Fighting Words by Italy’s Federica Brignone: “Shiffrin Avoided the Competition” The World Cup season may be over, but the drama certainly isn’t. While the overall season trophy, the Big Crystal Globe, went to Switzerland’s Lara Gut-Behrami, second-placed Federica Brignone from Italy seems to still have a battle axe to grind. In an interview with Italian newspaper Repubblica, the Italian skier made some rather surprising allegations against U.S. ski racer Mikaela […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | March 29, 2024 1 Comment
Italy’s Federica Brignone Wins Giant Slalom in Åre, Sweden It was a day of two halves today, Saturday, March 9, at Åre, Sweden, with wind and fog for run 1 in the morning and sunshine for run 2 in the afternoon. It was an exciting day of FIS World Cup racing with plenty of action, which unfortunately also saw several DNFs by top skiers like Alice Robinson or Kajsa […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | March 9, 2024 0 Comments
Mikaela Shiffrin Will Not Compete at World Cup in Crans-Montana, Switzerland Mikaela’s media manager Megan Harrod confirmed in an interview with Swiss newspapers that Mikaela Shiffrin will not return to the World Cup next weekend in Crans-Montana, Switzerland. Crans-Montana will host a Downhill and a Super-G race on February 17 and 18. Shiffrin had suffered an external ligament injury in her knee during her dramatic crash in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, at […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 11, 2024 2 Comments
Triumphs, Upsets, and Season-Ending Injuries at the Women’s Giant Slalom World Cup in Jasna, Slovakia, Saturday, January 20, saw the first of two tech races at Jasna, Slovakia. Today was the Giant Slalom on Petra Vlhova’s home turf and expectations from the home crowd on their local hero were huge. The crowd of roughly 30,000 spectators was tinged with orange, as local fan clubs wore the signature orange beanie the Slovakian skier is known for. […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | January 20, 2024 0 Comments
No Rest for the Wicked: Shiffrin Wins 92nd FIS World Cup in Giant Slalom at Lienz, Austria With not even a week’s rest for the female technical skiers, the Giant Slalom was back on at the FIS World Cup circuit at Lienz in Austria on Thursday, December 28, 2023. Training was held on Boxing Day as well as December 27, 2023. The event at Lienz consists of a Giant-Slalom race today, Thursday, December 28, and a Slalom […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | December 28, 2023 0 Comments
Italy’s Federica Brignone Makes it 2 for 2 at the FIS World Cup Giant Slalom in Tremblant, QC On Sunday, December 3, 2023, Mont Tremblant, Quebec, hosted the second of two Giant Slalom events for the FIS World Cup circuit. Conditions were mixed on Sunday, with good visibility but some wind on run 1 and fog, and snowfall on run 2. Giant Slalom races consist of two runs, with the combined time counting. Only the top 30 skiers […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | December 3, 2023 0 Comments
Super-G Tightly Held in Swiss Hands at 2023 Alpine World Cup Finals in Soldeu, Andorra Thursday, March 16, saw the Men’s and Women’s Super-G event and the award for the end-of-season Super-G trophy, the elusive Crystal Globe, for the top-ranked skier in the discipline at the end of the 22/23 World Cup season. Both the World Cup win and the Super-G Crystal Globe went to Switzerland, with Marco Odermatt winning the men’s race and trophy […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | March 16, 2023 0 Comments
Honoring the Stars of the 2023 FIS Alpine World Championships The 2023 FIS Alpine World Championships in Courchevel and Méribél, France, finished on Sunday after 13 Alpine race events. After two exciting weeks with as many favorites winning medals and underdogs claiming the podium, it is time to honor the competition’s top performers. Superstar of the World Championships was, without doubt, Mikaela Shiffrin, who came away with a total of three […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 21, 2023 0 Comments
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