French Ski Racer Alexis Pinturault Quits Slalom Skiing French ski racer Alexis Pinturault announced on his Instagram account that he has decided to not compete in Slalom skiing in the upcoming 23/24 season.ย Pinturault is one of the most successful skiers of all time and is one of the rare all-rounders, who competes across the four alpine events of Downhill, Super-G, Giant Slalom and Slalom. Now the all-rounder has […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | August 16, 2023 0 Comments
2023 Alpine World Championships Wraps Up With Greece Making History at Menโs Slalom The last event of the 2023 FIS Alpine World Championships in Courchevel and Mรฉribรฉl, France, was the Menโs Slalom won byย 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 Menโs Giant Slalom at 2023 World Championships Friday, February 17, 2023, saw the Menโs Giant Slalom at the 2023 World Championships in Courchevel and Mรฉribรฉl, France. Victory went to Switzerlandโs Marco Odermattโsilver to his teammate Loic Meillard and Bronze to Austriaโs Marco Schwarz. One hundred starters were battling it out for the title of Giant Slalom World Champion.ย 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 Valentineโs Day, Tuesday, February 14, 2023, saw the only mixed event at the 2023 World Championships in Courchevel and Mรฉribรฉl, 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 โ as […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 14, 2023 0 Comments
Swiss Double Downhill Victory After Odermatt Beats Kilde, Canadaโs Cameron as Surprise 3rd At 2023 World Championships Sundayโs Menโs Downhill was probably the weekโs most anticipated event at the 2023 World Championships in Courchevel and Mรฉribรฉl, France. Some consider the downhill the โKing of Alpine disciplineโ, and whatโs 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 Womenโs Downhill at 2023 World Championships in France After a training day on Friday, races resumed at the 2023 World Championships in Courchevel and Mรฉribรฉl, France, on Saturday, February 11, 2023, with the Womenโs Downhill. The starting list was brimming with 29 of the worldโs 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 & Mรฉribรฉl, France The 2023 World Championships in Courchevel and Mรฉribรฉl moved into the fourth day with the Menโs Super-G event.ย Thursdayโs Menโs Super-G was held on a different slope to Wednesdayโs Womenโs Super-G, more specifically, the LโEclipse. The race course was built specifically for the Menโs speed events of the 2023 World Championships and was used for the first time in last yearโs […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 9, 2023 0 Comments
Another Gold for Italy at the 2023 World Championships in Womenโs Super-G Along With a Silver Medal for Mikaela Shiffrin Day 3 of the 2023 World Championships in Courchevel and Mรฉribรฉl, France, consisted of a Womenโs Super-G event. The field was comprised of 37 of the worldโs best skiers, including Norwayโs Ragnhild Mowinckel, the current leader in the 22/23 Super-G World Cup standings, andย 2022 Olympic Gold medal winner in Super-G Lara Gut-Behrami from Switzerland, who also won the 2021โs World […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 8, 2023 1 Comment