<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - maria-hoefl-riesch</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/maria-hoefl-riesch</link><description>Newsvine - maria-hoefl-riesch</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2013 14:28:10 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 13:14:02 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Ruiz Castillo upsets women's WCup downhill field</title>
<description><![CDATA[Carolina Ruiz Castillo stunned the field by earning her first career World Cup victory at age 31 on Saturday, winning a downhill race 13 years after her only previous podium finish.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jerome Pugmire]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jerome Pugmire]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/23/17066741-ruiz-castillo-upsets-womens-wcup-downhill-field</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/23/17066741-ruiz-castillo-upsets-womens-wcup-downhill-field</guid><category>sports</category><category>world-cup</category><category>women</category><category>wcup</category><category>ski</category><category>downhill</category><category>maria-hoefl-riesch</category><category>carolina-ruiz-castillo</category><pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2013 11:43:50 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=471620df-4eea-4daa-adaf-03a3a8b9a2ac.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="271" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=471620df-4eea-4daa-adaf-03a3a8b9a2ac.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="82" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Spain's Carolina Ruiz Castillo speeds down the course on her way to win an alpine ski World Cup women's downhill race, in Meribel, France, Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=45791c13-5297-4263-977f-ea391425014d.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="272" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=45791c13-5297-4263-977f-ea391425014d.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="82" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Germany's Maria Hoefl-Riesch speeds down the course on her way to placing second in an alpine ski World Cup women's downhill race, in Meribel, France, Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=d08f7af6-4d19-47e0-882a-cbaec2a46e63.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="272" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=d08f7af6-4d19-47e0-882a-cbaec2a46e63.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="82" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Slovenia's Tina Maze speeds down the course on her way to place fourth in an alpine ski World Cup women's downhill race, in Meribel, France, Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=97925d5c-1949-44c2-8de2-0b1c3e1073fc.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="280" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=97925d5c-1949-44c2-8de2-0b1c3e1073fc.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="84" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Spain's Carolina Ruiz Castillo, center, winner of an alpine ski, women's World Cup downhill race, celebrates on the podium with second-placed Germany's Maria Hoefl-Riesch, left, and third-placed France's Marie Marchand-Arvier, in Meribel, France, Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Enrico Schiavi)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=3173e34a-e927-44ef-9a3a-ccc92190a6f9.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="313" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=3173e34a-e927-44ef-9a3a-ccc92190a6f9.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="94" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Spain's Carolina Ruiz Castillo celebrates at the finish area after winning an alpine ski, women's World Cup downhill race, in Meribel, France, Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Enrico Schiavi)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=db93a775-cd5f-4aee-825e-57fb80c56fa3.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="287" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=db93a775-cd5f-4aee-825e-57fb80c56fa3.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="87" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Spain's Carolina Ruiz Castillo celebrates at the finish area after winning an alpine ski, women's World Cup downhill race, in Meribel, France, Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Enrico Schiavi)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b505d577-6905-40ce-809b-2fdc008ecf1c.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="268" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b505d577-6905-40ce-809b-2fdc008ecf1c.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Germany's Maria Hoefl-Riesch celebrates at the finish area after finishing second in an alpine ski, women's World Cup downhill race, in Meribel, France, Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Enrico Schiavi)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=6d3b0928-0e33-4931-9b92-a8c386c3c2ea.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="283" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=6d3b0928-0e33-4931-9b92-a8c386c3c2ea.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="85" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Slovenia's Tina Maze reacts at the finish area after taking fourth place in in an alpine ski, women's World Cup downhill race, in Meribel, France, Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Enrico Schiavi)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=4c969b64-d3c1-4c71-8021-5f841a5be708.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="256" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=4c969b64-d3c1-4c71-8021-5f841a5be708.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="77" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;France's Marie Marchand-Arvier speeds down the course on her way to placing third in an alpine ski World Cup women's downhill race, in Meribel, France, Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Hoefl-Riesch wins WCup slalom; Shiffrin of US 3rd</title>
