world cup skiing

No doubt, I'm a Kastle fanboy and this announcement gave me some joy. Kastle is undergoing a pretty radical expansion at the moment. Hopefully it will not turn out to be overly ambitious... Comeback in the alpine ski racing scene after 22 years. Dutch ski racer, Adriana Jelinkova, will be...

Hoping this season that we can have one thread for Men & a second for Women pertaining to all things World Cup. Where, when, who, what & how to watch. Training, predictions, performance, technique, tactics, injuries & results. Whatever it is you can post in the appropriate thread. This will be...

Considering today is not 1st of April (or did I miss something? ), this article looks super weird. https://mobil.krone.at/1987313 Hirscher is going to have his press conference only next Wednesday (4.9.),where he will tell if he's done or he will continue for another year, but this article...

https://www.grandvalira.com/en/fis-ski-world-cup-finals-andorra-2019

Less than 10 days away! https://www.skiracing.com/stories/levi-world-cup-passes-snow-control Levi World Cup Passes Snow Control Despite the very warm months leading into autumn, Levi, Finland, is ready for the Audi FIS Ski World Cup 2018-19. Less than ten days to go for the Levi World Cup...

Ricarda is the cousin of an Austrian friend and I follow her on FB. She is on the Austrian National Team for the World Cup for the second year. She got up to a fourth place finish in her first year. She is really strong. It is hard for me to decide if I should root for Lindsey and the US girls...

I am not sure where to find World Cup skiing on TV this year. I see NBC is offering this new package for $70, but it looks like it is an app through I-Pads or Apple TV etc. Not sure it there will be broadcasts on The Olympic Channel or NBCSN like last year. I also watched a fair amount that...

The greatest North American ski race will be upon us in a little over a month, the Audi Birds of Prey in Beaver Creek from Nov. 30 - Dec. 2, 2018. It is a real thrill to see the worlds best skiers on a great course, and the associated events are just a blast. Anyone interested in a little Pugski...

She has made it official that this will be her last season. http://www.fis-ski.com/alpine-skiing/news-multimedia/news/article=lindsey-vonn-announces-2018-season-will-her-last.html

https://www.soelden.com/urlaub/EN/SD/WI/aktuell/events/skiweltcup_opening/index.html

I have been watching some old video from Kitzbhuel in the 70's and 80's and the finish bump looks way bigger now than it was then. The guys in 1982 barely got any air at all but from the 90's on there is huge air off that bump. Are the recent racers going so much faster down the final schuss or...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nordica Intensifies FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Involvement Company signs young European athletes Marc Rochat, Justin Murisier, and Boštjan Kline WEST LEBANON, N.H. – June 1, 2018 – Nordicatoday announced signing three new FIS Alpine World Cup athletes, swiss racers Marc...

According this Italian report, the FIS is raising the minimum race penalties except for World Cup and Olympics, which remains at zero. Continental Cups go from 6 to 15 , National Championships from 9 to 20, and regular FIS races will be 23, if I understand this correctly. As we know, guys (and...

The World Cup women are in Cortina for their annual speed week. First training run was today. Vonn crushed it (won the run by almost a second over Goggia), with Wiles and McKennis in 3-4, albeit more than 2 seconds back. Shiffrin was 13th, 3.26 seconds back. Mancuso was 51st and dead last...

That time of year again for the Hahnenkamm and the slalom race. Steve Nyman was 2nd in training today, .08 back. Bryce Bennett and Thomas Biesemeyer were 20,21. https://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/results.html?sector=AL&raceid=91532 On the course: "Fast, exciting, scary" On the first time: "...I...

Julia is set to make a start tomorrow in St Moritz, Switzerland. Bib #24 :popcorn:

Which areas potentially are capable of hosting a modern World Cup downhill? Or more personally, having skied Sugarloaf and Whiteface DHs going on almost 40 years ago, how do those courses compare? What would need to change to get them up to speed, physically?

Granted my modern World Cup ski experience is filtered through the overlords of the Olympic Channel but on more than one occasion I've heard the expert, i.e. Bode Miller refer to a skier's equipment issues in such a way you can tell it's more than just the tuning or boot fit... I get the...

Reporting from the Media Center, where I'm surrounded by Agence France Press journalists.... The GS course is set for tomorrow, and hill prep crews are working their magic. Most athletes have called it a day, though some are still banging the gates on Skye Lark. A couple of pics for y'all to...

Nice to see Nolan is back racing. His Nor-Am starts the past couple of days were his first races in almost 3 years. 34 months to be exact since Schaldming on 1/27/15. Had a decent day yesterday in 11th with the 9th fastest 2nd run. Been a long road back and it really shows his determination...