Following the announcement of his retirement after a golden 17-year career on February 9th, two-time Olympic champion Ted Ligety announced Saturday an earlier-than-expected return home due to an ongoing back issue less than a week late. He will forego his final race at the FIS Ski World Championships giant slalom on Friday, Feb. 19, and instead return home to Park City, Utah. 

In a post on Instagram, Ted explained, 

Can’t make this $h!+ up. Ligety Out!

I was excited to race one last time then retire on my own terms. To dig deep, throw down and see what would be possible. Perhaps conjure up some “vintage Ligety”. Unfortunately it was not to be, my back said I’m the boss and you are finished now.

Yesterday, I woke up to the worst sciatic pain of my life. I can’t point to anything that triggered it but I had been experiencing low grade sciatica for a week or two which was “normal” for me on occasion for the last several years. An MRI revealed my discs at L4-5 and L5-S1 are herniated to the point it’s not safe to ski right now.

For context, the last 6 years my back has been in control of my skiing. 4 years ago after years of therapy and numerous cortisone injections were to no avail I had surgery. The surgery was largely successful and greatly reduced my symptoms. But if I’m honest with myself my back was never the same again. Okay became good and bad became fine. I tricked myself into thinking it was good and could support the forces needed to win, clearly it could not.

Now it’s time to get my back healthy to support a lifetime of playing and skiing with my kids. Thank you everyone for your support.

Ligety will return home on Sunday to rest and recover and to spend time with his wife, Mia, three-year-old Jax, and six-month-old twins Will and Alec. 

 

 

 

 

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Breezy Johnson led the way for the Land Rover U.S. Alpine Ski Team women in the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships downhill in ninth place, a career-best World Champs result.

The Swiss women had another impressive day with Corinne Suter snagging gold—her second medal of the 2021 World Champs—and super-G winner Lara Gut in third place for the bronze. Kira Weidle of Germany was second for her first World Championships medal. Suter’s win made her only the second woman to win a medal in both downhill and super-G in two World Championships—former U.S. Alpine Ski Team star Lindsey Vonn was the only other skier to achieve the feat in 2007 and 2009.

While weather issues at the beginning of the week canceled the first two races, the day was as picturesque as one could ask in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. Hero snow created the perfect track with a bit of wind whipping around the course. Johnson, who had been on the podium in the last four out of five downhills on the FIS World Cup circuit, came into the race confident and hunting for her first World Championships medal, but a mistake at the top of the course nearly took her down and lost her significant time. She pulled off an impressive recovery and continued making up time throughout the run to put her into ninth place overall.

“I knew the wind was kicking a lot and I lost sight of being over the outside ski a little bit more than I should have,” said Johnson. “I thought the rest of my run was really good and I really thought I executed my plan everywhere and skied as well as I could. Mistakes happen when you’re going for it!”

Isabella Wright, in her first-ever World Championships, snagged an impressive 21st place. Jackie Wiles was 24th and Laurenne Ross 26th.

The men race downhill on Sunday, followed by both alpine combined races on Monday.

RESULTS
Women's World Championships downhill

HOW TO WATCH 
All times EST

Saturday, Feb. 13
2:30 p.m. FIS World Alpine Championships Women's Downhill - same-day broadcast, Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA, Broadcast NBC
4:30 p.m. FIS World Alpine Championships Women's Downhill - same-day broadcast, Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA, Broadcast NBCSN

Sunday, Feb. 14
5:00 a.m. FIS World Alpine Championships Men's Downhill - LIVE, Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA, Streaming Peacock
5:00 a.m. FIS World Alpine Championships Men's Downhill - LIVE, Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA, Broadcast Olympic Channel
12:00 p.m. FIS World Alpine Championships Men's Downhill - same-day broadcast, Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA, Broadcast NBC
4:30 p.m. FIS World Alpine Championships Men's Downhill - same-day broadcast, Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA, Broadcast NBCSN

Travis Ganong led the Land Rover U.S. Alpine Ski Team men in the first race at the 2021 FIS World Ski Championships, taking eighth place in the super-G.

Battling a tricky set that took down 21 skiers throughout the day, Vincent Kriechmayr of Austria looked unrattled to secure his first World Championships gold medal. Coming into the race, Kriechmayr was the most decorated skier on the World Cup circuit without a major title. Veteran Romed Baumann of Germany—who hadn’t been on a super-G podium in a decade and previously raced for Austria before being cut from their team—was second, and World Cup overall leader Alexis Pinturault of France took bronze.

