Scott Macartney News

On Jan. 19, his 30th birthday, Macartney lost control in the air on the last jump of the Hahnenkamm downhill in Kitzbuehel, Austria.

When the U.S. Ski competes across the globe next winter, it may bring a whole lot of the Vail Valley with it. via Vail Daily

“I was thinking about trying to do everything I could to land on my feet and keep going.”

Scott Macartney thought he was having a great run. The skier from Kirkland was moving fast over the ice and snow Jan. via The Seattle Times

“I had bib No. 11 and that's my sister's favorite number. I talked to her last night and told her I was gonna lay one down for her”

Jamie Anderson, with the Aspen, Colo., hills in the background, executes a maneuver en route to her victory Saturday in the women's Slopestyle at the Winter X Games. via The News Tribune

“It was hard to blank your head after see ing Scott's crash”

American Bode Miller finished second in a World Cup downhill race Saturday, but complained to organizers about the course after teammate Scott Macartney crashed and suffered a brain contusion. via Aspen Times Weekly

“I'm just trying to deal now with it in little pieces, and move on from here”

Scott Macartney is airlifted out of the Kitzbuhel finish area Saturday INNSBRUCK, Austria --Two-time Olympian Scott Macartney said Sunday he remembered his run during the 68th Hahnenkamm downhill but has no ... via Ski Racing Intl.

The Atlanta Falcons' search for a new head coach continued to focus on defensive assistants as Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier had his first interview with the team Saturday. via Chicago Sun-Times

United States ski racer Scott Macartney has been brought out of an induced coma as he is recovering well from a horror crash at the Kitzbuehel downhill race. via Earth Times

KITZBUEHEL, Austria : Ten years after his first World Cup victory in Kitzbuehel, Swiss Didier Cuche won the most prestigious downhill of the men's season on the Streif on Saturday. via International Herald Tribune

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“I tend to do better on the really tough courses”

Bode Miller has had a rough time since splitting from the U.S. Ski Team. His breakthrough came Saturday -- his first victory of the season and on one of the toughest World Cup downhill courses. via Charlotte Observer

“I like watching him do what he does when he does it. It's impressive when he pulls it off. It's so on the edge, it's not going to work every time”

VICENZO PINTO/AFP/GETTY IMAGES Bode Miller crosses the finish line Saturday during a World Cup downhill event in Bormio, Italy. via The News Tribune

“They've been taking it much harder than I do. I obviously want to win and I take it tough when I make mistakes. "But for them, they have no control over it all, and they see the way I've been training and how much work we've put into it.”

Armando Trovati AP Photo Bode Miller, of the United States, center, winner of an alpine ski, men's World Cup downhill race, celebrates on the podium with second placed Andreas Buder, of Austria, left, and third ... via The News Tribune

BORMIO, Italy -- Bode Miller won the men's World Cup downhill on the rugged Stelvio course Saturday. via Ski Racing Intl.

“If there is any one word to describe the U.S. Ski Team and its relationship with Bode Miller that would be accommodating. I've been looking after Bode and accommodating him for a long, long time”

ALTA BADIA, Italy : The United States men's ski team is doing just fine without its former star. via International Herald Tribune

Michael Walchhofer won his 2nd WC Downhill in a row, this time at Val Gardena, Italy. via About Skiing

“I think our team is in great shape right now.”

Bode Miller is skiing on his own, and the U.S. team is doing just fine without him. via Houston Chronicle

Michael Walchhofer won the first downhill classic of the World Cup season Saturday and increased his lead in the discipline standings. via ESPN

“It's huge for our team. I had a little falter today”

History will say that Michael Walchhofer , Steven Nyman and Didier Cuche had the best run during Friday's Birds of Prey downhill. via Vail Daily News

“I told him in the finish this was a payback for last year in Norway when he skied so well in poor conditions and then they stopped and finally restarted, and he didn't ski as well. What goes around comes around. This was a nice payback for Marco”

Jan Hudec, flanked by Andreas Buder, left, and Marco Sullivan CANADA'S Jan Hudec notched the first World Cup win of his career, and American Marco Sullivan finished second in the best showing of his career to ... via Ski Racing Intl.