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Cortina boss Alessandro Benetton strives for World Championship, Olympic glory

The world’s premier downhillers were eagerly anticipating getting a first taste of Italy’s newest downhill course, Vertigine (which translates to Vertigo), as last season’s World Cup Finals were scheduled for Cortina d’Ampezzo in March. That never happened as the coronavirus outbreak abruptly caused cancellation of the season-ending races, less than two weeks before the planned […] The post Cortina boss Alessandro Benetton strives for World Championship, Olympic glory appeared first on Ski Racing Media. [...]

New, streamlined World Cup parallel format to debut this week

After a tumultuous 2019-20 season characterized by crapshoot results and public complaints from athletes, the World Cup parallel season returns with men’s and women’s races this Thursday and Friday, after a successful two week postponement to allow snow conditions to improve at Lech/Zürs, Austria. No more knockout or slalom skis The parallel event will be […] The post New, streamlined World Cup parallel format to debut this week appeared first on Ski Racing Media. [...]

Hurt, Winters top slalom podium to close out US nationals

The 2020 U.S. Alpine Championships came to a close this weekend with women’s and men’s slalom on Saturday and Sunday. The the weeklong series, which was rescheduled from the spring, wrapped up with AJ Hurt and Luke Winters skiing away with national titles. The women’s race was quite the battle with GS national champ Katie […] The post Hurt, Winters top slalom podium to close out US nationals appeared first on Ski Racing Media. [...]

Another COVID outbreak sidelines Swiss racers

A statement from the Swiss Alpine Team confirms positive tests among three of its racers, Loïc Meillard, Justin Murisier, and Marco Odermatt. The athletes have been moved into isolation and are showing only mild symptoms. As a result, the athletes will not be able to take part in the upcoming parallel events in Lech/Zuers on […] The post Another COVID outbreak sidelines Swiss racers appeared first on Ski Racing Media. [...]