2023 Alpine World Championships Wraps Up With Greece Making History at Men’s Slalom The last event of the 2023 FIS Alpine World Championships in Courchevel and Méribél, France, was the Men’s Slalom won by Henrik Kristoffersen. The Norwegian had finished the first run in a disappointing 16th place, almost a whole second behind leading man Manuel Feller from Austria. Kristoffersen seemed without a chance to podium, but he put down a smashing second run, […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 21, 2023 0 Comments
Another Swiss Double Podium at Men’s Giant Slalom at 2023 World Championships Friday, February 17, 2023, saw the Men’s Giant Slalom at the 2023 World Championships in Courchevel and Méribél, France. Victory went to Switzerland’s Marco Odermatt—silver to his teammate Loic Meillard and Bronze to Austria’s Marco Schwarz. One hundred starters were battling it out for the title of Giant Slalom World Champion. US representatives in the starting gate were Tommy Ford, River […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 17, 2023 0 Comments
U.S. Wins 1st Ever Team Parallel World Championship In a fitting nod to Valentine’s Day, Tuesday, February 14, 2023, saw the only mixed event at the 2023 World Championships in Courchevel and Méribél, France, with the Team Parallel event. Team USA won against Norway in a nail-biting Big Final after advancing through every round of the elimination-style event. The Team Parallel is a Slalom event run — as […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 14, 2023 0 Comments
Swiss Double Downhill Victory After Odermatt Beats Kilde, Canada’s Cameron as Surprise 3rd At 2023 World Championships Sunday’s Men’s Downhill was probably the week’s most anticipated event at the 2023 World Championships in Courchevel and Méribél, France. Some consider the downhill the ‘King of Alpine discipline’, and what’s more awe-inspiring than Alpine skiers hurtling down the mountain at speeds exceeding 90 mph? It takes a particular fearless personality to be able to do that; they are certainly […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 14, 2023 0 Comments
Swiss Double Podium in Women’s Downhill at 2023 World Championships in France After a training day on Friday, races resumed at the 2023 World Championships in Courchevel and Méribél, France, on Saturday, February 11, 2023, with the Women’s Downhill. The starting list was brimming with 29 of the world’s strongest speed women, including 22/23 World Cup leader in Downhill Sofia Goggia from Italy, second-ranked Ilka Stuhec from Slovakia, and third-ranked Elena Curtoni, […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 13, 2023 0 Comments
Gold for Canada’s James Crawford in Super-G at 2023 World Championships in Courchevel & Méribél, France The 2023 World Championships in Courchevel and Méribél moved into the fourth day with the Men’s Super-G event. Thursday’s Men’s Super-G was held on a different slope to Wednesday’s Women’s Super-G, more specifically, the L’Eclipse. The race course was built specifically for the Men’s speed events of the 2023 World Championships and was used for the first time in last year’s […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 9, 2023 0 Comments
Another Gold for Italy at the 2023 World Championships in Women’s Super-G Along With a Silver Medal for Mikaela Shiffrin 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 […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 8, 2023 1 Comment
Strikes Announced for French Ski Resorts Could Affect Peak Ski Season Two of the biggest French Unions representing workers in ski resorts, ‘Force Ouvrièr’ and ‘Confédération Général du Travail,’ have announced unlimited strikes starting from January 31, 2023. Mass protests began in 230 French cities, including Paris, Marseille, Nice, and Toulouse, on Thursday and Saturday last week, January 19 and 21, 2023, with an estimated 1.5 million people across the country participating […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | January 26, 2023 0 Comments
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