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As the 2025/26 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup charges toward the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics, Mikaela Shiffrin has already stamped her authority on the season like few others in history. The American superstar heads into today’s women’s Giant Slalom – and tomorrow’s slalom – with a perfect record in her signature discipline and a commanding lead in the overall standings. Here are five things Mikaela Shiffrin has shown us so far this Olympic campaign: Slalom Supremacy Remains Absolute Shiffrin is undefeated in slalom, winning all five races this season (Levi, Gurgl, Copper Mountain, Courchevel, and Semmering) by massive margins –…

The Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup season bursts into the new year with high-octane action on the iconic Podkoren slope, as the women’s Giant Slalom gets underway today in picturesque Kranjska Gora. Amidst a winter wonderland of fresh snow and eager crowds, the world’s top skiers are set to battle for crucial points in this Olympic-season opener. Run 1 blasted off at 10:00 CET under crisp Slovenian skies, with the demanding Podkoren 3 course – featuring a 325m vertical drop – testing precision and power from the outset. The flipped second run is scheduled for 13:00 CET, promising dramatic…

In a heartwarming revelation that has fans emotional worldwide, Norwegian alpine skiing star Aleksander Aamodt Kilde opened up about the profound bond he shares with fiancée Mikaela Shiffrin, calling their relationship a pillar of strength amid devastating injuries and triumphant returns. “We’ve been a rock for each other,” Kilde, 33, told Olympics.com in a recent exclusive interview. “We’re always supporting each other, we’re always trying to look at things in a positive way.” The power couple, engaged since April 2024, has endured a rollercoaster of challenges. Kilde suffered a horrific crash in Wengen in January 2024, leading to severe leg…

Skiing GOAT Lindsey Vonn just proved why she’s untouchable: The 41-year-old legend unleashed a fiery year-end recap montage captioned “Legends only 🐐✨,” showcasing her epic 2025 triumphs — from shattering records as the oldest World Cup downhill winner to multiple podiums, magazine covers, and locking in her spot for the 2026 Milano-Cortina Olympics. Vonn’s defiant post, a carousel of victory celebrations, Time and SNOW covers, and slope dominance, is pure inspiration fire. After partial knee replacement and a five-year retirement, she roared back stronger, claiming her 83rd World Cup win in St. Moritz and podiums that silenced every doubter. “Who’s…

Austrian alpine skier Katharina Liensberger, a prominent rival to American star Mikaela Shiffrin in slalom events, has suffered severe knee injuries during a training session, effectively ruling her out for the remainder of the season and the upcoming Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina, Italy. The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) announced that the 28-year-old sustained a tibial plateau fracture, a torn meniscus, and damage to the medial collateral ligament in her right knee. The incident occurred while training for giant slalom in St. Michael, Austria, in preparation for World Cup races in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia. Liensberger underwent surgery on Friday,…

She’s back, and better than ever! Skiing icon Lindsey Vonn, defying all odds at age 41, has officially qualified for the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics – her fifth Games and the one she’s calling her absolute final ride. Vonn dropped the bombshell on Instagram right before the holidays: “OLYMPICS, HERE WE COME!! 🇺🇸⛷️ I have officially qualified for the Olympics in Cortina!!! … in my 5th and final Olympics!” She called Cortina – the stunning Italian venue for Alpine events – “very, very special,” hinting at big dreams on those legendary slopes. After retiring in 2019 amid brutal injuries…

The Miami Grand Prix weekend delivered high-octane thrills both on the track and off, with Olympic skiing legend Lindsey Vonn stealing the show across motorsport and soccer events, culminating in a star-studded encounter with Lionel Messi. Vonn, the record-breaking alpine skier who made a triumphant return to competition in 2024-25, immersed herself in the Magic City’s sporting frenzy. She played a prominent role at the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix, presenting trophies to the podium finishers in the F1 Academy race — the all-female support series aimed at promoting women in motorsport. French driver Doriane Pin received her winner’s trophy…

American alpine skiing sensation Mikaela Shiffrin is set to compete in the FIS World Cup event in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, on January 3-4, as she aims to maintain her unbeaten streak in slalom this season and regain form in giant slalom. The two-time Olympic gold medalist currently tops both the overall and slalom standings in the 2025-26 World Cup season, holding a record 106 career victories. Shiffrin, representing Team USA, will seek her sixth straight slalom win of the campaign on Sunday after a hard-fought triumph in Semmering, Austria, where she overcame difficult conditions in the second run to edge…

The skiing world is buzzing this New Year’s Day as American legend Mikaela Shiffrin kicks off 2026 with pure fire – sharing an uplifting update on her recovery and hinting at big things ahead for the Milano Cortina Olympics! Fresh off dominating the early 2025-26 World Cup slalom season with a perfect record and her record-extending 106th career win just days ago, the 30-year-old GOAT took to social media to spread serious motivation: “I’m back, moving, sweating… and it feels so exciting to use my body again!” After battling back from a tough injury that sidelined her earlier, Shiffrin is…

Mikaela Shiffrin just proved once again why she’s the undisputed queen of slalom: the American skiing sensation delivered a breathtaking second-run masterclass to storm from fourth place and snatch her sixth consecutive World Cup slalom victory on a brutally choppy night course in Austria. Clocking a blistering 53.58 seconds in the floodlit second run, Shiffrin posted a combined time of 1:48.82 to edge Switzerland’s Camille Rast by a razor-thin 0.09 seconds. Rising Albanian teen star Lara Colturi rounded out the podium in third, 0.57 seconds back. The 30-year-old remains perfect in slalom this 2025-26 season – a flawless 5-for-5 –…