Ganong, who has a silver medal in super-G from the 2015 World Championships in Beaver Creek, Colorado, is no stranger to the pressure that comes from a large event like this. And seeing the first three men DNF, he had to quickly change his plan to secure a top spot.

“During inspection, it seemed kind of easy,” he said. “And then watching the first couple of guys go out, I totally had to change my plan because the course was really challenging. That little chute on the top was very difficult to manage and you had to be really tactical.”

Ganong skied strategically into fifth place and ended up in eighth overall. It’s his best super-G result since snagging fourth in Val d’Isere in December. “I’m really happy with my run,” he said. “My skiing was good. It’s close; it’s so close. It’s a beautiful sunny day and you can’t be mad about that.”

Behind Travis, Jared Goldberg snagged 15th place—his career-best super-G result. Bryce Bennett was 27th.

Notably missing from the 2021 World Championships are the fans, which, due to COVID restrictions to maintain the athletes’ health and safety, are banned from the venue. But with Cortina scheduled to host the Olympics in 2026, the skiers can picture what the venue will look like hosting another worldwide event in the future. “In a normal circumstance without COVID, this place would be absolutely packed full of people and it would be a big party,” said Ganong. “I think it’d be really fun, a big celebration of skiing. It’s a beautiful place. It’s one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever skied and is a perfect setting for a big event like this. Hopefully, with the Olympics coming back here, we’ll be able to have fans and be able to all celebrate sports together in the mountains. Too bad we can’t have them this year but the show must go on. It’s nice that we’re able to race still and compete during these times—we’re very fortunate.”

Next up at World Championships, the men run downhill training before racing the downhill on Sunday, followed by the alpine combined on Monday.

RESULTS
Men’s World Championships super-G
 

HOW TO WATCH 
All times EST

Thursday, Feb. 11
5:00 p.m. FIS World Alpine Championships Women's Super-G - same-day broadcast, Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA, Broadcast NBCSN

Saturday, Feb. 13
5:00 a.m. FIS World Alpine Championships Women's Downhill - LIVE, Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA, Broadcast Olympic Chanel
2:30 p.m. FIS World Alpine Championships Women's Downhill - same-day broadcast, Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA, Broadcast NBC
4:30 p.m. FIS World Alpine Championships Women's Downhill - same-day broadcast, Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA, Broadcast NBCSN

Sunday, Feb. 14
5:00 a.m. FIS World Alpine Championships Men's Downhill - LIVE, Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA, Streaming Peacock
5:00 a.m. FIS World Alpine Championships Men's Downhill - LIVE, Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA, Broadcast Olympic Channel
12:00 p.m. FIS World Alpine Championships Men's Downhill - same-day broadcast, Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA, Broadcast NBC
4:30 p.m. FIS World Alpine Championships Men's Downhill - same-day broadcast, Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA, Broadcast NBCSN

With only four days of super-G training under her belt in the last 382 days, Mikaela Shiffrin secured third place and the 2021 FIS World Ski Championships bronze medal in super-G.

After two canceled races due to snow and fog in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, the sun finally shone brightly on Thursday. And the Swiss women capitalized on the weather, going 1-2 with favorite Lara Gut-Behrami taking the gold—her fifth straight super-G win this season and first World Champs gold medal. Her teammate Corinne Suter was second.

Shiffrin came out swinging in Cortina, looking like she hadn't lost anything from her time away from speed skiing as she hammered down the super-G. However, she had to pull off a big recovery near the bottom of the course, pushing her into the soft snow and slowing her way down. But she pulled off the athletic move and salvaged the bronze—her second World Championships super-G medal and eighth World Champs medal. The result also ties Shiffrin for the most World Championship medals for any American with former teammate Lindsey Vonn.

“That was so nice to ski!” said Shiffrin. “It’s a little bit soft, but it felt like skiing through butter—so easy and so nice. I felt like I was carrying really good speed and I was having so much fun while I was skiing. I came down to this last section and really wanted to push it. I missed the timing a little bit coming off that terrain…I was like, that looks like a mistake someone would make from someone who hasn’t skied a lot of super-G recently! But it was really fun.”

