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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Shiffrin Rides Again in 2020, Becomes Favorite to Win Giant Slalom in Semmering Monday
Mikaela Shiffrin’s on-again-off-again season is back to full-throttle this week as she kicks out the old with a trio of World Cup races starting with a giant slalom on Monday. Shiffrin’s extended offseason due to the COVID-19 pandemic and career-defining injury left some questioning whether she’d be in race shape […]
An Emotional Mikaela Shiffrin Returns to Top of the Podium, Will Sit Out this Weekend
It had been 323 days since one of the best Alpine skiers in history skied a World Cup event. In that time, 25-year-old Mikaela Shiffrin endured her father’s death, the worst injury of her career, and being off the mountain due to a pandemic. As she crossed the line after […]
Mikaela Shiffrin Makes Unexpected Return to World Cup Skiing This Weekend
American Mikaela Shiffrin is making a surprising return to the women’s International Ski Federation Alpine Ski World Cup this weekend as she journeys to Courchevel, France, to participate in a giant slalom event for the first time this season. Shiffrin, 25, won the 2019 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships giant […]