Mikaela Shiffrin and Nina O’Brien had another solid day in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, matching Saturday’s results to finish sixth and 13th, respectively.

Italian Marta Bassino snagged her second win in two days of back-to-back giant slaloms on the same hill—her fourth FIS Ski World Cup GS win this season—while Michelle Gisin of Switzerland moved up to second place. Slovenian Meta Hrovat was third.

Shiffrin sat in the lead after first run by .30 seconds—a run she said was fun and fluid—but overskied the second run to drop back to sixth place. However, she left the venue feeling mentally strong and ready to keep working. “Today I just wanted to ski,” said Mikaela. “I changed my mindset and my attitude coming into today and just wanted the feeling of a few good turns again. I felt that first run today and that’s something positive to take away from the weekend.”

It was another great day for Land Rover U.S. Alpine Ski Team athlete Nina O’Brien, who matched her personal best giant slalom result from Saturday with another 13th place on the icy Slovenian track. She had the 10th-fastest second run, showing that she’s right on the brink of breaking into the elusive World Cup top 10. “The first and last run of the weekend was great skiing,” said Magnus Andersson, the women’s tech team head coach. “It’s step by step—I know she can ski fast. It’s good.”

AJ Hurt was having a strong run first run, showing sixth-fastest splits at the top, but lost her outside ski and DNFed. “AJ is in the run,” said Magnus. “She’s going to get there. She’s fast—as fast as Nina for sure. It was tough snow this weekend and she will learn.”

The women’s speed team moves to Crans-Montana, Switzerland for two downhills and a super-G next weekend, while the tech team has a break until a giant slalom in Kronplatz, Italy at the end of January.

RESULTS
Women’s giant slalom

HOW TO WATCH
All times EST
Jan. 16-18, 2021 

Monday, Jan. 18
11:00 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Women's Giant Slalom - next-day broadcast, Kranjska Gora, SLO, Broadcast NBCSN

Battling a brutally icy giant slalom in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, Mikaela Shiffrin was the top Land Rover U.S. Alpine Ski Team athlete, finishing in sixth place. Nina O’Brien snagged a career-best giant slalom finish in 13th.

In the race that was originally scheduled for Maribor, Slovenia but moved due to a lack of snow, Marta Bassino of Italy took the win by .80 seconds and storied Golden Fox Trophy. Tessa Worley of France was second and Michelle Gisin of Switzerland stood on her first FIS World Cup giant slalom podium in third.

After a stellar first run for both Shiffrin and O'Brien, who sat in fourth and seventh respectively, both struggled a bit on the boilerplate track in second run. But the Burke Mountain Academy graduates held on—linking recoveries and hammering down the hill to score solid results.

“It was definitely very challenging—the surface especially. It was super icy,” said O'Brien. “First run, I felt super happy with my run because I felt like I didn’t do anything special. It wasn’t some skiing I’ve never done before—it was just how I skied in training. To see that the speed was good enough and stacked up well in a race was cool. Second run was a total rodeo mess, but I’m glad I hung on and made it. Not so bad if it’s another personal best.”

Prior to Kranjska Gora, Nina’s best giant slalom result was 15th, which she notched in Soelden in October, and she’s been consistently in the hunt in tech events throughout the 2020-21 season—finishing 19th in the Courchevel GS and ninth in the Semmering slalom. The 23 year old knows that more top 10s are in her future and even a podium isn’t out of the question.

Though Shiffrin was bummed, she said she's "super happy for Nina...her first run was especially motivational." 

AJ Hurt was having a fast first run, but went down on her hip and just missed the flip.

O'Brien and Hurt's coach, Magnus Andersson was happy with the day, despite the fact that Hurt just missed the flip. "Good day!" he said. "Step-by-step...and nice to experience the heat of starting next to some of the world's best GS skiers second run!"

Next up, the women race giant slalom in Kranjska Gora again on Sunday. “I’m excited to do it again,” said Nina. “I know a little bit of what to expect, so it should be fun.”