Not a lot of super-G is an understatement, as the defending World Championships super-G gold medalist Shiffrin only ran four days of super-G training over the last year. With the COVID-shortened 2020-21 season combined with the tragic death of her father, she lost the necessary hours on her long skis. But she looked like she hadn’t missed a beat in sunny Cortina, gliding back to the podium in her first speed event of the year.

The gracious Shiffrin also was quick to commend her competitors. "For me, it’s just an amazing run on a hill I love to ski,” she said. “I knew how the course was supposed to be skied to win. I executed the way I wanted to for the most part, but at the end of the day, Lara was supposed to win this. With the way she's been skiing all season, it was amazing. I would love to win gold, but it was Lara’s today."

Land Rover U.S. Alpine Ski Team teammate Breezy Johnson landed in the top 15 in 15th place—her best result in super-G this season. “I’m really pleased with how I skied,” said Breezy. “I went out there with courage and confidence to execute my plan and for that, I’m really grateful.”

But now, Breezy looks towards the downhill, where she’s a favorite after stepping on the podium in four downhill World Cups so far this season. “It’s great to get one race out of the way before the downhill this weekend, which I’m really looking forward to and definitely putting a lot of my hopes on,” she said. 

Bella Wright, in her first World Championships appearance, took 22nd—an impressive result for the young 23-year-old. AJ Hurt also squeaked into the top 30 in her first ever World Championships in 29th. Jackie Wiles was 32nd.

Next up, the women race the World Championships downhill on Saturday. Breezy Johnson will go for the gold, with Shiffrin choosing to sit out and wait for the alpine combined on Monday.

RESULTS
Women’s World Championships super-G

HOW TO WATCH 
All times EST

Thursday, Feb. 11
5:00 p.m. FIS World Alpine Championships Women's Super-G - same-day broadcast, Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA, Broadcast NBCSN

Saturday, Feb. 13
5:00 a.m. FIS World Alpine Championships Women's Downhill - LIVE, Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA, Broadcast Olympic Chanel
2:30 p.m. FIS World Alpine Championships Women's Downhill - same-day broadcast, Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA, Broadcast NBC
4:30 p.m. FIS World Alpine Championships Women's Downhill - same-day broadcast, Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA, Broadcast NBCSN

Sunday, Feb. 14
5:00 a.m. FIS World Alpine Championships Men's Downhill - LIVE, Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA, Streaming Peacock
5:00 a.m. FIS World Alpine Championships Men's Downhill - LIVE, Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA, Broadcast Olympic Channel
12:00 p.m. FIS World Alpine Championships Men's Downhill - same-day broadcast, Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA, Broadcast NBC
4:30 p.m. FIS World Alpine Championships Men's Downhill - same-day broadcast, Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA, Broadcast NBCSN

Two-time Olympic champion and Land Rover U.S. Alpine Ski Team athlete Ted Ligety has announced his retirement, capping a storied 17-year career. Ligety announced on Tuesday that he will stand in the start gate one final time on the world stage in the giant slalom at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships at Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy on Feb. 19th. 

Ligety’s career started with an unconventional path, but the path he blazed was an unforgettable one. A notably late-bloomer, Ligety surprised even himself when he struck gold at the 2006 Torino Olympic Games in the alpine combined. He’d go on from there to be one of the most influential figures in the sport of alpine ski racing. Never wanting to pigeon-hole himself into a single discipline, Ligety is proud to have podiumed in all major FIS Ski World Cup events throughout his career, including slalom, giant slalom, alpine combined, super-G and downhill. 

“It’s wild. I’ve been racing on the World Cup for 17 years,” Ligety reflected. “I’ve always said I didn’t want to think back on my legacy or my career until I was done and now I’m super excited. I’m super proud of what I was able to do.”

Ligety’s career was so unconventional that his first World Cup victory came after his first Olympic gold medal. Fun fact: His first World Cup victory was at Yongpyong, South Korea on March 5, 2006—the day after he slept through his alarm and missed the first of two World Cups at the venue.

Ligety was a game-changer in the sport, redefining the discipline of giant slalom so much so that the New York Times wrote about him in 2014, “No skier in the world carves turns the way Ted Ligety does. The American has practically invented a new way of skiing.” And it was true; Ligety was winning races by seconds in a sport typically decided by mere hundredths. 

