Slalom Queen Mikaela Shiffrin Faces Uphill Battle at World Cup Finals
She's podiumed in 47 of her last 51 slalom races, but it might still not be enough to clinch her seventh World Cup Slalom Title.
She's podiumed in 47 of her last 51 slalom races, but it might still not be enough to clinch her seventh World Cup Slalom Title.
Ross Tester has now won two competitions during his rookie Freeride World Tour season and a Polish rookie broke through in the women's field.
With an early start in Austria, the Freeride World Tour Event in Fieberbrunn is ready to rumble on the famed Wildseeloader Face.
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The first FWT21 stop of the season in Fieberbrunn, Austria, won't take place until March 12 at the soonest. Patience is a virtue, right?
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Andrew Pollard flashed the course in Andorra for his first FWT win and Switzerland's Elisabeth Gerritzen stomped her first 360 in the women's field.
There are two main lines through the trees. Pro ski instructor Ann Schorling explains how to pick and ski the best one.
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The second FWT21 event will replace the canceled Hakuba stop and shake up the scoring schedule for the athletes.
An American rookie stole the show on the men's side of the Freeride World Tour field at Ordino Arcalìs, Andorra.
Shiffrin didn't add the GS World Champ Title to her portfolio, but she did collect her third medal of the 2021 World Championships
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The 25-year-old has now surpassed Ted Ligety and Lindsey Vonn in World Championship medals.
With three confirmed venues and the possibility of five separate events in less than 30 days, the FWT21 schedule promises to be fast, furious, and fun.
Johnson didn’t medal, but a herculean recovery after a critical mistake landed her in the top 10.
After only four speed training days in more than a year, Shiffrin made a triumphant return to the super-G World Championship podium.
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American Breezy Johnson collected her first super-G points of the season.
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France's Tessa Worley snagged her first World Cup victory since 2018.
The American finished third in the first of the two downhills in Crans Montana, then followed up with a fifth-place finish.
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Mikaela Shiffrin battled the icy course in Slovenia to finish sixth in both races.
The victory marks Shiffrin’s 100th World Cup podium and first World Cup slalom victory in more than a year.
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Mikaela Shiffrin finished fourth and led two other Americans in the Top 20.
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The Swiss skier bested slalom giants Mikaela Shiffrin and Petra Vlhova to claim her first World Cup slalom victory.
It’s the Vermont skier’s first World Cup win and the U.S. Ski Team's first men’s gold in the event since 2006.
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Cochran-Siegle earned his first career World Cup podium in the downhill and Ford finished fifth in giant slalom.
Johnson led the U.S. Women’s Alpine Team in a successful World Cup weekend in Val d’Isere.
The win marks Shiffrin’s first World Cup victory in nearly a year.
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The Mt. Bachelor skier moved from fourth with a stunning second run while the women were snowed out in St. Moritz.
The American made a successful comeback to World Cup racing by finishing second and fifth in the opening slaloms of the season.
On Nov. 21, Shiffrin will step into the start gate for the first time in 300 days.
Four American athletes collect World Cup points in the opening Giant Slalom race of the 2021 season.
The 2021 World Cup kicks off in Austria on Oct. 17—without Mikaela Shiffrin.
The world’s best freeriders will take on an all-European tour, as well as some scoring changes that are sure to excite riders and fans.
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A Freeride World Tour athlete’s view of the FWT20 season, leading up to the Verbier Xtreme cancelation.
Last month, 25 freeride icons came together to illuminate the Bec des Rosses in Honor of the 25th Anniversary of the Verbier Xtreme.
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The Swiss Government has decided to close all Swiss ski areas, ending the FWT20 season early.
2020 World Cup champions were announced without pomp and circumstance following the cancellation of the World Cup finals.
No matter whether the season has started or is almost over, it's a great time to focus on the fundamentals.
During a tough day for the ski women, only four clean runs went down in Fieberbrunn.
The skier from New Zealand put together a wild run on the Wildseeloder face.
The Norwegian skier's massive backflip put her a level above the rest of the competition at Ordino Arcalís.
The former Freeride World Tour Overall Champion turned the venue into a terrain park with smooth tricks and airs throughout.
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The American skier stood on his second World Cup podium ever in Yuzawa Naeba.
Shiffrin’s absence from the technical races in Slovenia left the door open for close competitors to take the podium.
The women’s World Cup continued in Garmisch-Partenkirchen amidst an outpouring of grief and sympathy for Mikaela Shiffrin.
With half the field crashing, the Swedish freeride skier pulled off a tricky backflip to take the top spot on the podium.
Not a single skier crashed in the women’s Freeride World Tour ski competition in Canada.
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The competition is set for Friday, February 7, and will air online 48 hours after the last skier finishes.
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Shiffrin now leads the World Cup standings in two disciplines and ranks second in downhill and GS.
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