RESULTS
Women’s giant slalom

HOW TO WATCH
All times EST
Jan. 16-18, 2021 

Saturday, Jan. 16
3:30 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Men's Slalom, run 1 - LIVE, Flachau, AUT, Streaming Peacock
5:00 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Women's Giant Slalom, run 1 - LIVE, Kranjska Gora, SLO, Streaming Peacock
6:30 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Men's Slalom, run 2 - LIVE, Flachau, AUT, Broadcast Olympic Channel
6:30 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Men's Slalom, run 2 - LIVE, Flachau, AUT, Streaming Peacock
8:00 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Women's Giant Slalom, run 2 - LIVE, Kranjska Gora, SLO, Broadcast Olympic Channel
8:00 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Women's Giant Slalom, run 2 - LIVE, Kranjska Gora, SLO, Streaming Peacock

Sunday, Jan. 17
3:15 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Women's Giant Slalom, run 1 - LIVE, Kranjska Gora, SLO, Streaming Peacock
4:30 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Men's Slalom, run 1 - LIVE, Flachau, AUT, Streaming Peacock
6:15 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Women's Giant Slalom, run 2 - LIVE, Kranjska Gora, SLO, Broadcast Olympic Channel
6:15 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Women's Giant Slalom, run 2 - LIVE, Kranjska Gora, SLO, Streaming Peacock
7:45 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Men's Slalom, run 2 - LIVE, Flachau, AUT, Broadcast Olympic Channel
7:45 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Men's Slalom, run 2 - LIVE, Flachau, AUT, Streaming Peacock

Monday, Jan. 18
11:00 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Women's Giant Slalom - next-day broadcast, Kranjska Gora, SLO, Broadcast NBCSN
 

No U.S. men qualified for a second run in the first Flachau slalom on Saturday.

On a snowy day in Austria, Austrian Manuel Feller took his first FIS World Cup win on home turf ahead of Frenchman Clement Noel. Marco Schwarz made it an Austrian sandwich in third place.

Jett Seymour led the Land Rover U.S. Alpine Ski Team men, just missing the flip by three-hundredths of a second. Alex Leever—in his first World Cup start—and Ben Ritchie also did not qualify. Luke Winters did not finish first run.

Normally a women’s stop on the tour, this was the first time Flachau had hosted a men’s slalom in nine years. Originally scheduled for Wengen, the Lauberhorn races were canceled after an outbreak of COVID-19 cases. The slalom was then rescheduled for Kitzbuehel, prior to next weekend's Hahnenkamm downhill, super-G and slalom, but the Wengen slalom and Kitzbuehel slalom were moved again to Flachau to allow for more time for testing in Kitzbuehel.

The men race another slalom in Flachau on Sunday with the U.S. men excited for another go on the track.

RESULTS
Men’s slalom

With no NorAm racing on the horizon until spring, the Women’s and Men’s NorAm Teams have packed up and flown to Europe for the next month.  A select few National Development Group athletes have been invited to join the group, with the goal of gaining critical international competitive exposure before the World Junior Championships in Bansko, BUL in March.  Given the ongoing pandemic, the scope of this development project is relatively small and U.S. Ski Team COVID policies are being strictly followed to keep the athletes and staff as safe as possible during their travels.

Early highlights include Isaiah Nelson (BHSC) winning a SL in Jenner/Goetschen, GER, Cooper Cornelius (AVSC), and Isaiah Nelson finishing 1-2 in a GS race in St. Lambrecht, AUT, and Zoe Zimmermann (BMA) earning her first World Cup start in Flachau, AUT, where Mikaela Shiffrin (BMA/SSCV) won her first SL in almost a year and Paula Moltzan (BHSC/UVM) earned her first SL top-10!

Women’s USST Athletes:

• Ainsley Proffit ‘01 - SBSTA
• Allie Resnick ‘01 - SSCV
• Lauren Macuga ‘02 - PCSS
• Nicola Rountree-Williams ‘02 - LSC
• Zoe Zimmermann ‘02 - BMA
• Emma Resnick ‘03 - SSCV

Women’s NDG Athletes:

• Ava Jemison ‘02 - BMA
• Mary Bocock ‘03 - RMK
• Sophia Tozzi ‘03 - JHSC
• Tatum Grosdidier ‘04 - SSWSC
• Kjersti Moritz ‘04 - SSCV
• Liv Moritz ‘04 - SSCV

Men’s USST Athletes:

