A French trimaran on Friday broke the world record for circumnavigating the globe by sailboat after landing in Brest, France three days faster than the previous world record. Skipper Loick Peyron and a crew of 13 sailed the 130-foot trimaran Banque Populaire V for 45 days, 13 hours, and 42 minutes before crossing the Jules Verne Trophy line in Brest. The trimaran contended with unfavorable weather and formidable icebergs along the way. "We had to be very careful going very fast through the red... Read More
On Thursday, the Sierra Club and Friends of the West Shore filed suit in federal court to block an approved expansion of the Homewood Mountain Resort at Lake Tahoe, California. Residents and environmentalists have expressed concern about the environmental impact of plan, which includes new ski-in condos, two lodges, a four-story hotel, and 15,000 square feet of retail space. The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency unanimously approved the development last month. Mason Overstreet, director of Friend... Read More
Battling a lingering stomach illness, U.S. skier Lindsay Vonn finished 4th in downhill and 18th in super-g at the weekend's World Cup races in Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria, her worst showings in speed events since 2009. Vonn's teammate Julia Mancuso was second to Austria's Elisabeth Goergl in downhill and notched her third podium of the season. Vonn, who had won four-straigt World Cup races this year and whose last non-podium finish in super-g was an eight-place run in Italy in January 2009, re... Read More
On Wednesday, a Welsh Corgi believed to have died in a Montana avalanche that killed one of its owners showed up at the motel where his family had stayed. On Saturday, David Gaillard of Bozeman, Montana was tele-skiing with his wife, Kerry, and their dog, Ole, when an avalanche broke above them, killing Dave Gaillard. After two hours trying to locate her husband with an avalanche transceiver, Kerry Gaillard went for help. A search and rescue team found Gaillard's body but saw no sign of their ... Read More
The International Cycling Union has stripped French track cyclist Gregory Bauge and a team of French riders of their gold medals from the 2011 world championships following Bauge's violation of WADA's Whereabouts rule. Bauge won individual and team gold at March's world track championships in the Netherlands and was informed of his Whereabout breach in September. France's national cycling federation retroactively suspended Bauge between December 2010 and December 2011 but chose not to revoke h... Read More
