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Finnish Ski Body Backs Official

HELSINKI, Finland (AP) -Finland's leading ski organization backed a top skiing official, despite allegations by a former trainer that he knew about doping among cross-country skiers. At a special meeting of the Finnish Ski Association to discuss the  >>> Full Story

Nick Badami of US Skiing Dies at 88 in Tucson

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) -Nick Badami, a key figure in alpine skiing who was instrumental in supporting the United States ski team, has died in Tucson. He was 88. Badami died Wednesday at his home, the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association said Thursday. B  >>> Full Story

Nordic Combined Skier Manninen Retires

HELSINKI, Finland (AP) -Hannu Manninen of Finland retired Thursday after a career in which he won 45 individual races, more than any other Nordic combined skier. Manninen won the Nordic World Cup four straight years (2004-07). He began competing at 15  >>> Full Story

Schladming to Host 2013 Ski Worlds

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) -The Austrian resort of Schladming won an election Thursday to host the 2013 World Ski Championships, beating out the twin resorts of Vail-Beaver Creek in the United States. Schladming, which hosted the event in 1982, was  >>> Full Story

Nordic Combined Skier Manninen Retires

HELSINKI, Finland (AP) -Nordic combined skier Hannu Manninen of Finland will retire after a 12-year career. Manninen, who won consecutive the Nordic World Cup between 2004-07, said Thursday he wants to pursue airplane pilot studies and spend more time  >>> Full Story

Skier Settles Lawsuit Over Steroid Flap

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) -Austrian skier Hans Knauss, who missed the 2006 Olympics after testing positive for a steroid, settled a lawsuit in which he said a company sold him a tainted product. The lawsuit against Ultimate Nutrition was settled in federa  >>> Full Story

X Gamer Simon Dumont Catches Record Air on the Quarterpipe in Maine

BETHEL, Maine (AP) -X Gamer Simon Dumont has grabbed some record-setting air at Sunday River ski resort. Dumont, a freestyle skier and X Games veteran, set the world record for highest air on a quarterpipe at his home resort Friday by peaking at a hei  >>> Full Story

Extreme Skier John Nicoletta Died in Jump Off Rock Wall

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -Colorado extreme skier John Nicoletta lost control when he tried to ski off a band of rock called the Headwall, tumbling to his death in the Subaru Freeskiing World Championships at the Alyeska Ski Resort in Girdwood. Nicoletta  >>> Full Story