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Double-Swiss Podium at Night Slalom World Cup in Flachau, Austria, While Paula Moltzan Claims 6th Place

  For the last six years, the victor at the Night Slalom in Flachau, Austria, was one of two ski racers: Mikaela Shiffrin or Petra Vlhova. With both skiers currently not competing due to injuries, the title was up for grabs. While local favorite Katharina Liensberger went into the second run as the favorite, it was ultimately arch-nemesis Switzerland that […]

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Julia Schneemann | January 15, 2025
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Federica Brignone Breaks Own Record for Oldest World Cup Winner at Giant Slalom in Semmering, Austria

Italy’s Federica Brignone won the Giant Slalom at Semmering, Austria, on Saturday, December 28. With her victory, the 34-year-old Italian broke her own record for oldest woman to win a World Cup race, claiming her 29th World Cup victory. Brignone maintained her poise through both runs, building a commanding lead in the morning and holding on to the lead on […]

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Julia Schneemann | December 29, 2024
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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 […]

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Julia Schneemann | March 16, 2024
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Italy’s Federica Brignone Wins Giant Slalom in Åre, Sweden

It was a day of two halves today, Saturday, March 9, at Åre, Sweden, with wind and fog for run 1 in the morning and sunshine for run 2 in the afternoon. It was an exciting day of FIS World Cup racing with plenty of action, which unfortunately also saw several DNFs by top skiers like Alice Robinson or Kajsa […]

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Julia Schneemann | March 9, 2024
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Switzerland’s Lara Gut-Behrami Wins Giant Slalom World Cup at Kronplatz, Italy

Today, January 30,  saw a stunning day at Kronplatz, Italy, for the Women’s Giant Slalom event. Last year at Kronplatz, Mikaela Shiffrin famously eclipsed Lindsey Vonn for most World Cup victories by a female Alpine skier, but today’s race was going to be held without the American ski racer, as she is still recovering from an injury she sustained at […]

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Julia Schneemann | January 30, 2024
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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 […]

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Julia Schneemann | January 16, 2024
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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 […]

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Julia Schneemann | December 28, 2023
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Mikaela Does It Again — 84th World Cup Title for US Ski Racer

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On a sunny Wednesday, January 25, 2023, in Kronplatz, Italy, Mikaela Shiffrin dominated the Women’s 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: The 9 Greatest Ski Racers of All Time After the first run, Mikaela was in […]

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Julia Schneemann | January 25, 2023
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Race Report: Sara Hector Reigns Victorious in Exciting Kranjska Gora World Cup Giant Slalom

The small Slovenian town of Kranjska Gora has become a mainstay on the women’s Giant Slalom and Slalom World Cup tour. The small town, near the Italian and Austrian borders, served as the first Giant Slalom World Cup of the new year on January 8th. After struggling through tough snow and weather conditions in the previous slalom World Cup in Zagreb, […]

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Phil Tremblay | January 10, 2022
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Race Roundup: US Ski Team Ends 2021 Strong With Wins from Bennett & Shiffrin

With the short Christmas break approaching, the last set of FIS Alpine World Cup races provided a grueling schedule. With nine races over ten days between the Men and Women’s series, the US Ski Team had highlights in the December 18th Men’s Downhill in Val Gardena, Italy, and the December 21st Women’s Giant Slalom in Courchevel. Val Gardena is a […]

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Phil Tremblay | December 21, 2021
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