Italy’s Federica Brignone Wins Giant Slalom in Åre, Sweden It was a day of two halves today, Saturday, March 9, at Åre, Sweden, with wind and fog for run 1 in the morning and sunshine for run 2 in the afternoon. It was an exciting day of FIS World Cup racing with plenty of action, which unfortunately also saw several DNFs by top skiers like Alice Robinson or Kajsa […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | March 9, 2024 0 Comments
Switzerland’s Marco Odermatt Wins Both Giant Slalom Races in Aspen, CO The weather Gods were kind this weekend in Aspen Snowmass, Colorado, for the two Giant Slalom races of the FIS World Cup circuit on March 11 and 12. The Giant Slalom races are part of three tech events at the glamorous Colorado resort, with a Slalom race to follow on Sunday, March 13. Both Giant Slalom events were won by […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | March 6, 2024 0 Comments
Switzerland’s Lara Gut-Behrami Wins Giant Slalom World Cup at Kronplatz, Italy Today, January 30, saw a stunning day at Kronplatz, Italy, for the Women’s Giant Slalom event. Last year at Kronplatz, Mikaela Shiffrin famously eclipsed Lindsey Vonn for most World Cup victories by a female Alpine skier, but today’s race was going to be held without the American ski racer, as she is still recovering from an injury she sustained at […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | January 30, 2024 0 Comments
Triumphs, Upsets, and Season-Ending Injuries at the Women’s Giant Slalom World Cup in Jasna, Slovakia, Saturday, January 20, saw the first of two tech races at Jasna, Slovakia. Today was the Giant Slalom on Petra Vlhova’s home turf and expectations from the home crowd on their local hero were huge. The crowd of roughly 30,000 spectators was tinged with orange, as local fan clubs wore the signature orange beanie the Slovakian skier is known for. […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | January 20, 2024 0 Comments
Marco Odermatt Dominates at Giant Slalom FIS World Cup in Adelboden, Switzerland & River Radamus Skis to Personal Best 4th Place Switzerland’s Marco Odermatt won the Giant Slalom at the FIS World Cup in Adelboden, Switzerland, on Saturday, January 6, 2024, after leading the field after run 1 by more than a second. Odermatt’s overall dominance at the event was only beaten by America’s River Radamus, who managed to put down the fastest second run of the day with 57.79 seconds, […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | January 6, 2024 0 Comments
No Rest for the Wicked: Shiffrin Wins 92nd FIS World Cup in Giant Slalom at Lienz, Austria With not even a week’s rest for the female technical skiers, the Giant Slalom was back on at the FIS World Cup circuit at Lienz in Austria on Thursday, December 28, 2023. Training was held on Boxing Day as well as December 27, 2023. The event at Lienz consists of a Giant-Slalom race today, Thursday, December 28, and a Slalom […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | December 28, 2023 0 Comments
Italy’s Federica Brignone Makes it 2 for 2 at the FIS World Cup Giant Slalom in Tremblant, QC On Sunday, December 3, 2023, Mont Tremblant, Quebec, hosted the second of two Giant Slalom events for the FIS World Cup circuit. Conditions were mixed on Sunday, with good visibility but some wind on run 1 and fog, and snowfall on run 2. Giant Slalom races consist of two runs, with the combined time counting. Only the top 30 skiers […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | December 3, 2023 0 Comments
Federica Brignone Becomes Oldest Female Skier to Win a Giant Slalom FIS World Cup Race in Tremblant, QC Italian ski racer Federica Brignone became the oldest female skier to win a Giant Slalom FIS World Cup race today, December 2, 2023, at Tremblant, QC. The 33-year-old broke a 24-year-long standing record, set in 1999 by Austrian Anita Wachter, who had been 32 at the time of her win. Second place went to Slovakia’s Petra Vlhova and third place […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | December 2, 2023 0 Comments