An emotional Petra Vlhová after her triumph in the giant slalom during the SP in Jasná Source: TASR/Martin Baumann BRATISLAVA – On Friday, the Alpine Commission of the International Ski Federation finally approved the inclusion of the World Cup race in Jasná in the upcoming season’s calendar. At the FIS Congress in Dubrovnik, Croatia, they … Read more
American skier Mikaela Shiffrin Zdroj: SITA/AP/Giovanni Maria Pizzato COURCHEVEL – The world’s elite downhill skiers, led by Mikaela Shiffrin and Aleksader Aamodt Kild, called on the International Ski Federation (FIS) in a letter to fight more actively against climate change. According to the AP agency, they propose, for example, to move the start of the … Read more
“In order to ensure the safety of athletes in all competitions, the FIS Council has decided unanimously that, with immediate effect, Russian and Belarusian athletes may not participate in FIS competitions at all levels until the end of the season,” the ski federation said in a statement. – The FIS originally “only” canceled the remaining … Read more
Ledecká raced for the first time in the new calendar year. Unlike the December speed races in Lake Louise, where she did not make it into the top ten, this time the two-time Olympic winner showed good form in training. She scored the sixth and second time. She scored some goals in the race and … Read more
Slovak skier Petra Vlhová after the World Cup slalom in Lenzerheide. Denis Balibouse, Reuters – Twenty-five-year-old Vlhová was enough for today’s triumph and the first for Slovakia in the overall evaluation of the series today’s sixth place. Before Sunday’s giant slalom, the final race of the season, he has a lead of 136 points over … Read more
Czech skier Martina Dubovská in the first round of the World Cup slalom in Aare, Sweden. Pontus Lundahl, Reuters – Dubovská, who started in the slalom in Aare for the first time in her career in the draw of fifteen, was in ninth place after a good ride in the first lap. In the second … Read more
The penultimate giant slalom of the season in Kranjská Gora was won by the Swiss Marco Odermatt and before the final of the World Championships he moved to the top of the ongoing order of the discipline. The several-time junior world champion and the greatest talent of alpine disciplines, he drove perfectly especially the second … Read more
Czech skier Martina Dubovská in the first round of the World Cup slalom in Aare, Sweden. Pontus Lundahl, Reuters – Dubovská was eighth in the slalom on Friday after the first round and finally took 13th place. Once again, she drove well in the first half of the track, but lost a second in the … Read more
Skiers, including Ester Ledecká, will not compete in Svatý Mořice today. The World Cup super-giant slalom was canceled due to heavy snowfall and strong gusts of wind. The start was scheduled for 11:30 CET, but after an early morning inspection, the race management had to cancel today’s program. – Czech skier Ester Ledecká on the … Read more
Skier Martina Dubovská is eighth after the opening round of the World Cup slalom in Levi. The Czech national team has a chance to improve its twelfth place on Saturday from the first slalom in the Finnish center, and can also attack its cup maximum, which is the ninth position from last year’s race in … Read more