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Defending World Champion Perrine Laffont Reclaims Moguls Crown with Third Consecutive Gold in St. Moritz, Switzerland

French freestyle skiing star Perrine Laffont reaffirmed her dominance in Moguls on Wednesday, March 19, capturing her third consecutive world title at the 2025 Freestyle World Championships in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The victory marks Laffontโ€™s sixth career World Championship Gold, winning  also three Dual Mogul events so far in her career.Laffont, widely regarded as the โ€œQueen of Moguls,โ€ is one [โ€ฆ]
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Ester Ledeckรก Crowned 2025 World Champion in Parallel Giant Slalom in St. Moritz, Switzerland

Ester Ledeckรก reclaimed her place atop the snowboard world with a commanding victory in the womenโ€™s parallel giant slalom at the 2025 Freeski and Snowboard World Championships in Engadin, Switzerland, on Thursday, March 20. The three-time Olympic champion, known for her unprecedented success in both alpine skiing and snowboarding, secured her first snowboard world title in eight years, defeating defending [โ€ฆ]
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Freerider Dies After 1,000-Foot Fall at Corvatsch Ski Area, Switzerland

A 26-year-old Italian man living in Switzerland died in a tragic freeriding accident on Tuesday, March 18, at Piz Corvatsch, a well-known ski area in the Swiss Alps. The skier was reported missing in the afternoon when he failed to arrive at a designated meeting point at the Corvatsch middle station. His wife, growing concerned, alerted Rega, Switzerlandโ€™s emergency air [โ€ฆ]
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Former NHL Defenseman Dies in Skiing Accident in Czech Ski Resort

Former NHL defenseman Tomรกลก Klouฤek tragically passed away at the age of 45 following a skiing accident in ล pindlerลฏv Mlรฝn, Czechia. The incident occurred on Sunday, March 16, when Klouฤek lost control at high speed and crashed into a power pole at the edge of a ski slope. Despite the rapid response of rescue teams, he was pronounced dead at [โ€ฆ]
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Italian Ski Racer Federica Brignone Secures Overall Season World Cup Title with Super-G Win in La Thuile, Italy

Federica Brignone effectively clinched her career-second Overall FIS Alpine Ski World Cup title after a dramatic Super-G victory on home snow in La Thuile, Italy, on Friday, March 14. The Italian edged out teammate Sofia Goggia by just one hundredth of a second, with Franceโ€™s Romane Miradoli finishing third, five hundredths behind. Brignone, who grew up just 20 minutes from [โ€ฆ]
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Avalanche in the Italian Dolomites Buries 3 Backcountry Skiers, Leaving 2 Dead

A powerful avalanche struck near Cortina in the Italian Dolomites on Sunday, March 16, burying three backcountry skiers and leaving two dead. The avalanche occurred around 1 p.m. at an altitude of 2,300 meters (7,545 feet) on the west side of Forcella Giau, near the famous ski resort Cortina dโ€™Ampezzo in the Veneto region of northern Italy. According to emergency [โ€ฆ]
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Expensive Rescue for 3 British Skiers After Venturing Off-Piste in Austrian Alps

Three British skiers were airlifted to safety on Wednesday, March 12, after recklessly venturing off-piste in the Albona ski area of Stuben, Austria, despite lacking local knowledge. Their ill-advised search for untracked runs led them into dangerously steep and rocky terrain, ultimately requiring an emergency helicopter rescue by Austrian authorities. At approximately 12:55 p.m., the three British skiers aged between [โ€ฆ]
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