<description><![CDATA[Olympic champion Maria Hoefl-Riesch of Germany overcame a nagging hip injury, putting down a blazing second run Saturday to overtake local favorite Tanja Poutiainen of Finland and win the first World Cup slalom of the season.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Louise Nordstrom]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Louise Nordstrom]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/10/15072933-hoefl-riesch-wins-wcup-slalom-shiffrin-of-us-3rd</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/10/15072933-hoefl-riesch-wins-wcup-slalom-shiffrin-of-us-3rd</guid><category>sports</category><category>world-cup</category><category>women</category><category>ski</category><category>tanja-poutiainen</category><category>maria-hoefl-riesch</category><pubDate>Sat, 10 Nov 2012 15:01:05 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=6df5737c-db08-426a-acd6-af730221a2ba.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="301" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=6df5737c-db08-426a-acd6-af730221a2ba.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="91" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Mikaela Shiffrin, of the United States, smiles after finishing third in a alpine ski, women's World Cup Slalom, in Levi, Finland, Saturday, Nov.10, 2012. Olympic champion Maria Hoefl-Riesch of Germany overcame a nagging hip injury and local favorite Tanja Poutiainen on Saturday, putting down a blazing second run to overtake the Finn and win the first women's World Cup slalom of the season. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=817e5d38-f47e-4d76-a16b-7732c7a9654c.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="272" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=817e5d38-f47e-4d76-a16b-7732c7a9654c.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="82" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Germany's Maria Hoefl-Riesch celebrates in the finish area after winning an alpine ski, women's World Cup Slalom, in Levi, Finland, Saturday, Nov.10, 2012. Olympic champion Maria Hoefl-Riesch of Germany overcame a nagging hip injury and local favorite Tanja Poutiainen on Saturday, putting down a blazing second run to overtake the Finn and win the first women's World Cup slalom of the season. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=40944875-4160-4768-9d98-4f8a40ad0f17.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="261" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=40944875-4160-4768-9d98-4f8a40ad0f17.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="79" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Germany's Maria Hoefl-Riesch, center, winner of an alpine ski, women's World Cup Slalom, celebrates on the podium with second placed Finland's Tanja Poutiainen, left, and third placed Mikaela Shiffrin, of the United States, in Levi, Finland, Saturday, Nov.10, 2012. Olympic champion Maria Hoefl-Riesch of Germany overcame a nagging hip injury and local favorite Tanja Poutiainen on Saturday, putting down a blazing second run to overtake the Finn and win the first women's World Cup slalom of the season. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bbfaea14-9963-4f42-8d90-c21a3ad5671b.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="293" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bbfaea14-9963-4f42-8d90-c21a3ad5671b.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="88" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Mikaela Shiffrin, of the United States, celebrates her third place after completing an alpine ski, women's World Cup Slalom, in Levi, Finland, Saturday, Nov.10, 2012. Olympic champion Maria Hoefl-Riesch of Germany overcame a nagging hip injury and local favorite Tanja Poutiainen on Saturday, putting down a blazing second run to overtake the Finn and win the first women's World Cup slalom of the season. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=26df9937-17e3-43b7-a9c0-c3924721657f.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="371" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=26df9937-17e3-43b7-a9c0-c3924721657f.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="166" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Mikaela Shiffrin, of the United States, celebrates her third place after completing an alpine ski, women's World Cup Slalom, in Levi, Finland, Saturday, Nov.10, 2012. Olympic champion Maria Hoefl-Riesch of Germany overcame a nagging hip injury and local favorite Tanja Poutiainen on Saturday, putting down a blazing second run to overtake the Finn and win the first women's World Cup slalom of the season. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=9e50ba2d-24d2-481a-94ea-a19612a3a1be.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="305" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=9e50ba2d-24d2-481a-94ea-a19612a3a1be.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="92" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Finland's Tanja Poutiainen celebrates her second place after completing an alpine ski, women's World Cup Slalom, in Levi, Finland, Saturday, Nov.10, 2012. Olympic champion Maria Hoefl-Riesch of Germany overcame a nagging hip injury and local favorite Tanja Poutiainen on Saturday, putting down a blazing second run to overtake the Finn and win the first women's World Cup slalom of the season. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bfd94012-1255-4e8f-b652-6603c63c7c82.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="274" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bfd94012-1255-4e8f-b652-6603c63c7c82.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="83" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Maria Höfl-Riesch of Germany in action during the first run of the women's  World Cup slalom in Levi, Finland Saturday Nov. 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Letikuva/Heikki Saukkomaa)  FINLAND OUT&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=8a29f5b1-951c-4802-8489-377f72df732b.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="289" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=8a29f5b1-951c-4802-8489-377f72df732b.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="87" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Mikaela Shifrin of USA in action during the first run of the women's  World Cup slalom in Levi, Finland Saturday Nov. 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Letikuva/Heikki Saukkomaa)  FINLAND OUT&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=5b38f1b2-756c-4122-8b89-e45f37d84d61.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="342" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=5b38f1b2-756c-4122-8b89-e45f37d84d61.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Finland's Tanja Poutiainen in action during the first run of the women's  World Cup slalom in Levi, Finland Saturday Nov. 10, 2012.  Local favorite Tanja Poutiainen of Finland clocked the fastest time in the first run of a women's World Cup slalom Saturday, taking a narrow lead over Germany's Maria Hoefl-Riesch.(AP Photo/Letikuva/Heikki Saukkomaa)  FINLAND OUT&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Hoefl-Riesch wins slalom, Vonn skis out in Sweden</title>
