Alpine skiing, also known as ski racing, has been contested at every Winter Olympics since 1936. The sport tests athletes' ability to ski down a snow-covered mountain as fast as possible within a set ...

Alpine skiing, one of the signature sports of the Winter Olympics, returns for more competition in Beijing this February. Skiing has been part of every Winter Olympics since 1936, and it now has 11 ...

The night after she won the Olympic gold medal in downhill, American alpine skier Breezy Johnson celebrated with a champagne toast. After the ritual, Johnson, 30, spent the rest of the night in an ...

SOLDEU, Andorra — Former Olympic and world downhill champion Corinne Suter won the first World Cup race since the Milan Cortina Games as the chase began Friday for Lindsey Vonn’s lead in the ...

Explore Olympic Alpine skiing basics, including the events (downhill, slalom, giant slalom, super-G, combined), competition ...