The 41-year-old ski racer's 2nd place finish comes one day after she became the oldest winner of a World Cup race since the circuit started in 1967.

The Kang Institute, announced last week, is committed to researching the major issues affecting women athletes today.

CNBC and its sister networks, including USA, Golf Channel, and E!, are spinning off from their former parent company Comcast NBCUniversal to form a new publicly traded company called Versant. As part ...