Alpine skiing

Race officials are considering alternative plans in case forecast high winds force the cancelation of Feb. 11’s men’s downhill but the option of moving the race forward by a day has already been rebuffed by Olympic officials.

In a moment of teen exuberance after winning the 2014 Olympic slalom gold, Mikaela Shiffrin blurted out her dream of winning five gold medals at the Pyeongchang Games.

Bulgaria ranks second in the European Union (EU) to export cross-country and Alpine ski to the EU member countries. This shows the data from Eurostat statistics, reported Monitor.

Our country has exported nearly 133,000 pairs of cross-country ski to the EU. Austria, however, is a leader with almost double result. Britain is in third place with 97,000 pairs.

Association head Enzo Smrekar addressed the athletes, saying that he believed that they trained hard and were entering the season ready. "The season is important because it is an Olympic season and we stand behind you, be confident, show what you are capable of and I believe that results will come this year".

The US Ski and Snowboard Association will file a formal request to the International Federation. The request is for the most successful female competitor Lindsay Won to be admitted to a men's race next year, reports Sega. 

Ioannis Proios of Greece speeds down the slope during the first run of the men's Giant Slalom race at the 2017 FIS Alpine Skiing World Championships in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Friday. [EPA]

The Bulgarian resort of Borovets is hosting the ladies' giant slalom of the FIS European Cup on Friday and Saturday.

The official opening will take place at 17.45 o'clock on Friday with free mulled wine provided to all.

The opening will be followed by the award ceremony of Friday's winners and the draw for the competition on Saturday.

The Bulgarian resort of Pamporovo is hosting the ladies' slalom of the European Cup on Tuesday and Wednesday, with more than seventy participants from twenty countries expected to compete.

The slalom on Tuesday was won by Ksenia Alopina from Russia and Chiara Gmuer from Switzerland, who finished the two runs in 1:42.10.

Lindsey Vonn broke Annemarie Moser-Proell's record for most World Cup downhill victories with her 37th in skiing's marquee event on Jan. 23.

Vonn beat Larisa Yurkiw of Canada by 0.28 seconds on the Olympia delle Tofane course - the same site where she eclipsed Moser-Proell's overall women's record of 62 victories a year ago - with a nearly flawless run amid windy conditions.

The resort town of Bansko on Saturday is welcoming its first ski tourists this year with a special inauguration ceremony.

Sports Minister Krasen Kralev attended the festive events which began at the new lift built in the Shiligarnika area, specialized websites report.