Fighting Words by Italy’s Federica Brignone: “Shiffrin Avoided the Competition” The World Cup season may be over, but the drama certainly isn’t. While the overall season trophy, the Big Crystal Globe, went to Switzerland’s Lara Gut-Behrami, second-placed Federica Brignone from Italy seems to still have a battle axe to grind. In an interview with Italian newspaper Repubblica, the Italian skier made some rather surprising allegations against U.S. ski racer Mikaela […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | March 29, 2024 1 Comment
[VIDEO] U.S. Ski Racer Mikaela Shiffrin Returns to Scene of Downhill Crash at Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy U.S. ski racer Mikaela Shiffrin shared her visit to the crash site at Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, on her social media account. The American skier went to the resort in the Dolomites with retired ski racer Tina Maze. Slovenian Maze is one of the most successful ski racers in the world, who like Shiffrin competed across all alpine disciplines. She is […] Julia Schneemann | March 22, 2024 1 Comment
Mikaela Shiffrin Wins Slalom at the World Cup Finals in Saalbach, Austria This weekend sees the first four events of the FIS Alpine World Cup Finals in Saalbach, Austria. On Saturday, March 16, the first day of competitions, Mikaela Shiffrin claimed the victory in the women’s Slalom. Conditions were tough at the resort with rain softening the carefully prepped race course. Warm temperatures and soft snow created challenging conditions for all of […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | March 16, 2024 0 Comments
Mikaela Shiffrin Will Only Race in 1 Discipline at World Cup Finals Post Injury U.S. ski racer Mikaela Shiffrin shared on her social media channels that she will only compete in one discipline at the World Cup Finals in Saalbach, Austria, being her strongest: Slalom. Following her January injury, Shiffrin has explained that despite their best efforts, the injury has simply not allowed a safe return to Giant Slalom racing, let alone speed events […] Julia Schneemann | March 14, 2024 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Mikaela Shiffrin’s Return to Ski Racing Uncertain as Ski Racer Shares Updates on her Training Progress Last week, American ski racer Mikaela Shiffrin shared her intentions to return to the FIS Alpine World Cup for the technical races in Åre, Sweden, on March 9 and 10. Yesterday, however, the 28-year-old shared an update on her social media, where she admits that the comeback has been harder than she had anticipated. It is Shiffrin’s first knee injury […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | March 1, 2024 0 Comments
Mikaela Shiffrin Nominated for Sportswoman of the Year Award by Laureus World Sports Awards American ski racer Mikaela Shiffrin is one of only six nominees as Sportswoman of the year by the prestigious Laureus World Sports Awards. The Laureus World Sports Awards honors the world’s greatest and most inspirational sporting triumphs of the year. The Laureus World Sports Awards were first given out in 2000 and feature seven categories: Sportswoman, Sportsman, Team, Breakthrough, Comeback, Action, […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 28, 2024 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Mikaela Shiffrin Updates on Her Return to Racing at the FIS Alpine World Cup Circuit Mikaela Shiffrin shared on her social media channels that the U.S. athlete is aiming to return to competitive ski racing for the tech races in Åre, Sweden, on March 9 and 10. The American ski racer got injured in Cortina d’Ampezzo in January and recuperation from her injury has been taking longer than the ski racer had anticipated. Related: Mikaela […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 24, 2024 0 Comments
Lara Gut-Behrami Wins FIS Downhill World Cup in Crans-Montana, Switzerland Switzerland’s Lara Gut-Behrami claimed her fourth consecutive World Cup today, February 16, at Crans-Montana, Switzerland. Temperatures in Crans-Montana were fairly warm, causing the finish to be moved up the hill for safety reasons, as the snow down low was too soft. This did not keep Gut-Behrami from claiming her 44th career victory on home soil in only 1:19.11 minutes. Second […] Julia Schneemann | February 16, 2024 0 Comments
Mikaela Shiffrin Will Not Compete at World Cup in Crans-Montana, Switzerland Mikaela’s media manager Megan Harrod confirmed in an interview with Swiss newspapers that Mikaela Shiffrin will not return to the World Cup next weekend in Crans-Montana, Switzerland. Crans-Montana will host a Downhill and a Super-G race on February 17 and 18. Shiffrin had suffered an external ligament injury in her knee during her dramatic crash in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, at […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 11, 2024 2 Comments