His skiing was an art that everyone studied. When the International Ski Federation changed the equipment rules in 2012—including ski sidecut and ski length—Ligety pushed back hard in an article entitled “Tyranny of FIS.” But he didn’t only push back for himself, he pushed back for the sport of alpine ski racing. 

Why did he take the stance? “Because it was bad for the future of the sport,” said Ligety, who (as Bill Pennington from the New York Times reported) launched his assault on the new skis through a blog post. “Young kids coming up weren’t going to be able to turn those new straight skis. I didn’t want a whole bunch of 16 year olds to get discouraged and quit racing.” And yet, he prevailed and won the giant slalom title in 2013 for the fourth time in his career. 

Ligety made history at the 2013 World Championships in Schladming, Austria, winning three gold medals. In doing so, he became the first since Jean Claude Killy 45 years prior in 1968 to win three or more golds in one World Championships. Killy won four World Championship medals at the 1968 Olympics in Grenoble.

“The thing I’m most proud of was probably Schladming when I won three gold medals at the World Championships there. I definitely achieved far more in my career than I would have ever thought as a 16/17-year-old kid when my coaches were telling me I’d be a good college athlete,” Ligety said with a laugh. 

Not only was Ligety a mastermind on the mountain, but he was also the mastermind behind Shred, a company he founded with friend Carlo Salmini following the 2006 Olympics. Originally started with goggles, Shred now makes helmets, sunglasses, gloves and outerwear, but more importantly, pushes the style envelope with ski racing. Up next for Ligety will be progressing the business, as well as spending more time with his three sons—Jax (3) and twins Will and Alec (6 months)—and wife, Mia.

“Now, I have two 6-month-old twins and a 3 year old,” Ligety said. “It gives you a nice perspective on life when you have these little guys running around. Having six weeks on the road is not really manageable anymore. I think there’s a time in your life where family is more important than skiing. That time has come.”



The legacy Ligety leaves behind is far greater than young Ted Ligety could have ever imagined. Not only are his longtime teammates Tommy Ford and Ryan Cochran-Siegle now World Cup winners, but the next generation of World Cup victors who looked up to Ligety are also having success on the world stage. Enter the young River Radamus.

In an emotional video tribute to teammate Ted Ligety from the chairlift at Alpe Cimbra, Trentino—the European home base for the Land Rover U.S. Alpine Ski Team men—Radamus shared, “I’m feeling a little bit emotional, because this may be one of the last days I get to train with Ted Ligety. It’s no secret I grew up trying to ski like Ted Ligety. You can see it from the way I ski, and everybody’s talked about that a fair bit...but I think he affected the way an entire generation of skiers—particularly Americans—ski. Every kid my age was trying to emulate Ted Ligety when they were growing up. Ted seemed to simultaneously accomplish a level of dominance that seemed impossible, while also making it seem very possible for every American kid to be able to compete on the World Cup.” Ligety was not only a hero on the mountain for Radamus, but in the final two years of his career, Ligety was Radamus’ formal mentor in the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team’s mentoring program.

Ligety will be remembered by his teammates as a fierce competitor dedicated to his craft—one who not only expects excellence from himself, but everyone around him.

 

 

 

 

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Ted Ligety Career Accolades

• 2x Olympic Champion
  • Gold, Alpine Combined, Torino, ITA, 2006
  • Gold, Giant Slalom, Sochi, RUS, 2014
• 5x World Champion
• 7x World Championships medalist
• 3x World GS Champion
• 5x GS Titleholder (2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014)
• Five straight victories at Beaver Creek, Colo., 2010-2014
• Won historic six of eight GS races, 2013
• Top three in giant slalom standings, 2008-2015
• 336 World Cup starts
• 25 World Cup victories
• 52 World Cup podiums across five disciplines (slalom, giant slalom, alpine combined, super-G, downhill)
• First Olympic start: Gold (2006, AC, Sestriere, ITA)
• Sole American male to win two Olympic gold medals in alpine skiing
• Largest margin of victory since Ingemar Stenmark in 1979 (4.06 seconds) in GS, Soelden, AUT, 2012 - 2.75 seconds (Austrian rival Marcel Hirscher would later top this accomplishment, in Garmisch in 2015, 3.28 seconds over Germany’s Felix Neureuther)
• First Podium, third, slalom, Beaver Creek, Colo., 2005
• First World Cup start November 22, 2003 – Park City, Utah (GS)

The women’s FIS Alpine World Ski Championships super-G race in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy was canceled due to fog Tuesday morning. It had been 380 days since reigning super-G World Champion, Mikaela Shiffrin, had stood in the start gate of a super-G race. She'll have to wait a couple more days to get the chance. 

