Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy – Speed events aren’t Mikaela Shiffrin’s forté. In fact, she’s only recently begun racing in World Cup downhill and super G races. However, the Eagle, Colo. resident showed off her speed skills in Cortina on Sunday, coming from bib 31 to steal fourth place in an Audi FIS Ski World Cup super G … Continue reading Shiffrin Delivers Surprise Fourth-Place Finish in Cortina Super G
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany – Saturday’s race was the official Audi FIS Ski World Cup downhill day in Garmisch, as Friday’s race was a makeup race from Wengen. Austrian skier Hannes Reichelt was untouchable with bib #1 in the final downhill before the World Championships in St. Moritz kicks off in February, taking the win. Peter Fill of … Continue reading Reichelt Wins Kandahar Downhill
Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy – Switzerland’s Lara Gut won her seventh World Cup downhill race on Saturday in Cortina. Italy’s Sofia Goggia was second, followed by World Cup downhill leader Ilka Stuhec of Slovenia in third. Lindsey Vonn, of Vail, Colo., was shooting for her 78th World Cup victory, and was leading at the first interval until she … Continue reading Gut Win Cortina Downhill; Vonn Crashes Off Course
Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy – American ski racer Lindsey Vonn, back on the World Cup ski racing circuit from a severe arm fracture for only two races, skied off course and crashed into the safety netting during today’s second downhill training in Cortina d’Ampezzo. Vonn skied down to the bottom of the course on her own … Continue reading Lindsey Vonn Crashes in Downhill Training
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany – Travis Ganong, of Squaw Valley, Calif., brushed aside a 15-minute course hold to win his second Audi FIS Ski World Cup downhill in Germany on Friday, leading five Americans into the top 30, while teammate Steven Nyman needed to be helped off the course after crashing. Ganong nailed the bottom portion of the … Continue reading American Travis Ganong Wins Kandahar Downhill, Nyman Injured
Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy – The Dolomites stage is set for “Speed Queen” Lindsey Vonn to prevail. She has already notched a record 11 Audi FIS Ski World Cup victories in Cortina d’Ampezzo in all disciplines, including the last four World Cup races held here. The immediate future in Cortina certainly looks bright for Vonn, and it’s not … Continue reading Will the Speed Queen Prevail in Cortina?
Sun Peaks (BC), Canada – This February 24-25, the TELUS Nancy Greene Alpine Classic will return to Sun Peaks Resort in British Columbia with a brand new course and format. New for 2017, the race will be held on a professionally designed skier and boarder cross course, tailored for fun, recreational use. Straying from the traditional … Continue reading New Skier/Boarder Cross Course Set for TELUS Nancy Greene Alpine Classic