<description><![CDATA[Maria Hoefl-Riesch of Germany won a World Cup slalom on Saturday, while overall champion Lindsey Vonn skied out during her second run.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Oliver Grassman]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Oliver Grassman]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/04/10575479-hoefl-riesch-wins-slalom-vonn-skis-out-in-sweden</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/04/10575479-hoefl-riesch-wins-slalom-vonn-skis-out-in-sweden</guid><category>sports</category><category>world-cup</category><category>women</category><category>cup</category><category>ski</category><category>united-states</category><category>resi-stiegler</category><category>lindsey-vonn</category><category>maria-hoefl-riesch</category><category>annemarie-moser-proell</category><pubDate>Sun, 4 Mar 2012 16:48:25 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/06e82c5d-43c5-4052-be30-4281039bf3d2.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="281" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/06e82c5d-43c5-4052-be30-4281039bf3d2.jpg" width="120" height="85" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Resi Stiegler, of the United States, celebrates her second place after completing an alpine ski, women's World Cup slalom, in Ofterschwang, Germany, Sunday, March 4, 2012. (AP Photo/dapd/ Timm Schamberger)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/6829ac78-a381-4bbb-8ad7-7adb88f79ba9.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="394" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/6829ac78-a381-4bbb-8ad7-7adb88f79ba9.jpg" width="120" height="156" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Erin Mielzynski, of Canada, center, winner of an alpine ski, women's World Cup slalom, smiles on the podium with second placed Resi Stiegler, of the United States, left, and third placed Marlies Schild, of Austria, in Ofterschwang, Germany, Sunday, March 4, 2012.  (AP Photo/dapd/Timm Schamberger)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/bd29b891-a5c8-4477-8564-781459171396.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="289" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/bd29b891-a5c8-4477-8564-781459171396.jpg" width="120" height="213" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Resi Stiegler, of the United States, celebrates her second place after completing an alpine ski, women's World Cup slalom, in Ofterschwang, Germany, Sunday, March 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Elvis Piazzi)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/d8bc9309-bbaf-4ed0-bdd9-ab8fa0523fb9.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="331" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/d8bc9309-bbaf-4ed0-bdd9-ab8fa0523fb9.jpg" width="120" height="186" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Lindsey Vonn, of the United States, gestures as she stands in the finish area of an alpine ski, women's World Cup slalom, in Ofterschwang, Germany, Sunday, March 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Elvis Piazzi)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/4c3f243e-057f-462e-a5a2-c4748e8f45e3.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="390" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/4c3f243e-057f-462e-a5a2-c4748e8f45e3.jpg" width="120" height="158" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;United States's Lindsey Vonn celebrates on podium after winning a women's Alpine Ski World cup giant slalom competition in Are, Sweden, Friday, March 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/e1429311-c3a4-47e9-9091-9a2c3d4b713e.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="275" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/e1429311-c3a4-47e9-9091-9a2c3d4b713e.jpg" width="120" height="83" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;United States's Lindsey Vonn celebrates at finish line after winning a women's Alpine Ski World cup giant slalom competition in Are, Sweden, Friday, March 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/16f6da86-b8ad-4ac5-a169-06ccfc2a43e9.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="441" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/16f6da86-b8ad-4ac5-a169-06ccfc2a43e9.jpg" width="120" height="132" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;United States's Lindsey Vonn celebrates at finish line after winning a women's Alpine Ski World cup giant slalom competition in Are, Sweden, Friday, March 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/2ac24997-568c-4ca1-850c-b4dbc14307ff.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="272" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/2ac24997-568c-4ca1-850c-b4dbc14307ff.jpg" width="120" height="82" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;United States's Lindsey Vonn celebrates at finish line after winning a women's Alpine Ski World cup giant slalom competition in Are, Sweden, Friday, March 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/b83e3dcc-485f-4578-ae1c-8a07a8ddf861.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="262" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/b83e3dcc-485f-4578-ae1c-8a07a8ddf861.jpg" width="120" height="79" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;United States's Lindsey Vonn skis down to the course on her way to clock the fastest time during the first run of  a women's Alpine Ski World cup giant slalom competition in Are, Sweden, Friday, March 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/a9b26375-eee3-4587-8674-5d5bc5af906c.