ST. MORITZ, Switzerland—Mikaela Shiffrin’s first speed race weekend of the women’s World Cup season went so well, she believes it might make her even faster in her core technical events, too. The four-time overall champion won a super-G Sunday to top off her weekend with career win No. 77. The result leaves the American skier…

BEIJING—The first day of medals at the Beijing Olympics could be the start of another Norwegian gold rush. Aleksander Aamodt Kilde is among the favorites in the men’s downhill—one of the marquee events of NBC’s prime-time coverage Saturday—and fellow Norwegian Therese Johaug looks poised to add to the three Olympic medals she’s already won in…

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy— Corinne Suter ended Switzerland’s 32-year wait for a women’s downhill world title on Saturday, winning her fourth straight medal at a major championship but the first gold. Racing in the sunshine under crisp blue skies, Suter mastered the Olympia delle Tofane and decided the race by using excellent gliding skills on the…