Tarvisio Women’s World Cup downhill start list and program

Lindsey Vonn / Tarvisio DH Training / GEPA pictures

Women’s World Cup Downhill — Tarvisio (ITA)

Saturday, Jan. 17 | 5th downhill of the 2026 season

The women’s World Cup speed tour heads to Tarvisio for the fifth downhill of the 2026 season, and the Olympic-season stakes are unmistakable. For the Stifel U.S. Ski Team, Tarvisio is the final downhill where U.S. women can meet Olympic selection criteria. After this race, downhill selection moves to discretionary picks only, raising the pressure across the field.

The defining storyline of the season remains Lindsey Vonn’s return to the top of the sport. After coming out of retirement last season, the 41-year-old American now leads the downhill standings and enters every downhill as the favorite. Vonn owns the all-time World Cup downhill victory record with 45 wins and has collected 70 World Cup downhill podiums in her career, a total that includes those victories.

Women’s World Cup Downhill podiums — 2025–26

(authoritative, corrected)

Season snapshot

• 3 different winners
• 8 athletes have reached the podium
• 7 countries represented
• 🇺🇸 USA leads all nations with five podiums
• 🇦🇹 Austria has three podiums
• 🇩🇪 Germany is the only other nation with multiple podiums (two)

Tarvisio is race five of nine on the women’s downhill calendar. Including this race, only two downhills remain before the Olympic races in Cortina d’Ampezzo, with three scheduled after the Games.

Women’s World Cup Downhill standings — top five

After Zauchensee | 4 of 9 races

• 1) 🇺🇸 Lindsey Vonn (USA) — YOB 1984 — 340 pts — HEAD, Oakley
• 2) 🇩🇪 Emma Aicher (GER) — YOB 2003 — 211 pts (–129) — HEAD
• 3) 🇮🇹 Laura Pirovano (ITA) — YOB 1997 — 167 pts (–173) — HEAD
• 4) 🇦🇹 Cornelia Hütter (AUT) — YOB 1992 — 166 pts (–174) — HEAD
• 5) 🇮🇹 Sofia Goggia (ITA) — YOB 1992 — 156 pts (–184) — Atomic

WCSL active leaders on the Tarvisio start list

• Bib 8 — 🇮🇹 Laura Pirovano (ITA) — YOB 1997 — HEAD — WCSL Rank 6
• Bib 9 — 🇨🇿 Ester Ledecká (CZE) — YOB 1995 — WCSL Rank 8
• Bib 10 — 🇮🇹 Sofia Goggia (ITA) — YOB 1992 — Atomic — WCSL Rank 3
• Bib 11 — 🇺🇸 Lindsey Vonn (USA) — YOB 1984 — HEAD, Oakley — WCSL Rank 2
• Bib 12 — 🇳🇴 Kajsa Vickhoff Lie (NOR) — YOB 1998 — HEAD — WCSL Rank 8
• Bib 13 — 🇩🇪 Emma Aicher (GER) — YOB 2003 — HEAD — WCSL Rank 4
• Bib 14 — 🇦🇹 Cornelia Hütter (AUT) — YOB 1992 — HEAD — WCSL Rank 1
• Bib 15 — 🇺🇸 Breezy Johnson (USA) — YOB 1996 — Atomic — WCSL Rank 5

🇺🇸 Stifel U.S. Ski Team — women’s downhill

• Bib 11 — 🇺🇸 Lindsey Vonn (1984) — DH Season Rank 1 — HEAD, Oakley
• Bib 15 — 🇺🇸 Breezy Johnson (1996) — DH Season Rank 5 — Atomic
• Bib 18 — 🇺🇸 Jacqueline Wiles (1992) — DH Season Rank 13
• Bib 22 — 🇺🇸 Allison Mollin (2004) — DH Season Rank 22 — HEAD
• Bib 24 — 🇺🇸 Isabella Wright (1997) — DH Season Rank 24 — Atomic
• Bib 30 — 🇺🇸 Keely Cashman (1999) — DH Season Rank 25 — HEAD
• Bib 42 — 🇺🇸 Haley Cutler (1997) — DH Season Rank 30 — Atomic — Independent, Sun Valley Ski Foundation

This race also represents the final opportunity for U.S. women to qualify for the Olympic team on the downhill criteria, though multiple discretionary selections remain available.

All U.S. women scoring World Cup downhill represent the Stifel U.S. Ski Team, except Haley Cutler, who competes independently.

🇨🇦 Canada

• Bib 39 — 🇨🇦 Valérie Grenier (1996) — DH Season Rank 36 — 8 pts
• Bib 48 — 🇨🇦 Cassidy Gray (2000) — Atomic

The women’s downhill takes place on Saturday, January 17th, and begins at 4:45 a.m. ET / 1:45 a.m. PT. Fans in Great Britain can watch the race at 9:45

• 🇺🇸 United States: Live coverage and replay on Ski and Snowboard Live
• 🇨🇦 Canada: Stream on CBC Sports
• 🇬🇧 Great Britain: Races air live on Discovery+

Daily Program Women’s Downhill

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Women’s Downhill Start List