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="248" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/a9b26375-eee3-4587-8674-5d5bc5af906c.jpg" width="120" height="75" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;United States's Lindsey Vonn skis down to the course on her way to clock the fastest time during the first run of  a women's Alpine Ski World cup giant slalom competition in Are, Sweden, Friday, March 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/40836ca9-14e7-431b-814f-1a8a0b176069.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="268" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/40836ca9-14e7-431b-814f-1a8a0b176069.jpg" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;United States's Lindsey Vonn skis down to the course on her way to clock the fastest time during the first run of  a women's Alpine Ski World cup giant slalom competition in Are, Sweden, Friday, March 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/3dbfd9dd-4951-45c6-b148-33aac4638b0d.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="262" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/3dbfd9dd-4951-45c6-b148-33aac4638b0d.jpg" width="120" height="79" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;United States's Lindsey Vonn celebrates at finish line after winning a women's Alpine Ski World cup giant slalom competition in Are, Sweden, Friday, March 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/1b3515c0-2f0a-4fd0-886c-2846ac9a2636.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="511" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/1b3515c0-2f0a-4fd0-886c-2846ac9a2636.jpg" width="120" height="153" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Italy's Federica Brignone celebrates on podium after taking second place in a women's Alpine Ski World cup giant slalom competition in Are, Sweden, Friday, March 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/65172534-9117-429b-9a5e-eb681799a1e7.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="511" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/65172534-9117-429b-9a5e-eb681799a1e7.jpg" width="120" height="153" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Italy's Federica Brignone celebrates at finish line after taking second place in a women's Alpine Ski World cup giant slalom competition in Are, Sweden, Friday, March 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/bf5be9b4-c0e8-4983-934b-22dece7d0e80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/bf5be9b4-c0e8-4983-934b-22dece7d0e80.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;United States's Lindsey Vonn, center, the winner, celebrates on podium with Italy's Federica Brignone, left, second placed placed, and Germany's Viktoria Rebensburg, third, after a women's Alpine Ski World cup giant slalom competition in Are, Sweden, Friday, March 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/26a4878d-256e-4322-b90c-ab5fd424fb16.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="264" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/26a4878d-256e-4322-b90c-ab5fd424fb16.jpg" width="120" height="79" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Germany's Germany's Maria Hoefl-Riesch slaloms past a pole during the first run of an alpine ski, women's World Cup slalom, in Are, Sweden, Saturday, March 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/ccfb2a1b-0e0a-4a52-97f1-8839040e65bc.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="296" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/ccfb2a1b-0e0a-4a52-97f1-8839040e65bc.jpg" width="120" height="89" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Lindsey Vonn, of the United States, slaloms past a pole during the first run of an alpine ski, women's World Cup slalom, in Are, Sweden, Saturday, March 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/3257230d-d501-466d-9ad6-167f098f8a14.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="399" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/3257230d-d501-466d-9ad6-167f098f8a14.jpg" width="120" height="154" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Germany's Maria Hoefl-Riesch celebrates after winning an alpine ski, women's World Cup slalom, in Are, Sweden, Saturday, March 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/33156fa0-ff7f-4e4e-a8ff-e90e7d73591c.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="249" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/33156fa0-ff7f-4e4e-a8ff-e90e7d73591c.jpg" width="120" height="75" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Lindsey Vonn, of the United States, crashes during the second run of an alpine ski, women's World Cup slalom, in Are, Sweden, Saturday, March 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/65a25b70-f2e2-425f-a289-ca58c278294b.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="269" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/65a25b70-f2e2-425f-a289-ca58c278294b.jpg" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Germany's Maria Hoefl-Riesch, center, celebrates after winning an alpine ski, women's World Cup slalom, flanked by second placed Veronika Zuzulova, of Slovakia, left, and third placed Canada's Marie-Michele Gagnon, in Are, Sweden, Saturday, March 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/1c15ad71-1f57-49ba-9133-1d6549c737ca.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="392" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/1c15ad71-1f57-49ba-9133-1d6549c737ca.jpg" width="120" height="157" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Germany's Maria Hoefl-Riesch celebrates on the podium after winning an alpine ski, women's World Cup slalom, in Are, Sweden, Saturday, March 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Vonn clinches title, Hoefl-Riesch wins downhill</title>
