Excitement builds for Saturday’s final regular-season GS race in Åre. This will set the stage for the Saalbach finals on March 16th, where the top 25 racers will vie for victory.
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Lucas Pinheiro Braathen announced Thursday that he will return to World Cup ski racing – representing Brazil. During a news conference live-streamed on Red Bull’s platforms, the Norwegian-Brazilian alpine skiing superstar highlighted his reasons to return, the current relationship with the Norwegian Ski Team, his FIS-point status after changing nations, and the hope to leave a positive legacy.
ASPEN- It’s been three seasons since three American men qualified in a FIS World Cup slalom, and for the Stifel U.S. Ski Team athletes who just completed their North American leg of the tour, there’s no place like home.
The final regular season Men’s World Cup GS race, slated for Saturday, March 9th, had to be called off due to a lack of snow on the Podkoren Race slope in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia. Recent high temperatures caused a considerable reduction in the snowpack. With daytime temperatures soaring into the 60s, the venue, once ready to host the World Cup GS, could now only accommodate a slalom event requiring less width and length.
Mikaela Shiffrin, the superstar of the Stifel US Ski Team, is set to make her much-anticipated return to World Cup competition this weekend in Åre, Sweden. Unfortunately, the Giant Slalom (GS) is unlikely to be part of her Åre program due to minimal training opportunities. However, fans can still look forward to seeing her compete in the Slalom on Sunday, March 10th.
This past week, the men competed in the final regular season NorAm series, hosted in Mont Ste-Marie, Quebec. Two giant slaloms and two slaloms were scheduled. However, one of the slaloms got canceled. Nevertheless, the men had a successful few days of racing before the NorAm Finals.
Switzerland's Loic Meillard wins his first World Cup Slalom career at the March 3rd Stifel Aspen Winternational. He adds a slalom victory to his two Aspen 2nd place GS finishes for his third consecutive podium.
Jett Seymour Stifel Aspen Winternational; GEPA pictures After the first slalom run on Sunday, March
Switzerland's Marco Odermatt overcomes a first-run deficit to win his ninth World Cup of the season and his 12th consecutive. He now owns the second-longest discipline-winning streak in history. Only Ingemar Stenmark has a longer consecutive streak at 14. There are two more GS races this season.
After Saturday's first run of GS in Aspen, Colorado, the top three remain unchanged from yesterday. However, today, the leader isn't Switzerland's Marco Odermatt but the 22-year-old Norwegian Alexander Steen Olsen. Odermatt trails in third place, 0.32 seconds behind the leader, with his teammate Loic Meillard closely behind the Norwegian in second, just 0.09 seconds off the lead.
Lara Gut-Behrami and Cornelia Hütter are separated by 25 points after the first super-G day in Kvitfjell. The showdown continues! Preview: Who is racing, when, and how to watch the Sunday, March 3rd Kvitfjell Women's World Cup super-G.
Under sunny skies in Aspen, Colorado, Marco Odermatt wins his 11th straight World Cup GS race and his eighth of the season. He also clinches his third consecutive season's GS title. He is now three races away from tying Ingemar Stenmark for the most consecutive World Cup victories in a single event. Although it seems impossible to dream about considering Odermatt, it almost seems possible.
Marco Odermatt: GEPA pictures/ Greg M. Cooper On a sunny Friday morning in Aspen, Switzerland's
22-year-old Franjo von Allmen impresses with a rare feat during his first World Cup season: Ranking among the top 25 in the world in the speed events and placing top-5 in super-G and downhill World Cup competitions. Ski Racing Media spoke with the young Swiss racer, who you can follow in the super-G and downhill World Cup Finals in Saalbach, Austria, on March 22 and 24.
Sunday, February 15th, Austrian Manuel Feller, the leader of the 2024 slalom standings, delivered his fourth victory of the season. Although the warm temperatures and a complex course made it difficult for the last men to be fast he skied brilliantly to overcome France's Clement Noel and Germany's Linus Strasser. However, all three men finished on the podium.
After the first run of the Stifel Palisades Tahoe Cup Slalom, Germany's Linus Strasser is the race leader. However, there are three others within a second of his time. French star Clement Noel is second (+0.40), and the season slalom leader Austrian Manuel Feller was the third fastest (+0.46). The only other racer within a second of Strasser is Norwegian Timon Haugan, who was second in Palisades Tahoe a year ago.
GEPA Pictures Switzerland's Marco Odermatt delivers a men's World Cup giant slalom victory for the
The second skier to race the first course was Marco Odermatt. Odermatt has won the last nine World Cup giant slaloms (GS). He is the best and crossed with a (-1.79) lead. The snow conditions at the Red Dog race venue in Palisades Tahoe were perfect, with blue skies and direct sunlight. After the first seven skiers had attacked the course, Odermatt's lead was (-0.15) ahead of superstar Norwegian veteran Henrik Kriostoffersen. However, in third place is Stifel US Ski Team's River Radamus. (+0.78).
Mikaela Shiffrin, the unparalleled force in World Cup skiing history, recently shared an update on her recovery journey from the injury she sustained during the World Cup downhill race in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, on January 26th. In a candid video update posted on Instagram, Shiffrin expressed optimism about her progress, highlighting her gradual physical and mental improvement.
World Pro Ski Tour returned to Bear Valley Resort for three races this President’s Day weekend, featuring a giant slalom on Saturday and two super slaloms on Sunday. On day one of racing, snowy conditions left racers with limited visibility and some delays, but the course held up through qualifiers and a giant slalom.
The men's downhill Alpine World Cup regular season has concluded. As the season has ended, the stage is now set for a spectacle of speed, skill, and sheer determination at the upcoming Saalbach men's downhill finals.
Today, Austria celebrates Stephanie Venier's big win. Venier has been on the podium three times this season, but this is her first-ever super-G win. She's the second Austrian to win a super-G this season, joining the list of five women with victories in this discipline. Only Lara Gut-Behrami from Switzerland has two wins this season.
Get ready for the thrilling conclusion of the Men’s World Cup super-G season as we head to Kvitfjell, Norway, on Sunday, February 18th. With just one race left before the top 25 are determined for the finals in Saalbach, Austria, tension is high among the competitors.
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