Downhill

Laura Pirovano completes a stunning late-season surge, winning the Kvitfjell downhill to secure the 2026 globe with three straight victories. Breezy Johnson finishes 2nd in a dramatic season finale.

Dominik Paris powered to victory in Kvitfjell to open the World Cup Finals, while Marco Odermatt capped off a dominant season by securing the downhill Crystal Globe.

Full men’s World Cup Finals downhill start list from Kvitfjell plus how to watch, top contenders, and race analysis.

Four skiers can still win the downhill crystal globe. Here’s the Kvitfjell Finals start order—plus how and when to watch the race that will decide the title.

The men’s speed discipline fields for the World Cup Finals in Hafjell are now set. Marco Odermatt has already secured the downhill and super-G crystal globes, while the Top-25 qualifiers prepare for the final races of the season. The slalom and giant slalom Finals preview is covered in a separate article.

Vincent Kriechmayr wins the World Cup downhill in Courchevel to end Austria’s 23-race drought, while Marco Odermatt secures the downhill crystal globe and his fifth straight overall title.

See the Courchevel World Cup downhill start list, standings analysis, and podium trends. Includes how and when to watch, daily program, and field preview.

Laura Pirovano thrilled the home crowd in Val di Fassa, edging Austria’s Cornelia Huetter by just .01 seconds to claim her second downhill victory of the weekend. Switzerland’s Corinne Suter completed a tightly contested podium in third, while Breezy Johnson led the Americans in fourth. The dramatic finish also reshaped the race for the women’s Downhill World Cup globe heading toward Finals.

The women’s World Cup returns to Val di Fassa for the second downhill of the weekend. See the official start list, race preview, and how to watch.

Laura Pirovano captured her first World Cup podium and victory in the Val di Fassa downhill, edging Emma Aicher by 0.01 seconds while Breezy Johnson led the Stifel U.S. Ski Team in third.

A field of 55 skiers from 15 nations will race the La VolatA downhill in Val di Fassa, as Emma Aicher leads the World Cup downhill standings.

Marco Odermatt edges Alexis Monney by 0.04 as Switzerland sweeps the Kandahar 1 downhill and tightens its grip on the discipline.

The Men’s Downhill returns to the Kandahar in Garmisch. Read to learn when and how to watch. View the official start list, the daily program, and field and standings analysis.

Corinne Suter claimed victory at the Aliga downhill in Soldeu, edging Nina Ortlieb and Sofia Goggia in a tightly packed podium. See the full results, top five finishers, U.S. team breakdown and updated downhill standings as the globe race tightens.

Full Soldeu women’s World Cup downhill start list, how and when to watch the Aliga race, standings and globe implications.

Giovanni Franzoni set the early benchmark in the men’s team combined with a commanding downhill run, while Switzerland stacked the leaderboard and multiple nations positioned themselves for a volatile slalom finish. With margins tight and pressure high, the medals remain wide open heading into the final run.

USA's Breezy Johnson powered to Olympic downhill gold on the unforgiving Olimpia delle Tofane, while Lindsey Vonn’s crash stunned the crowd in Cortina.

Lindsey Vonn returns to the Olympic downhill at 41, racing through injury on a course she knows well. Full start list, bib draw, contenders, and how to watch the women’s Olympic downhill in Cortina.