<description><![CDATA[Lindsey Vonn clinched her fifth consecutive World Cup downhill title Saturday after placing third in a race on the 2014 Sochi Olympics course won by German rival and friend Maria Hoefl-Riesch.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Dampf]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Andrew Dampf]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/11/10381980-vonn-clinches-title-hoefl-riesch-wins-downhill</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/11/10381980-vonn-clinches-title-hoefl-riesch-wins-downhill</guid><category>sports</category><category>world-cup</category><category>women</category><category>ski</category><category>marlies-schild</category><category>sochi-olympic</category><category>lindsey-vonn</category><category>sochi-olympics</category><category>tessa-worley</category><category>maria-hoefl-riesch</category><category>andorran-pyrenees</category><pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:47:14 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/fb5f7231-d0a5-4432-ba70-4003e1a1fca0.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="451" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/fb5f7231-d0a5-4432-ba70-4003e1a1fca0.jpg" width="120" height="135" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Austria's Marlies Schild celebrates after winning an alpine ski, women's World Cup slalom, in Soldeu-Grandvalira, Andorra, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012. Marlies Schild of Austria won her sixth World Cup slalom of the season on Saturday after overall leader Lindsey Vonn and defending champion Maria Hoefl-Riesch crashed out in the opening run on the Pyrenees course. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/79aa7527-9ae4-496d-a491-ebd9dcbff32a.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="285" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/79aa7527-9ae4-496d-a491-ebd9dcbff32a.jpg" width="120" height="86" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Austria's Marlies Schild, center, winner of an alpine ski, women's World Cup slalom, celebrates on the podium with second placed Sweden's Frida Hansdotter, left, and third placed Austria' Kathrin Zettel, in Soldeu-Grandvalira, Andorra, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/793f4549-d2a3-4fb5-84c9-96abec3ba844.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="268" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/793f4549-d2a3-4fb5-84c9-96abec3ba844.jpg" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Mikaela Shiffrin, of the United States, slaloms past a pole during the first run of an alpine ski, women's World Cup slalom, in Soldeu-Grandvalira, Andorra, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/27e59255-cfe5-4195-a555-1d21a6e2e6ce.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="358" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/27e59255-cfe5-4195-a555-1d21a6e2e6ce.jpg" width="120" height="172" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Italy's Manuela Moelgg crashes during an alpine ski, women's World Cup slalom, in Soldeu-Grandvalira, Andorra, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/d80ee8f9-a799-4ed5-8de7-28097288fa9b.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="259" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/d80ee8f9-a799-4ed5-8de7-28097288fa9b.jpg" width="120" height="78" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;France's Tessa Worley celebrates in the finish area after winning an alpine ski, women's World Cup giant slalom, in Soldeu-Grandvalira, Andorra, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/d82ada95-6a6d-4938-a336-91c26398622c.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="265" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/d82ada95-6a6d-4938-a336-91c26398622c.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;France's Tessa Worley, center, winner of an alpine ski, women's World Cup giant slalom, celebrates on the podium with second placed Tina Maze, of Slovenia, left, and third placed Germany's Maria Hoefl-Riesch, in Soldeu-Grandvalira, Andorra, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/76e1fbe8-445f-4e31-991c-17ef0ed3b0d0.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="488" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/76e1fbe8-445f-4e31-991c-17ef0ed3b0d0.jpg" width="120" height="146" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;France's Tessa Worley, right, hugs third placed Maria Hoefl-Riesch after winning an alpine ski, women's World Cup giant slalom, in Soldeu-Grandvalira, Andorra, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/7ddd683d-1401-46fa-ada2-7c33c0df8d3e.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="486" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/7ddd683d-1401-46fa-ada2-7c33c0df8d3e.jpg" width="120" height="146" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;France's Tessa Worley celebrates on the podium after winning an alpine ski, women's World Cup giant slalom, in Soldeu-Grandvalira, Andorra, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/d0423a66-a255-4b96-ade8-27fa1cfe027e.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="268" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/d0423a66-a255-4b96-ade8-27fa1cfe027e.jpg" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Gusting winds hit the course during an alpine ski, women's World Cup giant slalom, in Soldeu-Grandvalira, Andorra, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. Tessa Worley of France fought off gusting winds to win a second consecutive World Cup giant slalom on Sunday in the Andorran Pyrenees, while overall leader Lindsey Vonn finished more than a second behind. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/56aab6c0-f13e-4b1d-804b-491ab0c3a173.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="258" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/56aab6c0-f13e-4b1d-804b-491ab0c3a173.jpg" width="120" height="78" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Lindsey Vonn, of the United States, powers past a gate during the first run of an alpine ski, women's World Cup giant slalom, in Soldeu-Grandvalira, Andorra, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/1d89c03e-ef21-4ed6-8643-336bfe564d3e.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="253" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/1d89c03e-ef21-4ed6-8643-336bfe564d3e.jpg" width="120" height="76" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;United States's Lindsey Vonn, right, and Germany's Maria Riesch-Hoefl inspect the course of the women's World Cup downhill race in Rosa Khuntor near Sochi, Russia, on Wednesday, Feb.15, 2012. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/89c8b30f-1106-4188-8bd5-4c6c2f6e366e.