Kranjska Gora, Slovenia – A day after wrapping up his sixth straight overall World Cup title, Austria’s Marcel Hirscher added another crystal globe to his trophy case – the World Cup slalom title. Austria’s Michael Matt won Sunday’s Audi FIS Ski World Cup slalom race under light rain and sloppy course conditions for his maiden World … Continue reading Americans Struggle as Hirscher Wins Slalom Title
Kranjska Gora, Slovenia – Marcel Hirscher of Austria won Saturday’s Audi FIS World Cup giant slalom in Kranjska Gora, clinching his sixth consecutive overall World Cup crystal globe. A storied race that has been on the alpine circuit since it began in 1967, the Vitranc Pokal is the last World Cup series for the men before … Continue reading Hirscher Clinches Overall World Cup Title
Maribor, Slovenia – Even world champions feel the wrath of their mothers if they are late for lunch. Slovenian skier Filip Flisar has come up with a novel way to play catch-up: a jetpack. The 29-year-old, crowed world champion in ski cross in 2015 and a semi-finalist at the last Winter Olympics a year earlier, found himself … Continue reading WATCH: Freeskier Jetpacks Through City
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
Soelden, Austria – Slovenia’s Tina Maze, a two-time Olympic champion, has announced her retirement from ski racing. Thus ends Maze’s glittering 17-year career chasing the Crystal Globe, although the 33-year-old plans to race one more time before retirement for her fans at home, when the World Cup visits Maribor in her home country on January 7. Maribor … Continue reading Tina Maze Announces Retirement from Ski Racing
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany & Maribor, Slovenia – Warm, wet weather and soft, unfavorable course conditions cancelled both the men and women’s Audi FIS Ski World Cup races scheduled for Sunday. At the women’s slalom in Maribor, Slovenia, start times were move back as crews worked on fine-tuning the Pohorje 2 course. However, after 24 racers completed … Continue reading Warm Weather Washes Away World Cups
Maribor, Slovenia – Lindsey Vonn hoped to extend her World Cup win streak to 76 and her overall Audi FIS Ski World Cup lead in Saturday’s giant slalom in Maribor, but a soft, sugary course got the best of both her and Switzerland’s Lara Gut, her top competitor in the hunt for the overall title, as … Continue reading Women’s World Cup Standings Remain Unchanged as Vonn, Gut Both DNF
