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Four Canadians score, Grange wins at Kitz
 Jean-Baptiste Grange of France won a men's World Cup slalom on Sunday, while Ivica Kostelic of Croatia placed second to take the combined event for his sixth title this month. Canada placed four racers in the top 25.
·Spence 14th, Cousineau 15th, Janyk 17th
·Kostelic extends overall lead to 455 over Svindal
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Cuche edges Bode, repeats at Hahnenkamm
 Didier Cuche became the oldest man to win a World Cup race by claiming the downhill on the Streif course Saturday at the age of 36. Cuche beat Bode Miller of the United States by 0.98. Adrien Theaux of France was 1.18 back in third.
·Swiss star Cuche breaks Marco Buechel's age record by 85 days
·Guay 16th, Thomsen 26th, Semple 46th, Osborne-Paradis DNF
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Vonn tops Riesch, Janyk 9th in Cortina super-G
 Lindsey Vonn skied through pain in her left knee to win another super-G race Sunday, claiming her sixth victory of the season by a small margin over German rival Maria Riesch.
·Gut 3rd, Mancuso 4th, Paerson 5th
·Janyk matches best result of the season
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Kingsbury, Dufour-Lapointe lead 4-medal day
 While France's Guilbaut Colas and USA's Hannah Kearney repeated as moguls winner Sunday at the Lake Placid World Cup, Canada flexed its muscles by securing the remaining four podium positions. In all, Canada earned seven of the top nine spots.
·Kingsbury 2nd, Rousseau 3rd, Gagnon 4th
·Chloe Dufour-Lapointe 2nd, Richards 3rd, Heil 4th
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Robichaud nets 1st career moguls podium
The Canadian freestyle team earned three medals Saturday at the first of two FIS single moguls World Cups on Saturday. Olympic medallists Alex Bilodeau and Jenn Heil both took silver in their respective divisions, and Quebec City's Audrey Robichaud earned her first World Cup medal, finishing the day in third.
·2010 Olympic champion Hannah Kearney tops podium
·France's Guilbaut Colas win's men's event
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Belanger, Lee savor strong aerials efforts
 Under shifting winds and falling snow, Canadian aerialists Rémi Bélanger and Crystal Lee jumped their way to the finals of a FIS World Cup aerials event Friday. For both athletes it was their first time making the finals of a World Cup event, and both Bélanger and Lee finished the day in ninth position. Sabrina Guérin also made finals, finishing 12th.
·American Ashley Caldwell earns first World Cup victory
·China's Qui Ganugpu wins men's event, St. Onge 2nd
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Ski cross: Canmore's Tafel wins Nor-Am
Tristan Tafel took a big step toward realizing his dream of competing on the World Cup circuit Friday with a stellar debut at the first ski cross Nor-Am of the season. Tafel, of Canmore, Alta., was second in Wednesday's opener at Mount Hood Meadows, Oregon, and followed it with victory in Thursday's race at the same venue.
·Event will help select racers for Rockstar Ski Cross Grand Prix at Blue Mountain, Ont., from Feb. 9-11
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Maltais 3rd in snowboardcross at worlds
Dominique Maltais of Petite-Riviere Saint-Francois, Que., won bronze in the snowboardcross race Tuesday at the FIS Snowboard World Championships. American Lindsey Jacobellis captured her third world title, finishing ahead of Nelly Moenne of France.
·Canada's Maelle Ricker 4th after sustaining hand injury in final
·Francois Boivin of Jonquière, Que., 7th in men's race
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