Retired Ski Racer Criticizes Early FIS Alpine Race Schedule and Summer Training on Glaciers Retired German ski racer Felix Neureuther, son of ski racers Rosi Mittermaier and Christian Neureuther, has shared a post on social media in which he criticizes the early FIS alpine race schedule as well as the wide-spread habit for athletes of all ages to train on Europe’s glaciers during the summer. Related: German Ski Legend Rosi Mittermaier Dies Aged 72 […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | October 31, 2023 2 Comments
First Fluoro Wax Disqualification at Sölden, Austria, Hits Team Norway’s Ragnhild Mowinckel This weekend, Norwegian ski racer Ragnhild Mowinckel became the first skier to be disqualifed following the implementation of the fluoro wax ban at the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Giant Slalom race in Sölden, Austria. The International Ski & Snowboard Federation (‘FIS’) introduced the ban for this season, after many years of planning and testing. The ban was announced as […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | October 30, 2023 0 Comments
Controversy Ensues About the Use of Heavy Machinery on Glacier at Zermatt, Switzerland Disturbing pictures emerged in the last week of heavy machinery digging on the Theodul Glacier in the Matterhorn Ski Paradise, the cross-border ski resort between Zermatt, Switzerland, and Cervino, Italy. The diggers appear to be filling in crevasses on the glacier in order to get the ‘Gran Becca’ course ready for the first-ever FIS World Cup cross-border race. The race […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | October 20, 2023 0 Comments
Sölden, Austria, Confirms Green Light for FIS Alpine Opening After Positive ‘Snow Control’ Ski Austria (‘ÖSV’), the Austrian federal skiing body, has confirmed that after the positive ‘snow control’ today, October 19, 2023, the International Ski & Snowboard Federation (‘FIS’) has given the green light for the FIS Alpine World Cup season opener in Sölden. Snow control for FIS races is an inspection of the conditions on a World Cup race course prior […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | October 19, 2023 0 Comments
FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup 23/24 Men’s Calendar The updated Alpine Skiing World Cup Calendar for the 23/24 season has been approved and released by the International Ski & Snowboard Federation (‘FIS’). Related: FIS Alpine World Cup Reshuffles Events After Cancellation of Team Combination Event After scrapping the Team Combined event, an additional Downhill event was added to Kitzbühel, Austria. Below is the Men’s alpine skiing racing calendar […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | October 10, 2023 0 Comments
30 Days Until the 23/24 FIS Alpine World Cup Season Opener in Sölden, Austria It is time to start getting pumped for the 23/24 Alpine World Cup season: in just 30 days the FIS Alpine tour sets off with a women’s Giant Slalom on October 28, 2023, followed by the men’s Giant Slalom race on October 29, 2023, in Sölden, Austria. Last year, the women’s Giant Slalom event and season opener in Sölden had […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | September 28, 2023 0 Comments
French Ski Racer Alexis Pinturault Quits Slalom Skiing French ski racer Alexis Pinturault announced on his Instagram account that he has decided to not compete in Slalom skiing in the upcoming 23/24 season. Pinturault is one of the most successful skiers of all time and is one of the rare all-rounders, who competes across the four alpine events of Downhill, Super-G, Giant Slalom and Slalom. Now the all-rounder has […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | August 16, 2023 0 Comments
100 Days Until 23/24 Audi FIS World Cup Opening at Zermatt, Switzerland & Cervinia, Italy In just 100 days the Audi FIS World Cup season will kick off with the ‘Speed Opening’ in the ski area Matterhorn Ski Paradise. The opening even will be the first-ever cross-border FIS Alpine World Cup race, starting in Zermatt, Switzerland, and finishing in Cervinia, Italy. The event consists of a men’s Downhill on November 10 and 11, 2023 on the new, specifically designed […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | August 3, 2023 0 Comments
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