Lauren Macuga

U.S. Ski & Snowboard has named 21 athletes to represent the Stifel U.S. Ski Team at the 2025 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Saalbach, Austria, from Feb. 4-16.

Get ready for the Garmisch-Partenkirchen Women’s Super-G, a thrilling stop on the Alpine Ski World Cup circuit. With key contenders like Federica Brignone, Lara Gut-Behrami, and rising U.S. star Lauren Macuga, this race promises excitement on the legendary Kandahar course. Lindsey Vonn, returning after retirement, adds to the drama as she takes on one of her favorite venues. Find out who to watch, when it starts, and how to tune in!

Lindsey Vonn and her fellow American downhillers found plenty to appreciate about Cortina d’Ampezzo’s iconic Olympia delle Tofane course, which will host the 2026 Olympic Winter Games. While Jackie Wiles led the U.S. team with a strong seventh-place finish in the downhill, Vonn continued her remarkable comeback, finding positives despite two crashes. The athletes praised the course’s flow and challenge, describing it as a perfect stage for Olympic glory, with Bella Wright calling it 'our Kitzbühel' for the excitement it promises in February.

The Cortina super-G was an exciting day full of emotion. Italian, Federica Brignone achieves her first victory in Cortina. Lara Gut-Behrami earns 2nd and Corinne Suter 3rd. Lindsey Vonn goes out, but was in contention for a top result.

The Cortina d’Ampezzo Super-G, set for Sunday, Jan. 19, promises a thrilling showdown on the iconic Olimpia delle Tofane course. With only two Super-G races left before World Championships team selections, the stakes are high. Lindsey Vonn continues her incredible comeback, returning to a venue where she’s won six Super-G titles. Key contenders include Lara Gut-Behrami, Sofia Goggia, and rising U.S. star Lauren Macuga, all battling for valuable points in the tight race for the discipline globe. Don’t miss the action as North American athletes aim to leave their mark on one of the season’s most important stops.

Sofia Goggia and Lara Gut-Behrami have set the pace for the 2024-25 Women’s World Cup super-G season, sharing the top spot in the standings with 160 points each. Goggia won the season opener in Beaver Creek, while Gut-Behrami’s two second-place finishes underline her consistency as the reigning super-G titleholder. Cornelia Huetter of Austria claimed her first win of the season in St. Moritz, rounding out a competitive podium battle. Meanwhile, Lindsey Vonn continues her comeback, making her third World Cup start and second super-G appearance in St. Anton, where she aims to build on her 14th-place finish in St. Moritz.

The St. Moritz Super-G finale was canceled due to unstable weather, delaying Lauren Macuga and Lindsey Vonn’s next opportunity to compete until St. Anton in January.

Lindsey Vonn returns to the St. Moritz slope for the second Super-G race of the weekend, building on her impressive 14th-place finish in her comeback to World Cup competition. Facing a stacked field led by today’s winner Cornelia Huetter, runner-up Lara Gut-Behrami, and third-place Sofia Goggia, Vonn aims to refine her performance on one of her most successful tracks. With snow and clouds expected, the conditions promise an unpredictable and thrilling race.

At just 22 years old, Lauren Macuga is rapidly emerging as a standout in Alpine skiing. In her third World Cup season, she has already made her mark with three top-10 Super-G finishes last year and a stunning fourth-place result in the downhill at Beaver Creek to kick off this season. Racing on home snow for the first time, Macuga embraced the challenge of the iconic Birds of Prey course, showcasing her precision, aggression, and growing versatility. With her skills progressing at an impressive pace, she’s proving to be a force to watch on the World Cup circuit.

Lindsey Vonn’s highly anticipated return headlines this weekend’s Super-G races in St. Moritz, where she faces a stacked field including Lara Gut-Behrami, Sofia Goggia, and Austria’s top talent. Rising U.S. stars Lauren Macuga and Keely Cashman aim to build on strong starts, while Haley Cutler and Breezy Johnson look to make their mark. The action begins early Saturday, promising excitement on one of the World Cup’s most iconic tracks.

The Italian “speed queen,” Sofia Goggia, unveiled incredible confidence coming back to super-G competition and reigned victorious at the Stifel Birds of Prey. Three Stifel U.S. Ski Team athletes secure supr-G points.

For only the second time in history, the Women’s World Cup returns to the iconic Birds of Prey course in Beaver Creek, Colorado, for a super-G race. Traditionally reserved for men’s speed events, this legendary venue promises steep pitches, blind turns, and technical challenges for the world’s best female skiers. Read the full story for course details, key athletes to watch, and what makes this event a milestone in the sport.

Austria’s Cornelia Huetter claimed victory in the first-ever women’s Birds of Prey downhill, while rising American star Lauren Macuga delivered a career-best fourth-place finish, thrilling the home crowd.

The list of racers competing, when, and how to watch the women's World Cup super-G finals on Friday, March 22nd, in Saalbach, Austria.

The women's super-G World Cup finals in Saalbach, Austria, are set to be an exhilarating showdown that will conclude a compelling SG season. Let's dive into how the season unfolded, who's leading the super-G title chase, the Nations Cup status, and the Stifel US Ski Team athlete in contention.

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

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.

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.

GEPA pictures/ Wolfgang Grebien Switzerland’s Lara Gut-Behrami, the 2024 overall World Cup leader, wins her