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Severe crashes during races over the past month have involved five former World Cup overall ski champions or Olympic gold medalists.
Associated PressJan 28, 2024Skiing 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.
Peter LangeJan 28, 2024In Sunday’s World Cup super-G in Cortina, Italy, the Swiss athlete Lara Gut-Behrami grasped the lead with a technically solid run. It was her 21st super-G victory and third victory on this track.
Ellie HartmanJan 28, 2024Gear up for an electrifying showdown in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, as the men's Kandahar World Cup super-G takes center stage on Saturday, January 27th.
Peter LangeJan 27, 2024Preview: The racers, schedule, and how to watch the Women's World Cup Cortina D'Ampezzo super-G on Sunday, January 28th. Hütter aims to hold onto her title with a victory!
Ellie HartmanJan 27, 2024Nils Allegre: GEPA pictures/Harald Steiner The two men standing atop the Saturday Garmisch-Partenkirchen super-G stage
Peter LangeJan 27, 2024Ragnhild Mowinckel and Jacqueline Wiles achieved their career-best performances in the Cortina downhill, earning 1st and 2nd place. Sofia Goggia rounds out the podium.
Ellie HartmanJan 27, 2024Preview: The women will take on the second day of the World Cup downhill in Cortina. The first day was filled with excitement, what will tomorrow bring?
Ellie HartmanJan 26, 2024Gear up for an electrifying showdown in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, as the men's Kandahar World Cup super-G takes center stage on Saturday, January 27th.
Peter LangeJan 26, 2024Mikaela Shiffrin, the champion 28-year-old American skiing sensation, faced a significant setback today in Cortina d'Ampezzo during the World Cup downhill race. As she catapulted off the course out of balance the crash unfolded.
Peter LangeJan 26, 2024An eventful day in the Cortina downhill. Shiffrin crashes and a three-way tie on the podium. Other highlights and thrills on the Olympia Delle Tofane track.
Ellie HartmanJan 26, 2024Downhill Day 1 Preview: Shiffrin Returns to Downhill and Goggia Aims to Relive Victory in Cortina.
Ellie HartmanJan 25, 2024Kenyan, Sabrina Wanjiku Simader is a World Cup racer returning to snow after her injury. Her first race will be at Cortina. She has made a name for herself and embraced diversity along the way.
Ellie HartmanJan 25, 2024Linus 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.
Peter LangeJan 24, 2024After 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.
Peter LangeJan 24, 2024This week on the American Downhiller Podcast, we turn our attention to Cortina - a favorite in women's World Cup speed. We interviewed Stifel US Ski Team’s newest speed star – Lauren Macuga, known as “Cougs.”
Doug LewisJan 24, 2024Mikaela Shiffrin has raised the bar for everyone. Jim Taylor dives into this new level and the effects it has had on the sport.
Dr. Jim TaylorJan 24, 2024Who is skiing, when and how to watch Wednesday's Schladming Planai nigh Slalom
Get ready for an exhilarating Wednesday night Slalom (SL) in Schladming, Austria, on January 24th. With four Men's World Cup slaloms already contested this season, including the upcoming Schladming night slalom, there are seven more thrilling races.
Peter LangeJan 23, 2024The 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.
Peter LangeJan 23, 2024The 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.
Peter LangeJan 23, 2024Head Press Release: Sara Hector wins the Giant Slalom in Jasna on Saturday for her fifth World Cup victory, all five in this discipline.
SR Staff ReportJan 23, 2024Fischer's inception in 1924 we have been at the forefront of innovation and quality in the world of sports equipment, and this milestone is a testament to the company's unwavering commitment to excellence.
SR Staff ReportJan 23, 2024A giant slalom recap of the RMISA Westminster University and University of Utah Invitationals. The competition was stiff and series ended as one of the closest-scored RMISA meets in recent history.
Ellie HartmanJan 22, 2024The EISA season kicked off with the Colby Carnival at Sugarloaf Mountain. Dartmouth takes the lead after GS, slalom and Nordic events.
Caleb HorschJan 22, 2024Get ready for the thrill of the Tuesday, January 23rd Night Giant Slalom in Schladming, Austria – a historic event that rivals even the renowned Kitzbühel race. The Schladming night slalom attracted massive crowds in the past before the completion of the impressive finish stadium in 2013. With around 48,000 attendees annually, the village transforms into a giant party.
Peter LangeJan 22, 2024Linus Strasser grabbed onto the slalom victory at the Hahnenkamm race in Kitzbühel, Austria. It was the first German win in 10 years in the Kitzbühel slalom.
Ellie HartmanJan 21, 2024Stifel US Ski Team's Mikaela Shiffrin wins her 95th World Cup in the Jasná slalom. She is simply the best and has now accumulated 630 World Cup Slalom points this season. Now that Vlhová is out for the rest of the season, her lead over the next-best active skier is 228 points. It is her fifth slalom victory of the season. The woman has a fantastic feeling for winning; today, she used her first run advantage to perfection.
Peter LangeJan 21, 2024Kristoffer Jakobsen leads after first run in the Kitzbühel Hahnenkamm-Rennen World Cup. North Americans do not qualify for second run.
Ellie HartmanJan 21, 2024In the absence of her Slovakian rival Petra Vlhová, the stage was set for Mikaela Shiffrin to showcase her unparalleled prowess in women's slalom. As the first run unfolded, Shiffrin's dominance became evident, leaving a significant gap between her and the competition. The absence of Vlhová, coupled with Shiffrin's exceptional skills, promises an intriguing narrative for the day's race
Peter LangeJan 21, 2024Who is racing in Levi, when, and how to watch the women's second World Cup Slalom of the new season
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