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
Shiffrin Wins Slalom at FIS World Cup in Flachau, Austria, Collecting her 94th World Cup Victory Tuesday, January 16, 2024, saw the women’s Slalom event at Flachau, Austria, a ski resort that is part of the Amadé ski area. Mikaela Shiffrin had announced she was fit to return and everyone knew it would be an interesting final between the two Slalom Queens Mikaela Shiffrin and Petra Vlhova from Slovakia. Vlhova has won on the tricky course […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | January 16, 2024 0 Comments
U.S. Ski Racer AJ Hurt Wins First-Ever Podium at Slalom at FIS World Cup in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia On Sunday, January 7, 2024, U.S. ski racer AJ Hurt skied to her first-ever career podium at the FIS World Cup in Kranjksa Gora, Slovenia. For many skiers, it was a difficult day, with many top skiers eliminated, including Mikaela Shiffrin, who straddled a pole and was thus out of the race on run 1. Run 1 Run 1 saw […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | January 8, 2024 2 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
Vlhova Beats Shiffrin in Slalom Race to Claim her 30th World Cup Victory at Courchevel, France Slovakian race skier Petra Vlhova beat Mikaela Shiffrin in a nail biting finish in Slalom at the World Cup in Courchevel, France, on Thursday, December 21, 2023. It was clear after the first run that this race was going to be decided between Vlhova and Shiffrin. There was 0.17 seconds separating the two skiers, with Shiffrin in the lead with […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | December 22, 2023 0 Comments
Private Canadian Ski Resort Craigleith to Host its First-Ever FIS Snowboard Parallel Giant-Slalom World Cup Event Craigleith Ski Club in Ontario, Canada, will host its first-ever FIS Snowboard Parallel Giant Slalom World Cup event. Last season the Canadian ski resort hosted the FIS Ski Cross World Cup Finals on March 16-18, 2023. Next year, from February 15-16, 2024, the resort will host a double World Cup event, featuring both a parallel giant slalom and a parallel […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | December 7, 2023 2 Comments