Origins: Ski Racing In the second edition of Origins, we will be looking at the long history of ski racing and how it came to be one of the biggest winter sports. If you haven’t already, check out the first edition of Origins that dives deep into the history of grooming snow. Related: Origins: Groomers The act of skiing has been dated back […] Ryan Flynn | September 24, 2020 1 Comment
Courchevel, France Set to Unveil New Downhill Course A new downhill ski run for the 2023 Alpine Ski World Championships is set to be unveiled. The 2023 Alpine Ski World Championships are scheduled to take place in Courchevel and Meribel, France. The two ski resorts teamed up in a joint bid to host the first Alpine Ski World Championship in France since 2009. Both resorts are apart of […] Industry News Taylor Stephan | September 10, 2020 0 Comments
Despite North American Alpine World Cup Cancellations, FIS Freestyle Events Remain on Schedule Last week, the International Ski Federation (FIS) announced that all Alpine World Cup tour events in North America would be canceled for the 2020/21 season. The decision ultimately and unsurprisingly comes as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Related: FIS Alpine Ski World Cup To Commence One Week Earlier Than Anticipated In lieu of the North American events which normally […] Industry News Spencer Cox | August 27, 2020 0 Comments
FIS Cancels 2020-21 North American Ski Races The International Ski Federation announced Thursday morning in a news release that it is canceling its North American ski races for the 2020-21 season and keeping its World Cup competitions in Europe. The ongoing coronavirus pandemic is to blame. The FIS said that “protecting health and welfare of all participants to the best extent possible” is its objective with the […] Industry News SnowBrains | August 20, 2020 0 Comments
FIS Alpine Ski World Cup To Commence One Week Earlier Than Anticipated Yesterday, FIS released an official statement announcing that the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup would commence one week earlier than previously planned. The FIS had originally intended the opening event to take place in Solden, Austria on the weekend of October 24-25. The event is now scheduled for October 17-18. The date change was a joint decision between the FIS […] Industry News Spencer Cox | August 7, 2020 0 Comments
FIS Alpine Skiing World Championships Scheduled for Italy February 2021 The International Ski Federation (FIS) confirmed the Alpine Skiing World Championships will take place in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy February 9-21, 2021. There had been uncertainty the event would be scheduled after a meeting on May 25, when the Italian Winter Sports Federation had requested to postpone the event to 2022 due to the COVID-19 outbreak. “The last month of efforts […] Industry News Taylor Stephan | July 7, 2020 0 Comments
3 Positive COVID-19 Tests Interrupt Italian Ski Team Training After a race training session on June 28th, three members of the Italian women’s ski team tested positive for COVID-19. The Italian Winter Sports Federation reported positive tests for one racer and two coaches. While two members are asymptomatic and quarantining as a precaution, one coach has been hospitalized with a fever. Related: Alpine Skiing World Cup Finals in Italy […] Industry News Taylor Stephan | July 2, 2020 0 Comments
Brain Post: How CORONAVIRUS Spreads What is Coronavirus? This video above explains very well exactly what the Coronavirus is and how it spreads – please watch. This virus may have impacts on all of us and is already having big impacts on the ski industry. A World Cup skiing stop in China was already canceled due to the Coronavirus. The World Cup has announced that […] SnowBrains | March 1, 2020 0 Comments
Spotlight On: Lindsey Vonn, The End Of An Era Few athletes can truly say that they dominated an era and a sport as much as Lindsey Vonn. Since her Olympic debut in 2002 when she was only 17 years old she has risen to become the most successful female alpine ski racer in history, earning three Olympic medals, including gold in downhill in the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic games, […] Industry News Lucy Ferneyhough | February 11, 2020 0 Comments
Upcoming in 2020! As we move into a new year and a new decade, 2020 looks like it’s going to hold some great competitions, athletes, and projects. Keep your eyes open in the coming months of the season for these exciting moments! FWT20: The 2020 Freeriding World Tour will begin on January 18th in Hakuba, Japan and then continue spanning across three continents, […] Industry News Lucy Ferneyhough | January 3, 2020 0 Comments
