Alpine Skiing Headlines

• Russia may face sanctions for doping Posted Nov 21 5:17a ET
• Alpine Skiing: Top Americans Posted Oct 28 8:30a ET By Martin Thorstensson

  All-world skier Lindsey Vonn and a veteran supporting cast give the United States a chance for its best Olympic showing in the sport in years.

• Stiegler injures left leg in giant slalom training Posted Nov 19 11:43a ET Resi Stiegler was taken from the mountain on a sled after hooking a gate in giant slalom training and hurting her left leg.
  
• Stiegler out for the season Posted Nov 20 2:37p ET By Greg Groggel U.S. Alpine racer Resi Stiegler will be out for the rest of the season following a training run crash on Nov. 19 at Copper Mountain, Colo. The 24-year-old hooked a gate at the bottom of Copper's giant slalom course and suffered a serious complex injury to her left leg which required surgery and will keep her from skiing for the rest of the season.
  
• Vonn hosts online press conference for kids Posted Nov 19 11:31a ET By Vail Resorts Lindsey Vonn will celebrate opening day of Vail Mountain's 2009-2010 winter season on Friday, Nov. 20, by hosting a live and interactive online kids press conference: "Epic Kids - Live with Lindsey" from 5-6 p.m. MT (7-8 p.m. ET) at www.LindseyIsEpic.com/Live.
  
• Vonn's confidence building after Levi podium Posted Nov 15 9:12p ET Lindsey Vonn's second-place slalom finish on Saturday met her expectations for the race and added to the overall World Cup champion's level of confidence after a slow start in the season opener.
  
• World Cup notes: Inside Levi Posted Nov 17 8:11a ET By Brian Pinelli, Special to Universal Sports Alpine reporter Brian Pinelli checks in from Europe with some stories you may have missed from this past weekend's World Cup slalom opener in Levi, Finland. Among them, the tale of a bearded Frenchman anxious for his next win, increasing sisterly rivalry on the slopes and an update on American skiers not named Bode or Lindsey.
  
• Herbst wins men's slalom; Miller DQd Posted Nov 15 5:43a ET United States skiers posted a poor performance on Sunday in the men's World Cup slalom in Levi, Finland. In his first race since leaving the World Cup tour early last season, Bode Miller got hit in the face with a gate during the second run and did not finish. Reinfried Herbst of Austria won.
  
• U.S. struggles in slalom Posted Nov 15 5:40a ET U.S. skiers posted poor performances Sunday at the men's World Cup slalom in Levi, Finland. Ted Ligety was the top American, while Bode Miller, in his return to the slopes, failed to finish. Watch the race replay on Universal Sports.
  
• Men's overall standings Posted Nov 15 6:39a ET Men's overall standings for the 2009-10 FIS Alpine World Cup season
  
• Women's overall standings Posted Nov 14 7:07a ET Women's overall standings for the 2009-10 FIS Alpine World Cup season.