2023-24 Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team Nominations U.S. Ski & Snowboard has announced the 55 athletes nominated to the Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team for the 2023-24 competition season. Nominations include those active athletes who qualified based on the published selection criteria in the prior season. Joining the nominations list include World Cup standouts like the greatest alpine skier of all-time Mikaela Shiffrin, top seven in the […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 11, 2023 0 Comments
FIS Alpine World Cup 23/24 Season Shaping Up The International Ski & Snowboard Federation ‘FIS’ held its spring time meeting last week for the first time since 2019. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the meetings were canceled for the last three years. This year’s meetings were held from May 3-5, 2023, in Cavtat-Dubrovnik, Croatia, where they also hed been held in 2019. The meetings are attended by FIS […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | May 8, 2023 0 Comments
First Ever Cross-Border Race at Zermatt, Switzerland, & Cervinia, Italy, to Open 23/24 FIS Alpine World Cup Season The much anticipated first-ever cross-border FIS Alpine World Cup race in Zermatt, Switzerland, and Cervinia, Italy, has been scheduled as the opening race of the 23/24 World Cup season. The official race calendar will not be confirmed until May 25, 2023, at the International Ski Congress in Zurich, but the Swiss-Italian resort Matterhorn Ski Paradise has announced the dates for November […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | May 5, 2023 0 Comments
Aspen Snowmass, CO, Keen to Host 23/24 FIS Alpine World Cup Events After Aspen Snowmass, CO, successfully hosted FIS World Cup events in the 22/23 season, SkiCo officials will head to Europe in May, to submit a bid to host events for the 23/24 World Cup season. The International Ski and Snowboard Federation ‘FIS’ holds working group meetings each year in Europe in early May, where details for the upcoming season are hashed […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | April 26, 2023 1 Comment
After the World Cup Is Before the World Cup — A Critical Look at FIS Alpine Racing and What We Can Learn for 23/24 The leadership of the International Ski Federation’ FIS’ has been under fire for a while, not least since the election of the new CEO, Johan Eliasch, in June 2021. His election was so controversial several officials of national ski organizations walked out of the election process. The officials called the election a farce, as the only option was to vote for […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | March 28, 2023 0 Comments
Mikaela Shiffrin Earned More Than $1 Million in Prize Money in 22/23 World Cup Season U.S. ski racer Mikaela Shiffrin not only finished the 22/23 FIS World Cup season winning the Overall Crystal Globe, the Slalom Crystal Globe, and the Giant Slalom Crystal Globe, but the 28-year-old also walked away with more than $1 million in prize money. Related: Mikaela Shiffrin Is The First Skier To Win Over $1 MILLION In Prize Money Each FIS […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | March 26, 2023 0 Comments
Marco Odermatt Makes History By Winning Record FIS Points with Giant Slalom Victory at World Cup Finals in Soldeu, Andorra Young-gun Marco Odermatt from Switzerland made history on Saturday, March 18, 2023, when he beat Herman Maier’s 23-year-standing record for most FIS points collected by a male alpine skier in one season. The 25-year-old Swiss won the Giant Slalom race at the 2023 World Cup Finals in Soldeu, Andorra, taking him to 13 World Cup victories for the season and […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | March 20, 2023 0 Comments
USA Wins Women’s Slalom Nations Cup At 2023 World Cup Finals in Soldeu, Andorra, & Shiffrin Awarded Slalom Crystal Globe It was a good day for Team USA at the Women’s Slalom World Cup Finals in Soldeu, Andorra, on Saturday, March 18, 2023. Not only did Mikaela Shiffrin take home the 7th Slalom Crystal Globe of her career, but the Women’s Slalom Team also took home the coveted Slalom Nations Cup, which is based on the combined Slalom points earned by […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | March 19, 2023 0 Comments
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