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Italian Ski Racing Icon Federica Brignone Airlifted After Big Crash at Italian National Championships

Italian ski star Federica Brignone was airlifted off the slope in Val di Fassa on Thursday, April 3, following a crash during the second run of the women’s giant slalom at the Italian National Championships. The incident occurred after Brignone straddled a gate midway through her second run, just hours after clocking the fastest time in her opening run. An […]
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Italian Ski Racer Federica Brignone Secures Overall Season World Cup Title with Super-G Win in La Thuile, Italy

Federica Brignone effectively clinched her career-second Overall FIS Alpine Ski World Cup title after a dramatic Super-G victory on home snow in La Thuile, Italy, on Friday, March 14. The Italian edged out teammate Sofia Goggia by just one hundredth of a second, with France’s Romane Miradoli finishing third, five hundredths behind. Brignone, who grew up just 20 minutes from […]
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Julia Schneemann |
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Avalanche in the Italian Dolomites Buries 3 Backcountry Skiers, Leaving 2 Dead

A powerful avalanche struck near Cortina in the Italian Dolomites on Sunday, March 16, burying three backcountry skiers and leaving two dead. The avalanche occurred around 1 p.m. at an altitude of 2,300 meters (7,545 feet) on the west side of Forcella Giau, near the famous ski resort Cortina d’Ampezzo in the Veneto region of northern Italy. According to emergency […]
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Julia Schneemann |
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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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Julia Schneemann |
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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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Julia Schneemann |
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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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Julia Schneemann |
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