Rossignol Racing Test Center Returns to Mount Hood
Rossignol Racing Test Center Returns to Mount Hood, which include the new HERO FIS race skis for the 2024-25 season.
Shiffrin’s GS Withdrawal Alters Saalbach Finals: Gut-Behrami and Brignone Battle for Title
With the Women’s World Cup Finals in Saalbach, Austria, just around the corner, the buzz surrounding the Sunday, March 17th giant slalom (GS) event intensifies. This season has been a rollercoaster ride of fierce competition and jaw-dropping victories. At the forefront of this gripping narrative stands Lara Gut-Behrami of Switzerland, dominating the GS scene with her stellar performances.
Saalbach World Cup SL Finals Preview: Shiffrin’s Final Race of 23/24 Season
Saturday’s slalom in Saalbach, Austria, marks a pivotal moment in the skiing world, with the season's top 25 skiers in slalom (SL) and the Junior World Slalom Champion invited to race in the World Cup finals. However, due to injuries only 23 will race.
U.S. Athletes Thrive at Home: Thoughts from the North American Leg of the FIS World Cup
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.
Switzerland’s Loic Meillard Secures First World Cup Slalom Win at Aspen Winternational
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.
Clement Noel Leads Despite Low Finish Rate in the Stifel Aspen Winternational Slalom
Jett Seymour Stifel Aspen Winternational; GEPA pictures After the first slalom run on Sunday, March
Odermatt Makes History with 12th Consecutive GS Win: Eyes Stenmark’s Record
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.
Thrilling Showdown: Alexander Steen Olsen Takes Lead in Stifel Aspen Winternational GS
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.
Odermatt Clinches 2024 GS Title with 11th Consecutive World Cup GS Win in Aspen
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.
Switzerland’s Odermatt Dominates Aspen GS Leaderboard: Exciting Battle for Podium Ahead
Marco Odermatt: GEPA pictures/ Greg M. Cooper On a sunny Friday morning in Aspen, Switzerland's
USA’s Seymour Shines in Stifel Palisades Tahoe Cup Slalom as Feller Secures Victory
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.
Marco Odermatt Leads Red Dog GS: Radamus Surges Into Contention
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).
World Cup Finals Athletes: Men’s Downhill Showdowns Await
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.
Stephanie Venier Triumphs in Super-G as Skiing’s Fastest Clash: Race Recap
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.
Bassino’s Triumph & US Ski Team’s Challenges: Crans-Montana Downhill Recap
Italy's Marta Bassino wins her career's first downhill. She has won six giant slaloms but has never been victorious in a different discipline. She was the third to start and crossed with a massive (+1.80) lead. She has long been one of the world's best GS skiers. However, she has recently shown world-class downhill speed. Today, she continued that trend. She skied with strength, balance, and precision, leaving no doubt who was the best in Saturday's race.
Crans-Montana Women’s Downhill: Gut-Behrami and More, February 17th Schedule & How to Watch
Switzerland's Lara Gut-Behrami skied into victory today, clinching her first downhill win of the season and snatching the active skier lead from Austria's Stephanie Venier. In an exciting showdown, Gut-Behrami's triumph not only propelled her to the forefront of the downhill standings but also injected new excitement into the upcoming races.
Men’s World Cup Downhill Showdown: Kvitfjell Preview & Sarrazin’s Injury!
The Men's World Cup Downhill is heating up as the season inches closer to its finale. With only two races left in the calendar, the title is up for grabs between France's Cyprien Sarrazin and Switzerland's Marco Odermatt. Sarrazin has clinched three victories this season, while Odermatt closely follows with two wins. Currently, Odermatt leads the downhill standings with 516 points, but Sarrazin is nipping at his heels with just 6 points behind at 510. Italy's Dominik Paris trails in a distant third with 329 points, while last season's title winner, Norway's Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, is out due to injury.
Switzerland’s Lara Gut-Behrami Triumphs in Crans-Montana World Cup Downhill
GEPA pictures/ Wolfgang Grebien Switzerland's Lara Gut-Behrami, the 2024 overall World Cup leader, wins her
FIS Alpine Junior World Ski Championships 2024: Swiss Dominated as USA’s Ryder Sarchett Wins GS Gold
Photo provide by the Stifel US Ski Team Portes du Soleil, France, Feb. 3, 2024
Rossignol Launched Pre-Intro to New 24/25 Hero ST Ti, Celebrating Historic Kitzbühel Success
Rossignol launched the pre-intro of the new 24/25 HERO ST Ti in limited quantities through their website to celebrate Kitzbühel success.
A Day of Surprises includes France’s Nils Allegre Securing Career-First Victory at Garmisch-Partenkirchen Super-G
Nils Allegre: GEPA pictures/Harald Steiner The two men standing atop the Saturday Garmisch-Partenkirchen super-G stage
Linus Strasser’s Sensational Double Win: Schladming Night Slalom Sparks 2024 Season Excitement
Linus Strasser is on a roll. He won his first World Cup of the season in Kitzbühel on Sunday, and on Wednesday night, he did it again in Schladming. He increased his advantage to (-0.28) during the second run. There are no bigger races in slalom skiing than those two. No matter what the rest of the season brings, he will consider 2024 his most successful. There are six slaloms left in the season, but it is clear there is a battle brewing for the title.
Thrilling Men’s Slalom in Schladming: Strasser leads and USA’s Seymour Qualifies 17th.
After the first seven racers completed their first runs, it was apparent that Germany's Linus Strasser had the hot hand in men's slalom. Strasser won the night slalom in 2022 and his third World Cup slalom on Sunday in Kitzbühel. Will his efforts tonight bring him his fourth? He has a (-0.10) advantage over Norway's Timon Haugan.
Odermatt’s Triumph: A Dazzling Comeback in Schladming’s World Cup GS
The big surprise of the evening came when Switzerland's Marco Odermatt crossed the finish without the lead. Notably, Odermatt has won all the GS races this season. Although he was fast in the first and last sectors, the superstar finds himself the 11th fastest (+0.98) behind Austrian star Manuel Feller. It will take an Odermatt miracle to find his way to the podium but Odermatt miracles are ordinary. It is likely, however, that the fatigue of the recent speed event demands could have negatively affected his performance. He might be human, after all.
