The most glamorous stop on the World Cup calendar is about to deliver the most anticipated American duel in decades.
This weekend (December 12–14), the floodlit Corviglia slope will host back-to-back downhills and a super-G, but all eyes are on Sunday’s super-G, where Mikaela Shiffrin and Lindsey Vonn will line up in the same start gate for the first time since 2019.
Shiffrin, 30, the winner of a record 104 World Cup races, is making her long-awaited return to speed after a calculated one. After sitting out downhill this season to protect a body that has endured multiple crashes, the Colorado native is diving straight into super-G, the discipline that blends raw velocity with her unmatched technical precision.
“I’m within range,” Shiffrin said with a grin after strong training blocks in Copper Mountain. “We’ll see!!” she posted on Instagram when asked if she’d race the St. Moritz super-G, a course where she already owns two victories and five podiums.
Across the start hut stands Lindsey Vonn, 41, the most decorated speed skier in history and the woman who once held every record Shiffrin has since shattered. Vonn’s comeback story has been nothing short of miraculous: partial knee replacement, five years away, then a silver medal in super-G at last season’s finals in Sun Valley, becoming the oldest woman ever to podium in a World Cup race.
“This is what I trained all summer for,” Vonn posted from St. Moritz, where she looked razor-sharp in Wednesday’s downhill training (4th fastest in the final session).
While Vonn will contest all three speed races this weekend, the super-G on Sunday is the marquee event: Shiffrin’s calculated speed comeback versus Vonn’s defiant final chapter, both chasing qualification points for the 2026 Milano-Cortina Olympics.
American fans haven’t seen a 1–2 U.S. super-G punch like this since Vonn and Julia Mancuso ruled the late 2000s. Now the torchbearer and the legend share a start list again, with Breezy Johnson and Lauren Macuga adding depth to what feels like a full-blown U.S. speed revival.
Weekend Schedule (all times CET)
Friday, Dec 12 – Downhill 1, 11:00 a.m. (Vonn racing, Shiffrin sitting out)
Saturday, Dec 13 – Downhill 2, 11:00 a.m.
Sunday, Dec 14 – Super-G, 11:30 a.m. (Shiffrin vs. Vonn showdown)
Live in the U.S. on Peacock and NBC Sports; globally on Eurosport and FIS streaming.
Two queens, one icy Swiss sunshine, and one Olympic dream still burning. Whatever happens under the Engadin lights, ski racing wins, and America gets the showdown it’s waited six years for.