FIS Changes Official Terminology | Insists ‘Ladies’ Must Now be Referred to as ‘Women’ The International Ski Federation (FIS) yesterday announced changes to its official terminology when they approved a joint proposal of the Gender Equity Working Group, the Sub-Committees for Ladies´ Cross-Country and Alpine Skiing, as well as the Athletes Commission. In the English language “Ladies” must now be referred to as “Women”. Related: Mikaela Shiffrin Shares the Secrets to Her Success | No […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 13, 2019 0 Comments
Mikaela Shiffrin Begins World Cup Season with 3rd Place | Men’s Giant Slalom Cancelled Due to Heavy Snow Two-time defending World Cup champion Mikaela Shiffrin began the season with her 63rd podium appearance, finishing third on a very difficult giant slalom course on the Rettenbach Glacier in Sölden, Austria, Saturday. “It’s always nice to come back to Sölden,” said Shiffrin, who won in Sölden in 2014 and now has four podium finishes in the traditional season opener. “There […] Industry News Steven Agar | October 29, 2018 0 Comments
Female Skiers Earned More than their Male Counterparts Last Year for the Second Year in a Row The top female alpine ski racers in the world out-earned their male counterparts for the second season in a row thanks to equal minimum prize money offered at all Audi FIS Alpine World Cup events, reports FIS-Ski. Though individual organizers are permitted to offer more than the minimum should they have the funding to do so, both the female and […] Industry News Steven Agar | June 28, 2018 0 Comments
Alex Ferreira Receives FIS Crystal Globe in Vail Alex Ferreira received his FIS crystal globe for his freeskiing accomplishments. According to the Aspen Times, Ferreira finally got to take home his Fédération Internationale de Ski trophy on May 14th at the Ski & Snowboard Club Vail awards dinner in Vail, Colorado. Specifically, Ferreira won the prized trophy in the Men’s Halfpipe discipline for 2018. The FIS globe is an […] Featured Article Greg Obernesser | June 9, 2018 0 Comments
French Resorts Awarded Bid for 2023 FIS Alpine World Skiing Championships France’s victorious candidacy team for Courchevel-Meribel 2023. Image: FIS Ski Two French resorts, Courchevel and Méribel, have been chosen to host the 2023 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships. The French bid was chosen over the competing bid from Saalbach, Austria at the FIS international congress in Costa Navarino, Greece. Following a convincing presentation that demonstrated their meticulous preparation and ability […] Industry News Jenah MacGrain | May 21, 2018 0 Comments
Lindsey Vonn Postpones Entering Men’s Races to Focus on Beating World Cup Wins Record Although Lindsey Vonn still has intentions of competing with the men and entering a men’s World Cup race, at the moment she is focussing on beating just one man: Ingemar Stenmark. She just pulled back her proposal to enter a men’s World Cup race in November, instead keeping her focus on training to break the World Cup career wins record in what […] Industry News Steven Agar | May 17, 2018 2 Comments
Lindsey Vonn Records Second Victory of the Weekend | Only Five More Victories to Equal All-Time Record Lindsey Vonn made it two for two yesterday as she won her second World Cup downhill of the weekend to set herself up perfectly for the upcoming Pyeongchang Olympics It was her third straight triumph in the discipline after also winning in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, two weeks ago, and her 81st World Cup overall leaving her just five short of the […] Industry News Steven Agar | February 5, 2018 0 Comments
VIDEO: Snowballs Thrown at Racer during Alpine Ski World Cup Slalom Event Norwegian slalom skier Henrik Kristoffersen was in the middle of his run when fans threw snowballs at him in an attempt to distract him. The incident happens at 1:00 in the video. “That was disrespectful. That was not cool at all,” said Kristoffersen (via the AP), who came second to rival Marcel Hirscher. Though he was visibly annoyed, he did not blame […] Industry News Steven Agar | January 25, 2018 0 Comments
Lindsey Vonn Claims 79th World Cup Victory | Needs Only 7 More to Equal All-Time Record Lindsey Vonn reignited her Olympic hopes with a victory in the downhill in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy on Saturday, only her second downhill win in a year and moves to within seven of the record of World Cup wins. This latest victory takes her tally to 79 World Cup victories, the most of any woman and second only to the 86 […] Industry News Steven Agar | January 22, 2018 0 Comments
VIDEO: Pawel Babicki Completes World Cup Downhill Course on just ONE SKI! Just as Bode Miller famously completed the Bormio, Italy downhill course in 2005 after losing a ski, Polish skier Pawel Babicki lost a ski after 40 seconds and still managed to finish the entire course on his remaining ski. The Pole finished dead last in the field of 67, but this is one participation medal that he won’t soon forget. […] Industry News Steven Agar | January 15, 2018 1 Comment
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