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The first women’s speed event of the 2026 season opens in St. Moritz. Here is the complete downhill start list and program, including all U.S. and Canadian starters and the top WCSL athletes.

Swiss skier Michelle Gisin suffered injuries to her right wrist, left knee, and cervical spine after a crash during the second downhill training in St. Moritz. She has been transferred to Zurich for cervical spine surgery and is able to move her arms and legs normally.

Breezy Johnson enters this Olympic season with renewed purpose after climbing back from injury, a USADA ban, and the heartbreak of missing the 2022 Games. Her world championship triumph last winter reshaped her belief in what’s possible, and now the downhiller sees a rare chance for a full-circle moment in Cortina—the hill that once ended her Olympic dream. With momentum restored and perspective sharpened, she knows nothing is guaranteed, but everything is still within reach.

Lindsey Vonn enters the 2025–26 speed season in St. Moritz stronger and more prepared than ever. After a summer focused on strength, stability, and dialing in her equipment, Vonn arrives with confidence, experience, and a world-class support team. With the Olympics in Cortina on the horizon, she’s ready to race—not just to participate, but to compete.

At 16, Logan Grosdidier joins the Stifel U.S. Ski Team as its youngest athlete. Her journey is just beginning, and Ski Racing Media is looking forward to following her season as she navigates the highs, lows, and learning moments of elite ski racing.

The Olympic-season speed tour opens in St. Moritz with two downhills and a super-G — and early contenders will emerge fast as injuries reshape the field.

Ski racers at every level hit performance plateaus. Dr. Jim Taylor explains why progress stalls and how athletes can break through with better mindset, risk, and training habits.

Jackie Wiles starts her Olympic season with a clear mind and a powerful history in Cortina. After years of injuries and comebacks, she’s ready for a new peak.

Want quicker skis this winter? See the new Toko Jet Liquid, Jet Bloc, and Jet Powder application methods that boost speed, durability, and race-day performance.

Marco Odermatt claims victory as the Stifel Birds of Prey GS concludes! Italy's Alex Vinatzer achieves his first career podium, Henrik Kristoffersen earns third, and the U.S. men make significant moves in the final standings.

Julia Scheib delivered another powerful finish in Mont-Tremblant, winning a dramatic second run as the women wrapped up their North American World Cup tour. The podium fight, the late-run charge, and the season-title pressure now follow the field back to Europe.

The men returned to the start of the giant slalom, ready to wrap up the action-packed Stifel Birds of Prey World Cup in Beaver Creek, CO. Marco Odermatt dominates first run, Pinheiro-Braathen and Kristoffersen tie for second. Three U.S. men make the flip!

Alice Robinson set the pace again in Tremblant, with Julia Scheib close behind and both Nina O’Brien and Mikaela Shiffrin delivering strong opening runs. Canada’s Britt Richardson added to the excitement as six skiers finished within a second of the lead, setting up a dramatic second run.

The full start list and Sunday program for the Stifel Birds of Prey men’s GS in Beaver Creek, the final race of the five-event North American block.

The women close out their Tremblant weekend on Sunday, December 7. Here is the full GS startlist and daily program, plus the top seeds, North American starters, and the updated season podium table.

Robinson dominated the Tremblant GS, Ljutic returned to form, and Grenier delivered a home-snow podium.

Mikaela Shiffrin / GEPA pictures Robinson Sets the Pace New Zealand’s Alice Robinson delivered the