Schild. |
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| Lindsey Vonn wins World Cup overall title to complete US sweep, joining Bode Miller (AP) | 14/03, 12:39 |
| Lindsey Vonn won the World Cup overall title Friday, completing the first U.S. men's and women's sweep in 25 years a day after Bode Miller won the same crown. The last Americans to hold both titles were Phil Mahre and Tamara McKinney in 1983. Vonn secured the title when she finished in the top 15 and Maria Riesch of Germany failed to finish. |
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| Nordic combined skier has best finish ever for American (AP) | 13/03, 22:23 |
| Bill Demong is wrapping up the Nordic combined season where no American has before. Demong finished third in the World Cup overall standings of the discipline that combines ski jumping and cross country, and has been dominated by the Europeans. Demong is the first American to ever reach the podium in the overall standings. |
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| Miller clinches overall title and Vonn closes in for first US sweep in 25 years (AP) | 13/03, 21:14 |
| Bode Miller clinched his second overall World Cup title, then promptly retreated behind the tinted windows of his personal bus. Lindsey Vonn was all smiles after moving so close to securing the women's crown that her only competitor still in the running conceded defeat. Miller and Vonn are on the verge of the first American sweep of the overall titles since Phil Mahre and Tamara McKinney did it 25... |
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