France’s Clement Noël Triumphs at Slalom World Cup in Levi, Finland, U.S. Ski Racer Ben Ritchie Records Personal Best with 13th Place French skier Clement Noël delivered a commanding performance at the FIS World Cup Slalom in Levi, Finland, on Sunday, November 17. The reigning Olympic champion dominated the icy “Black Levi” slope, leading after the first run and fending off fierce competition to claim the top spot. Noël, who had struggled with comfort during his initial run, found his rhythm in […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | November 17, 2024 0 Comments
Mikaela Shiffrin Claims 98th Victory and 8th Reindeer at FIS World Cup Slalom Race in Levi, Finland U.S. ski racer Mikaela Shiffrin extended her reindeer herd by winning her eighth reindeer at the FIS World Cup Slalom event in Levi, Finland, on Saturday, November 16. It marks the American skier’s 98th World Cup career victory. It was a tricky race in Levi, with fog, light rain, and low visibility at the start of Run 1 and thick […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | November 16, 2024 0 Comments
Copper Mountain & Aspen, CO, Cancel FIS Alpine Competitions Due to Warm Temperatures Copper Mountain, Colorado, has been forced to cancel four Super-G and four Giant Slalom races scheduled for November 16-21, while Aspen, Colorado, had to cancel four Slalom races scheduled for November 18. The events were supposed to be the first Stifel Alpine Nor-Am Cup and the second Stifel Success Nor-Am Cup of the season, with two women’s and two men’s […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | November 3, 2024 0 Comments
Mikaela Shiffrin Shares New Strategy for 2024-25 FIS Alpine World Cup Season With less than 48 hours to go before the FIS Alpine World Cup season opener at Sölden, Austria, it’s time to look at what lies ahead this season for the greatest Alpine skier of all time. Mikaela Shiffrin is the world’s most winningest Alpine ski racer, with 97 World Cup victories to her name. The 100-mark is in sight, and […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | October 24, 2024 0 Comments
Norwegian Ski Racer Aleksander Aamodt Kilde Will Not Compete During the 2024-25 FIS Alpine World Cup Season Due to Lingering Injuries Norwegian ski racer Aleksander Aamodt Kilde announced on his social media channels today that he will not compete during the 2024-25 season. ”Here we are, guys — don’t worry, I’m not retiring, but I do have some updates for you,” the speed specialist opened his video message on Instagram. Unfortunately, Kilde’s injuries have not healed enough to enable him to […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | October 23, 2024 0 Comments
[PHOTOS] Lindsey Vonn Shares Impressions from Sölden, Austria, Ahead of 2024-25 FIS Alpine World Cup Season Opener Lindsey Vonn has been training in Sölden, Austria, alongside the world’s biggest athletes. Her presence on the Rettenbach Glacier has sent the rumor mill into overdrive around a potential return of the legendary American skier to competitive skiing five years after her retirement following a slew of knee injuries. Vonn had donned a black race suit with sponsors Red Bull […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | October 22, 2024 0 Comments
FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup 2024-25 Women’s Calendar The women’s FIS Alpine calendar is bound to see some exciting records in the 2024-25 season. With Mikaela Shiffrin slated to reach 100 World Cup victories in her carrer, all eyes will be on the American ski racer. Nevertheless, the records don’t end there. Lara Gut-Behrami is defending her Overall Season titel and could beat her own record for the […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | October 21, 2024 0 Comments
FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup 2024-25 Men’s Calendar The men’s 2024-25 FIS Alpine World Cup will certainly be one for the books. Not only will there be several exciting comebacks under new flags, from Marcel Hirscher to Lucas Braathen, there will also be serveral injured athletes returning to challenge last year’s Overall Season Crystal Globe winner Marco Odermatt. Odermatt also took hoome the small Crystal Globes for Downhill, […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | October 21, 2024 0 Comments
FIS Alpine World Cup Opener at Sölden, Austria, Receives Go Ahead After Positive ‘Snow Control’ The 2024 Sölden World Cup has been given the green light by the International Ski & Snowboard Federation (FIS) after a positive ‘snow control’ on Thursday, October 17. Snow control for FIS races is an inspection of the conditions on a World Cup race course prior to a race to ensure the course is prepared according to FIS standards and […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | October 17, 2024 0 Comments
Tragic Reason Swiss Ski Racer is Missing 2024-25 World Cup Season Swiss ski racer Niels Hintermann will miss the upcoming 24/25 FIS Alpine World Cup season. The 29-year-old speed specialist announced during a press conference in Zurich, Switzerland, as well as on his social media account yesterday, October 9, that he was diagnosed with lymph node cancer. Hintermann had noticed a lump in his neck during the summer training season in […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | October 10, 2024 0 Comments
