ACL Tear Ends Marcel Hirscher’s Ski Racing Comeback Season Abruptly Marcel Hirscher’s comeback season ended rather abruptly after the Dutch-Austrian ski racer suffered a torn ligament during training on the Reiteralm, Austria, on Monday, December 2. The 35-year-old athlete had staged a comeback to the FIS Alpine World Cup circuit after five years of retirement this season. For the comeback, Hirscher had switched nationality and competed for the Netherlands, his […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | December 3, 2024 0 Comments
France’s Clément Noël Dominates in Upset-Riddled World Cup Slalom at Gurgl, Austria France’s Clément Noël made it two-for-two at the Slalom World Cup in Gurgl, Austria, on Sunday, November 24, backing up from his victory in Levi, Finland, last week. Much like Shiffrin in the women’s Slalom yesterday, Noël was dominant from the get-go, leading after Run 1 with 0.88 seconds ahead of Norway’s Atle Lie McGrath and 0.94 seconds ahead of […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | November 24, 2024 0 Comments
Men’s Giant Slalom FIS Alpine World Cup in Sölden, Austria, Gets Historic All-Norwegian Podium In somewhat of a déjà vu, the men’s race at Sölden, Austria, on Sunday, October 27, also featured the favorite in bib number 1 and a surprise Swiss withdrawal from the race after inspection. Switzerland’s Marco Odermatt was given the bib no 1 in the bib ceremony on Saturday night, while his teammate Loic Meillard announced pre-race that he would […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | October 27, 2024 0 Comments
Sölden, Austria, World Cup Pre-Race Update: Who is Starting (and Who is Not) Vonn or Vonnot? The women’s starting bibs have been drawn and with its publication, all rumors about Lindsey Vonn potentially competing or starting as a forerunner have gone quiet. Vonn will not be attending the FIS Alpine World Cup in Sölden, Austria, as a ski racer. The retired U.S. ski racer had been spotted training in a race suit on […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | October 25, 2024 0 Comments
Marcel Hirscher Skips FIS Races at Coronet Peak, New Zealand Marcel Hirscher and his team have shared that they have left New Zealand and that Hirscher will not compete in the FIS races at Coronet Peak from August 27-31. Originally, the Dutch-Austrian ski racer was planning to start in four FIS races at Coronet Peak, but the Hirscher is now traveling back to Europe without having competed at any FIS […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | August 26, 2024 0 Comments
Marcel Hirscher Updates from Training in New Zealand Dutch-Austrian ski racer Marcel Hirscher announced his surprise comeback to competitive skiing in April this year and a change of FIS country from native Austria to his mother’s home country, the Netherlands. In August, Hirscher and his team headed to New Zealand’s South Island to train and to compete in FIS Open races. The athlete has now shared an update from […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | August 14, 2024 0 Comments
FIS Wildcard Considered ‘Unfair’ by Several Elite Ski Racers & Coaches At the end of last month, the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) snuck in a little Easter egg into its World Cup rule book: the introduction of a wildcard for retired athletes. The new rule directly benefits Dutch-Austrian ski racing legend Marcel Hirscher, who retired from competitive skiing in 2019, and some allege the rule was introduced specifically to […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | August 2, 2024 0 Comments
FIS Introduces Wildcard for Alpine World Cup Races for 24/25 Season The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) has published its new rule book for the 24/25 World Cup season and has included a ‘wildcard’ option for retired athletes. In its latest version from July 29, 2024, the FIS included the surprise entry option for retired champion skiers. A wildcard is an entry for a competitor to a tournament that they […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | July 30, 2024 0 Comments
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