Laax, Switzerland – With perfect weather in a perfect halfpipe, American snowboarders dominated the Laax Open on Saturday, which also served as a stop on the FIS World Cup tour for the first time in 2017. Chloe Kim, of Torrance, Calif., and Idaho’s Chase Josey earned the wins for the women and men, respectively. Laax Open 2016 … Continue reading Kim and Josey Sweep Laax Open Halfpipe
Wengen, Switzerland – Norway’s Henrik Kristoffersen battled a tough weekend of weather to win Sunday’s classic Wengen World Cup slalom over Marcel Hirscher. Felix Neureuther of Germany was third. Kristoffersen also won last year’s slalom in Wengen, but due to lack of snow last year’s slalom course was set on the downhill track, which has a complete … Continue reading Kristoffersen Wins Wengen Slalom
Wengen, Switzerland – Snow and wind wreaked havoc on Saturday’s scheduled Audi FIS Ski World Cup races, cancelling both the men and women’s downhill races in Switzerland and Altenmarkt- Zauchensee, Austria. The women were scheduled to have both a downhill training run and downhill race Saturday in Altenmarkt-Zauchensee, but due to heavy snowfall both had to … Continue reading Weather Cancels World Cup Downhills
Wengen, Switzerland – Friday the 13th proved to be more about luck than position at the men’s World Cup Combined in Wengen, as Switzerland’s Niels Hintermann came out of the 51st start position to win his career-first World Cup event in only his 12th start on the World Cup circuit. And the surprises didn’t stop with … Continue reading Surprise Combined Podium in Wengen
Val di Fiemme, Italy – Norwegian cross-country skier Heidi Weng stood atop Alpe Cermis screaming. Below, her teammate Ingvild Flugstad Oestberg was challenging Swede Stina Nilsson for third in the seventh and final stage of the Tour de Ski. The screams came with passion deep from within her burned out lungs. Two minutes earlier, she had … Continue reading Behind the Gold: Pain That Never Felt So Good
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