• Cooper Cornelius ‘99 - AVSC
• Jacob Dilling ‘99 - SSCV
• Bradshaw Underhill ‘00 - KMS
• Kellen Kinsella ‘01 - SSCV
• Isaiah Nelson ’01 - BHSC
• Jack Smith ‘01 - SVSEF
• Trent Pennington ‘02 - SSCV

Men’s NDG Athletes:

• Jeremy Mathers ‘01 - SBSEF
• Luke Kearing ‘02 - HOLD
• Oliver Parazette ‘02 - JHSC
• Ryder Sarchett ‘03 - SVSEF

ASPEN SNOWMASS, Colo. – Jan. 13, 2021 – Aspen Snowmass, in collaboration with the U.S. Ski & Snowboard and Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard Club (AVSC), will host the 2021 NorAm Finals April 5-16 at Aspen Highlands. The event will include men’s and women’s downhill, super-G, giant slalom, slalom, and a parallel event. The event will take place after Highlands has closed for public skiing this season and restrictions will be in place to ensure compliance with COVID health and safety protocols.

“The Aspen Snowmass community has been a strong supporter of alpine ski racing for over 60 years hosting events at all levels,” says Eric Webster, Director of Events, U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team. “We are excited to partner with Aspen Snowmass and AVSC this spring to host a series of extremely important NorAm level events. Thank you to Aspen Skiing Company, AVSC, and the Aspen community for making these races possible.”

“Ski racing is deeply engrained in Aspen’s heritage and our mountains have seen incredible triumphs from many of the greats”, says John Rigney, senior vice president, Aspen Snowmass. “We are honored to continue celebrating athletic achievement in this most unique year, and look forward to providing a great venue and the best possible races for the U.S. Ski Team athletes.”

The last time Aspen Snowmass hosted NorAm Finals was five years ago in 2016 in preparation for the 2017 World Cup Finals. AVSC racer and Aspen local, Wiley Maple, won the NorAm downhill and season-long title at that event earning coveted World Cup starts the following season. Ski racing runs deep in the Roaring Fork Valley, as the resort not only hosted the first World Championships outside of Europe in 1950 but has been a continuous stop on the World Cup circuit for both the men and women. Aspen is scheduled to host the U.S. Alpine Tech Championships in 2022.

“The Stapleton Training Center at Aspen Highlands continues to be an incredible resource for our Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard Club athletes,” says Mark Godomsky, Executive Director AVSC. “In a season where many clubs have struggled to secure consistent and quality training space, we feel incredibly lucky to work with Aspen Snowmass to provide safe, productive training on this world-class venue. We are excited to welcome others to Aspen Highlands and the Stapleton Training Center this spring for NorAm Finals and are grateful for the opportunity to host races, especially a series of this caliber, this season.”

2021 NorAm Finals Event Schedule
Monday, April 5, NorAm Downhill Training, Men/Women
Tuesday, April 6, NorAm Downhill Training, Men/Women
Wednesday, April 7, NorAm Downhill #1, Men/Women
Thursday, April 8, NorAm Downhill #2, Men/Women
Friday, April 9, NorAm Super-G, Men/Women
Saturday, April 10, NorAm Super-G/Alpine Combined Women
Sunday, April 11, NorAm Super-G/Alpine Combined Men
Monday, April 12, NorAm Slalom Women, Giant Slalom Men
Tuesday, April 13, NorAm Slalom Women, Giant Slalom Men
Wednesday, April 14, NorAm Giant Slalom Women, Slalom Men
Thursday, April 15, NorAm Giant Slalom Women, Slalom Men
Friday, April 16, NorAm Parallel Event, Men/Women

Media Note
For a selection of ski racing images at Aspen Snowmass, click here: https://aspensnowmass.imagerelay.com/sb/1378dc55-52e6-40d2-8e86-4d24ed047fbd/ski-racing-at-aspen-snowmass

Photo credit goes to the photographer listed.

