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A heart-melting scene from the Copper Mountain super-G – Mikaela Shiffrin anxiously waiting at the finish line, hands clasped and eyes fixed on the course as her fiancé Aleksander Aamodt Kilde skied down – quickly became one of the most shared moments of the young alpine skiing season. Now, days after ending a 685-day injury absence with a 24th-place finish in Beaver Creek, Kilde has opened up about the pivotal role Shiffrin played in his long and difficult recovery from a horrific crash in Wengen in January 2024. “She’s been a rock for me,” Kilde said in an interview featured…

As the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup heats up ahead of the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics, all eyes are turning north to the Laurentian Mountains. This weekend, December 6-7, the iconic Mont-Tremblant resort explodes onto the scene as host of back-to-back women’s giant slalom (GS) races – the only World Cup stop in eastern North America this season. And leading the charge? None other than American sensation Mikaela Shiffrin, the two-time Olympic champion who’s dominating the early season like a force of nature. Fresh off a flawless slalom sweep – three straight World Cup victories in Levi, Finland; Gurgl, Austria;…

In a downhill duel that had spectators bundled up and biting their nails, Austria’s Vincent Kriechmayr unleashed a ferocious run down the Birds of Prey course to snag his 19th career World Cup victory, holding off a charging field amid swirling snow and gusty winds that turned the Colorado classic into a white-knuckle battle. The 33-year-old Schladming native clocked an impeccable 1:30.12, fending off Norway’s Fredrik Moeller by 0.56 seconds for silver and teammate Raphael Haaser by 1.03 for bronze – a one-two-three punch for the red-white-red that sent Austrian flags waving wildly under leaden skies. Mother Nature threw everything…

The FIS Alpine Ski World Cup is charging into its North American swing with a double dose of giant slalom drama, and at the epicenter stands Mikaela Shiffrin, the unbreakable American phenom who’s already etched her name deeper into the history books this season. Over the weekend of December 6-7, the PwC Tremblant World Cup – the lone eastern North American stop on the calendar – hosts back-to-back women’s GS races on the legendary Flying Mile course. For Shiffrin, it’s not just about points; it’s about reclaiming her throne in GS ahead of the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics, where redemption…

The alpine skiing world converges on the slopes of Mont-Tremblant this weekend as American superstar Mikaela Shiffrin brings her phenomenal winning momentum to Quebec for back-to-back Giant Slalom races. Fresh off a decisive victory at Copper Mountain, Colorado, last weekend, Shiffrin, 29, is targeting career wins #104 and #105 as she competes in the first-ever women’s World Cup events held at the Canadian resort. Shiffrin, already the most successful alpine skier in history with 103 World Cup victories, is showing no signs of slowing down. Her recent form has been dominant across multiple disciplines, positioning her as the clear favorite…

Two-time Olympic 400m hurdles champion Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone isn’t resting on her laurels after a history-making 2025 season. In a new NBC Sports interview, the 26-year-old American superstar reaffirmed her belief that track and field is unrivaled in sport and revealed an ambitious plan to make the world fall in love with it year-round. “I truly believe track and field is the best sport in the world,” McLaughlin-Levrone said. “It’s raw talent, pure speed, strength, and heart all on display with no gimmicks. My mission is to help more people, especially kids, see that and get as obsessed with it as…

Two-time Olympic gold medalist Mikaela Shiffrin has secured her spot on the U.S. team for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina, marking what will be her fourth Olympic appearance despite a challenging road back from a life-threatening injury. The 30-year-old alpine skiing superstar reflected on her remarkable recovery in a recent interview with USA TODAY in Sun Valley, Idaho, just days after posting a 14th-place finish in the giant slalom at Copper Mountain; a result that was still strong enough to lock in her Olympic qualification. Shiffrin’s 2024-25 season was nearly derailed by a violent crash in Killington, Vermont, late…

Mikaela Shiffrin proved once again why many consider her the greatest of all time, both on and off the racecourse. Fresh off clinching her 104th career FIS World Cup win on home snow at Copper Mountain on Sunday, the American ski superstar could have easily headed straight for the team hotel to recover from an intense weekend of racing. Instead, Shiffrin stayed in freezing temperatures for more than an hour to meet every single fan who had waited to see her. Denver 9News reporter Matt Renoux, who was on site covering the event, shared video and photos of the scene,…

American ski superstar Mikaela Shiffrin has publicly celebrated her fiancé Aleksander Aamodt Kilde’s courageous comeback to the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, nearly two years after a devastating crash that left him with serious injuries. On December 4, 2025, Kilde raced his first downhill since January 2024, competing at the famed Birds of Prey course in Beaver Creek, Colorado. The 32-year-old Norwegian, who suffered a deep laceration to his right calf and a dislocated shoulder with two torn ligaments in the Wengen crash, finished an encouraging 11th place in his first speed event back. Shiffrin, fresh off clinching her record-extending…

Fresh off her 104th career World Cup victory, American alpine skiing icon Mikaela Shiffrin travels north to Mont Tremblant this weekend (6–7 December) for back-to-back women’s giant slalom races as she looks to kick-start her 2025/26 season in the discipline. The 30-year-old from Vail, Colorado, has been untouchable in slalom so far this winter, reeling off three straight victories in Levi, Gurgl and most recently Copper Mountain last weekend. That triumph in Colorado six days ago marked her 104th World Cup win, extending her all-time record. In giant slalom, however, the five-time overall crystal globe winner is still searching for…