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Skier Nik Zoricic's family wants impartial probe into his death
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The family of Canadian racer Nik Zoricic says it will not launch a lawsuit if international skicross authorities agree to hold an independent inquiry into the circumstances surrounding his death during a World Cup race. More
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Skier Hans Grugger retires after life-altering injury
Austrian skier Hans Grugger has ended his career, 15 months after life-threatening head injuries during a training crash on the World Cup downhill course in Kitzbuehel.
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Nik Zoricic's family questioning skier's fatal crash
Lawyers for the family of Nik Zoricic are challenging the claim from the Canadian skier's team that his fatal crash in a World Cup skicross race in Switzerland last month was a "freak" accident.
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American skier Vonn pays off $1.7M in back taxes
Olympic gold medalist Lindsey Vonn announced through her Facebook page that she has paid the more than $1.7 million US she owed in back taxes.
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- Skiing Freestyle skiing pioneer Sarah Burke remembered in service at Whistler Thousands gathered in Whistler Village on Tuesday night to bid a sad farewell to late freeskiing pioneer Sarah Burke, who passed away in January after a fall while training in the Superpipe at Park City, Utah.
- Skiing Canadian mogulist Rousseau retiring to pursue skydiving Canadian moguls specialist Pierre-Alexandre Rousseau is packing away his skis and taking to the skies. The former world champion from Drummondville, Que., is retiring from freestyle skiing to pursue a career in skydiving.
- Skiing Canadian skier Brad Spence undergoes knee surgery Canadian Olympic skier Brad Spence has undergone surgery to fix a chronic knee pain that has slowed down the slalom specialist.
- Skiing Lindsey Vonn won't need surgery on sore knees Lindsey Vonn won't need surgery on her sore knees, just rest after a long season. Tests on Monday revealed some fraying of the meniscus in Vonn's left knee, but no tear. The right knee turned out to be fine.
- Skiing blogVanderBeek: Why do athletes keep risking it? The 2011-12 season will be remembered as an annus horribilis in the snow sport community after the deaths of Nik Zoricic and Sarah Burke. With those tragedies laying bare the inherent dangers of their jobs, why do athletes keep coming back for more? Canadian alpine skier Kelly VanderBeek finds the answer in moments of unexpected triumph.
- Skiing Vonn to get both knees examined after eventful season Lindsey Vonn says she will undergo tests on both knees after a grueling World Cup season in which she recaptured the overall title.
- Skiing Trevor Philp wins men's slalom at Canadian championships Trevor Philp won the men's slalom title at the Canadian championships on Monday. The 20-year-old from Calgary clocked a two-run time of one minute 37.77 seconds to edge out fellow Calgarian Trevor White (1:38.52) and Whistler, B.C., native Mike Janyk (1:38.79).
- Skiing Friends, family gather in Toronto for Nik Zoricic's funeral Friends, family and teammates have gathered at a Toronto church to pay tribute to Canadian freestyle skier Nik Zoricic.