The day started out beautifully but was marred by a thick layer of fog that settled over the start and middle of the course and refused to budge. The officials postponed the race multiple times and lowered the start to try and dodge the clouds, but 1.5 hours after the race was scheduled to begin, the officials canceled. Mikaela Shiffrin, Breezy Johnson, Bella Wright, AJ Hurt, and Jackie Wiles were all scheduled to race for the Land Rover U.S. Alpine Ski Team.

This gives the Italian weather 2 and race organizers 0, following Monday’s cancelation of the women’s alpine combined due to heavy snowfall. Both men's and women's super-G are now scheduled for Thursday, February 11. 

UPDATED PROGRAM FOR CORTINA 2021 
Wednesday, February 10: no races and no training scheduled
Thursday, February 11: Women's Super-G at 10.45 CET // Men's Super-G at 13.00 CET
Friday, February 12: Women's Downhill Training 2 // Men's Downhill Training 1
Saturday, February 13: Women's Downhill // Men's Downhill Training
Sunday, February 14: Men's Downhill
Monday, February 15: Women's Alpine Combined // Men's Alpine Combined

On another balmy day at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, Travis Ganong led the way in super-G for the Land Rover U.S. Alpine Ski Team, in 12th place—the final FIS Ski World Cup before World Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. 

Austria finished one-two, with Vincent Kriechmayr leading the way and Matthias Mayer in second, at .17 seconds back. Swiss Marco Odermatt rounded out the podium in third, .49 seconds back. It was a sprint as far as super-G tracks go, at just over a minute (1:12.68), and only 1.07 seconds separated the top-15.  

The temperatures at Garmisch were high and the conditions springlike once again, with the surface not freezing overnight. During the inspection, the coaches and athletes could already feel the surface getting slushy. Hats off to the organizers for working tirelessly to make this race series happen in such challenging conditions. 

Despite a major mistake, Ganong hung in there with the best in the world once again, just .86 seconds off the pace. “Stoked with another solid result today...really good skiing, I’m really happy with how I’m skiing and how I’m pushing on my skis,” he reflected after the day. “I had another big mistake like yesterday—I went down on my hip—but luckily it was in a section of the course that was pretty steep, so I was able to bounce back up after going down on my hip and keep going. For sure, without this mistake, I would have been at least in the top five, if not better...I was 18 hundredths from fifth. It was a really tight race.” 

Heading into Cortina, Ganong has tinkered with his set-up and is feeling confident with where he’s landed. “Really dialed with my set-up now and feeling comfortable on the skis...and now it’s go-time,” he added. “So I’m feeling ready to push and start racing. Like I said yesterday, my set-up in downhill and super-G are completely different, and I finally figured out how to switch between the set-ups—my downhill boots to my super-G boots are completely different, so I have to take some runs and get used to the super-G boots before the race. But yeah, I think it’s the way to go, and I’m pretty happy with where I’m at, so I’m looking forward to Cortina.” 

Bryce Bennett, Jared Goldberg, and Middlebury College’s Erik Arvidsson also started for the Americans but ended up 39th, 40th, and 45th, respectively.  

The Land Rover U.S. Alpine Ski Team will now travel to the gorgeous Dolomites in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, for the World Championships. 

RESULTS
Men’s super-G

Check out the World Champs Preview/Schedule.

In an IGTV video, four-time Olympian and Land Rover U.S. Alpine Ski Team athlete Steven Nyman announced he will sit out for the remainder of the season, in order to prep and come back stronger for the Beijing 2022 Olympic year.

After tearing his Achilles at a training camp at Official Training Site Timberline Resort and Ski Area last summer, Nyman returned to Europe in late December but did not feel confident on the "big boy tracks." Nyman is back with family—including his two daughters—in Park City, Utah...working to get bigger, faster, and stronger. 

