Vonn and Ligety Shine at World Cup Opener

The Audi FIS Alpine World Cup season kicked off in Austria’s Soelden on the weekend, with Americans Ted Ligety and Lindsey Vonn of the US Ski Team claiming the top spots in the World Cup standing for men and women. For Ligety, this was his ninth World Cup win, and as defending champion, the weekend’s success was a good start to the season. Alexis Pinturault of France took second place, with Philipp Schoerghofer of Austria in third place.

FIS Sets Ski Radius Limits

With the start of the 2011-12 Alpine Ski World Cup just around the corner, there has been some controversy between the Federation Internationale de Ski (FIS) and athletes over proposed radius limits on various skis for the 2012-13 season. In line with this issue, the FIS Alpine Executive Committee has made the recommendation that the FIS Council permit an athlete to join the executive group.

FIS World Cup Opening 2011

The FIS World Cup will kick off with the Women’s Giant Slalom on 22 October 2011, followed by the Men’s even on 23 October 2011. Running in conjunction with these fantastic events is the Worldcup “Oktoberfest”. Fans of Ski Racing will want to tune in for these exciting giant slalom events, featuring top skiers from around the world.

FIS Ski World Cup Overall Title Decided by Weather

Excitement and competitiveness hit fever pitch as the 2011 Audi FIS Ski World Cup reached its conclusion at Lenzerheide Valley Resort in Switzerland on 20 March, following five months of exhilarating events across Europe and North America. Unfortunately, poor weather put a damper on the occasion, and organizers taking the unavoidable decision to cancel the Super G and Giant Slalom events for both men and women.

The Freeze Festival 2010

The Freeze Festival will be hosted from the 29th to the 31st of October, at the Battersea Power Station in London, and is an event that offers non-stop entertainment and sporting action. Not only will the festival be host to the International Freestyle Ski and the LG FIS Snowboard World Cup, but will give locals [...]

FIS Junior Championships 2010

More than two hundred junior athletes have confirmed their presence at the 2010 FIS Junior Championships, which will be hosted by New Zealand this year. With over sixteen countries participating, the championship is gearing up to be an event not to be missed. For the first time, freeskiing and snowboarding will be combined in the [...]

Aspen Winternational 2009

The best athletes in the world will be taking part in the 2009 Aspen Winternational Audi FIS Alpine World Cup on the 28th and 29th of November 2009. Some of the athletes that spectators will be able to watch in action, includes Kaylin Richardson, Julia Mancuso, Lindsay Vonn, Stacey Cook, Caroline Lalive and Resi Steigler. [...]

Randall Shines at the 2009 Nordic World Ski Championships

The 2009 Nordic World Ski Championships are currently underway in Liberec, Czech Republic. This grueling stage of ice and snow sees the best competitors from across the globe take part in some exhilarating skiing events as they battle it out for the FIS Nordic World Ski Championship title.

Grange Leads World Cup Slalom

Jean-Baptiste Grange of France has won the Audi FIS World Cup slalom which was held in Zagreb, Croatia, on Tuesday. The skier managed to finish in 53.91 seconds on the Crveni Spust course in less than ideal conditions. His remarkable finishing time beat Croatia’s Ivica Kostelic by 0.27 seconds.

Sun Peaks Velocity Challenge Enjoys 20th Anniversary

Looking for some great winter action? You won’t find anything faster and more exciting than the Velocity Challenge at the Sun Peaks Resort in British Columbia, Canada. The event is the only one of its kind in North America and it certainly has spectators holding their breath as the competitors battle it out for first place.

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