Media Contacts:

Aspen Snowmass
Tucker Vest Burton, (970) 300-7020, [email protected]  

U.S. Ski & Snowboard
Megan Harrod, (435) 714-9393, [email protected]

About Aspen Snowmass
Aspen Snowmass, based in Aspen, Colo., operates the four mountains in the Aspen Snowmass area - Snowmass, Aspen Mountain, Aspen Highlands and Buttermilk. In addition, Aspen Snowmass owns and operates the award-winning Ski & Snowboard Schools of Aspen Snowmass, a collection of rental and retail shops titled Four Mountain Sports and a hospitality division that includes the five-star, five-diamond property, The Little Nell and three contemporary Limelight Hotels, one based in the core of Aspen, one at the base of Snowmass Mountain, and the other in Ketchum, Idaho. In its current form, Aspen Snowmass is a values-driven company that is grounded within the core values of: Live Passionately, Awaken the Spirit, Elevate Community and Honor Place. Aspen Snowmass is accessible by one of the most convenient airports in the mountains – Aspen/Pitkin County Airport (ASE) (3 miles from Aspen). For more information about Aspen Snowmass, visit www.aspensnowmass.com or call (800) 525-6200. Follow Aspen Snowmass @aspensnowmass on Twitter and Instagram or at www.facebook.com/aspensnowmass.

About U.S. Ski & Snowboard
U.S. Ski & Snowboard is the Olympic National Governing Body (NGB) of ski and snowboard sports in the USA, based in Park City, Utah. Tracing its roots directly back to 1905, the organization represents nearly 200 elite skiers and snowboarders, competing in seven teams; alpine, cross country, freeski, freestyle, snowboard, nordic combined and ski jumping. In addition to the elite teams, U.S. Ski & Snowboard also provides leadership and direction for tens of thousands of young skiers and snowboarders across the USA, encouraging and supporting them in achieving excellence. By empowering national teams, clubs, coaches, parents, officials, volunteers and fans, U.S. Ski & Snowboard is committed to the progression of its sports, athlete success and the value of team. For more information, visit www.usskiandsnowboard.org

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Mikaela Shiffrin shattered records on Tuesday, taking her first FIS World Cup slalom victory in more than a year in the Flachau, Austria, night slalom. Paula Moltzan had her career-best slalom finish, taking ninth place.

Shiffrin led the race after the first run by just .08 seconds, but after a remarkable second run by the Austrian hometown favorite Katharina Liensberger, there were thoughts that Mikaela would just be racing for second place. Instead, Shiffrin found the classic Shiffrin extra gear to hammer into the finish—and when she looked up to see that she won by .19 seconds, she let out an uncharacteristic celebratory scream.

“I felt inspired; I just felt alive,” said Mikaela. “I just was pushing. I wish I could explain. The second run, that was maybe the top slalom skiing I’ve been able to do in a race.”

Wendy Holdener of Switzerland was third and Petra Vlhova of Slovakia—current overall and slalom leader—was fourth.

While Shiffrin is never one to speak to records, she broke a number of them with her win in Flachau. It was her 44th career slalom victory—giving her the most wins for a female in a single discipline—and her 68th career World Cup win, which propels her into third place on the all-time victory list, surpassing Austrian Marcel Hirscher and putting her only behind Ingemar Stenmark (86) and retired teammate Lindsey Vonn (82). It was also her 100th career podium. Oh, and Shiffrin is still only 25 years old.

Though Shiffrin had won in Flachau three times in her career before Tuesday night, her last slalom victory was December 29, 2019, and she said she’s still finding the right mindset on the World Cup circuit again. “It takes a different mentality—and I’ve been learning that again this whole season,” she said. “There’s a couple of steps. A lot of things have happened, including getting more time in training, getting more time thinking about my mindset, and thinking about all the pieces that go into race day that we don’t have to experience in training. All those things came together tonight. It’s amazing, but it doesn’t mean it’s fixed yet. But tonight was really really good.”

Land Rover U.S. Alpine Ski Team athlete Paula Moltzan also had a banner day, snagging ninth place to take home her best World Cup slalom finish. She loves the venue, having previously scored her best slalom finish in Flachau in 2019 with 12th place. “I’ve always just loved racing here—mostly because it feels like home,” said Moltzan. “I grew up in the Midwest. I trained at night under the lights every day—I thought it was weird to ski in the daylight. This just feels like coming back home and it’s really special to have my best result in slalom here again!”

