Bode Miller (left, silver) and Andrew Weibrecht (bronze) celebrate their medals in the men's Super-G February 19, 2010 in Whistler, British Columbia, during the 2010 Winter Olympics. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times/MCT)
Bode Miller (left, silver) and Andrew Weibrecht (bronze) celebrate their medals in the men's Super-G February 19, 2010 in Whistler, British Columbia, during the 2010 Winter Olympics. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times/MCT) Credit: Wally Skalij—MCT

Lake Placid, n.y. — Two-time Olympic super-G medalist and Dartmouth College graduate Andrew Weibrecht is stepping away from ski racing after a lengthy career with the U.S. team.

Weibrecht announced his retirement on Tuesday in a Facebook post. He earned a bronze medal at the 2010 Vancouver Games and captured silver four years later in Sochi.

The 32-year-old Weibrecht started his first World Cup race on Nov. 30, 2006, in Beaver Creek, Colorado. His best World Cup finish was second during the super-G in Kitzbuehel, Austria, on Jan. 22, 2016.

Nicknamed “War Horse,” Weibrecht came up with teammates such as Steven Nyman and Ted Ligety. Weibrecht said in his post: “Man were we dorks … But hey, we were young and having a great time.”

Weibrecht dealt with ankle, shoulder and knee injuries over his career.

Colleges

Ex-Irish, NFL Star Zorich an AD

Chicago — Former Chicago Bears and Notre Dame defensive tackle Chris Zorich has been hired as athletic director at Chicago State.

A Chicago product who was on Notre Dame’s 1988 national championship team and played for the Bears from 1991-96, Zorich replaces interim AD Tracy Dildy. The school says he will start work on May 8.

The 49-year-old Zorich joins a school that has been hit hard by budget problems in recent years and is looking for two new basketball coaches. Chicago State let Dildy go following a 3-29 men’s basketball season. The school also parted with women’s coach Angela Jackson, whose program endured a Division I record 59-game losing streak before beating Utah Valley on Feb. 8.

Zorich ran into financial difficulties after his playing career. He was sentenced in 2013 to three years of probation following a federal tax evasion conviction.

Track and Field

Suits Over Stadium Forces Rebid

Indianapolis — The 2020 U.S. Olympic track trials will be put out for bid again because of uncertainty over the Los Angeles-area stadium that won the initial bid to host them.

USA Track and Field awarded the trials last June to Mount San Antonio College in Walnut, Calif., but construction on the proposed stadium there has been held up due to legal challenges over the funding.

USATF hopes to re-award trials by June.

NASCAR

Earnhardt, Wife Welcome Daughter

Charlotte, n.c. — Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his wife, Amy, announced the birth of their first child on Tuesday on social media.

Isla Rose Earnhardt was born on Monday night, Amy Earnhardt tweeted, calling their daughter “the best dream ever.”

Earnhardt added: “Everyone was right. It’s a new beginning. Now everything I do will be for her and Amy. So blessed.”

Earnhardt retired from NASCAR competition at the end of last season and will be an analyst on NBC beginning in July.

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