Mogul Kings, Slalom Queens, and Swiss Precision — FIS Weekend Recap First up, we follow Mikaela Shiffrin and the female technical skiers to Spindleruv Mlyn, Czechia, where two women’s Slalom events were held over the weekend January 28-29, 2023. On Saturday Mikaela Shiffrin raced to her 85th World Cup victory with a 0.60 lead in front of Germany’s Lena Dürr, while third place went to Switzerland’s Wendy Holdener 1.31 seconds behind […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | January 31, 2023 0 Comments
Mikaela Shiffrin Makes It 2/2 Giant-Slalom World Cup Wins in Semmering, Austria After smashing the first Giant-Slalom (‘GS’) event at the FIS World Cup in Semmering on Tuesday, December 27, 2022, Mikaela Shiffrin also managed to win the second GS event at the Austrian ski resort on Wednesday, December 28, 2022, taking her tally of World Cup wins to 79. The 27-year-old is having a fantastic start to her thirteenth FIS World […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | December 30, 2022 1 Comment
Mikaela Shiffrin Wins Both FIS Slalom Events in Levi, Finland, And Smashes Several Records US Alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin kicked off the FIS Alpine World Cup series with an incredible back-to-back win in the slalom on November 19 and 20 in Levi, Finland. Mikaela pipped Olympic Gold medalist Petra Vlhová from Slovakia, who came third on both days and has won in Levi five times. Anna Swenn-Larsson of Sweden came second on Saturday, and Switzerland’s […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | November 21, 2022 3 Comments
Loveland Ski Area, CO: 3rd Annual-ish Neverland Banked Slalom 2022 Brought to you by Loveland Ski Area Loveland Ski Area, CO, is hosting its third annual-ish Banked Slalom, and it is going to be all-time—nothing says springtime riding more than wiggling down a banked slalom in the slush and sunshine. On Saturday, May 7, 2022, snowboarders will be slashing their way down the course. All ages and abilities were welcomed […] Featured Article Rouchelle Gilmore | May 3, 2022 0 Comments
[OLYMPICS] More Heartbreak for Mikaela Shiffrin as She Fails to Finish Slalom For the second time in as many events at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Mikaela Shiffrin, 26, failed to complete her first run in a technical competition, eliminating her from the women’s slalom, her best discipline. Just two days ago, during her first giant slalom qualifying run, Shiffrin slipped, missed a gate, and didn’t finish. Related: [OLYMPICS] Mikaela Shiffrin Out of Olympic […] Olympics SnowBrains | February 9, 2022 0 Comments
[OLYMPICS] Mikaela Shiffrin Out of Olympic Giant Slalom After First Run Two-Time Olympic Gold Medallist Mikaela Shiffrin’s Olympic Giant Slalom campaign in Beijing was over as quickly as it began. The 26-year-old superstar from Colorado seemed to be on impeccable form in the leadup to the 2022 Olympic Winter Games, with Giant Slalom World Cup wins in Soelden, Austria, and Courchevel, France earlier this season. Shiffrin started the Beijing Giant Slalom […] Olympics Phil Tremblay | February 7, 2022 0 Comments
Race Report: Mikaela Shiffrin Breaks Record, Vlhova Clinches World Cup Slalom Globe in Schladming, Austria The night Slalom in Schladming, Austria, is an iconic yearly stop on the Men’s Slalom World Cup tour. This year the popular slope was also used as a replacement race for a Women’s Slalom originally planned in Flachau, Austria. The Slalom event, held on January 11th, was the first time the Women’s course was set on the same pitch as the […] Olympics Phil Tremblay | January 12, 2022 2 Comments
Race Report: Sara Hector Reigns Victorious in Exciting Kranjska Gora World Cup Giant Slalom The small Slovenian town of Kranjska Gora has become a mainstay on the women’s Giant Slalom and Slalom World Cup tour. The small town, near the Italian and Austrian borders, served as the first Giant Slalom World Cup of the new year on January 8th. After struggling through tough snow and weather conditions in the previous slalom World Cup in Zagreb, […] Olympics Phil Tremblay | January 10, 2022 0 Comments
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