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Double U.S. Podium: Mikaela Shiffrin Claims 70th Slalom Victory at Flachau, Austria, While Paula Moltzan Claims 2nd Place

What a day for Team USA at Flachau, Austria, on Tuesday, January 13. U.S. ski racer Mikaela Shiffrin skied into a dominant victory in the famous night slalom. Her teammate Paula Moltzan was not far behind in close second, while Austria’s Katharina Truppe claimed third on home territory. “That was exciting! This is insane how many people are here. It’s […]
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12-Year-Old Skier Dies After Getting Wedged in Avalanche Barrier in Austria

A 12-year-old Czech skier has died after being caught in an avalanche at the Sportgastein ski area in Bad Gastein, Austria, on Tuesday afternoon, December 13. The young skier became wedged in an avalanche barrier and could not be saved. The avalanche occurred at around 1:00 p.m. in an off-piste area near the Goldbergbahn, between lift pillars seven and eight. […]
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Atomic Channels the “Herminator” With Retro-Inspired Hermann Maier Skis

Atomic is tapping directly into alpine skiing folklore with the release of the limited-edition X9S Beta Race 10.26, a modern performance ski inspired by the iconic model once raced by Austrian great Hermann Maier. Blending unmistakable retro aesthetics with today’s race-proven construction, the ski is both a tribute to one of the sport’s most formidable competitors and a statement about […]
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Super-G World Cup in Zauchensee, Austria, Canceled Due to Heavy Snow and Wind

The scheduled women’s Super-G World Cup race in Zauchensee, Austria, set for Sunday, December 11, has been canceled due to severe weather conditions, organizers confirmed early Sunday morning. Persistent heavy snowfall overnight and strong winds at higher elevations made it impossible to prepare a safe course for the athletes, the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) said, adding that current […]
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Double Downhill Podium for Team USA as Lindsey Vonn Claims Victory & Jacqui Wiles 3rd at Zauchensee, Austria

There were some fears for today’s downhill race after training on Friday, January 9, had been canceled as the storm was still moving through the Alps, but, luckily, snowfall eased enough in the eastern Alps for the races at Zauchensee, Austria, to be held. The start, however, had to be moved down to the backup start due to continuing snowfall […]
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Mikaela Shiffrin Defends Request for Course Change After Controversy Erupts Over Course Setting at the Slalom in Semmering, Austria

Mikaela Shiffrin’s latest World Cup Slalom race in Semmering, Austria, may have ended with another win for the American ski racer, but her victory was overshadowed by discussions and comments by athletes and national teams about unfair preferential treatment of the star athlete. The flashpoint came ahead of the second run, when Shiffrin, fourth after run 1, identified what she […]
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Mikaela Shiffrin Wins Wild Slalom World Cup at Semmering, Austria, Marking Her 106th World Cup Victory

The final women’s World Cup race of the calendar year delivered chaos, comebacks, and another historic victory for Mikaela Shiffrin, who claimed her 106th career World Cup win and 69th Slalom victory after two demanding runs on the icy slopes of Semmering, Austria. Following a tricky Giant Slalom on Saturday, December 27, conditions remained difficult on Saturday, December 28, with a […]
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Taking First-Tracks Too Far: 2 Drunk Tourists Drive Car Onto Ski Slope in Sölden, Austria

Police in Austria were called to an unusual scene on Saturday morning, December 13, after a car was discovered parked in the middle of a ski slope at the Sölden Glacier, Austria, surrounded by grooming machines and early-morning skiers. Police officers found a 38-year-old man from Luxembourg behind the wheel and a 40-year-old Belgian in the passenger seat—both fast asleep. […]
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School Teacher Dies in Front of Students in Tragic Ski Accident in Austrian Ski Resort

A school ski trip from the Edvard-Beneš-Gymnázium in Břeclav, Czechia, ended in tragedy on Tuesday, December 9, when a 64-year-old teacher died after crashing into a tree at the Nassfeld ski resort in Austria. According to police in Carinthia, the accident occurred around 12:30 p.m. on the Trögabfahrt slope, where a group of Czech students was skiing down the valley. […]
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16-Year-Old Skier Dies In Austria’s Largest Terrain Park on Opening Day

