Olympic Downhill Ski Racing Is About More Than Just Guts We break down essential speed-skiing techniques and tactics used by the best of the best Published: Feb 10, 2022 ...

LAFAYETTE, Colo. — Downhill ski racing is one of the most dangerous winter sports at the Winter Olympics, as athletes go 70 to 80 mph down steep icy snow-packed courses on skis as sharp as knives.

Racing finally began Wednesday on a new downhill ski course that starts in Switzerland and finishes in Italy, a year after World Cup races were canceled there because of a lack of early-season snow.

The next opportunity to watch FIS SKI World Cup ski racing will be the upcoming downhill and super G at Crans Montana, February 20-23, 2025.

Ski racing Ski racing star Mikaela Shiffrin avoids serious injury in crash on Cortina downhill course. Mikaela Shiffrin has 95 career World Cup victories. Gabriele Facciotti/Associated ...

JOHNSVILLE, Calif. — Quick — as befits a question about downhill ski racing: Where did it begin? If Scandinavia comes to mind, consider this: Years before there were organized races in Europe ...

Aspen hasn’t hosted World Cup ski racing since the 2017 World Cup Finals on Aspen Mountain, an event that can only be compared to the 1950 world championships that Aspen also hosted.The latter put ...

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