AJ Hurt also got a second run, skiing intelligently to take 29th place and score her first slalom points. In her first full World Cup season, she has now scored in four events—giant slalom, super-G, parallel, and slalom. And the young 20-year-old Squaw Valley racer is hungry for more this season. 

Lila Lapanja just missed the second run, finishing in 32nd in the first run. Nina O’Brien and Resi Stiegler also did not qualify. In her first World Cup, Zoe Zimmermann skied out and did not finish. Katie Hensien also did not finish.

This was the last World Cup slalom prior to World Championships. The women’s tech team heads next to Kranjska Gora, Slovenia for two giant slaloms on January 16 and 17, replacing the Maribor races that were canceled due to lack of snow.

RESULTS
Women’s slalom

The Jeff Shiffrin Athlete Resiliency Fund has exceeded its $3M goal, raising more than $3,075,000 to support all athletes and teams during these uncertain and unprecedented times. 

Just over three months after launching the Jeff Shiffrin Athlete Resiliency Fund, U.S. Ski & Snowboard has announced the fund has reached and exceeded its original goal of $3M, raising over $3,075,000. In creating the fund, the Shiffrin family, coupled with six families of generous donors, wanted to honor both Jeff’s legacy, as well as contribute to the ongoing pursuit of excellence for all athletes across all sports. Better days are still ahead, and the thrill and challenge of athletes’ Olympic dreams are worth fighting for. 

With challenges, come opportunities. 

The Shiffrin family believes that great goals can be achieved through hard work, discipline, and resiliency. The goal of the Jeff Shiffrin Athlete Resiliency Fund is to keep athletes’ skis and boards on the snow, despite potential storms ahead. The Jeff Shiffrin Athlete Resiliency Fund will sustain coaching, training camps, and competition expenses now, and hopefully, help bridge the gap through the end of the 2022 fiscal year.

“It is an honor to share that we have fully funded the Jeff Shiffrin Athlete Resiliency Fund,” said Tiger Shaw, President, and CEO of U.S. Ski & Snowboard. “We are incredibly grateful to Mikaela, her mother Eileen, and brother Taylor, as well as the six families who helped launch the Fund, for their hard work and energy in creating this crucial piece of funding for our athletes and teams. I can think of no better way of honoring Jeff than by ensuring athletes have access to the resources they need.” 

Shiffrin rallied a crew of alumni athletes and current athletes who embody the definition of “resiliency,” including Olympic champions Jonny Mosely, Kikkan Randall, Jessie Diggins as well as three-time World Champion Jeremy Bloom and three-time World Cup winner and Land Rover U.S. Alpine Ski Team downhiller Steven Nyman, to share their unique stories of resilience. In addition, over 30 athletes across sports shared their stories of resilience in U.S. Ski & Snowboard’s social media challenge to #KeepTheFlameAlive. Donations flooded in from around the world, including 19 different countries, and 39 states—with Colorado and New York amassing the most donations. From Latvia to Great Britain and even Luxembourg, U.S. Ski & Snowboard fans from around the world donated and shared their words of encouragement with Shiffrin and her teammates. 

“I am so full of gratitude, first, for my teammates for being open and courageous as they shared their stories of resilience...and, of course, to U.S. Ski & Snowboard and the donor families who worked tirelessly to make this Fund a reality,” said Shiffrin. “Finally, I’m thankful to all of those who donated, sent words of encouragement, and shared their own stories of resilience via social media. It was really heartwarming to see all of the feedback, and I know my dad would have been so proud of this project and so excited to see athletes across U.S. Ski & Snowboard off to such a strong start this season. Thank you.” 

A big thanks is in order to all of the generous donors and to all of the athletes, led by Shiffrin, for their outreach to their personal networks. The fund has allowed U.S. Ski & Snowboard to sustain our training and competition schedule as many funding sources were impacted due to COVID. This has translated into one of the most successful seasons in history, as we have amassed 27 podiums and eight victories this season across all sports—including a historic Tour de Ski win by Olympic Champion Jessie Diggins—which is a direct result of the consistent funding. On top of that, many athletes have reached the podium for the first time, the points for the first time, and have also enjoyed career-best results. 

