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Switzerland Makes it 3-For-3 Victories at Beaver Creek, CO, While Lucas Braathen Claims First-Ever Brazilian Podium

After two speed events followed a technical event today at Beaver Creek, with a Giant Slalom race scheduled for Sunday, December 8. The victory went to Switzerland again, after Swiss skiers dominating both the Downhill as well as the Super-G on the previous two days. However, what was surprising was the face of the victor as it was 35-year-old Thomas […]
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Mikaela Shiffrin Taken Away in Sled as Sweden’s Sara Hector Claims Victory in World Cup Giant Slalom at Killington, VT

The atmosphere at Killington Resort, Vermont, was pumping on Saturday, November 30, as an audience of roughly 17,000 spectators had turned out for the women’s Giant Slalom. It had looked like a fairy tale: Mikaela Shiffrin was leading after Run 1 in Killington, 0.32 seconds ahead of Sweden’s Sara Hector. A nation’s eye was trained on the greatest Alpine skier […]
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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. […]
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Positive Snow Control for Women’s FIS World Cup Giant Slalom Races at Tremblant, QC

The first women’s FIS Alpine World Cup race at Tremblant, Quebec, in 40 years is officially a go. Following today’s “snow control,” the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (‘FIS’) has given the green light for the AUDI FIS Ski World Cup Women’s Giant Slalom races at Tremblant December 2 and 3, 2023. Snow control is a course quality test, which […]
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Outpouring of Support for Lucas Braathen from Fellow Athletes After Retirement Announcement

Not even 24 hours have passed since the shock announcement by Lucas Pinheiro Braathen that the Norwegian skier will retire at only 23-years of age, and social media is flooded with an outpouring of love and support … and even the odd marriage proposal. Starting with teammates Aleksander Aamodt Kilde’s “A firework of a human, will be missed but never […]
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Marco Odermatt Makes History By Winning Record FIS Points with Giant Slalom Victory at World Cup Finals in Soldeu, Andorra

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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 […]
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