Flachau, Austria – Colorado’s Mikaela Shiffrin rebounded from a disappointing first run to land on the podium in a tie for third Tuesday night under the lights at the Audi FIS Ski World Cup slalom in Flachau. Sweden’s Frida Hansdotter, the defending World Cup slalom champion, won her first slalom of the season and claimed the … Continue reading Shiffrin Ties For Third in Flachau
Semmering, Austria – Maybe it wasn’t perfect, but it was fast and capped off with a double fist pump and celebratory “Yeah!” Mikaela Shiffrin, of Eagle, Colo., won her second career Audi FIS Ski World Cup giant slalom race on Tuesday in Semmering, a make up event from last week’s race that was canceled due to wind in Courchevel, … Continue reading Shiffrin Earns Emotional Win in Semmering
Obergurgl, Austria – An avalanche swept down a mountainside in the Ferwall Valley, not far from the Austrian ski resort of Obergurgl on Saturday, catching a group of eight Dutch snowboarders and killing two victims. The Dutch group was ascending on split boards when the large avalanche struck at an elevation of roughly 3,000 meters, breaking … Continue reading Austrian Avalanche Kills Two
Thurn Pass, Austria – Austria’s Eva-Marie Brem, the reigning World Cup giant slalom champion, is out for the season after breaking her leg during training on Friday. Brem, 28, was training on the Thurn Pass for the upcoming World Cup ski races in Levi, Finland when she straddled a gate, fracturing both bones in her … Continue reading Austria’s Eva-Marie Brem Breaks Leg
Soelden, Austria – Alexis Pinturault of France was unstoppable on Sunday, never giving up his lead to win the men’s Audi FIS Ski World Cup opening giant slalom by .70 seconds. Austrian Marcel Hirscher threw down a spectacular second run and even after hipping out, grabbed second. Felix Neureuther of Germany was third. Four-time Soelden winner Ted … Continue reading Pinturault Wins Soelden GS; Ligety Returns to 5th
Soelden, Austria – Lara Gut of Switzerland dominated the season opening giant slalom of the Audi FIS World Cup alpine ski racing season on Saturday, winning by 1.44 seconds. Colorado’s Mikaela Shiffrin was second, followed by Marta Bassino of Italy, who stepped on her first World Cup podium in third place. It was a bluebird day … Continue reading Gut Wins World Cup Opener
Soelden, Austria – The fog has been swirling around the Rettenbach Glacier, creating an atmosphere of magic like something out of a fairytale. The spirit of ski racing is swirling around Soelden, too, as the crew preps the stage for one of the biggest shows in ski racing: the Audi FIS Ski World Cup opener kicking … Continue reading Ligety, Shiffrin Seek Podiums in Soelden
