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FIS Cancels Women’s Speed World Cup Events at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, Due to Warm Weather

The International Ski & Snowboard Federation (‘FIS’) announced today, January 29, 2024, that the Women’s speed events, scheduled for February 3-4, will be canceled due to warm weather. In a press release shared on social media, FIS stated that the event on the Kandahar race course was called off due to safety reasons. The organization worked on finding a potential […]
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30-Year Anniversary of Ski Racer Ulrike Maier’s Fatal Crash at Kandahar in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany

30 years ago today on January 29, 1994, Austrian ski racer Ulrike Maier died in a crash during the Downhill race at Garmisch-Partenkirchen. The 26-year-old ski racer was traveling at 104 kmh (65 mph) when her right ski caught an edge. The two-time Super-G World Champion spun out and crashed into a timing unit which was poorly secured with a […]
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River Radamus & Ryan Cochran-Siegle with Top 10 Finishes at World Cup in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany

The U.S. Ski Team had a successful race weekend at the World Cup in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. River Radamus and Ryan Cochran-Siegle finished in the top 10 and three further athletes, Sam Morse, Bryce Bennett, and Jared Goldberg, finished in the top 30. The race weekend on the Kandahar course consisted of two Super-G races. Saturday’s Super-G was comparably slow due […]
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FIS Cancels Men’s Speed World Cup Events at Chamonix, France, Due to Warm Weather

The International Ski & Snowboard Federation (‘FIS’) announced on Saturday, January 27, that the speed events scheduled for February 2 and 3 in Chamonix, France, will be canceled. The Slalom event, scheduled for Sunday, February 4, may still go ahead at this stage. The Kandahar Alpine Ski World Cup in the shadow of the Mont Blanc has been a staple […]
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Podium for Team USA’s Jackie Wiles & More Crashes at the Downhill in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy

While today’s Downhill, the second of two Downhill races at Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, was equally eventful as yesterday’s, Team USA came away with a podium despite Mikaela Shiffrin missing from the team today. Yesterday, Friday, January 26, Shiffrin had crashed on the top-section of the Olympia delle Tofane course at the Italian ski resort. But it was Jackie Wiles today, […]
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Dramatic Crashes & Overcrowded Podiums at the Downhill World Cup at Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy

It was certainly an eventful day today, January 26, at Cortina d’Ampezzo in Italy at the World Cup Downhill race. Several top skiers crashed during the World Cup Downhill at Cortina d’Ampezzo in Italy, one of them being the world’s best alpine skier, Mikaela Shiffrin. As the eighth skier out of the gate, Shiffrin was definitely amongst the favorites for […]
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[VIDEO] Mikaela Shiffrin Injured After Crashing at Downhill World Cup in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy

Mikaela Shiffrin was competing at the Downhill World Cup in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, today, Friday, January 26, when the American skier slid out and crashed at the top of the Downhill course. “Mikaela Shiffrin was taken by ambulance to the clinic in Cortina and is being evaluated for a left leg injury. Initial analysis shows the ACL and PCL seem […]
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