Season 2024/25 wrapup and Crystal Globe winners
The 2025 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup season concluded with a string of thrilling races on the challenging slopes of Sun Valley, Idaho. The week featured intense Crystal Globe showdowns in the men’s and women’s slalom events and the women’s Super-G. Here’s a look at this season’s Crystal Globe winners: Overall Titles: Marco Odermatt of Switzerland clinched his fourth consecutive overall title, solidifying his dominance in men’s alpine skiing. On the women’s side, Federica Brignone…
Races, Records, and Resilience: Highlights from the 2025 Alpine Skiing Season
The 2025 Alpine Skiing World Cup season has been an exciting showcase of athletic excellence, dramatic comebacks, and memorable moments that have captivated fans worldwide. Marco Odermatt of Switzerland continues to dominate, securing his fourth consecutive overall title as well as the super-G and giant slalom discipline crystal globes. His consistency and versatility across events have firmly established him as one of the sport’s all-time greats, with many chapters of his career still ahead. At…
Updates from the Slopes: The Comebacks of Hirscher, Vonn, and Pinheiro Braathen
Preview: In an epic plot twist to the 2024/25 World Cup season, three legendary skiers—Marcel Hirscher, Lindsey Vonn, and Lucas Pinheiro Braathen—have decided to dust off their ski boots and make a comeback. Each athlete has made a powerful return to the World Cup circuit, showing their steadfast dedication and passion for the sport. See the full article at Ski Racing Media: https://skiracing.com/2024-25-world-cup-comebacks-hirscher-vonn-pinheiro-braathens-return-to-ski-racing/
Mikaela Shiffrin Wins Historic 100th World Cup!
Sestriere, ITA (Feb. 23, 2025)—Unimaginable! Today, USA’s Mikaela Shiffrin, the most decorated alpine skier ever, secured her milestone 100th World Cup win in Sestriere, Italy. The victory comes only two and a half months after a dramatic crash at the Stifel Killington Cup in November, which caused a significant abdominal injury. Despite the physical and mental challenges, Shiffrin returned with determination, solidifying her legendary status in the sport. “It certainly feels like I’ve been fighting…
Alpine World Cup coming to Copper Mountain (CO) next season
(Copper Mountain, CO) – Exciting news! The Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team and Copper Mountain Resort have announced today that World Cup alpine racing come to Colorado this coming Thanksgiving weekend, November 27 – 30th, 2025. The races will feature women’s and men’s events, including giant slalom, slalom, and super-G races, and be the only North American stop for the 2025/26 season. These races are significant for the athletes as they build momentum ahead of…
Thrilling Debut: Team Combined Events Shine at the 2025 World Championships
The team combined events at the 2025 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Saalbach, Austria, were a thrilling and crowd-pleasing addition to the competition. This new format features two athletes from the same nation competing together, with one specializing in the Downhill and the other in Slalom. The combined times from both runs determine the winning team. The new format replaces the individual combined event, which had been struggling due to increasing specialization among racers—those…
Zrinka Ljutić: Croatia’s Rising Star Prepares for Saalbach 2025 World Championships
Read my interview with Croatia’s Zrinka Ljutic who has won the last three of four Slalom races and is on fire for this week’s World Championship races. See the article at Ski Racing Media: https://skiracing.com/zrinka-ljutic-saalbach-2025-world-championships/
Thrilling Weekend in Saint Anton: Historic Wins an a Remarkable Comeback
(Saint Anton, Austria) – This weekend’s women’s races in Saint Anton, Austria, were among the most thrilling I’ve watched in a long time. The conditions were perfect, with both the snow on the course and the weather cooperating beautifully. Women’s Super-G – Macuga’s historic win Lauren Macuga, a Stifel U.S. Ski Team athlete, achieved her first-ever World Cup victory in the St. Anton super-G, marking her first podium and the first time any U.S. woman…
Lindsey Vonn’s Return: Inspiring Teammates with Leadership and Legacy
See my recent article for Ski Racing Media: https://skiracing.com/lindsey-vonns-return-inspiring-teammates-with-leadership-and-legacy/
American downhiller Breezy Johnson set to return to racing
(Copper Mountain, CO) – Olympic alpine skier Breezy Johnson returns to the World Cup circuit this weekend after serving a 14-month ban for anti-doping protocol violations. Last May, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) issued the suspension, which was retroactively applied starting October 10, 2023, the date of her third violation of the Whereabouts protocol. The protocol is a set of rules that require athletes to specify their location for one hour each day if they…
Swiss sweep Birds of Prey, Vonn qualifies
(Beaver Creek, CO) – This weekend’s Birds of Prey ski races at Beaver Creek, Colorado, lived up to its’ reputation for its high speeds and technical turns, making it one of the most demanding downhill courses in the world. Lindsey Vonn also proved she’s ready for competition. The men’s downhill race kicked off on Friday, followed by the super-G on Saturday, and the giant slalom on Sunday. Swiss skier Justin Murisier claimed victory in the…
Dramatic Thanksgiving weekend
It was a dramatic Thanksgiving weekend of highs and lows for Team USA. Diggins with 20K in Ruka (FIN) In FIS Cross-Country skiing, American legend Jessie Diggins delivered an outstanding performance at the season-opening World Cup in Ruka, Finland, winning the 20-kilometer freestyle mass start race. She overcame a 13-second deficit in the final kilometer to edge out Sweden’s Jonna Sundling by just 0.3 seconds, finishing in 51:19.3. Norway’s Heidi Weng rounded out the podium…
Meet up with a legend: Picabo Street
Last week, I had the amazing opportunity to meet the legendary American ski racer Picabo Street. As I was a new face in the crowd at a media event, she came right up to me and introduced herself. She was amazing and gracious. Street dominated the Alpine World Cup and Olympics for more than a decade. She is best known for her success in downhill and super-G events. Street made her World Cup debut in…
US Great Lindsey Vonn out of retirement and back to competition
Press Release courtesy of U.S. Ski and Snowboard Park City, UT (Nov. 14, 2024) – U.S. Ski & Snowboard is excited to announce that alpine great Lindsey Vonn will rejoin the Stifel U.S. Ski Team. Vonn’s decision to try and return to ski racing comes after careful consideration following successful knee surgery earlier this year. She has been able to get back to training and test her knee over the past couple of months and will be continuing…
Brignone and US Women make history; Norwiegen Men sweep Podium
Italian skier Federica Brignone made history by becoming the oldest woman to win an Alpine skiing World Cup race, claiming victory in the women’s Giant Slalom at Sölden, Austria. She edged out New Zealand’s Alice Robinson by just 0.17 seconds. Home favorite Austrian Julia Scheib earned her first-ever podium taking 3rd place by 1.08 seconds behind Brignone. The U.S. women’s ski team stole the spotlight today, placing four skiers in the top 11 and achieving…
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