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="248" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/89c8b30f-1106-4188-8bd5-4c6c2f6e366e.jpg" width="120" height="75" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;United States's Lindsey Vonn inspects the course of the women's World Cup downhill race in Rosa Khuntor near Sochi, Russia, on Wednesday, Feb.15, 2012. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/799985b4-990b-4340-a7a2-8b084e59189b.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="241" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/799985b4-990b-4340-a7a2-8b084e59189b.jpg" width="120" height="73" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;United States's Lindsey Vonn starts a women's World Cup downhill training session in Rosa Khuntor near Sochi, Russia, on Wednesday, Feb.15, 2012. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Vonn denied by Hoefl-Riesch in super-combined race</title>
<description><![CDATA[Lindsey Vonn was denied a three-win weekend sweep by just 0.03 seconds as Maria Hoefl-Riesch won a super-combined event Sunday.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Graham Dunbar]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Graham Dunbar]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/27/10250076-vonn-denied-by-hoefl-riesch-in-super-combined-race</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/27/10250076-vonn-denied-by-hoefl-riesch-in-super-combined-race</guid><category>sports</category><category>world-cup</category><category>women</category><category>ski</category><category>tina-maze</category><category>lindsey-vonn</category><category>maria-hoefl-riesch</category><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:36:15 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/4beab6e7-a1a2-4b08-bd33-2bba7df784dc.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="276" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/4beab6e7-a1a2-4b08-bd33-2bba7df784dc.jpg" width="120" height="83" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Lindsey Vonn of the US competes in the second training of the women's alpine skiing World Cup Downhill event in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Jan. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Keystone, Urs Flueeler)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/0702b15d-bbf0-4079-b48e-01b78ebdf4d4.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="509" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/0702b15d-bbf0-4079-b48e-01b78ebdf4d4.jpg" width="120" height="153" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Lindsey Vonn, of the United States, checks her time at the end of an alpine ski, women's World Cup downhill training session in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Armando Trovati)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/ba0ad1af-9c45-42ff-b230-6a05f0fe9f26.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="391" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/ba0ad1af-9c45-42ff-b230-6a05f0fe9f26.jpg" width="120" height="157" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Lindsey Vonn, of the United States, smiles at the end of an alpine ski, women's World Cup downhill training session in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Armando Trovati)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/4c27b088-b99d-4a8d-ae43-fee37188d01a.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="279" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/4c27b088-b99d-4a8d-ae43-fee37188d01a.jpg" width="120" height="84" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Lindsey Vonn of USA speeds down the course during the downhill portion of a women's alpine skiing super-combined World Cup race in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Keystone, Urs Flueeler) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/91599c40-f045-4f17-ae77-592e063e9ea9.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="353" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/91599c40-f045-4f17-ae77-592e063e9ea9.jpg" width="120" height="174" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Lindsey Vonn, of the United States, reacts at finish line after clocking the fastest time in the downhill portion of an alpine ski, women's World Cup supercombined, in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Armando Trovati)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/d74822d9-3301-4b50-a40c-ee37d8bc1db5.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="352" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/d74822d9-3301-4b50-a40c-ee37d8bc1db5.jpg" width="120" height="175" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Lindsey Vonn of United States reacts in the finish area after winning the downhill portion of a women's alpine skiing super-combined World Cup race in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Keystone, Arno Balzarini) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/8355d8f0-d246-462c-bd87-65d82c37cf27.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="313" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/8355d8f0-d246-462c-bd87-65d82c37cf27.jpg" width="120" height="196" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Lindsey Vonn, of the United States, speeds down the course on her way to win the downhill portion of an alpine ski, women's World Cup supercombined, in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/d17e3818-9b67-4ae6-bd85-a376c5118642.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="314" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/d17e3818-9b67-4ae6-bd85-a376c5118642.jpg" width="120" height="196" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Slovenia's Tina Maze speeds down the course on her way to take sixth place in the downhill portion of an alpine ski, women's World Cup supercombined, in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/579c0d91-14be-4fe7-b738-11a8a8e263a4.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="280" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/579c0d91-14be-4fe7-b738-11a8a8e263a4.jpg" width="120" height="84" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Winner Maria Hoefl-Riesch of Germany reacts on the podium after an Super Combined of the women's Alpine Skiing World Cup event in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Jan. 