After a pair of men’s downhill races and one slalom scheduled for Wengen, Switzerland, were called off due to concerns that too many cases of the British strain of COVID-10 had come to the area, neighbor Austria stepped in and picked up two of the three disciplines in Kitzbühel. Then, […]
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Mikaela Shiffrin is Back, Ready for Stacked Giant Slalom Field at Kranjska Gora
The women’s alpine World Cup moves on to Slovenia with a pair of giant slaloms in Kranjska Gora this weekend. And, the major story going into two days of skiing is the reemergence of American Mikaela Shiffrin, suddenly back on top coming off a career-defining slalom win Tuesday under the […]
Shiffrin Makes Comeback and World Cup History Under the Lights with Win in Flachau
Those who praised Mikaela Shiffrin’s New Year’s Day decision to focus on a handful of key races instead of pursuing the World Cup’s crystal globe must have felt vindicated — as did she — under the lights in Flachau, Austria Tuesday night. The Colorado native stood atop the slalom podium […]
COVID Protocols Cancel Men’s Alpine World Cup Stop at Wengen, Kitzbühel to Replace Circuit’s Oldest Venue
Even as economic impacts on tiny European villages, dependent on yearly World Cup stops, are incalculable, the alpine World Cup has soldiered on, creating a safe and COVID-free environment for its athletes and staff thus far this season. So, it came as a bit of a surprise Monday evening to […]
Surprise! Shiffrin Returns to the Snow for Tuesday’s Flachau Slalom
A year ago this week, American skiing superstar Mikaela Shiffrin dropped her second slalom in a row to Slovakian Petra Vlhová in what would be one of her last races of the season. After a 10-month break from the snow, Shiffrin returned in mid-December to top the podium in Courchevel, […]
Gut-Behrami and Suter Mark the Return of Swiss Speed in St. Anton
Bettors who took Lara Gut-Behrami (+1200) to win her first super-G in nearly three years were rewarded for their prescience on Sunday as the Swiss speed specialist edged out Italian rival Marta Bassino by 0.16 seconds at Austria’s St. Anton am Arlberg. The victory gives Gut-Behrami her lucky 13th World […]
Britain’s Dave Ryding Shimmies His Way onto Podium as Long Shots Sweep Adelboden’s Sunday Slalom
Maybe the favorites for Sunday’s men’s World Cup Slalom in Adelboden did knock a few too many back Saturday night as an unlikely trio from the field took over the podium under sunny Swiss skies. Seventy-two hours of surprises and fast, technical, and sometimes treacherous skiing came to a thrilling […]
Goggia Wins Downhill, Breezy on Podium as Women’s World Cup in St. Anton Wraps with Super G Sunday
Reigning downhill Olympic champion Sofia Goggia took the top of the podium in World Cup action Saturday in St. Anton am Arlberg, and American Breezy Johnson found the podium finishing third for the third time this season. Wearing bib no. 5, the Italian speed specialist Goggia set the pace early […]
Subdued Men’s World Cup Stop in Adelboden Wraps with Sunday Slalom
Three days of slalom action at Adelboden draws to a close Sunday afternoon. Frenchman Alexis Pinturault will attempt a World Cup first: three victories in two disciplines throughout a single weekend. The Bener Oberland resort, known as much for its hospitality as its speed and technical difficulty, is set to […]
Post-Victory Hangover Hadn’t Set in as Alexis Pinturault Skis to Back-to-Back Giant Slalom Wins in Adelboden
Alpine skiers are notorious for not being able to win two days in a row. It’s not superstition. It’s not sore legs. It’s a little thing called a hangover. And yet, ask a professional ski racer what mornings they’ve turned in their best runs and they’ll almost always smile and […]
With Shiffrin Out, American Breezy Johnson Has Chance to Shine in Austria
Mikaela Shiffrin announced on New Year’s Day that she’ll be sitting out speed events this season, which means fans of the US Ski Team might turn their attention to Breezy Johnson as one to watch in the run-up to the 2022 Beijing Games. The 24-year-old Jackson Hole native will be […]
Men Descend on Picturesque Adelboden for a Trio of Alpine World Cup Races
Last year, Switzerland’s Daniel Yule won his second consecutive slalom victory in alpine World Cup action as he edged Norway’s Henrik Kristoffersen on his home mountain of Adelboden. Will Yule repeat, or is it going to be a weekend of new faces on the podium? Friday will kick off a […]
German Slalom Specialist Strasser Cashes in with Miracle Second Run in Zagreb
Linus Strasser emerged from the field to be crowned 2021’s Snow King at the World Cup slalom race in Zagreb, Croatia on Wednesday. Bettors who wagered on the Munich native to end his country’s three-year drought in the discipline would have gotten a return of +25000 or greater. Strasser wept […]
Petra Vlhová Crowned Snow Queen in Zagreb, Men’s Snow King Slalom Set for Wednesday
Slovakian technical specialist and current World Cup alpine overall points leader Petra Vlhová was crowned Snow Queen in Zagreb, Croatia Saturday, holding a narrow lead under the lights in spite of a disappointing second run. Vlhova held first by just 0.32 seconds after the first run over Austrian Katharina Liensberger, […]
New Year, New Perspective as Shiffrin Decides to Focus on Technical Races Rather than Seek World Cup Title
Mikaela Shiffrin caught the media up on her current physical and mental state on New Year’s Day, saying she’d instead focus on getting stronger physically and focusing on individual races rather than competing for the World Cup overall this season. Shiffrin, who experienced a 320-day pause from skiing in 2020 […]
Mayer Flies to Victory in Men’s Downhill, Gisin Takes Women’s Slalom, Shiffrin Closes Out Rollercoaster 2020 on Podium
Eight years ago this week, Michelle Gisin made her slalom World Cup debut in Semmering. On Tuesday, she took the top of the podium. In a long-anticipated end to an almost two-decade drought, Gisin became the first Swiss woman to earn a slalom World Cup victory in 19 years after […]
American Ryan Cochran-Siegle Makes History with Super-G Win in Bormio
Skiing bettors and regular followers of this space may have woken up to a pleasant surprise, as American Ryan Cochran-Siegle celebrated his 101st World Cup start by topping the podium for the first time in his career on Tuesday. The Vermont native continued his impressive run through the early season […]
Shiffrin to Conclude Tumultuous 2020 with Slalom in Semmering on Tuesday
Mikaela Shiffrin has battled through her father’s death, a pandemic, a career-threatening injury, and finally— a wind hold this season. But, the 25-year-old American alpine skiing superstar will be back one more time in 2020 for the scheduled slalom in Semmering, Austria on Tuesday. Coming off an emotional GS win […]
World Cup Skiing: Storm Postpones Men’s Downhill in Bormio Till Wednesday, Super-G Pushed to Tuesday
Like the women’s giant slalom in Semmering, the men’s World Cup downhill race at Bormio was canceled Monday after a heavy snowstorm nuked the course as action got underway. The super-G on the legendary Stelvio piste is rescheduled for Tuesday, with the men’s downhill pushed to Wednesday for the last […]
World Cup Skiing: Hurricane-Force Winds Cause Cancellation of Monday’s Women’s Giant Slalom
It was an elating-yet-disappointing morning in Semmering for Slovakian speed specialist Petra Vlhová. With a technically sound and fast bottom half of the course, she topped the leaderboard after the first run. But by the start of the second run, hurricane-force winds of up to 62 mph laid waste to […]