Podium for Team USA’s Jackie Wiles & More Crashes at the Downhill in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy While today’s Downhill, the second of two Downhill races at Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, was equally eventful as yesterday’s, Team USA came away with a podium despite Mikaela Shiffrin missing from the team today. Yesterday, Friday, January 26, Shiffrin had crashed on the top-section of the Olympia delle Tofane course at the Italian ski resort. But it was Jackie Wiles today, […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | January 27, 2024 0 Comments
Dramatic Crashes & Overcrowded Podiums at the Downhill World Cup at Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy It was certainly an eventful day today, January 26, at Cortina d’Ampezzo in Italy at the World Cup Downhill race. Several top skiers crashed during the World Cup Downhill at Cortina d’Ampezzo in Italy, one of them being the world’s best alpine skier, Mikaela Shiffrin. As the eighth skier out of the gate, Shiffrin was definitely amongst the favorites for […] Julia Schneemann | January 26, 2024 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Mikaela Shiffrin Injured After Crashing at Downhill World Cup in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy Mikaela Shiffrin was competing at the Downhill World Cup in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, today, Friday, January 26, when the American skier slid out and crashed at the top of the Downhill course. “Mikaela Shiffrin was taken by ambulance to the clinic in Cortina and is being evaluated for a left leg injury. Initial analysis shows the ACL and PCL seem […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | January 26, 2024 1 Comment
Mikaela Shiffrin Claims 95th World Cup Victory and 150th Career Podium at Jasna, Slovakia Following yesterday’s Giant Slalom at Jasna, Slovakia, was the Slalom race today, January 21, 2024. The Slalom race was won by U.S. ski racer Mikaela Shiffrin, second place went to Zrinka Ljutic from Croatia, while third place went to Anna Swenn Larsson from Sweden. Similar to yesterday’s Giant Slalom race, a lot of skiers struggled with the race course at […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | January 21, 2024 0 Comments
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. […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | January 20, 2024 0 Comments
Shiffrin Wins Slalom at FIS World Cup in Flachau, Austria, Collecting her 94th World Cup Victory Tuesday, January 16, 2024, saw the women’s Slalom event at Flachau, Austria, a ski resort that is part of the Amadé ski area. Mikaela Shiffrin had announced she was fit to return and everyone knew it would be an interesting final between the two Slalom Queens Mikaela Shiffrin and Petra Vlhova from Slovakia. Vlhova has won on the tricky course […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | January 16, 2024 0 Comments
Mikaela Shiffrin Dominates in Lienz, Austria, as the American Wins her 2nd Consecutive World Cup Race The FIS Alpine World Cup continued on Friday, December 29, 2023, with the women’s Slalom at Lienz, Austria. Slalom races are held as two runs with the combined time counting. Run 1 is essentially a qualifying run, with only the top 30 qualifying for run 2. Run 2 is held in reverse order, with the 30th-placed skier going first and […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | December 29, 2023 0 Comments
No Rest for the Wicked: Shiffrin Wins 92nd FIS World Cup in Giant Slalom at Lienz, Austria With not even a week’s rest for the female technical skiers, the Giant Slalom was back on at the FIS World Cup circuit at Lienz in Austria on Thursday, December 28, 2023. Training was held on Boxing Day as well as December 27, 2023. The event at Lienz consists of a Giant-Slalom race today, Thursday, December 28, and a Slalom […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | December 28, 2023 0 Comments
Vlhova Beats Shiffrin in Slalom Race to Claim her 30th World Cup Victory at Courchevel, France Slovakian race skier Petra Vlhova beat Mikaela Shiffrin in a nail biting finish in Slalom at the World Cup in Courchevel, France, on Thursday, December 21, 2023. It was clear after the first run that this race was going to be decided between Vlhova and Shiffrin. There was 0.17 seconds separating the two skiers, with Shiffrin in the lead with […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | December 22, 2023 0 Comments
[VIDEO] 10 Everyday Essentials for Mikaela Shiffrin Ever wondered what the best ski racer to ever live MUST have with her every day? GQ Sports sat down with Mikaela Shiffrin where she details her everyday must-haves. Her list includes her Adidas Superstars trimmed in gold, Barilla Pasta, Haribo Gold Bears, her Land Rover Sport, a necklace given to her with her father’s picture in it, a Longines watch, […] Industry News Seth Tuuri | December 18, 2023 1 Comment
Mikaela Shiffrin Wins Downhill FIS World Cup in St. Moritz, Switzerland Team USA’s Mikaela Shiffrin won the Downhill event in St. Moritz, Switzerland, on Saturday, December 9, 2023. It marks Shiffrin’s 91st World Cup victory and fourth ever Downhill victory. The American skier is typically strongest in the technical disciplines Slalom and Giant-Slalom, but the victory just exemplifies the rare talent of this all-rounder. She is the only ski racer — […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | December 9, 2023 0 Comments