4 days ago · SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria (AP) — First major championship. First event. First medal. Lauren Macuga certainly didn’t waste any time making an impact at the Alpine skiing world championships.. The 22-year-old American earned bronze in super-G on Thursday and quickly celebrated with a little dance in the finish area, rocking her arms up and down before bowing to the Austrian crowd.

17 hours ago · Lauren Macuga just can’t get enough.. Less than a month after winning her first World Cup event, the 22-year-old breakout alpine skier followed it up with a bronze medal at her maiden World Championships in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria.. And she loves the additional pressure that comes with it. “My God, it just keeps going up and up.

4 days ago · Lauren Macuga made quite the impression at her first world championships. Macuga tied for third in the super-G on Thursday at worlds in Saalbach, Austria. That makes her the first American since ...

In Thursday’s first World Championships speed race in Saalbach, Austria, 22-year-old Stifel U.S. Ski Team athlete Lauren Macuga won the bronze medal in the super-G. It was her first World Championships start and makes her the youngest skier to win a World Champs medal in a speed event in 12 years.

5 days ago · At 22, Lauren Macuga is the youngest skier to win a World Championships speed event medal in 12 years. ... For Macuga, it was her first World Championships appearance, adding to the moment’s gravitas. She tied for third in the Super G event Thursday alongside Kajsa Vickhoff Lie, finishing behind Federica Brignone and Stephanie Venier, who ...

4 days ago · American Lauren Macuga, 22, won the bronze medal in super-G in her debut at the Alpine skiing world championships and celebrated with what she called "weird dance moves." Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images

4 days ago · Austrian Stephanie Venier won the super-G on Thursday at the alpine skiing world championships, earning a gold medal on home soil, while 22-year-old American Lauren Macuga earned a podium spot ...

Jan 12, 2025 · Stifel U.S. Ski Team athlete Lauren Macuga won her first ever World Cup in the St. Anton super-G, marking her first podium and the first time any U.S. woman has won a super-G in St. Anton. Lindsey Vonn also continued her impressive comeback with a fourth-place finish -- …

Jan 12, 2025 · The 22-year-old Lauren Macuga (USA/Rossignol) produced the run of her young life in St. Anton on Sunday to jump ahead of a range of all-time Alpine skiing greats and grab her first ever Audi FIS World Cup win.

Jan 12, 2025 · American Lauren Macuga claimed her first World Cup victory on Sunday in a super-G race in St. Anton, Austria as her compatriot Lindsey Vonn finished fourth on her comeback to the sport.