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Recap of the 2023 FIS Alpine World Cup Finals in Downhill in Soldeu, Andorra

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Kicking off the Alpine World Cup Finals in Soldeu, Andorra, were the alpine speed teams. The first event on the World Cup Finals calendar were the Men’s and Women’s Downhill events. A Downhill race is the fastest of the Alpine events and consists of a single run. Skiers will often reach speeds of 80-90mph. Germany’s Romed Baumann was first in […]

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Julia Schneemann | March 16, 2023
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Recap: Women’s Alpine World Cup at Kvitfjell, Norway — US Ski Racer Mikaela Shiffrin Secures Overall Alpine World Cup Crystal Globe

Mikaela Shiffrin

Mikaela Shiffrin has clinched the 22/23 overall Crystal Globe, the trophy awarded to the most successful skier across all alpine disciplines. Mikaela Shiffrin is currently at 1,828 points across all disciplines, while the next runner-up, Lara Gut-Behrami, is on a mere 1,007 points. There are only two events left, a Giant-Slalom and a Slalom event in Åre, Sweden on March, 11-12, […]

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Julia Schneemann | March 8, 2023
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Another Gold for Italy at the 2023 World Championships in Women’s Super-G Along With a Silver Medal for Mikaela Shiffrin

Podium Super G World Champs

Day 3 of the 2023 World Championships in Courchevel and Méribél, France, consisted of a Women’s Super-G event. The field was comprised of 37 of the world’s best skiers, including Norway’s Ragnhild Mowinckel, the current leader in the 22/23 Super-G World Cup standings, and 2022 Olympic Gold medal winner in Super-G Lara Gut-Behrami from Switzerland, who also won the 2021’s World […]

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Julia Schneemann | February 8, 2023
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Italy’s Federica Brignone World Champion in Combined as Mikaela Shiffrin is Disqualifed 2 Gates from Finish

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On Monday, February 6, 2023, the first of 13 Alpine events started at the World Championships in Courchevel and Méribél. The first race was the Women’s Alpine Combined, which consisted of a Super-G run followed by a Slalom run. The event is typically dominated by the technical skiers, even after the format was changed from two slalom runs to just […]

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Julia Schneemann | February 7, 2023
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Mikaela Shiffrin Makes It 2/2 Giant-Slalom World Cup Wins in Semmering, Austria

Mikaela Shiffrin

After smashing the first Giant-Slalom (‘GS’) event at the FIS World Cup in Semmering on Tuesday, December 27, 2022, Mikaela Shiffrin also managed to win the second GS event at the Austrian ski resort on Wednesday, December 28, 2022, taking her tally of World Cup wins to 79. The 27-year-old is having a fantastic start to her thirteenth FIS World […]

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Julia Schneemann | December 30, 2022
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FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup Calendar Released for 22/23 – Women’s Events

Mikaela Shiffrin

The full FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup Calendar for winter 22/23 has been released. There will be a total of 42 women’s races in 21 different resorts. Below is the calendar for the women’s season 22/23 in Alpine ski racing. Related: FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup Calendar Released for 22/23 – Men’s Events The women have the honor of kicking […]

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Julia Schneemann | October 14, 2022
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Race Report: Slokar, Stjenersund Take Advantage of Shiffrin Absence in Lech / Zuers, Austria

The first (and only) Women’s Parallel Giant-Slalom World Cup took place in brutal, blizzard-like conditions on November 13th. The second of seven Austrian alpine World Cup stops, Lech / Zuers (near St. Anton) challenged the 46 athletes to a 19 gate course over a 102m (335ft) vertical pitch. Despite World Cup overall points being on the line, American star Mikaela […]

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Phil Tremblay | November 15, 2021
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How Your Favorite Ski Race Athletes Stack Up After the Season Opener in Soelden, Austria

The summer has come to an end and the FIS World Cup season has kicked off where it has for the last 14 years; the treacherous, up to 65% inclined pitch of Soelden, Austria. Now rejoined with the sound of spectators, the best alpine skiers in the world competed under a blue sky with the Women competing on October 23rd […]

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Phil Tremblay | November 9, 2021
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Three Women Top Prize Money Earners on Alpine Skiing’s World Cup Circuit

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Women were the top three earners on this year’s World Cup circuit. The International Ski Federation released the circuit’s earnings table on Monday. Athletes are not paid a base salary on the World Cup circuit. They must rely on competition results and personal marketability for income as a professional skier. Team donations and other outside funding can also improve their budget. However, […]

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Alex Mangels | March 29, 2021
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