4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (1349+ words) From indoor slopes in the Netherlands to the World Cup, Derks has taken an unconventional road through setbacks, Olympic disappointment and a rediscovery of why she loves the sport Kiara Derks was only three or four years old when her…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (1063+ words) Featured Image: FIS Council meets in Thun, Switzerland/FIS The FIS Council has advanced plans that could significantly change the structure of international ski racing, including more frequent World Championships, a long-term World Cup calendar and standardized wild-card rules. It…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1259+ words) For Dr. Grazielle “Grazi” Lorenzini Bertucci, skiing has never been an obvious passion — at least geographically. She grew up in São Paulo, Brazil, thousands of miles from the traditional heartland of alpine skiing. But winter sports were never entirely foreign…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1073+ words) Chemmy Alcott Ski Sunday host / Sochi Olympics / GEPA pictures For nearly half a century, the opening notes of “Pop Looks Bach” signaled that ski racing was about to enter British living rooms. Now, that familiar winter ritual is ending. The…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (967+ words) Nearly seven months after Lindsey Vonn’s devastating Olympic downhill crash, the American ski racing legend is walking, training and even playing tennis. However, she still needs surgery to reconstruct the left ACL she completely ruptured during the Jan. 30 World Cup…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (997+ words) Crans Montana / GEPA pictures t’s now less than 160 days until the ski racing world heads to Crans-Montana, Switzerland, for the 49th edition of the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships. The championships will take place Feb. 1-14, 2027, marking 40 years since the Valais resort…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (320+ words) Federica Brignone will undergo another surgical procedure today as she continues her recovery from the serious leg injury she sustained last season. Brignone shared an update this morning, explaining that while her leg continues to improve, she is still experiencing…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (776+ words) Colin Hilton, the longtime president and CEO of the Utah Olympic Legacy Foundation and a central figure in Utah’s Olympic and winter sports community, has died at age 58. Hilton died at his home in the Park City area on Aug....

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1104+ words) Zermatt Glacier Paradise, GEPA pictures The lifts have stopped. The public cannot ski. Foreign national teams have altered or canceled their plans. Yet a select group of Swiss-Ski athletes can still train on Zermatt’s Theodul Glacier. That contrast has turned…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (1555+ words) Lucas Pinheiro Braathen proved that a Brazilian alpine skier could reach the top of an Olympic podium. Now, 16-year-old twins Carlotta and Leopoldo Pignaton Fagnani are beginning their own journey onto the international FIS circuit. At Milano Cortina 2026, Lucas Pinheiro…...