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Mikaela Shiffrin and Špindlerův Mlýn

Mikaela Shiffrin – Spindleruv Mlyn 2011 Eight years ago, ski fans following the women’s World Cup tour in March 2011 were mostly focused on the intense battle for the big crystal globe opposing USA’s Superstar Lindsey Vonn to her friend from Bavaria, Marie Riesch. The American came in 3rd in the giant slalom – her [...]

Mikaela Shiffrin and Špindlerův Mlýn 2019-01-29T12:58:55+00:00

A great New Year for Petra Vlhova and Mikaela Shiffrin

The New Year started perfectly for two of the leading stars on the women FIS Alpine Ski World Cup tour at Oslo and Zagreb where first Petra Vlhova and then Mikaela Shiffrin dominated the rest of the field in the recent City Event at Oslo and on the long and challenging ‘Sljeme’ course at Zagreb. [...]

A great New Year for Petra Vlhova and Mikaela Shiffrin 2019-01-08T16:16:44+00:00

More wins and records for Mikaela Shiffrin!

It seems as if USA’s ski star Mikaela Shiffrin and Austrian frontrunner Marcel Hirscher were having sort of a private dual to figure out who was enjoying the best season start in recent years! While Hirscher was celebrating his fifth victory within six week at Saalbach, less than an hour away from his home, Shiffrin [...]

More wins and records for Mikaela Shiffrin! 2018-12-28T08:38:34+00:00

Killington (USA): good days for top champions

After the two technical “warm-up” events at Soelden, in Austria, and Levi, in Finland, the 53rd World Cup season enjoyed his first full weekend of alpine racing in North America last weekend on different sites. The leading women technical racers gathered for the third time in Vermont’s Killington, while the best speed specialists fought once [...]

Killington (USA): good days for top champions 2018-12-04T12:13:53+00:00

First victory for Tessa Worley at Soelden

25 years after the first ever World Cup event hold on the spectacular Rettenbacher glacier located high above the Tyrolean resort of Soelden, the local organizing committee was hoping to celebrate another exhilarating weekend of racing this year after months of splendid weather in that part of the Alps. Unfortunately difficult weather conditions including low [...]

First victory for Tessa Worley at Soelden 2018-10-31T17:10:01+00:00

The World Cup is coming back to Špindlerův Mlýn after eight years!

At the World Cup in Špindlerův Mlýn, which will take place in March 2019, female skiers will be competing in slalom and giant slalom. The program will therefore be the same as eight years ago and the local star, Ester Ledecká, could make her appearance in the giant slalom, which she already competed in at [...]

The World Cup is coming back to Špindlerův Mlýn after eight years! 2018-09-19T12:31:52+00:00