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Keystone/Arno Balzarini)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/db33567d-f718-4792-9fb4-50be1b11460c.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="218" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/db33567d-f718-4792-9fb4-50be1b11460c.jpg" width="120" height="66" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Germany's Maria Hoefl-Riesch, center, winner of an alpine ski, women's World Cup super-combined, celebrates on the podium with second placed Lindsey Vonn, left, of the United States, left, and third placed Austria's Nicole Hosp, in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Armando Trovati)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/a8876c6a-d4cc-4d3e-8f33-e3a501a70da6.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="257" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/a8876c6a-d4cc-4d3e-8f33-e3a501a70da6.jpg" width="120" height="77" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Germany's Maria Hoefl-Riesch crosses the finish line to win an alpine ski, women's World Cup super-combined, in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Armando Trovati)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/de1493e7-9090-47d1-a6e5-2fa37341da41.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="275" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/de1493e7-9090-47d1-a6e5-2fa37341da41.jpg" width="120" height="83" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Lindsey Vonn, of the United States, slaloms past a pole during an alpine ski, women's World Cup super-combined, in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012. Lindsey Vonn was denied a three-win weekend sweep by just 0.03 seconds as Maria Hoefl-Riesch won a super-combined event Sunday. Hoefl-Riesch won for the first time in 11 months to kick-start her defense of the World Cup overall title she took from Vonn last season. (AP Photo/Armando Trovati)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/9802b39a-6fac-442b-8ca0-a87ee16ffda1.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="293" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/9802b39a-6fac-442b-8ca0-a87ee16ffda1.jpg" width="120" height="88" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Germany's Maria Hoefl-Riesch celebrates after winning an alpine ski, women's World Cup super-combined, in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Armando Trovati)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/462121b2-34de-469f-a802-43f9e91da20c.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="503" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/462121b2-34de-469f-a802-43f9e91da20c.jpg" width="120" height="151" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Lindsey Vonn, of the United States, looks down after completing an alpine ski, women's World Cup super-combined, in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012. Lindsey Vonn was denied a three-win weekend sweep by just 0.03 seconds as Maria Hoefl-Riesch won a super-combined event Sunday. Hoefl-Riesch won for the first time in 11 months to kick-start her defense of the World Cup overall title she took from Vonn last season. (AP Photo/Armando Trovati)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/53f7fe31-03a1-4ed8-b3cc-5e9882e3e50f.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="444" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/53f7fe31-03a1-4ed8-b3cc-5e9882e3e50f.jpg" width="120" height="133" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Lindsey Vonn, of the United States, right, hugs germany's Maria Hoefl-Riesch following an alpine ski, women's World Cup super-combined, in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012. Lindsey Vonn was denied a three-win weekend sweep by just 0.03 seconds as Maria Hoefl-Riesch won a super-combined event Sunday. Hoefl-Riesch won for the first time in 11 months to kick-start her defense of the World Cup overall title she took from Vonn last season. (AP Photo/Armando Trovati)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/fa493cc2-2b8f-44cb-b5ca-efbbfdc55def.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="281" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/fa493cc2-2b8f-44cb-b5ca-efbbfdc55def.jpg" width="120" height="85" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Lindsey Vonn, of the United States, leans on her skis after completing an alpine ski, women's World Cup super-combined, in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012. Lindsey Vonn was denied a three-win weekend sweep by just 0.03 seconds as Maria Hoefl-Riesch won a super-combined event Sunday. Hoefl-Riesch won for the first time in 11 months to kick-start her defense of the World Cup overall title she took from Vonn last season. (AP Photo/Armando Trovati)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/d5f74e78-7033-4e98-9661-f38077c74512.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="252" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/d5f74e78-7033-4e98-9661-f38077c74512.jpg" width="120" height="76" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Lindsey Vonn, of the United States, crosses the finish line of an alpine ski, women's World Cup super-combined, in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012. Lindsey Vonn was denied a three-win weekend sweep by just 0.03 seconds as Maria Hoefl-Riesch won a super-combined event Sunday. Hoefl-Riesch won for the first time in 11 months to kick-start her defense of the World Cup overall title she took from Vonn last season. (AP Photo/Armando Trovati)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Austria's Kirchgasser wins World Cup slalom</title>
