On Saturday's downhill in St. Moritz, Switzerland Stifel U.S. Ski Team athlete Lindsey Vonn captured the magic once again with a second-place finish on the second downhill race. Teammate Breezy Johnson was close behind in fourth place and Bella Wright in 13th. 

“I think I skied pretty well. I was a little bit out of balance today,” said Vonn. “I'm pretty happy.”

It was another picture perfect day on the slope with full blue skies and sun shining. The crowd was brought to their feet to watch one of the best downhill skiers of all time rise to the occasion again after her incredible win the day prior. But first she would have to beat the heater run that Italian Sofia Goggia put down before her. 

Vonn was on the limit and looking for speed. Turn after turn she found the green but had a few wobbles that would cost her the win. Vonn came down in first but then was overtaken by German youngster Emma Aicher. Her result proved that her win in the first downhill in St. Moritz wasn't a fluke, and she'll be charging for a podium in every speed event throughout the season. 

“Hopefully tonight I can get a little bit recharged and ski better tomorrow,” said Vonn. “I was a little bit more hesitant.” 

Breezy Johnson also had a strong day in fourth place. Johnson, the downhill world champion, knew what she needed to do in order to be close to the top skiers and she performed. Johnson pushed her speed and ended up just shy of the podium. It was also an exciting day for Bella Wright who ended up in 13th - her best performance in two years. It was also Johnson's 100th World Cup start. 

“I feel good. I've been struggling a lot the last few days, and to get out of the start today and yesterday was a pretty big victory for me,” said Johnson. “I love the World Cup. I love racing. It's a gorgeous day. So it was a great day to hit 100 and keep going from here.” 

Finally, the depth of the team still held strong with six girls in the top 30. Jackie Wiles was 20th, Keely Cashman 21st, and Allison Mollin 22nd. Tricia Mangan and Haley Cutler were 32nd and 36th. Mollin also secured her second Stifel Bibbo Award in two days, attacking from bib 48. 

The weekend isn't over yet; the women continue with a super-G on Sunday. 

RESULTS
Women's downhill

Stifel U.S. Ski Team racer Lindsey Vonn roared to the finish in St. Moritz, Switzerland to take her 83rd win and her first Audi FIS World Cup victory since her storied comeback began, proving that she is still the best downhiller in the world at age 41. It was her sixth win in St. Moritz throughout her career, dating back to 2010. 

“It's like a dream. It's more than a dream,” said Vonn. “I worked so hard this summer and we have such a great team and everything has really come together, but it almost doesn't feel real.” 

From bib 16, Vonn skied into the green with fast middle and lower splits to take a commanding lead by more than a second. It was her first World Cup win since March 2018, when she was 33 years old, and marks her as the oldest alpine World Cup winner in history. The previous record holder was Didier Cuche, who won a super-G in 2012 at 37 years old.

Vonn announced her comeback to the Stifel U.S. Ski Team in the fall of 2024 after retiring in 2019, and debuted in her first race one year ago in St. Moritz where she was 14th. She continued to drive to the top throughout the season and finally stepped onto the podium at the Stifel Sun Valley Finals at the end of the season, securing second place in the super-G. 

But she wasn’t done there, stating that she worked harder throughout the off-season than she ever has and has her eyes on more World Cup podiums and Olympic medals in Cortina. 2025-26 will be her final season.  

“I'm trying to enjoy every single moment because this is my last weekend racing in St. Moritz ever in my life,” said Vonn. “I’m not racing anymore after this year, so I'm trying to enjoy it, but it couldn't go any better than this. This is amazing. I'm so happy.” 

Vonn won the day by an astounding .98 seconds over Magdalena Egger of Austria. Austrian Mirjam Puchner was third. The emotions were high in the finish as Vonn was greeted by teammates, staff and more all congratulating her on the incredible victory. 

“Every single thing that I could do to be faster, I did,” said Vonn. “And now, now this is what happens. You get the reward.”

The rest of the Stifel U.S. Ski Team also had a banner day, putting seven into the top 30. Breezy Johnson was 15th. Bella Wright was 16th—her best result in two seasons. Jackie Wiles was 18th, Haley Cutler had a career best result in 20th, Keely Cashman 24th and Allison Mollin was 27th for her first career World Cup points.  

"I feel like I've been skiing at that level for a while, and it's good to just do it in the setting when it counts and when it matters, not only top 30, but huge team result for everyone," said Mollin. 

It was notably Wright's first race back after ending her season short in February of last year. Her result just outside the top 15 is a big stepping stone moving forward into the season. 

"I'm really grateful for today," said Wright. "I haven't raced since last February and this is like my third day of a full length course. It was somewhat nerve wracking, but also I was happy to make it down and have a pretty solid run with some mistakes to clean up for tomorrow." 

The women race downhill again on Saturday and super-G on Sunday.

RESULTS
Women’s downhill

On the final day of the Stifel Birds of Prey, hometown boy River Radamus led the way with his top performance of the season in sixth place, jumping 12 spots from first run. Teammate Ryder Sarchett and Global Racing’s George Steffey landed in 25th and 27th. It was Sarchett's first World Cup points. 

"I tried really hard. I thought that I laid it on the line, and I gave myself the opportunity for the upset and fast skiing," said Radamus. 

It was a cold but picture-perfect Colorado day for the men’s giant slalom skiers. The Talon Crew worked relentlessly the day prior, clearing the snow from the storm and the surface was perfect. Radamus ran first for the Stifel U.S. Ski Team. He held back in spots and ended up further down the results list than he would want – but he know how to bring it back. 

The first run excitement continued for young skier Sarchett who blasted from bib 52 to 27th. The crowd cheered him in and he threw his hands up in joy. Then Global Racing athlete George Steffey continued the success, punching it into 25th. 

