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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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[VIDEO] Mikaela Shiffrin’s Return to Ski Racing Uncertain as Ski Racer Shares Updates on her Training Progress

Last week, American ski racer Mikaela Shiffrin shared her intentions to return to the FIS Alpine World Cup for the technical races in Åre, Sweden, on March 9 and 10.  Yesterday, however, the 28-year-old shared an update on her social media, where she admits that the comeback has been harder than she had anticipated. It is Shiffrin’s first knee injury […]
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Another Ski Racer Evacuated by Helicopter at FIS Alpine World Cup in Bormio, Italy

Italian ski racer Christof Innerhofer suffered a nasty-looking crash one day after Austria’s Marco Schwarz suffered season-ending injuries. The Italian skier lost his grip after a roller during the Super-G race on Friday, December 29, 2023, and flew at full speed into the B-nets, not without taking out a gate as well on his descent. The crash looked so horrific […]
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Airbags Will Become Compulsory for Downhill & Super-G Ski Racers from 2024/25

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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 […]
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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 […]
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Bryce Bennett from Team USA Wins the Men’s Downhill FIS World Cup at Val Gardena/Gröden, Italy

Finally, after weeks and weeks of cancellations, the first Men’s Downhill of the season took place today, December 14, 2023, in Val Gardena/Gröden, Italy. The weather Gods were smiling down, with blue skies and gleaming sunshine, as the world’s fastest and most fearless male alpine skiers shot down the Saslong course. There was freshly fallen snow on the trees, but […]
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7 Athletes from Palisades Tahoe, CA, Make the U.S. National Ski Team

Earlier this year, U.S. Ski & Snowboard announced its prestigious Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team, and the roster includes an impressive contingent from Team Palisades Tahoe in California. Seven exceptional athletes and alumni from our resort have earned the honor of representing the program in the upcoming season. Bryce Bennett and Nina O’Brien, two standout skiers who honed their skills […]
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100 Days Until 23/24 Audi FIS World Cup Opening at Zermatt, Switzerland & Cervinia, Italy

Zermatt/Cervinia

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 […]
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Val Gardena/Gröden, Italy, Lodges Formal Application to Host 2029 FIS Alpine World Championships

The Italian ski area Val Gardena/Gröden has lodged its formal application to host the 2029 FIS Alpine World Championships. The FIS World Championships are held every two years in the various FIS disciplines. The last World Championships were this year, with Courchevel and Méribél, France, being hosts of the Alpine World Championships, while Planica, Slovenia, hosted this year’s Cross-Country World Championships and […]
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FIS Sells World Cup TV Rights to Swiss Sports Marketing Specialist Infront

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The International Ski & Snowboard Federation ‘FIS’ has sold the TV rights for the Alpine World Cup competitions to Infront Sports & Media. Infront is based in Zug, Switzerland, and has the marketing rights for several other sports competitions, such as the National Basketball Association (‘NBA’), the International Soccer Federation (‘FIFA’) or the International Ice Hockey Federation (‘IIHF’). The marketing […]
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