“This past year has been a master class in resilience, for our organization and our athletes,” added Shaw. “Through this Fund, we will be able to bridge the gap caused by challenges relating to the global pandemic, and beyond. I am humbled by the continued generosity of our donors and supporters, we could not do what we do without the passionate team behind the team.’  

“We have had an incredible start to this competition season, and remain grateful to be able to train and compete. This is an important year for us in the run-up to the next Olympics. As medical advances are made and some sense of normalcy returns to the world, we look forward to a brighter 2021, and we cannot wait to celebrate with the world in Beijing in 2022.“

We are now shifting our focus to our annual alpine and freeski and snowboard sport fundraisers to further support the travel costs of each team. 

For more information about the Jeff Shiffrin Athlete Resiliency Fund visit keeptheflamealive.org. 

Learn more about the upcoming Land Rover U.S. Alpine Ski Team fundraiser. 
Learn more about the upcoming freeski/snowboard fundraiser. 
Learn more about how to support the U.S. Freestyle Moguls Ski Team.

With 10 podiums from five athletes, the Land Rover U.S. Alpine Ski Team is off to its strongest start in years. Strong skiing equals strong interest, so we thought we’d spend a little time demystifying the television broadcast and streaming opportunities for you to experience the FIS Alpine World Cup this season, to the  World Championships in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, and beyond! 

The TV rights situation is a complex one. 
Former women’s World Cup beat writer Gabbi Hall took the time a few years back to give fans a look at the complexity of the TV rights in alpine ski racing. Since she did such a stellar job explaining it, and much of the information still holds true today, we thought it would be a good idea to resurrect her article, 5 Things You Never Knew About World Cup TV Rights. Grab your coffee, and head over to that piece for a few to get acquainted if your attention span is up for the task. 

Where can I find the full alpine TV schedule?
Not only can you expect for us to share the viewing information prior to each World Cup race on our social mediums, but you can also find it 24/7 on our website here. It’s a pretty sweet resource that includes both TV broadcast and streaming information. 

Why are Austrian World Cup venue races exclusive to NBC’s Peacock TV?
To lay it out very clearly:

All races outside of Austria = Available on Olympic Channel, NBCSN, and/or NBC + Peacock

All races in Austria = Available exclusively on Peacock. 

Now, let’s dive in. 
Currently, ski and snowboard World Cup events in Austria are not available for broadcast in the United States on Olympic Channel, NBCSN, and NBC. Broadcast and digital distribution rights are negotiated between the event’s rights holder (Austrian Ski Federation) and media companies. We do not control the media rights to Austria races. Are there other options? Yep! 

Peacock Premium offers live coverage of the entire event schedule, as well as the option to watch on-demand. Don’t want to wake up at 4 a.m. to watch the Mikaela Shiffrin crush the first run, but want to watch it later? Easy. Check it out. 

Note: Peacock Premium does not have commentators, it provides only the live video feel with natural sounds (which is cool in and of itself...you can hear the sound of athletes skiing 80+mph with two planks that have razor-sharp edges) and graphics, however Olympic Channel, NBCSN, and NBC will once again be broadcasting all events outside of Austria, and will include commentary. As far as costs go for Peacock Premium, it’s actually less expensive than NBC Sports Gold’s Snow Pass...at $4.99/month it is about $10 less than the annual cost of $69 for Snow Pass. Also, you can pay by the month, only for the winter, so five months would be under $25. Lots of Austrian venue races coming up in January...why not snag Peacock Premium for a month? You can do that. Five bucks. How much did you spend on coffee this week? Just sayin’.

We've heard many individuals say they don't want to pay more for a streaming service, on top of your cable package. Think of it this way: paying for Peacock Premium (even for one month) is good for the sport for the athletes, as it states a case for more and wider coverage in the future. 

All streams will be available via desktop as well as mobile, tablet, and connected television platforms. The NBC Sports, Peacock TV, and Olympic Channel app are available on the Apple App Store, Google Play, Windows Store, Roku Channel Store, Apple TV, and Amazon Fire. Comcast’s eligible Xfinity X1 and Flex customers, as well as eligible Cox Contour customers, enjoy Peacock Premium included with their service at no additional cost.

