From wild crashes to quiet moments with Gene Hackman, Joe Jay Jalbert takes us behind the camera—and into the heart of Downhill Racer. In this exclusive story, the former ski racer turned filmmaker recounts how a bruising stunt in Wengen and a wink from Robert Redford launched his decades-long career. Don’t miss this rare look at a pioneering sports film and the legendary talents who brought it to life.
Johan Eliasch embraced his IOC presidential run as a platform to elevate winter sports and climate action, even as Kirsty Coventry made history as the first African and female IOC president-elect. From sustainability advocacy to global cooperation, both leaders signal a new era for the Olympic Movement.
Lindsey Vonn and her fellow American downhillers found plenty to appreciate about Cortina d’Ampezzo’s iconic Olympia delle Tofane course, which will host the 2026 Olympic Winter Games. While Jackie Wiles led the U.S. team with a strong seventh-place finish in the downhill, Vonn continued her remarkable comeback, finding positives despite two crashes. The athletes praised the course’s flow and challenge, describing it as a perfect stage for Olympic glory, with Bella Wright calling it 'our Kitzbühel' for the excitement it promises in February.
Ester Ledecka, the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic champion in both super-G skiing and snowboard parallel giant slalom, faces a tough decision for Milan-Cortina 2026. With conflicting schedules for the women’s downhill and her premier snowboard event, Ledecka is pushing for an Olympic schedule change to compete in both sports. Supported by the Czech Olympic Committee, she remains hopeful, saying, “I’m fighting for this and still believe it’s possible.”
After the serious injuries endured in Stelvio this season, athletes tell their opinions on the World Cup race. Also, despite the crashes, several racers expressed enthusiasm and curiosity about the track for the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games.
U.S. Ski Team veteran, Jared Goldberg, reflects on his first World Cup podium: “The carrot on the stick has just been moved forward, and now I’m chasing that.”
Steven Nyman’s Challenge: “Tie It Up” Steven Nyman’s words of encouragement to his former U.S.
A fresh outlook, revamped mindset, and critical staff additions appear to be making a difference for Austrian Katharina Liensberger. She is off to the best start of her nine-year World Cup career.
Prior to the races on the Rettenbach Glacier course, the star-studded quintuplet of Lara Gut-Behrami (SUI), Manuel Feller (AUT), Conny Huetter (AUT), Mikaela Shiffrin (USA), and Marco Odermatt (SUI), gathered for an innovative new event hosted by FIS.
World Cup Racers Heap Praise on the First of its Kind Freestyle Slalom, Hosted by Clément Noël at the French Alps Resort.
The 33-year-old Italian veteran shows little sign of slowing down as the oldest competitor on tour. Add Brignone’s mantra along with proficient coaching from her brother Davide and it’s a homemade Italian recipe for success.
The veteran Austrian racer officially clinched his first season title when the Kranjska Gora slalom was wiped out three days before the scheduled race. Heavy rainfall devoured the Slovenian race course, leaving race organizers with no choice but to cancel.
The former Sports Illustrated cover boy exceeded all expectations in Italy, while on the comeback trail from injuries. Kurka, on preparing to face his Paralympic opponents in March 2026: “I will beat them when it matters."
GEPA pictures/ Mathias Mandl James “Jack” Crawford once scored a game-winning goal assisted by National
An International Olympic Committee (IOC) dual award appears likely with France potentially securing 2030 and Utah bringing home 2034. In a surprising turn, they left Sweden's favored bid out in the cold. Switzerland's latest bid, now named 2030x, has been set aside until 2038.
Alex Hoedlmoser – who has more than two decades of experience with the U.S. Women’s Ski Team – is again at the helm of the ladies' World Cup speed team. After a one-year stint with the Austrian women's speed team, the 55-year-old Austrian-born coach returns to the U.S. squad for the 2023-24 season.
Some 50 members – representing a wide spectrum of nations across Europe – comprise the proud, colorful, and happy wandering Shiffrin Fan Club Shouting their loudest during races, exhibiting great emotion and unconditional support, and even dressing up as American superheroes for the Sölden parade, the Mikaela Shiffrin Fan Club causes quite a stir wherever they are.
Uncooperative weather has been an unfortunate narrative, but after two days of canceled training runs, American and Austrian downhillers are eager to kick off the season at the Matterhorn Cervino Speed Opening.
View of Matterhorn from the Gran Becca Photo: Cervinia Matterhorn Freeskiing and fun-filled preparation for
Alte Lie McGrath; GEPA photos Norwegian racer McGrath: “My goal, in the long run, is
Aleksander Aamodt Kilde and Mikaela Shiffrin: Photo Mike Dawson Ski racing’s first couple, Mikaela Shiffrin
Pordon created a stir as Italy’s most promising young downhill racer with great expectations heading into the 1960 Squaw Valley Olympics. However, a horrific training crash on the Olympic slope suddenly and unexpectedly changed his life forever
Her new serviceman Guntram “Tschunti” Mathis, a ski tech legend, sharpens skills tuning snowboards Her
SOLDEU, Andorra Always entertaining, both on and off the race course, Sofia Goggia strutted across
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