U.S. Skier Mikaela Shiffrin Wins Giant-Slalom World Championship in Courchevel and Méribél, France U.S. race skier Mikaela Shiffrin won Gold at the 2023 World Championships in Courchevel and Méribél, France, in Giant-Slalom. It is the American’s first-ever World Championship victory in Giant Slalom, after placing second in 2017 and 2021 and third in 2019. Shiffrin came into today’s race as the favorite, as she is currently the 22/23 World Cup leader in Giant-Slalom […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 16, 2023 0 Comments
Gold for Canada’s James Crawford in Super-G at 2023 World Championships in Courchevel & Méribél, France The 2023 World Championships in Courchevel and Méribél moved into the fourth day with the Men’s Super-G event. Thursday’s Men’s Super-G was held on a different slope to Wednesday’s Women’s Super-G, more specifically, the L’Eclipse. The race course was built specifically for the Men’s speed events of the 2023 World Championships and was used for the first time in last year’s […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 9, 2023 0 Comments
What to Watch When at the FIS Alpine Ski World Championships in Courchevel & Méribél, France World Championships are held every other year and were rescheduled in 1984 to be held in odd years so as not to clash with Olympic Games. Before that, the Olympics were in lieu of a separate World Championship during the Olympic years. On Monday, February 6, 2023, the FIS Alpine Ski World Championships will kick off at the French resorts […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 6, 2023 1 Comment
Men’s Downhill: Austrian Ski Racer Marco Schwarz out for Rest of Season After Devastating Crash in Bormio, Italy The Austrian Ski Association ‘Ski Austria’ announced today, December 28, 2023, that their ski racer Marco Schwarz has suffered a cruciate ligament and internal meniscus tear as well as cartilage damage during a crash during today’s Men’s Downhill race in Bormio, Italy. The Austrian had slipped away after the second timing point and hit the safety nets at high speed. […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | December 28, 2023 0 Comments
Val d’Isere FIS World Cup Recap: Swiss & Italian Double Podiums, Record DNFs & Broken Bones It was a perfect day for racing with blue skies and a hard-packed course at Val d’Isere, France, on Saturday & Sunday, December 16-17, 2023. After some criticism about the race course of the Men’s speed events the previous week, which was canceled due to rain and some issues with the piste that was deemed too soft, the Women’s speed […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | December 19, 2023 0 Comments
Austria’s Nina Ortlieb Suffers Triple-Fracture at World Cup in St. Moritz, Switzerland Nina Ortlieb suffered a triple fracture while training in St. Moritz, Switzerland for the Downhill and Super-G races of the FIS World Cup circuit. The Austrian skier broke her tibia and fibula in three places. The complicated fracture ends the 23/24 FIS Alpine World Cup season for the 27-year-old ski racer. Ortlieb shared footage of her leg post-surgery on Austrian […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | December 17, 2023 0 Comments
Retired French Ski Racer Tessa Worley Announces Pregnancy Retired French ski racer Tessa Worley announced her pregnancy on social media as well as on the ‘green’ carpet at the French Sports Awards ‘Sportel Awards’, where her baby belly was on proud display. Worley was on the jury for the ‘Sportel Awards’ in Monaco and a presenter of the Best Technical Innovation Award. The four-time World Champion is […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | November 8, 2023 0 Comments
The 8 Most Tasteful Ski Resorts in the World There is no shortage of “best ski resort” lists out there and the majority of them are based on an overall rating system. This works well for the majority and certainly gains attention from the masses, but it does not address specific features some may be looking for. Do you prefer sun, powder, size, partying, or five-star hotels? What is […] Brains Brent Thomas | September 18, 2023 2 Comments