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Meet the dark horse on the U.S. Ski Team racing from the back of the pack to score World Cup points.

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.

Cochran-Siegle earned his first career World Cup podium in the downhill and Ford finished fifth in giant slalom.

The win marks Shiffrin’s first World Cup victory in nearly a year.

Four American athletes collect World Cup points in the opening Giant Slalom race of the 2021 season.

How the U.S. Ski Team is adapting to the ever-changing COVID-19 times.

U.S. Mogul Team athlete Casey Andringa got a late start to his competitive ski career, but that has not stopped him from becoming one of the discipline's premier athletes.

Italians Paris and Innerhofer go one-two on home ice.

Spoiler: Mikael Kingsbury almost always wins.

FIS announces that for the second year in a row, the top female alpine skiers have out-earned the top males.

In a world ruled by social media, U.S. Ski Team members are fighting for more than just a spot on the podium.

Ski Team members bare it all for funding.

The last time the White Circus lit up an Eastern resort, an Eastern girl won the GS. Julie Parisien would love to see it happen again.

Bode would like to make a comeback sans HEAD skis.

SKI caught up with members of the U.S. Ski Team to find out about the season, how they overcome fear, and what it's like skiing with some of their ski heroes.

After crashing during Saturday’s super-G, the Olympic medalist sustained multiple knee fractures provoking her to end her season.

Bode Miller, probably the best U.S. male racer ever to set a ski on edge, has announced that he won’t race this season. But he’s being canny about next year. Are you not entertained?

"NASTAR is where most ski racers in America, including myself, were introduced to the thrill of going fast and competing on skis," says Ted Ligety, and that's what the partnership is designed to do.

Check out the gear that some of the U.S. Freeski Team will be using in Sochi during the Games.

It’s a lifelong label—whether you want it or not.

Joss Christensen, Gus Kenworthy, and Nick Goepper cleaned up in Sochi. Here are the highlights of the podium sweep.

Can a lifelong skidder take a crash course in carving, then crush the competition on the masters racing circuit? Of course not. But the suits are cute.

Fischer's ski tuning guru Leo Mussi dishes on the secrets of fast skis.

Can Bode and his fellow U.S. racers match their stellar Vancouver performance? The excitement starts Sunday.

U.S. Ski Team Alpine Director talks the strength of the team, vets vs. rookies, and how to make it to the Olympics.

U.S. Ski Teamer Marco "Sully" Sullivan talks Olympic training and philosophies on the sport he loves.

The slopestyler talks freeskiing, progression and Olympics pressure.

U.S. downhiller Steven Nyman talks the Olympics, his career goals, and mentoring the next generation.

A controversial I.O.C. rule prohibits athletes from promoting sponsors at the games.

Olympic ski cross athlete John Teller talks Sochi 2014.

The U.S. alpine racer dishes on Olympic prep and ski racing in the States.

Reggie Crist reflects and Daron Rahlves prepares for the gnarliest downhill race on the planet.

U.S. downhiller Stacey Cook, now an Olympic veteran, sets lofty goals for Sochi.

6 questions with one of America’s best hopes for freeskiing halfpipe.

The U.S. named about a dozen athletes to its slopestyle and halfpipe teams. Find out who qualified.

Lindsey Vonn will miss the Olympics due to her injured knee, but the U.S. Ski Team loses more than its top racer.

After nearly 20 years leading the U.S. Ski Team, Bill Marolt will retire following the Sochi Olympics. "Best in the World" remains his mantra—and, he hopes, his legacy.

One coach says it's not just about how good you are.

American star takes insurmountable lead into final week of World Cup racing.

Ligety leads the way; Shiffrin leads the next generation.

No more racing this season, but there's enough time to ramp up for next winter, Sochi Olympics

Ligety, on the verge of the Wengen podium, skis out near the finish.

Ligety snags prestigious Adelboden victory; McKennis grabs first win at age 23.

NBC documents Ted Ligety's life in the fast lane.

Under the lights, the U.S. teen wins second straight slalom—bags big cash purse.

Vonn Sweeps "Lake Lindsey," Races; Next Up: Rewriting History for Most Wins Ever by a Woman Racer; Ligety Cruises to Huge GS Victory Margin at Beaver Creek's Birds of Prey.

Starting Wednesday, the US Ski Team's speed specialists get a jump on training.

Defending World Cup Giant Slalom (GS) champion and Olympic gold medalist Ted Ligety is part of the historic transformation of US alpine ski racing. We caught up with Ted on his plans to win the GS title, thoughts on US alpine success, and NASTAR tips for us mere mortals.

Big weekend in Europe for Lindsey Vonn and Bode Miller.

We defend the outrageous—and possibly true— claim that Lindsey Vonn might be the greatest ski racer of all time.

Mancuso edged out Fabienne Suter and Lindsey Vonn to land second on the podium just behind Austrain Elisabeth Goergl.

For her podium finish last week in Austria, 16-year-old Mikaela Shiffrin is USA Today's Olympic Athlete of the Week.

Sullivan, a member of the US Ski Team, shares some of the Christmas traditions shared between the Americans and Canadians, and why the Italian race course is one of the toughest in the world.

Cold temperatures and early season snowfall primed World Cup athletes for solid performances on North America's race courses.

Ligety led the way for a successful start to the week for the US men in Beaver Creek.

Lindsey Vonn wins another World Cup race, this time at Beaver Creek.

After sweeping Lake Louise stop over the weekend, racer looks for first win in US.

The American ski racer topped the podium three times this weekend.