HEAD 2024 Organizes Gear Testing for New Race Skis and Boots in Vail and Mt. Hood
HEAD is excited to unveil the latest race skis and boots for the coming 2024/25 season. Gear Testing in Vail, Colorado and Mt.Hood, Oregon! Check it out!
Lara Gut-Behrami Wins Tight Race for the 2024 Super-G Globe, Ester Ledecká Claims Season’s First Victory
At the super-G World Cup Finals Lara Gut-Behrami Wins Tight Race for the 2024 Super-G Globe, Ester Ledecka reigns victorious and Federica Brignone achieves another podium finish. Lauren Macuga was the only North American to compete and finished in 14th place.
Ragnhild Mowinckel Retires: Ski Icon’s Legacy and Highlights
This week, Norway’s winningest female alpine ski racer in history, Ragnhild Mowinckel, concludes her World Cup career at the Finals in Saalbach, Austria. The popular athlete summarizes her career highlights and offers insights in a conversation with Ski Racing Media.
Mikaela Shiffrin Earns 97th Career Win in Stunning Slalom Finals Victory
Saturday, March 16th, Saalbach Austria, Stifel US Ski Team's shining star Mikaela Shiffrin overcame a first-run deficit to earn her seventh World Cup slalom victory of the season.
Saalbach World Cup Slalom Final: Larsson Leads, Shiffrin Chases in Final Run
Saturday, March 16th, Saalbach Austria, the only woman not named Mikaela Shiffrin or Petra Vlhová to win a World Cup slalom this season; Sweden's Anna Swenn Larsson has the first-run lead. Skiing with bib 2 in warm salted snow, the Soldeu slalom winner has put herself in the driver's seat for her career fourth victory.
Shiffrin’s Triumph: Clinches Slalom Title Ahead of Saalbach Final
On March 10th Åre, Sweden hosted the final regular season slalom of the 2024 season. It would witness the injury return of Stifel US Ski Team's Mikaela Shiffrin. Even if Germany's Lena Dürr could find a way to win, Shiffrin would only need 13 points to clinch the season's slalom title. However, In her first race back since January 26th, Shiffrin did much more. The first run leader ended the day with her career 96th victory, her 59th in slalom. On the hill, she won her first World Cup and clinched the 2024 slalom title, her eighth.
Mikaela Shiffrin’s Thrilling Comeback: Leads Slalom in Åre, Sweden
On March 10th, after the first run of slalom in Åre, Sweden, the returning Mikaela Shiffrin leads the field of women's World Cup skiers. After she fell, racing downhill in Cortina d'Ampezzo, ski fans missed her excellence, but she delivered above their expectations in today's morning run.
A Dramatic Finish to the Åre World Cup; Federica Brignone’s Victory Sets New Record
Federica Brignone triumphs Sara Hector's massive lead on her impressive second run at the Are, Sweden World Cup. Brignone sets new record for the oldest woman to win a GS World Cup.
Women’s Super-G Regular Season Recap: Gut-Behrami Leads, Macuga’s Breakthrough, and Finals Showdown
The women’s regular season super-G has wrapped up, leaving only the World Cup finals in Saalbach Austria on March 23rd. Who made the cut for the finals? Only the top 25 from the regular season in each discipline, plus the reigning Junior World Champion in each event
The Final Send: Gut-Behrami Leads the Women Going into the Last Super-G Before World Cup Finals
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.
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.
Kvitfjell Finale: Men’s World Cup Super-G Showdown!
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.
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.
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
Lindsey Vonn weighs in on gender inequity in broadcasting at the JWSC
Vonn weighed in on last week’s social media brouhaha around the women’s tech races at the 2024 Junior World Ski Championships not being livestreamed while both men’s tech races were. Lack of livestreams for women’s tech races at Junior Worlds ignites social media.
Swenn Larson Leads Soldeu Slalom; Moltzan Eyes Podium in Tight Race
The veteran Swede Anna Swenn Larson skied with confidence, attacking the steep long pitch and delivering the fastest time of the morning. Using a similar approach, the racer with the second-fastest time was delivered by Stiflel US Ski Team member Paula Moltzan (+0.14). The only other skier within a half second of Swenn Larson is Croatian Zrinka Ljutic (+0.42).
Odermatt Leads Intense Battle for Downhill Title & World Cup Finals Qualification
Cyprien Sarrazin, Marco Odermatt, Dominik Paris: GEPA Photos The excitement in the alpine skiing world
Lara Gut-Behrami Defends Her Giant Salom Leader’s Bib
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.
Lara Gut-Behrami Dominates Kronplatz GS in Stellar Display
Sara Hector, Alice Robinson and Lara Gut-Behrami in Kronplatz: GEPA pictures/Matic Klansek Lara Gut-Behrami showcased
Lara Gut-Behrami Dominates the First Run at Kronplatz GS, Looks to Expand Lead in Title Chase
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.
Odermatt vs. Kriechmayr: Garmisch-Partenkirchen World Cup Super-G Preview and How to Watch
Gear 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.
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
Mowinckel and Wiles Reach New Heights: Achieving Their Best on the Cortina Downhill Podium
Ragnhild Mowinckel and Jacqueline Wiles achieved their career-best performances in the Cortina downhill, earning 1st and 2nd place. Sofia Goggia rounds out the podium.
Garmisch-Partenkirchen World Cup Super-G: Odermatt Dominates, North Americans Rise!
Gear 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.
