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Downhill skiing forwards down the world’s largest ski jumping slope would be a challenge for most of us. So massive kudos to Norwegian skier Anders Backe who last week not only skied backwards down ...

Last month, Ross Anderson (Cheyenne, Arapaho, and Mescalero-Chiricahua Apache) stood before a crowded room in the mountains of Utah. In his left hand, he held an eagle feather. Around his neck, there ...

Eighteen years ago, on a steep snow slope high in the French Alps, on skis nearly eight feet long, Ross Anderson of Durango set the American speed skiing record that still stands: 154 mph. Across a ...

Mikaela Shiffrin’s long-awaited return to speed skiing will come at the world championships starting next week. The American standout announced Tuesday that she plans to enter four events at the ...

At the now infamous Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix in December, eventual race and championship winner Max Verstappen set the fastest lap with an average speed of 220.8 kilometers per hour (about 137 ...

Mikaela Shiffrin’s long-awaited return to speed skiing will come at the world championships starting next week. The American standout announced Tuesday that she plans to enter four events at the ...

In the world of speed skiing, 150 mph is a notable benchmark. Besides being a mind-bending concept for most recreational skiers, it’s the threshold that all speed skiers aspire to, but few reach. In a ...

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Mikaela Shiffrin’s long-awaited return to speed skiing will come at the world championships starting next week. The American standout announced Tuesday that she plans to enter four events at the ...