Austriaโs Cornelia Hรผtter Snatches 23/24 Season Downhill Crystal Globe from Switzerlands Lara Gut-Behrami in Dramatic World Cup Final in Saalbach, Austria Lara Gut-Behrami went into the Downhill final on Saturday, March 23, as top-ranked Downhill skier, the Giant Slalom and Super-G Crystal Globe already on the shelf, and the Downhill and Overall Crystal Globe within reach. With 369 points in the seasonโs rankings and second-ranked Sofia Goggia with 360 points out due to a broken leg, the Downhill Globe looked like […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | March 23, 2024 0 Comments
Norwegian Ski Racer Ragnhild Mowinckel Announces Retirement ย After 12 seasons on the World Cup circuit, Norwegian ski racer Ragnhild Mowinckel announced her decision to retire. According to a video the 31-year-old skier shared on social media, she made the decision before her first-ever Downhill victory at Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, earlier this year. The Norwegian skierโs strongest disciplines were Super-G and Giant Slalom, in which she had […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 26, 2024 0 Comments
Head Skis Finds Cause of Mowinckelโs Fluoro-Contamination Following the disqualification of Ragnhild Mowinckel in the Giant Slalom at the FIS Alpine World Cup in Sรถlden, Austria, on October 28, 2023, Head, together with the International Ski & Snowboard Federation (โFISโ) and the Norwegian Ski Association investigated the source of the contamination. The Norwegian skier had been disqualified after her first run due to the fluorine (or โfluoroโ) […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | November 4, 2023 5 Comments
Super-G Tightly Held in Swiss Hands at 2023 Alpine World Cup Finals in Soldeu, Andorra Thursday, March 16, saw the Menโs and Womenโs Super-G event and the award for the end-of-season Super-G trophy, the elusive Crystal Globe, for the top-ranked skier in the discipline at the end of the 22/23 World Cup season. Both the World Cup win and the Super-G Crystal Globe went to Switzerland, with Marco Odermatt winning the menโs race and trophy […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | March 16, 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
Mikaela Does It Again โ 84th World Cup Title for US Ski Racer On a sunny Wednesday, January 25, 2023, in Kronplatz, Italy, Mikaela Shiffrin dominated the Womenโs Giant Slalom course a second day in a row, taking home the 84th World Cup career title. This puts her only two more victories away from tying with Ingemar Stenmark. Related:ย The 9 Greatest Ski Racers of All Time After the first run, Mikaela was in […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | January 25, 2023 0 Comments