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Austiran ServusTV, a private broadcaster belonging to the Red Bull Group, devoted the entire evening on Monday to the Hahnenkamm race, which would take place the following weekend. In the following days, viewers anticipated the highlight of the World Cup season from an Austrian perspective every day at prime time before the races in Kitzbühel started on Friday.

In a sincere interview with Ski Racing Media, the FIS Chief Race Director for the men’s World Cup, Markus Waldner, recently discussed the past, present and future. The experienced race director has a lot on his mind regarding adjustments necessary for the future of World Cup ski racing and shares his clear opinions.

This article is my third and final in a series on the role of technology in ski racing (here are #1 and #2). Today, I will focus on one technology that has become ever-present in our sport and is changing how parents (and kids) follow races. I’m talking about Live-Timing, an online real-time platform that tracks race results.

In the sport of ski racing, the success of an athlete, especially in their developmental stages, can come down to the aspects that seem less impactful. Subtle differences in training, body development, strength, where the athlete begins on the start list, and several other factors can cause different outcomes. 

Mikaela Shiffrin has raised the bar for everyone. Jim Taylor dives into this new level and the effects it has had on the sport.

One of the biggest lessons I've learned over my many years in our sport, as a racer and as a mental coach, and one that many young racers need help understanding, is that training does matter. Too often, racers waste their time during training; the things necessary for quality training are only there sometimes. I can't tell you how much it irritates me when I'm on the hill working with young racers and seeing them do things that prevent them from getting the most out of their training.

If love at those painful moments isn’t possible? In a binary way, there is only one other option: hate; fortunately, there are alternatives

 Red Bull has once again captured the attention of FIS President Johan Eliasch. Initially, the

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Undoubtedly, ski racing is an integral part of the birth of the ski business.  

Yes, the 2022-23 race season is over and you are looking back at it with

In 2019, US Skiing established a new subcommittee, the Health of Sport task force. The

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The Méribel/Courchevel FIS Alpine World Ski Championships are over. It was a lot of fun

The future of the Lake Louise World Cups is, at best uncertain. Most likely, the

The American Downhillers and Lindsey Vonn discussed the Lake Louise downhill course, where she dominated for 17 years (14 wins).