River Radamus Claims First Career Podium While Marco Odermatt Secures Overall Crystal Globe With His Victory at Palisades Tahoe, CA Expectations were high this Saturday, February 24, in Palisades Tahoe, California, for American skier River Radamus. A massive crowd had turned out to cheer on the local favorite on home soil and they were not to be disappointed. Radamus claimed his first-ever career podium on the Red Dog course, much to the joy of the adoring crowds, finishing in third […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 25, 2024 0 Comments
River Radamus & Ryan Cochran-Siegle with Top 10 Finishes at World Cup in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany The U.S. Ski Team had a successful race weekend at the World Cup in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. River Radamus and Ryan Cochran-Siegle finished in the top 10 and three further athletes, Sam Morse, Bryce Bennett, and Jared Goldberg, finished in the top 30. The race weekend on the Kandahar course consisted of two Super-G races. Saturday’s Super-G was comparably slow due […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | January 29, 2024 0 Comments
Marco Odermatt Dominates at Giant Slalom FIS World Cup in Adelboden, Switzerland & River Radamus Skis to Personal Best 4th Place Switzerland’s Marco Odermatt won the Giant Slalom at the FIS World Cup in Adelboden, Switzerland, on Saturday, January 6, 2024, after leading the field after run 1 by more than a second. Odermatt’s overall dominance at the event was only beaten by America’s River Radamus, who managed to put down the fastest second run of the day with 57.79 seconds, […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | January 6, 2024 0 Comments
[PHOTOS] U.S. Alpine Team Training at Copper Mountain, CO The Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team has been hard at work training at Copper Mountain, Colorado, ahead of their upcoming World Cup season. Copper is the Official Training Center for the U.S. Ski and Snowboard team and ski racing athletes have been utilizing the resort’s U.S. Ski Team Speed Center for training alongside national team competitors from Norway, France, Sweden, […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 20, 2023 0 Comments
Men’s FIS Alpine World Cup Giant Slalom Race in Sölden, Austria, Canceled Due to Heavy Winds Heavy winds canceled the Men’s FIS Alpine World Cup Giant Slalom race in Sölden, Austria, today, Sunday, October 29, 2023. The first run started as planned but the wind continuously picked up and infrastructure was blown away and lifts were put on wind hold, forcing the race organizers to halt the race. After an hour of delibration it was decided […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | October 29, 2023 0 Comments
FIS Alpine World Cup Finals Calendar in Soldeu, Andorra — Who to Watch When This year, the last event of the FIS Alpine World Cup season is the World Cup Finals, held in Soldeu, Andorra. Andorra is a tiny principality between France and Spain, situated in the southern peaks of the Pyrenees mountains. Related: [VIDEO] Celebrating Mikaela Shiffrin, the Greatest Ski Racer of All Time Only the best 25 skiers of each discipline are invited, […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | March 15, 2023 0 Comments
Dominant Odermatt Wins Both Giant-Slalom World Cup Races in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia Switzerland’s Marco Odermatt showed just who’s boss in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, dominating the two Giant-Slalom events from the get-go. Odermatt was leading the rankings for Giant Slalom as well as the Overall 22/23 season standings going into the race but extended his lead by another 200 points with these two victories. On Saturday for the first run, the Swiss ski […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | March 13, 2023 0 Comments
Men’s FIS Alpine World Cup Continues in Palisades Tahoe, CA, After Positive ‘Snow Control’ The International Ski and Snowboard Federation ‘FIS’ gave the go-ahead for The Stifel Palisades Tahoe Cup to host the Giant Slalom and Slalom scheduled for February 24-26, 2023. As with every stop on the Audi FIS Ski World Cup, each race course must pass ‘snow control’ ahead of the races to ensure course quality for the racers. Palisades Tahoe has […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 23, 2023 0 Comments