Successful Training Run at Cervino, Italy, Raises Hope That the Women’s FIS Alpine World Cup Downhill Race Will Go Ahead After the men’s downhill race as well as two of three men’s training runs at Matterhorn Ski Paradise at the Swiss/Italian border were canceled, everyone was starting to worry about the women’s races scheduled for this week. The International Ski & Snowboard Federation (‘FIS’) has been trying to get the first-ever cross-border race off the ground unsuccessfully for the last […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | November 16, 2023 0 Comments
Matterhorn Speed Opening Remains Plagued with Issues As Today’s Women’s Training is Canceled on Swiss/Italian Border The Local Organization Committee (‘LOC’) at the Matterhorn Speed Opening on the Swiss/Italian border announced this morning that the Women’s Downhill training run was canceled. Strong winds and heavy snowfalls made training impossible. Last week, the Men’s FIS Alpine World Cup Speed Opening was canceled. Both of the men’s downhill races had to be called off due to wind and […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | November 15, 2023 0 Comments
FIS Alpine World Cup 23/24 Season Shaping Up The International Ski & Snowboard Federation ‘FIS’ held its spring time meeting last week for the first time since 2019. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the meetings were canceled for the last three years. This year’s meetings were held from May 3-5, 2023, in Cavtat-Dubrovnik, Croatia, where they also hed been held in 2019. The meetings are attended by FIS […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | May 8, 2023 0 Comments
Mikaela Shiffrin Earned More Than $1 Million in Prize Money in 22/23 World Cup Season U.S. ski racer Mikaela Shiffrin not only finished the 22/23 FIS World Cup season winning the Overall Crystal Globe, the Slalom Crystal Globe, and the Giant Slalom Crystal Globe, but the 28-year-old also walked away with more than $1 million in prize money. Related: Mikaela Shiffrin Is The First Skier To Win Over $1 MILLION In Prize Money Each FIS […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | March 26, 2023 0 Comments
Recap of the 2023 FIS Alpine World Cup Finals in Downhill in Soldeu, Andorra Kicking off the Alpine World Cup Finals in Soldeu, Andorra, were the alpine speed teams. The first event on the World Cup Finals calendar were the Men’s and Women’s Downhill events. A Downhill race is the fastest of the Alpine events and consists of a single run. Skiers will often reach speeds of 80-90mph. Germany’s Romed Baumann was first in […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | March 16, 2023 0 Comments
Recap: Women’s Alpine World Cup at Kvitfjell, Norway — US Ski Racer Mikaela Shiffrin Secures Overall Alpine World Cup Crystal Globe Mikaela Shiffrin has clinched the 22/23 overall Crystal Globe, the trophy awarded to the most successful skier across all alpine disciplines. Mikaela Shiffrin is currently at 1,828 points across all disciplines, while the next runner-up, Lara Gut-Behrami, is on a mere 1,007 points. There are only two events left, a Giant-Slalom and a Slalom event in Åre, Sweden on March, 11-12, […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | March 8, 2023 0 Comments
Swiss Double Podium in Women’s Downhill at 2023 World Championships in France After a training day on Friday, races resumed at the 2023 World Championships in Courchevel and Méribél, France, on Saturday, February 11, 2023, with the Women’s Downhill. The starting list was brimming with 29 of the world’s strongest speed women, including 22/23 World Cup leader in Downhill Sofia Goggia from Italy, second-ranked Ilka Stuhec from Slovakia, and third-ranked Elena Curtoni, […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 13, 2023 0 Comments
Italian Olympic Skier Elena Fanchini Dies Aged 37 The recent success of Italian athletes at the World Championships in Courchevel and Méribél, France, was overshadowed this week by the announcement of the passing of Italian ski racer Elena Fanchini. The Italian athlete had been battling bowel cancer for five years. Elena Fanchini was born in 1985 and started competing in World Cups at 19 in January 2005. She stunned […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 13, 2023 0 Comments
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