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Canada’s Mikaël Kingsbury Clinches 99th World Cup Mogul Skiing Victory in Season Finale in Livigno, Italy

Mikaël Kingsbury has once again etched his name into freestyle skiing history. The Canadian moguls legend secured his 99th career World Cup victory on Wednesday, March 12, winning the season-ending dual moguls event on the slopes of Livigno, Italy—the same course set to host the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympic Games. Kingsbury, 32, outdueled Japan’s Ikuma Horishima in the final, capping off […]
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Germany’s Emma Aicher Claims First-Ever Super-G & Second Career Victory at World Cup in La Thuile, Italy, USA’s Lauren Macuga in 5th

The Women’s Super-G World Cup at La Thuile, Italy, on Thursday, March 14, marked the return of the discipline to this Italian venue for the first time in five years. The race took place on the “Number 3 Franco Berthod” slope, named after the former Italian alpine skier who competed in the 1960s and later played a key role in […]
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Not so Pristine—Study Reveals Nanoplastic Pollution in High Alpine Locations

A new study has uncovered nanoplastic pollution in some of the most remote high-altitude glaciers in the Alps, raising concerns about the far-reaching impact of plastic waste. The research, published in January 2025 by a team around Dušan Materić, Head of Research Group for Microplastics, Nanoplastics and Elements at the Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research in Leipzig (‘UFZ’), Germany, used […]
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Finnish Ski Resort Workers Secure Pay Increase After Strike Action

A new three-year collective agreement will bring a 7.8% wage increase to Finland’s ski resort workers following months of tense labor negotiations and a two-day strike in early March that disrupted operations at some of the country’s most popular ski destinations. Related: Why Ski Patrollers at Park City Initiated the Biggest Ski Patrol Strike in History The deal, reached on […]
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Cable Car Accident Shuts Down Key Ski Lift in Dolomiti Superski Area, Italy

A cable car at the Porta Vescovo top station of the Arabba/Marmolada ski resort in Italy crashed into the emergency brake at the valley station on Wednesday, March 5, around 5 p.m., injuring a maintenance worker and causing significant damage to the infrastructure. The incident, which occurred after the lifts had closed for public use, has prompted an investigation by […]
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Massive Brawl on the Ski Slopes Ends in Hospital as Dutch and German Tourists Clash in Flachau, Austria

What started as a heated exchange in a ski hut spiraled into a full-scale brawl on the slopes of Flachau, one of Austria’s most popular ski resorts, on the evening of March 9, 2025. More than 15 people were involved, with three German tourists suffering injuries that required hospitalization. According to a report by the Austrian police, an argument between […]
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Tragedy Strikes in Italian Alps as Promising Young Ski Racer Dies Following Shocking Training Crash

Marco Degli Uomini, an 18-year-old rising talent in Italian skiing, has died following a horrific crash during a training run at the Zoncolan ski area in the Carnic Alps in Italy. The accident occurred on March 8 in the early morning around 7:40 a.m. before the slopes opened to the public. Degli Uomini was training to serve as the forerunner […]
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