Ivica Kostelic

Germany's Felix Neureuther won the final World Cup slalom of the season here on Sunday as he pipped Crystal Globe winner Marcel Hirscher into second.

Veteran ski champion Ivica Kostelic is to once again undergo knee surgery which will sideline him for up to two months, the Croatian national ski association said on Monday.

Croatia's Ivica Kostelic won a World Cup slalom race here on Sunday, with Marcel Hirscher of Austria finishing second to clinch the season's crystal globe in the discipline.

Austrian tyro Marcel Hirscher set the pace in the first leg of the slalom on Sunday, but American Ted Ligety's bid for a fourth gold at the world championships was dashed after he bombed out.

American Ted Ligety showed all his technical expertise on Monday to add the world super-combined title to the super-G crown he won earlier in the championships.

American Ted Ligety won the super-combined event at the World Ski Championships on Monday, to add to the super-G title he claimed earlier in the championships.

Unstoppable Austrian Marcel Hirscher consolidated his lead atop the overall World Cup standings with a blazing victory in the Moscow parallel slalom on Tuesday, but female counterpart Tina Maze fell short.

Austria's Marcel Hirscher powered to a stunning victory in Sunday's World Cup slalom with a winner-takes-all second run that left the onlooking Arnold Schwarzenegger punching the air in delight.

Croatia's Ivica Kostelic claimed a record fourth consecutive victory in the men's World Cup combined event on Sunday.

Felix Neureuther of Germany won the men's World Cup slalom here on Sunday timing 1min 50.53sec to bring to an end a run of three successive wins for Austrian Marcel Hirscher.

Frenchman Alexis Pinturault won the World Cup combined race here on Friday after a blistering slalom run propelled the 21-year-old to his second victory of the season.

Austrian star Marcel Hirscher won his third World Cup slalom of the season here on Sunday setting a new World Cup record of nine successive podium finishes in both this discipline and the giant slalom.

Croatia's Ivica Kostelic said Friday he was aiming to continue skiing the World Cup circuit for a further two seasons, which would see him going for an elusive Olympic gold medal at the 2014 Games in Sochi.

New ski regulations have caused a heated debate on the World Cup circuit, but the true test of how this will effect performances will come here this weekend's in the opening races of the season.

US skier Lindsey Vonn proved the season's star once again, swiping four World Cup trophies including the prized overall title, while Austria found a new heart-throb in Marcel Hirscher.

US skier Lindsey Vonn proved the season's star once again, swiping four World Cup trophies including the prized overall title, while Austria found a new heart-throb in Marcel Hirscher.

Sweden's Andre Myhrer won the season-ending men's slalom to claim the World Cup title in the discipline on Sunday as Germany's Viktoria Rebensburg defended her women's giant slalom crown.

Sweden's Andre Myhrer won the slalom World Cup title here Sunday after winning the final men's race of the season ahead of Germany's Felix Neureuther and Austrian Mario Matt.

Sweden's Andre Myhrer won the slalom World Cup title in Schladming, Austria on Sunday after winning the final men's race of the season ahead of Germany's Felix Neureuther and Austrian Mario Matt.

Marcel Hirscher was given double reason to celebrate Saturday after handing Austria their first overall World Cup men's alpine title since 2006 following his victory in the men's giant slalom.