How can I get in contact with Peacock? 
https://www.peacocktv.com/help/

Thank you, as always, for your support. Also—just for good measure, we'll share the broadcast/streaming schedule again, in really big, bold font. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me at [email protected]. 

ALPINE TV/STREAMING SCHEDULE

It was another stunning day in St. Anton, Austria, where Isabella “Bella” Wright led the way for the Land Rover U.S. Alpine Ski Team, grabbing a personal best 24th place and her first super-G points—just one day after scoring her career-first FIS Ski World Cup points. Young (20-year-old) up-and-comer AJ Hurt landed in 26th in her debut World Cup super-G start. 

In what was an extremely technical set with not much flow or rhythm, Switzerland’s Lara Gut slayed in Sunday’s super-G, earning her first super-G win since January 21, 2018, and her 27th career World Cup victory. Italy’s smooth-as-can-be Marta Bassino landed in second, 16 hundredths back, with Swiss Corinne Suter rounding out the podium in third, a mere two tenths off Gut’s pace. 

Not surprising, given the technical set with tighter-than-usual distances between gates, there were 14 DNFs and four disqualifications in Sunday’s super-G. The surface was, again, buff and beautiful. Utahn and Snowbird Sports Education Foundation’s Wright, who is in her first season officially named to the Land Rover U.S. Alpine Ski Team and her first full World Cup schedule, loved the technical course set. 

“Today in the super-G I felt really calm and happy in the start, and ready. I skied exactly how I wanted on the top part of the course and was very mellow in my head, but attacking at the same time...and just skiing and enjoying more turns. I loved how technical it was...that’s my favorite kind of super-G,” reflected Wright. “When I got towards the bottom I hooked my shoulder on a gate and didn’t think I was going to make it for a quick second, but I am grateful I crossed the finish line and I was happy with a lot of my skiing out there today.”

Teammate AJ Hurt, hailing from Squaw Valley, Calif., started in her first career super-G race and landed in 26th, grabbing her first World Cup points in the discipline—her third time in the points this season, across three disciplines (parallel, giant slalom, and now super-G). She was psyched with her run and knows she has more in her. Hurt’s teammate and best friend, Keely Cashman, who was 10th in her career-first super-G in Val d’Isere, France, crashed in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany during training and had to sit out the race series in St. Anton to rest and recover.  

 

 

 

 

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Olympian and veteran Laurenne Ross got low, missed a gate, and DNFed, but she is OK. Breezy Johnson, who podiumed in her third-straight downhill on Saturday, caught an edge and almost had a bad day, but pulled off a great recovery and finished just outside of the points, in 32nd. 

Following her first World Cup points on Saturday, Wright was full of emotions, hugging teammates and crying in the finish area with immense joy. “I’m extremely happy with this weekend. I feel like it was a big step for me, mentally, with my confidence more than anything,” she noted. “I have been training really well, and it’s just been about putting that into race day on these tracks that are all brand-new to me. So, it was a really big step, and the downhill day was really emotional for me...I wasn’t sure when I came through the finish if I had done it, and all I saw was 27th and I just was overwhelmed with joy—I don’t think I’ve ever felt that much joy.”

Teammate and veteran Alice McKennis, who was the defending downhill champion on this track (2013), was missed by her teammates, but especially Wright. “Alice McKennis was in my head and my heart all day, thinking about her...she was the last person to win here and I really wanted her to be there today with us, but I know she was there in spirit. It meant a lot to finally get in the points, and put down a solid run even with some conservative skiing at the bottom, and know that I can be in there and I have a lot more in me...I’m happy I have a lot more in me, and I know that it’s just a process of building that confidence more and more. It was a super emotional day.”

The group cohesion of the women’s speed team has always been notable, and the addition of Wright to the Team has elevated that cohesion even more so. Her positive energy and genuine spirit have been a great addition to the squad. “I think that it was more relief than anything, and I felt so much gratitude for everyone who has gotten me to this point and this Team—I’m so proud to be a part of it. They push me every single day. 

The Land Rover U.S. Alpine Ski Team continues to show its depth and success across all levels, male and female. There are so many exciting things that have happened this year...including the fact that five different athletes have podiumed a total of 10 times so far this season. In fact, coming into Sunday’s race, every named female Land Rover U.S. Alpine Ski Team athlete who has started multiple World Cups this season has scored World Cup points.