A 16-year-old Austrian boy died on Saturday, December 6, after a serious skiing accident in the Shuttleberg Flachauwinkl–Kleinarl area, part of the according to Salzburg police. Related: 8 Skiers Caught in Massive Avalanche at Stubai Glacier, Austria The accident occurred on Saturday morning in the terrain park “Absolutpark,” which had opened that day for the season. The accident took place […]
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Man Accused of Manslaughter for Leaving his Girlfriend to Freeze to Death Atop Austria’s Highest Mountain

A 36-year-old Austrian man has been charged with manslaughter by gross negligence after leaving his 33-year-old girlfriend in the unrelenting high alpine terrain 165 feet from the summit of Austria’s highest mountain. At dusk on January 18, 2025, the novice climber was struggling and unable to continue the ascent when her more experienced partner left her “unprotected, exhausted, hypothermic, and […]
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2 Serious Collisions Within 2 Days Raise Concerns for Busy Season in Sölden, Austria, as Resort Cracks Down on Alcohol

A pair of serious slope collisions in Sölden, Austria, in the span of just two days, both involving Polish nationals as suspected offenders, is putting renewed attention on the behavior of some of the resort’s guests. The incidents come right as Sölden’s new alcohol-free zone and conduct regulations come into force for the 2025–26 winter. The first incident occurred on […]
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8 Skiers Caught in Massive Avalanche at Stubai Glacier, Austria, Prompting International Rescue Effort With 250 Helpers

A massive avalanche in an off-piste area at the Stubai Glacier, Austria, triggered a major rescue operation on Thursday morning, November 27, after eight skiers were swept up in the slide. The avalanche occurred around 9:15 a.m. in the freeride terrain east of the Daunscharte. The Austrian Alpine Organization believes that the slide was most likely triggered by skiers in […]
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Slovenia‘s Rising Star Neja Dvornik Injured in Training at Gurgl, Austria

Slovenian World Cup skier Neja Dvornik is facing a serious setback after suffering a fracture of two bones in her lower leg in warm-up runs before Sunday’s Slalom World Cup in Gurgl, Austria. Unfortunately, the injury ends the season for the 24-year-old ski racer—and with it any hopes of an Olympic start. Related: Mikaela Shiffrin Claims 102nd Career Victory and […]
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Fatal Off-Piste Skiing Accident Claims Life of 42-Year-Old in Austrian Ski Resort

A 42-year-old skier from Austria died on Sunday, November 23, after a tragic accident outside the groomed runs at Planai, Austria. The incident occurred shortly after 12:15 p.m., when other skiers discovered the man unresponsive below a gondola lift line and immediately alerted rescue services. Planai’s ski patrol and the local Steiermark mountain rescue team were first on scene and […]
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Shiffrin Blows Away Slalom Field in Gurgl, Austria, for Record 103rd World Cup Win

The women were blessed with a bluebird day today, November 23, setting the stage for some great racing after yesterday’s exciting men’s race, which resulted in a rather unexpected podium. While the women’s podium was less of a surprise, it wasn’t any less thrilling to watch. Mikaela Shiffrin claimed her 103rd victory in Gurgl, dominating especially the second run of […]
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Switzerland’s Mathilde Gremaud Claims Slopestyle Win at Stubai, Austria, as Eileen Gu Struggles—Men’s Event Scrapped Due to Wind

Switzerland’s Mathilde Gremaud opened the 2025–26 FIS Freeski Park & Pipe World Cup season with a victory at the Stubai Slopestyle World Cup in Austria on Saturday, November 22. Unfortunately, her victory was somewhat anticlimactic as the finals for Saturday had to be canceled due to high winds, and instead, Thursday’s qualification results were used to determine the standings. In […]
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Underdog Podium Shakes Up FIS Slalom World Cup in Gurgl, Austria

The second Slalom race of the 2025–26 World Cup season was today, November 22, in Gurgl, Austria, delivering one of the most unexpected podiums in recent memory. Slalom races are decided over two runs on separate courses, with the combined time determining the final standings—and today that format produced fireworks. France’s Paco Rassat stunned the field by taking his first-ever […]
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Legendary Ski Racer Toni Sailer Honored with Public Square Naming in Kitzbühel, Austria

The town of Kitzbühel, Austria, celebrated ski legend Toni Sailer on Monday, November 17, with the naming of the Toni Sailer Square (Toni Sailer Platz) on what would have been his 90th birthday. In a tribute befitting his legendary status, the local ski club and municipality unveiled a name plaque along with a concert by the Kitzbühel Town Band and speeches […]
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