Mikaela Shiffrin Finishes 2nd and 5th in Weekend World Cup Slalom Races in Levi, Finland Mikaela Shiffrin returned to the World Cup circuit over the weekend, for the first time since her father’s death, covid-19, and then an injury put her career on hold. Related: U.S. Star Mikaela Shiffrin Questions Her Skiing Future After Father’s Death She finished second at the FIS Ski World Cup slalom in Levi, Finland on Saturday, and fifth in the […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 23, 2020 0 Comments
Origins: Ski Racing In the second edition of Origins, we will be looking at the long history of ski racing and how it came to be one of the biggest winter sports. If you haven’t already, check out the first edition of Origins that dives deep into the history of grooming snow. Related: Origins: Groomers The act of skiing has been dated back […] Ryan Flynn | September 24, 2020 1 Comment
Woman’s Kobe Bryant Tribute Upsets World Cup Slalom Racer A scantily-clad woman upset racers at the Schladming World Cup slalom on Tuesday by crossing the finish line waving a banner in memory of late NBA great Kobe Bryant. Italian racer Alex Vinatzer celebrated taking the lead in the second run only to discover that the woman, whose banner read ’24 RIP KOBE’, had triggered the clock before he had crossed […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 30, 2020 0 Comments
92-Year-Old Has Life Long Dream Come True, To Go Skiing Have you ever had a dream that you think may not be possible or just seems a little too far-fetched to accomplish? If so then you should reconsider and do everything you can to make it come true. Life is short and accomplishing a dream is always worth the effort. One such dream that a 92-year old care home resident […] Industry News Ryan Nadiak | January 17, 2020 1 Comment
Mikaela Shiffrin Finished Third in World Cup Slalom in Flachau, Austria Yesterday Mikaela Shiffrin lost to Slovakian Petra Vlhova for the second straight World Cup slalom race, at Flachau in Austria yesterday. It is the first time in over five years that Shiffrin has failed to win in successive slalom races Shiffrin finished third overall, 0.43-seconds slower than first placed Vlhova. Sweden’s Anna Swenn-Larsson was second, by only 0.10-seconds. Vlhova claimed her seventh World […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 15, 2020 0 Comments
Mikaela Shiffrin’s Year-Long Slalom Domination Comes to An End With Defeat in Croatia Mikaela Shiffrin’s year-long domination of the slalom came to an end at the weekend, as she was beaten by Slovakian Petra Vlhova, 24 under the lights in Zagreb, Croatia. Related: VIDEO: Mikaela Shiffrin Season Edit | Looking Back at an Historic 2018/2019 Season… Shiffrin had won the previous six World Cup slaloms dating to February 2019. With a 1.31-second margin, Vlhova recorded […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 6, 2020 0 Comments
World Cup Report: Giant Slalom Update – Mikaela Shiffrin Made Another World Cup Podium Watching the giant slalom is never boring but yesterday it was a quite dramatic fight! Italian Marta Bassino took the first place in the first run surprisingly after disappointing 12th in Solden, finishing in just 49.05 s. She was 0.23 s ahead of Petra Vlhova (she was 14th in previous GS in Austria) and 0.29 s faster than Michelle Gisin (she was […] Industry News Claire Weiss | December 2, 2019 0 Comments
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