In the video, he noted that he will be cheering for his teammates at World Champs in Cortina, "I want to say good luck for my teammates going to Cortina...you guys got this, let's go! I want to see it, I'm bummed I'm not going to be there...and see you soon."
 

 

 

 

 

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On a sunny, 50+ degree Fahrenheit day in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, Land Rover U.S. Alpine Ski Team athlete Travis Ganong was seventh to lead three into the points in a shortened Kandahar downhill—the final FIS Ski World Cup downhill prior to World Championships in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy.   

Italy’s Dominik Paris became the first Italian downhill victor on the Kandahar since 2013. Swiss Beat Feuz was second, .37 seconds off the pace, and Austria’s Matthias Mayer in third, .40 off the lead. Just 1.56 seconds separated the 15 fastest athletes, and a sizable mistake kept Ganong just off the podium, yet he ended up in a solid seventh place. 

Despite warm temperatures, the organizers did an excellent job prepping the track and ensuring a safe and fair race could occur on Friday. Even so, crashes by Germany’s Josef Ferstl and France’s Brice Roger (they both thankfully skied down) caused lengthy course holds that affected the track and made it increasingly difficult for the higher bibs to throw it in there. 

“It’s kinda crazy that I still have a top-10 result after a huge mistake like that today...but I really like this hill, and I really know this hill well. I’ve had a lot of success here...I hit that huge hole and scorpioned for a second, and thought I was going down, but somehow when I looked up I was still on line and I was able to get back in my tuck and keep going," Ganong reflected. "Men's downhill is so competitive, so I thought for sure my day was over. But, I just kept skiing and really started pushing harder and looking for my tuck everywhere I could, and pulled off some really good turns in the technical section on the bottom. I'm stoked with a seventh-place result...it's my best downhill result of the season, and gives me a little confidence going into Worlds, which is awesome." 

With significantly less time on the speed set-up in the prep period this year due to COVID, many athletes lacked the time they needed to dial in their equipment. Ganong, like many others, has been experimenting with his set-up this season, and "There are two totally different boots that I've been playing around with, and I'm finally just sticking with one and moving forward with that...and just focusing on going fast. It's always a battle with equipment trying to figure out what the best set-up is to try to be the fastest possible...it's like Formula 1, we have to figure out every little detail in order to be comfortable on our skis so then we can go and push and look for speed." As far as super-G goes, Ganong says, "Anything is possible, hopefully, I can get an early bib number...and then it'll be fun to go to Cortina. I'm looking forward to it." 

Jared Goldberg got caught up in the same hole teammate Ganong did, but carried good speed down the dark Kandahar track, ending up with his seventh top-30 World Cup result during the 2020-21 season. Bryce Bennett has been dialing in his equipment set-up and made some good progress on Friday, ending up 21st. 

Middlebury College’s Erik Arvidsson, who recently won his first Europa Cup downhill, narrowly missed his first World Cup points, landing in 34th—less than three-tenths of a second out of 30th. Sam Morse—who was third in the same Europa Cup downhill when Arvidsson won—also started for the Americans and was 40th. 

Up next will be a super-G on Saturday, which will be the final World Cup prior to World Championships in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. 

RESULTS
Men’s downhill

HOW TO WATCH 
*All times EST.

Friday, Feb. 5
7:00 p.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Men's Downhill - same-day broadcast, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GER, Broadcast NBCSN

Saturday, Feb. 6
5:30 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Men's Super-G - LIVE, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GER, Broadcast Olympic Channel, Streaming Olympic Channel and Streaming Peacock

The National Committee is sad to report that there will be no 2021 Masters National Championships. The event has been officially canceled after Sun Valley made the final decision that they are unable to host the event this year. Considerable effort was made to put together a plan that would allow our championships event to be held following all applicable COVID guidelines, but unfortunately it is not to be this season. A big thank you to Meri Stratton for her significant effort over the last several month to work with Sun Valley through the planning process. With COVID restrictions still impacting resorts across the country and limiting event size, the National Committee agreed that the best course of action is to cancel.

We look forward to gathering as a National group in 2022. 

All divisions have training and racing planned over the next few months and we encourage you to enjoy those opportunities:

• Division Training Links
• 2020-2021 Masters Schedules for All Division
• Regional/National Series still on the schedule

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