Following Sunday’s race, Wright and Hurt went “soul-shredding” in St. Anton, grabbing some freeski turns on the perfectly prepared groomers, under the sunshine. What’s next for Wright? “Just going to try to continue this momentum and carry it into the next races, and hopefully put down a run top-to-bottom that I know I’m capable of,” she said. “I’m super happy with the weekend, and happy to have shared it with all of my teammates and friends here. It means a lot and I am so grateful for that.”

Up next, a large and deep women’s tech crew will head to Flachau, Austria for the classic night slalom on Tuesday. 

RESULTS
Women’s super-G

HOW TO WATCH
All times EST

Sunday, Jan. 10
2:00 p.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Men's Slalom - same-day broadcast, Adelboden, SUI, Broadcast NBCSN

Tuesday, Jan. 12
12:00 p.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Women's Slalom, run 1 - LIVE, Flachau, AUT, Streaming Peacock
2:45 p.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Women's Slalom, run 2 - LIVE, Flachau, AUT, Streaming Peacock

All streams will be available via desktop as well as mobile, tablet, and connected television platforms. The NBC Sports, Peacock TV, and Olympic Channel app are available on the Apple App Store, Google Play, Windows Store, Roku Channel Store, Apple TV, and Amazon Fire.
 

Luke Winters scored his first FIS Ski World Cup points of the 2020-21 season in the Adelboden slalom, finishing in 22nd.

On another sunny day in Switzerland, the tough Chuenisbärgli hill tripped up man after man, with many athletes skiing out or hiking to finish. Marco Schwarz of Austria was the winner of the day with Linus Strasser of Germany in second. British skier Dave Ryding took his third career podium in third place.

Winters had a solid first run showing and sat in 20th going into second run. But like so many men in the race, Luke went down on his hip on the pitch. However, he stayed cool and didn’t let the mistake affect his skiing, continuing to race and make it to the finish. This was the first time Luke scored World Cup points since the Adelboden slalom last year where he finished 26th, and was his fourth career points score.

"It was a good day for me," said Winters. "I was fast here last year on the first run as well and so I knew where I needed to take the speed and where I need to be smart. I thought I executed my plan well that first run. What I’ve been focusing on in training is being athletic and loose and that’s how I skied first run."

Ryan Wilson, the men's World Cup slalom coach agreed with Luke that it was a good day and that this is a step in the right direction for the slalom team. "Big win today for U.S. slalom," said Wilson. "We have a belief that we are coming to more results that we haven’t had yet. This definitely helps."

Rounding out the Land Rover U.S. Alpine Ski Team, Jett Seymour just missed second run, finishing in 34th. Ben Ritchie also did not qualify for second run. But the guys are getting closer. "Jett and Ben have both been skiing incredibly fast in training," said Winters. "It’s just a matter of time before they do it. Looking forward to that. It happened to be me today, but it’s going to happen soon with all of us."

The results are starting to come in because of how hard this team is working—both physically and mentally. And fans should start expecting to see more second runs from this crew.

"We had an absolute reset in the approach to racing and the way that we were training coming into this from Zagreb," said Wilson. "We changed the mentality of going fast and letting your athletic ability come out. These guys are three freakshow athletes, so if they’re trying to go as fast as they can and making recoveries, that’s way better than trying to control everything that doesn’t play to their strengths."

The men’s World Cup stays in Switzerland for the classic Lauberhorn downhill on Friday and Saturday and slalom on Sunday in Wengen.

RESULTS
Men’s slalom

Sunday, Jan. 10
2:00 p.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Men's Slalom - same-day broadcast, Adelboden, SUI, Broadcast NBCSN

Tuesday, Jan. 12
12:00 p.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Women's Slalom, run 1 - LIVE, Flachau, AUT, Streaming Peacock
2:45 p.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Women's Slalom, run 2 - LIVE, Flachau, AUT, Streaming Peacock

All streams will be available via desktop as well as mobile, tablet, and connected television platforms. The NBC Sports, Peacock TV, and Olympic Channel app are available on the Apple App Store, Google Play, Windows Store, Roku Channel Store, Apple TV, and Amazon Fire.