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The World Cup remains in Copper Mountain on Friday as the men tackle the Stifel Copper Cup giant slalom. Get the full first run start list, daily program, and how to watch.

Mikaela Shiffrin Training on Copper Mountain / GEPA pictures The U.S. World Cup Swing Begins

Marco Odermatt opened the Olympic season with a powerful win at the Copper Mountain super-G, highlighted by six late-bib scorers and Aleksander Aamodt Kilde’s emotional World Cup return.

A new high-altitude course debuts at Copper Mountain. Here’s the insight, context, and how to watch Friday’s men’s World Cup GS.

Get the full men’s World Cup super-G start list and daily program from Copper Mountain as the Stifel Copper Cup presented by United Airlines opens the speed season with Swiss depth, North American strength, and the confirmed return of Aleksander Aamodt Kilde.

The men’s speed season opens in Colorado with the Copper Mountain super-G, part of the Stifel Copper Cup presented by United Airlines. Major storylines lead the way, including the possible and likely return of Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, Swiss depth, North American strength, and a tight Olympic qualification window.

From two European brands in a tiny Park City shop to 29 stores worldwide, Bob and Russ Shay built Surefoot into the gold standard for ski-boot fit and comfort.

Sam Morse balances World Cup speed, Dartmouth engineering, marriage, and his Fast Camp program. Inside the life, drive, and mindset behind “Moose.”

River Radamus opens up about racing World Cups on the mountains he grew up on, the altitude challenge, his Olympic drive, and how Storm Klomhaus helps him keep joy at the center of the sport.

Kyle Negomir returns to familiar snow as he launches his Olympic season with four home-state World Cup races. He reflects on childhood roots, home-slope pressure, and the push toward his first Games

Mikaela Shiffrin closed the Gurgl slalom with a masterclass, while Paula Moltzan and Laurence ST-Germain delivered major second-run moves. Click for the full race report.

Shiffrin controlled the first run in Gurgl on a cold morning filled with DNFs, big gaps, and high-bib surprises. Click for the full report.

The Gurgl women’s slalom runs Sunday with Shiffrin leading a deep North American group—full start list, program, and key storylines inside.

Paco Rassat stormed from bib 21 to win his first World Cup in a chaotic Gurgl men’s slalom, with Armand Marchant earning his debut podium and Atle Lie McGrath in third. Relive the second-run drama, the surprise podium, and the big movers in our full race report.

The first run in Gurgl delivered one of the tightest slalom leaderboards in years. Atle Lie McGrath leads, while Tanguy Nef and Edvard Hallberg share second and seven high-bib skiers — including Austria’s Simon Rueland — crashed into the top 30. Britain qualified two for the afternoon, but no North Americans made the cut.

Saturday’s Gurgl men’s slalom features a reduced 59-racer field, big names chasing Olympic-season momentum, and a full start list and daily program now set. Click through for key storylines, course setters, and how this compact field changes the fight for World Cup points.

The men head to Gurgl for the second World Cup slalom of the season, where icy snow, rising Olympic pressure, and early-season momentum promise a dramatic race. Our preview breaks down every key storyline and explains how and when to watch.

Mikaela Shiffrin returns to Gürgl as the defending winner, leading a confident Stifel U.S. Ski Team that tops the Nations Cup after Sölden and Levi. Rising challengers like Lara Colturi, Emma Aicher, Camille Rast, and Zrinka Ljutić aim to pressure the field in the second women’s slalom of the Olympic season.