Adelboden, Switzerland – Inconsistent fog resulted in tough conditions for Sunday’s men’s World Cup slalom in Adelboden, a race won by Norwegian Henrik Kristoffersen. The conditions didn’t seem to intimidate Kristoffersen, who built a huge lead second run to take the win by a commanding 1.83 seconds. Manfred Moelgg of Italy was second, while Marcel Hirscher of … Continue reading Fog Masks Adelboden Slalom
Adelboden, Switzerland – Alexis Pinturault battled a tough course and flat light in Adelboden on Saturday to take his 19th Audi FIS Ski World Cup win, making him the most successful French skier of all time—over the famed Jean-Claude Killy. Marcel Hirscher of Italy put down a blazing second run of giant slalom, but finished second overall, … Continue reading Pinturault Breaks Killy’s Record
Maribor, Slovenia – After finishing fourth in Saturday’s giant slalom, Colorado’s Mikaela Shiffrin notched her 24th World Cup slalom victory on Sunday in Maribor, Slovenia. Shiffrin charged to her 12th career top-five giant slalom result on Saturday, finishing fourth in a race won by Tessa Worley of France ahead of Italy’s Sofia Goggia in second and Swiss … Continue reading Shiffrin Leaves Maribor With Another Victory
Lake Placid, NY – FIS Freestyle moguls and aerials athletes return to competition in the new year this week at the Putnam Investments Freestyle Cup in Lake Placid. The moguls competition will take place Friday at Whiteface Mountain Ski Center in nearby Wilmington, while aerial athletes will compete at a night event on Saturday at the Olympic … Continue reading Freestyle World Cup Starts 2017 in Lake Placid
Vail, CO – American ski racing star Lindsey Vonn is back training on snow in Colorado for the first time after suffering a badly fractured upper arm while training at Copper Mountain in Colorado in November. “I’m back on snow!! So happy!!” Vonn tweeted yesterday. “Taking it day by day and I’ll see how I feel.” … Continue reading Vonn Cleared to Ski
Park City, UT – Aspiring ski and snowboard athletes will have expanded opportunities as a result of collaborative partnerships between the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association and its leading clubs, academy programs, resorts and sport performance facilities. The USSA has announced a four-level program to provide both regional and training opportunities through co-branding with those programs. … Continue reading USSA Formalizes Training Partnership Programs
Zagreb, Croatia – Colorado’s Mikaela Shiffrin straddled a gate in tonight’s World Cup night slalom in Zagreb, ending her impressive winning streak in the discipline as the Snow Queen Trophy went to Slovakia’s Veronika Velez Zuzulova, who broke her second-place curse in the Croatian capital despite battling an apparent case of the flu. After finishing in … Continue reading Shiffrin’s Winning Streak Ends in Zagreb
