© IPARacesSt. Moritz Downhill: Lindsey Vonn Makes History at 41Triumphant return on the Corviglia: The American claims her 83rd World Cup victory and becomes the oldest winner in history. Six years after retirement and with a knee prosthesis, Vonn proves the impossible doesn’t exist.
© APA-PictureDeskRacesBeaver Creek Super-G: Kriechmayr Wins Under Controversial CircumstancesWhen rules trump sporting spirit: 37 racers denied a start, race stopped precisely at validation threshold, raising legitimate questions about event management.
© PixsellRacesCopper Mountain — Shiffrin resets the slalom order as Dürr delivers and Colturi holds her groundAt Copper Mountain, Mikaela Shiffrin reasserted her grip on slalom with a clear win ahead of Lena Dürr and Lara Colturi. Built on a textbook first run and a controlled second, the victory restores her authority in a discipline that looks tighter than ever. Behind her, Dürr’s consistency, Colturi’s solid podium and Caitlin McFarlane’s lightning second run sketch the early contours of an Olympic winter.
© PixsellRacesCopper Mountain: Robinson Redraws the Map in Women’s Giant SlalomIn Copper Mountain, Alice Robinson delivered more than an opening-win statement: two winning runs, total command, and the kind of authority that reshapes the early season landscape. Behind her, Scheib, Stjernesund and Rast push into contender territory, as Colturi, Ljutic and Shiffrin head into Sunday’s slalom with the pressure dialed up.
© PixsellRacesCopper Mountain resets the early season: Odermatt leads, Brennsteiner breaks throughThe Super-G and GS in Colorado offered both clarity and surprise: Odermatt confirmed his grip on speed, Stefan Brennsteiner claimed an overdue first victory, and Henrik Kristoffersen re-entered the conversation. The Olympic winter may have its leader — but not yet its hierarchy.
© Action Plus Sports ImagesRacesGurgl: Shiffrin in Full Command as Colturi Confirms Rising StatusWorld Cup • Women's Slalom
© IPA - AlamyRacesGurgl, Austria — Slalom Men: A Weekend of Reversals and a French BreakthroughA chaotic second act after Levi: Paco Rassat signs a stunning comeback victory, Marchant makes Belgian history, and the men’s slalom confirms what the early season keeps telling us — in this Olympic winter, nothing is fixed.
© Elias Koli @WorldCupLeviRacesGurgl, the season’s second truth for SlalomThe Kirchenkar hosts its second women’s slalom — a test of continuity after Levi and an early marker in an Olympic winter.
RacesGurgl – Men’s Slalom: a Dense Wall, a Hierarchy Still Up for GrabsAfter the polar night in Levi, the World Cup heads to the Kirchenkar, a glacial bowl hanging above the Ötztal. Gurgl does not yet have a myth of its own, but in just two editions it has become a neutral, demanding stage where Braathen, Noël, the Austrians and the new Nordic wave must sort themselves out.
© API - AlamyRacesLevi 2025: Braathen Delivers Brazil’s First Victory, Hallberg National HeroThe Brazilian-by-choice triumphs ahead of Noël, but the thunderbolt comes from Finland: Eduard Hallberg, 22, claims historic bronze at home. Kristoffersen and Meillard collapse
© PTB Creative @WORDLCUPLEVIRacesMikaela Shiffrin crushed the competition to win her ninth Levi victory and her 102nd World Cup triumphLEVI, Finland — Saturday, November 15, 2025
© PixsellRacesSölden: Marco Odermatt masters the storm as Schwarz returns to gloryThe Swiss Olympic champion perfectly launched his quest for a fifth consecutive Crystal Globe by winning Sunday's season-opening giant slalom. In snowfall and challenging conditions, Odermatt narrowly edged Austrian Marco Schwarz, back on the podium after 22 months of struggle. Brazilian hope Lucas Braathen, eagerly awaited, crashed out in the first run.