23/24 FIS Alpine World Cup

Men’s Downhill FIS World Cup Final Canceled at Saalbach, Austria, Awarding the Crystal Globe to Marco Odermatt Without Final Showdown

The final event of the FIS Alpine World Cup circuit, the Downhill, scheduled for Sunday, March 24, had to be canceled after several delays. The much-anticipated showdown between Switzerland’s Marco Odermatt and France’s Cyprien Sarazin, who were only 42 points apart in the standings, could not take place. Unfortunately despite several delays, inclement weather made a competition impossible. The local […]
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Mikaela Shiffrin Wins Slalom at the World Cup Finals in Saalbach, Austria

This weekend sees the first four events of the FIS Alpine World Cup Finals in Saalbach, Austria. On Saturday, March 16, the first day of competitions, Mikaela Shiffrin claimed the victory in the women’s Slalom. Conditions were tough at the resort with rain softening the carefully prepped race course. Warm temperatures and soft snow created challenging conditions for all of […]
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She is Back — Mikaela Shiffrin Returns to World Cup & Wins Slalom Race at Åre, Sweden

After a 44-day hiatus due to injury, U.S. ski racer Mikaela Shiffrin returned to the World Cup circuit and took a smashing victory in the Slalom at Åre, Sweden. The American ski racer won the Slalom race by 1.24 seconds ahead of Croatia’s Zrinka Ljucic, and 1.34 seconds ahead of Michelle Gisin from Switzerland. Related: [VIDEO] Mikaela Shiffrin Injured after […]
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[PHOTOS] Norwegian Ski Racer Aleksander Aamodt Kilde Shares Update on Recovery

Not to be outdone by his mom, Norwegian ski racer Aleksander Aamodt Kilde shared an update on his recovery on his own Instagram account. His mother Kristin had shared an emotional update on her social media channels just days before. Related: Update on Aleksander Aamodt Kilde’s Recovery Process Following his Lauberhorn Crash Aleksander Aamodt Kilde had crashed during the Downhill […]
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FIS Gives Green Light for Alpine World Cup Finals at Saalbach, Austria, After Positive ‘Snow Control’

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Ski Austria (‘ÖSV’), the Austrian federal skiing body, has confirmed that after the positive ‘snow control’ today, March 7, 2024, the International Ski & Snowboard Federation (‘FIS’) has given the green light for the FIS Alpine World Cup Finals at Saalbach in Austria. Snow control for FIS races is an inspection of the conditions on a World Cup race course […]
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Norwegian Ski Racer Ragnhild Mowinckel Announces Retirement

  After 12 seasons on the World Cup circuit, Norwegian ski racer Ragnhild Mowinckel announced her decision to retire. According to a video the 31-year-old skier shared on social media, she made the decision before her first-ever Downhill victory at Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, earlier this year. The Norwegian skier’s strongest disciplines were Super-G and Giant Slalom, in which she had […]
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River Radamus Claims First Career Podium While Marco Odermatt Secures Overall Crystal Globe With His Victory at Palisades Tahoe, CA

Expectations were high this Saturday, February 24, in Palisades Tahoe, California, for American skier River Radamus. A massive crowd had turned out to cheer on the local favorite on home soil and they were not to be disappointed. Radamus claimed his first-ever career podium on the Red Dog course, much to the joy of the adoring crowds, finishing in third […]
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Lara Gut-Behrami Wins FIS Downhill World Cup in Crans-Montana, Switzerland

Switzerland’s Lara Gut-Behrami claimed her fourth consecutive World Cup today, February 16, at Crans-Montana, Switzerland. Temperatures in Crans-Montana were fairly warm, causing the finish to be moved up the hill for safety reasons, as the snow down low was too soft. This did not keep Gut-Behrami from claiming her 44th career victory on home soil in only 1:19.11 minutes. Second […]
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U.S. Ski Racer Paula Moltzan Claims Slalom Podium in Soldeu, Andorra

Sweden’s Anna Swenn Larsson claimed her second career FIS World Cup Slalom victory in Soldeu, Andorra, on Sunday, February 11. She shared the podium with Croatia’s Zrinka Ljutic, who finished 0.35 seconds behind Swenn Larsson, and Team USA’s Paula Moltzan, who finished 0.83 seconds behind the Swede. Run 1 The experienced Swedish skier had started the race strong, leading after run […]
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Lara Gut-Behrami Eclipses Shiffrin & AJ Hurt Claims Podium in Soldeu, Andorra

The small principality of Andorra was hosting the tech women’s World Cup events this weekend. Saturday, February 10, saw the women’s Giant Slalom, and expectations were high on Switzerland’s Lara Gut-Behrami after America’s Mikaela Shiffrin had announced days prior that she would not be competing. Gut-Behrami was less than 100 points behind Shiffrin in the season’s overall standings and a […]
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Mikaela Shiffrin Confirms She Will Not Race at World Cup in Soldeu, Andorra

Mikaela Shiffrin came out with a public statement today, Wednesday, February 7, on her social media channels, confirming she will not be competing at the FIS Alpine World Cup in Soldeu, Andorra, this coming weekend, February 10-11. Mikaela Shiffrin suffered a knee injury when the American skier crashed during the Downhill at Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, two weeks ago. While the […]
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FIS Cancels Women’s Speed World Cup Events at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, Due to Warm Weather

The International Ski & Snowboard Federation (‘FIS’) announced today, January 29, 2024, that the Women’s speed events, scheduled for February 3-4, will be canceled due to warm weather. In a press release shared on social media, FIS stated that the event on the Kandahar race course was called off due to safety reasons. The organization worked on finding a potential […]
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River Radamus & Ryan Cochran-Siegle with Top 10 Finishes at World Cup in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany

The U.S. Ski Team had a successful race weekend at the World Cup in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. River Radamus and Ryan Cochran-Siegle finished in the top 10 and three further athletes, Sam Morse, Bryce Bennett, and Jared Goldberg, finished in the top 30. The race weekend on the Kandahar course consisted of two Super-G races. Saturday’s Super-G was comparably slow due […]
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FIS Cancels Men’s Speed World Cup Events at Chamonix, France, Due to Warm Weather

The International Ski & Snowboard Federation (‘FIS’) announced on Saturday, January 27, that the speed events scheduled for February 2 and 3 in Chamonix, France, will be canceled. The Slalom event, scheduled for Sunday, February 4, may still go ahead at this stage. The Kandahar Alpine Ski World Cup in the shadow of the Mont Blanc has been a staple […]
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