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As the crisp Canadian air fills with the roar of crowds and the hum of chairlifts, the PwC Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup kicks off a high-stakes doubleheader at Mont-Tremblant, drawing the world’s elite women’s field to the iconic Flying Mile course. The spotlight shines brightest on American sensation Mikaela Shiffrin, the 30-year-old double Olympic champion who’s chasing her first giant slalom podium of the season amid a whirlwind Olympic campaign. Today’s action explodes with the Women’s Giant Slalom Run 1 at 11:00 a.m. local time (5:00 p.m. CET), followed by Run 2 at 2:00 p.m. local (8:00 p.m.…

Luka Dončić just pulled off the sweetest assist of his life.The Dallas Mavericks superstar and his fiancée Anamaria Goltes welcomed their second child – another baby girl – early Thursday morning in Ljubljana, Slovenia, multiple sources confirmed to ESPN. The healthy newborn arrived just days after big sister Gabriela turned two on December 1, giving the Dončić family back-to-back birthday seasons to celebrate. Dončić, 26, flew straight from Toronto – where he dropped 44 points in Wednesday night’s win over the Raptors – to be present for the birth. The Mavericks had listed him as out for Thursday’s home game…

Mikaela Shiffrin returns to the site of one of her most emotional victories this weekend, as the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup heads to Mont Tremblant, Canada, for back-to-back women’s Giant Slalom races on Saturday, December 6 and Sunday, December 7, 2025. Exactly one year after her record-breaking 91st World Cup win in 2024, the American superstar is back on the same hill where she fought back tears on the podium. Now fully recovered from her early-season knee injury, Shiffrin is the clear favorite to reclaim the GS spotlight and add to her 99 career victories. Race Schedule (all times…

Former Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Jake E. Lee has revealed details of an emotional reunion with the Prince of Darkness at a recent photo shoot tied to the “Back to the Beginning” all-star event, describing the brief encounter as “cathartic” and confirming there are no lingering hard feelings despite his abrupt firing in 1987. Appearing on Chris Jericho’s Talk Is Jericho podcast, Lee recounted how the long-awaited moment unfolded naturally during preparations for the tribute-style gathering of musicians who helped shape Ozzy’s solo career. “I had always hoped to see Ozzy one more time,” Lee admitted. “My friends would ask, ‘Are…

Extreme guitarist Nuno Bettencourt earned widespread praise as the “MVP” of the recent Back to the Beginning concert – the star-studded farewell celebration for Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne’s catalog – after performing on a staggering 12 songs alongside legends like Tom Morello, Zakk Wylde, and Metallica. But there was one iconic solo Bettencourt flat-out refused to play: Jake E. Lee’s blazing spot on Ozzy’s 1986 track “The Ultimate Sin.” With Jake E. Lee dealing with health issues that have affected his playing, organizers initially planned for Bettencourt to cover “Bark at the Moon” (which he did) and, and Tom…

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…