[UPDATED] Lindsey Vonn vs Mikaela Shiffrin: Who Is The Best Female Ski Racer? *Originally published in March 2020. Updated Jan 10, 2023. Two of the biggest names in ski racing history, Lindsey Vonn and Mikaela Shiffrin are constantly compared to see who really is the best female ski racer of the 21st century. In the light of Lindsey Vonn’s retirement a year ago, today we’re comparing their careers to decide once and for […] Industry News Lucy Ferneyhough | January 10, 2023 14 Comments
FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup Calendar Released for 22/23 – Women’s Events The full FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup Calendar for winter 22/23 has been released. There will be a total of 42 women’s races in 21 different resorts. Below is the calendar for the women’s season 22/23 in Alpine ski racing. Related: FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup Calendar Released for 22/23 – Men’s Events The women have the honor of kicking […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | October 14, 2022 0 Comments
[OLYMPICS] Mikaela Shiffrin Out of Olympic Giant Slalom After First Run Two-Time Olympic Gold Medallist Mikaela Shiffrin’s Olympic Giant Slalom campaign in Beijing was over as quickly as it began. The 26-year-old superstar from Colorado seemed to be on impeccable form in the leadup to the 2022 Olympic Winter Games, with Giant Slalom World Cup wins in Soelden, Austria, and Courchevel, France earlier this season. Shiffrin started the Beijing Giant Slalom […] Olympics Phil Tremblay | February 7, 2022 0 Comments
Veteran Olympian Steven Nyman Cut From US Olympic Downhill Team The Olympics are here, and rosters are being finalized. Competition for a spot on the 2022 Olympic team was especially high this year. The team consists of 11 women and six men. It’s the lowest number of men on the team since 1984! Steven Nyman, a veteran Olympian, is one of many names missing from the 2022 Olympic Downhill Ski Team. The […] Olympics Aunika Skogen | February 4, 2022 2 Comments
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 […] Olympics Phil Tremblay | December 21, 2021 2 Comments
Electric Atmosphere at Killington Resort, VT, Cheers Mikaela Shiffrin to Her 5th Victory at the HomeLight Killington Cup Thanksgiving Weekend More than $450,000 raised for the Killington World Cup Foundation as thousands of spectators cheered on the world’s top women ski racers at the 2021 HomeLight 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 Audi FIS Ski Women’s World Cup over Thanksgiving […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 3, 2021 1 Comment
Race Report: Slokar, Stjenersund Take Advantage of Shiffrin Absence in Lech / Zuers, Austria The first (and only) Women’s Parallel Giant-Slalom World Cup took place in brutal, blizzard-like conditions on November 13th. The second of seven Austrian alpine World Cup stops, Lech / Zuers (near St. Anton) challenged the 46 athletes to a 19 gate course over a 102m (335ft) vertical pitch. Despite World Cup overall points being on the line, American star Mikaela […] Olympics Phil Tremblay | November 15, 2021 0 Comments
How Your Favorite Ski Race Athletes Stack Up After the Season Opener in Soelden, Austria The summer has come to an end and the FIS World Cup season has kicked off where it has for the last 14 years; the treacherous, up to 65% inclined pitch of Soelden, Austria. Now rejoined with the sound of spectators, the best alpine skiers in the world competed under a blue sky with the Women competing on October 23rd […] Olympics Phil Tremblay | November 9, 2021 0 Comments
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