SYNC Performance introduces the winter series How-To Train featuring former World Cup skier Miha Kürner. With 3 videos in the series, each video focuses on top drills curated for Slalom, Giant Slalom, and Speed events.
Aleksander Aamodt Kilde crashed hard in the Wengen Lauberhorn downhill on January 13. Now, the ski racing star opens up about the severe implications of his injuries. His current primary goal is to be able to walk again and live a normal life.
Despite her progress in rehabilitation, Shiffrin announced her decision not to compete in Andorra due to her knee injury. She reassured fans that while her recovery is progressing positively, patience remains crucial for her return to competitive skiing.
Recap: The RMISA Colorado-based Invitationals concluded yesterday at the Loveland Ski Area. The athletes fiercely competed in two days of slalom in the University of Denver (DU) Invitational.
Photo provide by the Stifel US Ski Team Portes du Soleil, France, Feb. 3, 2024
I have been a fan of alpine ski racing since watching Franz Klammer’s inspiring downhill
Austria, Italy, and Switzerland dominate the women’s Nations Cup downhill standings, setting the stage for an intense battle between the three nations. However, North American teams strive to leave their mark amidst the European stronghold.
Recap: After an unexpected hiatus, the EISA season resumed on Saturday with the Harvard Carnival hosted by Burke Mountain. Men and women competed in giant slalom and slalom.
The Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association (RMISA) Teams competed in the RMISA Alpine Qualifier Event and the University of Colorado Invitational this past weekend. In Steamboat Springs, the Alpine racers fought for their spot on the leaderboard in two days of giant slalom and one day of slalom.
American ski racer Ryder Sarchett took home the men’s giant slalom gold medal and the Junior World GS Champion title. The competition was held on the Esserailloux race course at St. Jean d’Aulps resort, a challenging track that saw only 57 finishers out of a field of 152 entered.
If there was a soundtrack to this year’s World Cup, it might be Queen’s “Another One Bites the Dust.” As the rash of injuries among ski racing’s high-profile athletes escalates, every major ski team is feeling the pain.
e tech races of the 2024 FIS Alpine Junior World Ski Championships started, with the world's fastest under-20 ski racers going head-to-head. The women competed in GS at St. Jean d'Aulps in the morning, and the men raced slalom under a pink sky at Morzine, two extraordinary resorts in France's Portes du Soleil region.
Hosted by NYSEF, U10, U12, and U14 compete at the Hovey Memorial Ski Race. The event gathers young racers from across the Northeast to compete and the desire to win is a defining moment in any young racer’s career.
Portes du Soleil, France, Jan. 31, 2024 — Today was a big day of racing at the 2024 FIS Alpine Junior World Ski Championships in Portes du Soleil, France, a weeklong event that brings together the best under-21 ski racers in the world. In the morning, athletes raced men’s and women’s Super G events at the Linga venue in Châtel, marking a second day of speed events
USCSA Week 2 Recap of racing. Eight conferences successfully hosted several days of racing for men and women.
The 2024 FIS Alpine Junior World Ski Championships opened on January 30 with the men’s and women’s downhill races, held in Châtel, one of 12 resorts in Portes du Soleil, France. While the weather has been warm and sunny at the lower elevations, Châtel features north-facing slopes at the end of a valley, so the track stayed cold and hard for the speed events.
The 43rd FIS Alpine Junior World Ski Championships kicked off on January 29 with the opening ceremonies in Morzine, France, in the Haute Savoie region
Winning by more than a second in the Giant Slalom in Kronplatz, Lara Gut-Behrami celebrates her 42nd World Cup victory, the eighth in this discipline. The Swiss athlete continues to extend her lead in the Giant Slalom World Cup. Sara Hector also races to the podium in second place.
By Emma Logan Featured Image: Male racer competing at a McConnell Division race on January 12th.
Sara Hector, Alice Robinson and Lara Gut-Behrami in Kronplatz: GEPA pictures/Matic Klansek Lara Gut-Behrami showcased
Switzerland's Lara Gut-Behrami takes a commanding (+0.59) lead into the afternoon run of Tuesday's Kronplatz ERTA World Cup giant slalom (GS). Skiing with bib five, she used her impressive skills to cross the finish (-0.84) faster than her closest rival for the season's GS title, Italy's Federica Brignone. None of the talented women could come within half a second of her time, but the nearest is New Zealand's Alice Robinson (+0.59). Notably, Robinson's coach, Nils Coberger, set the first run.
In alpine skiing, recent disappointments have unfolded as scheduled events face cancelations. In Chamonix, France, and Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
Severe crashes during races over the past month have involved five former World Cup overall ski champions or Olympic gold medalists.
Skiing with bib eight, Marco Odermatt became the first man to earn his second World Cup super-G victory of the season. Odermatt used the harder race surface to push the entire course and cross with the lead. Undoubtedly, the season's super-G leader was determined to avoid missing his second consecutive podium. Yesterday, he ended his streak of 12 straight super-G races, finishing among the fastest three.
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