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
Italy’s Federica Brignone Makes it 2 for 2 at the FIS World Cup Giant Slalom in Tremblant, QC On Sunday, December 3, 2023, Mont Tremblant, Quebec, hosted the second of two Giant Slalom events for the FIS World Cup circuit. Conditions were mixed on Sunday, with good visibility but some wind on run 1 and fog, and snowfall on run 2. Giant Slalom races consist of two runs, with the combined time counting. Only the top 30 skiers […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | December 3, 2023 0 Comments
Federica Brignone Becomes Oldest Female Skier to Win a Giant Slalom FIS World Cup Race in Tremblant, QC Italian ski racer Federica Brignone became the oldest female skier to win a Giant Slalom FIS World Cup race today, December 2, 2023, at Tremblant, QC. The 33-year-old broke a 24-year-long standing record, set in 1999 by Austrian Anita Wachter, who had been 32 at the time of her win. Second place went to Slovakia’s Petra Vlhova and third place […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | December 2, 2023 0 Comments
Giant Slalom Recap from the FIS World Cup at Killington, VT The atmosphere was smashing at Killington, VT, this weekend, with thousands of fans turning out to cheer on the international elite in women’s technical skiing. Friday’s bib draw for the Giant Slalom race was a huge event with a fantastic turnout that saw Sweden’s Sara Hector with the coveted no. 1 bib while local favorite Mikaela Shiffrin was third out […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | November 27, 2023 0 Comments
Killington Resort, VT, Celebrates the Success of the 2023 Stifel Killington Cup Vermont’s Killington Resort, the largest ski and snowboard resort in Eastern North America and part of POWDR – an adventure lifestyle company – hosted the women’s Audi FIS Ski World Cup for the seventh time over Thanksgiving Weekend. Switzerland’s Lara Gut-Behrami won the giant slalom under cold and sunny skies on Saturday, with Mikaela Shiffrin rounding out the podium in third. On […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 27, 2023 0 Comments
Shiffrin Wins 90th FIS Alpine World Cup at Slalom Event in Killington, VT Legendary American skier Mikaela Shiffrin has taken the record of most World Cup victories to a new high, adding victory number 90 to her incredible portfolio of ski racing victories. Earlier this year Shiffrin became the world’s most successful ski racer in terms of FIS World Cup victories, when the 28-year-old won her 87th World Cup at Ã…re, Sweden, surpassing […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | November 26, 2023 0 Comments
Mikaela Shiffrin Claims Slalom Victory and 7th Reindeer at Levi, Finland U.S. ski racer Mikaela Shiffrin won the Slalom event today, November 12, 2023, at the FIS Alpine World Cup in Levi in Finland, making it her seventh victory in Levi and winning her seventh reindeer. Traditionally the victor in the Finnish resort wins a reindeer presented to her by Santa Claus because Levi is close to the Arctic Circle and […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | November 13, 2023 0 Comments
Petra Vlhova Ties with Mikaela Shiffrin for Most Reindeers at FIS World Cup in Levi, Finland Conditions in Levi, Finland, were perfect on Saturday, November 11, 2023. Fresh snow, a few clouds in the sky but great visibility and fast snow, as of course the course officials had treated the freshly fallen snow to make it fast for race conditions. Tradition in Levi has it, that the victor is given a reindeer as a prize by […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | November 12, 2023 0 Comments