<description><![CDATA[Michaela Kirchgasser of Austria won a World Cup slalom on Sunday after pre-race favorites Marlies Schild and Maria Hoefl-Riesch skied out on the first run.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniella Matar]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Daniella Matar]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/22/10209975-austrias-kirchgasser-wins-world-cup-slalom</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/22/10209975-austrias-kirchgasser-wins-world-cup-slalom</guid><category>sports</category><category>world-cup</category><category>women</category><category>wcup</category><category>ski</category><category>women-world-cup</category><category>marlies-schild</category><category>michaela-kirchgasser</category><category>maria-hoefl-riesch</category><pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 13:32:35 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/fc051509-5fee-4133-9e2c-b7cff762341c.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="438" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/fc051509-5fee-4133-9e2c-b7cff762341c.jpg" width="120" height="131" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Austria's Michaela Kirchgasser celebrates on the podium after winning an alpine ski, women's World Cup slalom, in Kranjska Gora Slovenia, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/892fc3dc-8479-4652-84e4-05b674278be6.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="363" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/892fc3dc-8479-4652-84e4-05b674278be6.jpg" width="120" height="169" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Austria's Michaela Kirchgasser celebrates after winning an alpine ski, women's World Cup slalom, in Kranjska Gora Slovenia, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/1fffda93-489a-4a63-9422-8618c9e35566.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="263" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/1fffda93-489a-4a63-9422-8618c9e35566.jpg" width="120" height="79" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Austria's Michaela Kirchgasser celebrates after winning an alpine ski, women's World Cup slalom, in Kranjska Gora Slovenia, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/0cd787ca-1d68-4c6f-ba73-68bb06eba6c9.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="368" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/0cd787ca-1d68-4c6f-ba73-68bb06eba6c9.jpg" width="120" height="167" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Austria's Michaela Kirchgasser celebrates after winning an alpine ski, women's World Cup slalom, in Kranjska Gora Slovenia, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/f3caa3a1-6d0d-4bf5-9fbd-ded9c73ef95d.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="257" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/f3caa3a1-6d0d-4bf5-9fbd-ded9c73ef95d.jpg" width="120" height="77" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Austria's Michaela Kirchgasser competes during the first run of an alpine ski, women's World Cup slalom, in Kranjska Gora Slovenia, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/marco Trovati)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/253fc9d0-2f2b-44a9-8794-b91b14ca0507.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="380" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/253fc9d0-2f2b-44a9-8794-b91b14ca0507.jpg" width="120" height="162" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Finland's Tanja Poutiainen kisses her skis as she celebrates her second place after completing an alpine ski, women's World Cup slalom, in Kranjska Gora Slovenia, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/85a51b3c-194a-4c27-8424-4066d5e45057.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="377" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/85a51b3c-194a-4c27-8424-4066d5e45057.jpg" width="120" height="163" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Finland's Tanja Poutiainen celebrates her second place after completing an alpine ski, women's World Cup slalom, in Kranjska Gora Slovenia, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/c6bd84cd-1233-4e8c-8166-03aa81b8a1c6.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="290" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/c6bd84cd-1233-4e8c-8166-03aa81b8a1c6.jpg" width="120" height="87" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Slovakia's Veronika Zuzulova celebrates her third place after completing an alpine ski, women's World Cup slalom, in Kranjska Gora Slovenia, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/bec98176-0e5f-41c1-a0ca-59959a252e23.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="269" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/bec98176-0e5f-41c1-a0ca-59959a252e23.jpg" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Slovakia's Veronika Zuzulova competes during the first run of an alpine ski, women's World Cup slalom, in Kranjska Gora Slovenia, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/marco Trovati)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/e4149851-eb21-4cd6-a5db-26e67d8e5e58.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="283" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/e4149851-eb21-4cd6-a5db-26e67d8e5e58.jpg" width="120" height="85" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Lindsey Vonn, of the United States, competes during the first run of an alpine ski, women's World Cup slalom, in Kranjska Gora Slovenia, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/9fe5ce4e-208d-4b82-a65e-2705b7d5567c.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/9fe5ce4e-208d-4b82-a65e-2705b7d5567c.jpg" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Slovenia's Tina Maze competes during the first run of an alpine ski, women's World Cup slalom, in Kranjska Gora Slovenia, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/marco Trovati)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Hoefl-Riesch considers retirement after Olympics</title>
<description><![CDATA[Maria Hoefl-Riesch is considering retiring from ski racing after the 2014 Sochi Olympics.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric Willemsen]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Eric Willemsen]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/10/20/8419467-hoefl-riesch-considers-retirement-after-olympics</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/10/20/8419467-hoefl-riesch-considers-retirement-after-olympics</guid><category>sports</category><category>ski</category><category>retirement</category><category>riesch</category><category>sochi-olympics</category><category>hoefl-riesch</category><category>maria-hoefl-riesch</category><pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 22:34:15 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item></channel></rss>