Is Lindsey Vonn Planning a Comeback to Competitive Ski Racing? The rumor mill is in overdrive since Austrian national speed coach Sepp Brunner reported that he observed Lindsey Vonn training in Sölden, Austria, this month. In an interview with Swiss newspaper Blick’s sports journalist Marcel Perren, Brunner allegedly said, “I was able to observe Lindsey Vonn training gliding turns in a very ambitious manner on the Rettenbach-Ferner glacier [in Sölden].” […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | October 9, 2024 0 Comments
Austrian Ski Racer Announces Comeback Under Hungarian Flag Austrian ski racer Richard Leitgeb announced his comeback plans on social media this weekend. The 30-year-old has not been competing for the last three years but intends to compete at the 2024-25 World Cup as well as the World Championships in Saalbach, Austria, under the Hungarian flag. The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) approved Leitgeb’s change of nation in […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | August 26, 2024 0 Comments
FIS Wildcard Considered ‘Unfair’ by Several Elite Ski Racers & Coaches At the end of last month, the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) snuck in a little Easter egg into its World Cup rule book: the introduction of a wildcard for retired athletes. The new rule directly benefits Dutch-Austrian ski racing legend Marcel Hirscher, who retired from competitive skiing in 2019, and some allege the rule was introduced specifically to […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | August 2, 2024 0 Comments
FIS Introduces Wildcard for Alpine World Cup Races for 24/25 Season The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) has published its new rule book for the 24/25 World Cup season and has included a ‘wildcard’ option for retired athletes. In its latest version from July 29, 2024, the FIS included the surprise entry option for retired champion skiers. A wildcard is an entry for a competitor to a tournament that they […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | July 30, 2024 0 Comments
FIS Shares 24/25 Alpine World Cup Race Calendar & Votes to Make Airbags Compulsory at Annual Spring Meeting The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) meets each year for a spring meeting where the prelimiary World Cup calendar for the upcoming season is formally introduced and changes implemented. This year’s meeting was held in Slovenia, and on Wednesday, May 8, the Alpine Skiing World Cup Sub-Committee met to hatch out further aspects of the 24/25 season. While the […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | May 9, 2024 0 Comments
35-Year-Old Marcel Hirscher Planning Comeback to FIS Alpine World Cup Under Dutch Flag [Updated with Ski Austria Press Conference] The Austrian rumor mill is in overdrive as retired Austrian ski legend Marcel Hirscher is allegedly planning a comeback to the FIS Alpine World Cup circuit. The news was first reported by Tiroler Tageszeitung and quickly picked up by other Austrian newspapers and were later confirmed by the Austrian Ski Association (ÖSV) in a […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | April 23, 2024 0 Comments
The Race That Never Was: FIS Scraps Cross-Border Race from Switzerland to Italy at Matterhorn Ski Paradise After two failed attempts to stage the FIS Alpine World Cup’s first-ever cross-border race at the Matterhorn Ski Paradise, starting in Switzerland and finishing in Italy, the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (‘FIS’) together with the Local Organization Committee (‘LOC’) has decided to take the race off the racing calendar for the 24/25 ski season. Related: Warm Temperatures Put First-Ever […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | March 25, 2024 0 Comments
Lucas Braathen Will Ski for Brazil in the 2024/2025 FIS Alpine World Cup Season This morning, March 7, Lucas Braathen confirmed his comeback to FIS Alpine World Cup racing in a press conference at the Red Bull hangar in Innsbruck, Austria. The 23-year-old athlete opened the conference by speaking in Portuguese and then switched to English, declaring proudly, “I am returning to the sport of Alpine racing and I am doing that in the […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | March 7, 2024 0 Comments
Airbags Will Become Compulsory for Downhill & Super-G Ski Racers from 2024/25 The International Ski & Snowboard Federation (‘FIS’) is planning to make the use of airbags compulsory for Downhill and Super-G ski racers from 2024/25. According to a FIS spokesperson, airbags have “proven to be a valuable measure to increase the safety of athletes in speed races.” The recent serious crash of Canadian Broderick Thompson brought attention back to the discussion […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | December 28, 2023 0 Comments
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