"I went for it and I just did what I had to do," said Sarchett. "I haven't been skiing very fast in training, but I knew if I went for it things can happen." 

On the second run, both Sarchett and Steffey made it down to score points and ramp up the crowd for Radamus. Radamus got the crowd on their feet as he linked turns, moving into the top spot and ended up second on the second run. He would move up 12 spots to sixth place to mark a great end to the North American stops. 

"I felt like I haven't had a good run of giant slalom this year up to the level that I think I'm capable," said Radamus. "It's been frustrating knowing that I'm able to ski a lot faster than I am, and I just really want to put one together. I finally feel like I did that."

Steffey took home the Stifel Bibbo Award, skiing from bib 58 to 27th place.

The winner of the race was none other than Swiss Marco Odermatt. Italian Alex Vinatzer was second and Norwegian Henrik Kristoffersen took third. Stifel U.S. Ski Team member Patrick Kenney did not finish but is ok. Bridger Gile and Isaiah Nelson did not qualify for a second run. 

The men now head overseas for the next tech World Cup in Val d’Isere, France. 

RESULTS
Men's giant slalom 

On day two of the two-day series of giant slalom races in Tremblant, Stifel U.S. Ski Team athletes Mikaela Shiffrin and Paula Moltzan had a strong day, finishing in fourth and sixth place, respectively. 

It was another brisk day in Tremblant and the women took what they learned from the day prior into the final day out east. Shiffrin, Moltzan and Nina O’Brien all impressed with strong first runs. O’Brien sat in third, Shiffrin sixth and Moltzan 18th. However, if they learned anything from Saturday’s race, the second run could change everything.

“I watched the video, refocused, picked some points in which I needed to improve on and locked in," said Moltzan. 

Moltzan was the first American to run in the second run, skiing flawlessly down the false flats and through the various terrain and pitches. She would sit in the leaderboard chair for a long chunk of time, moving from 18th place to an eventual sixth place finish. 

“I trusted my gut on my inspection and went for it,” said Moltzan 

Shiffrin was next up for the team and skied with force down the various sections of the course. Shiffrin would ultimately land fourth place - tied with Swiss skier Camille Rast. It was another positive step in the right direction for her giant slalom discipline, and shows that she can be back on the podium again. 

“I had the chance to be in there within range,” said Shiffrin. “I'm just going to keep working on cleaning up any small errors and bring a higher intensity.”  

Last up was O’Brien, in a position she had not been in before: contending for a podium. O’Brien skied aggressively at the top into the green, but got caught up in the transition and skied out. It was a disappointing second runm but there was promising skiing in between. 

The winner of the race was Austria’s Julia Scheib, Sweden’s Sara Hector in second and New Zealand’s Alice Robinson in third. Stifel U.S. Ski Team’s Elisabeth Bococok did not finish and Kjersti Moritz once again put down some strong skiing to just miss the flip 30 in 34th place. 

The women’s tech tour will now spend some time training before heading to Courchevel, France for a night slalom later in December. The speed skiers kick off their racing starting on Dec. 12 in St. Moritz.

RESULTS
Women's giant slalom 

Three Stifel U.S. Ski Team women skied into the top 15 in Saturday’s giant slalom race in Tremblant, Canada. Mikaela Shiffrin led the charge in sixth, Nina O’Brien was 10th and Paula Moltzan rounded out the group in 13th place. 

It was a cold winter-y day in Tremblant for the women’s giant slalom race, bringing a mix of wintery conditions from fog to light snow. Moltzan ran first for the Americans and came out firing, but made a massive mistake toward the middle, pushing her down to the 20th position on the first run. O’Brien skied well, landing just outside the top 15. Shiffrin put down an excellent first run to take third.

“I was really pushing, which was exactly what I wanted to achieve on the first run, and then try to do something as close to that as possible on the second run,” said Shiffrin. 

Conditions were tough in the second run, with piling snow and tough visibility, but Moltzan and O’Brien skied aggressively to bump themselves up a considerable number of spots. O’Brien ended up in the top 10 in 10th place, while Moltzan was 13th.

“I feel like this run I had a better attitude going forward so hopefully I can start off with that same mindset tomorrow, but it was challenging conditions,” said O’Brien. 

The fog rolled in on Shiffrin's run, but it didn't impact the top half of her run, as the large crowd cheered on her flawless turns. But she lost a little bit of time toward the end and ultimately landed in sixth place - another excellent result for Shiffrin's return to GS.

"I felt very aggressive on the second run," said Shiffrin. "But there were a couple spots looking back that I maybe wasn't as clean as possible so that's something that I can work on tomorrow," said Shiffrin. " 

This result puts Shiffrin back into the top 15 giant slalom seed, giving her a much better start bib for races to come. That achievement marked a big moment after her devastating crash in the Killington giant slalom over a year ago that left her with PTSD and a long journey to recovery. 

 "It's really exciting to be in the top 15 again because it wasn't many races ago that I was fighting to be in the top 30," said Shiffrin. 

The winner of the day was New Zealand’s Alice Robinson, second place went to Croatian Zrinka Ljutic with Canadian Valerie Grenier in third place in front of the hometown crowd. Elisabeth Bocock did not finish and Kjersti Moritz landed just outside the top 30 in 31st. 

“Tomorrow we will just come out really hungry because we had some good sections but for sure want more,” said O’Brien. 

Another giant slalom takes place on Sunday in Tremblant.

RESULTS
Women's giant slalom 

On Friday’s super-G at the Stifel Birds of Prey River Radamus led the way for the Stifel U.S. Ski Team in 12th place with teammate Ryan Cochran-Siegle just behind in 13th. Jared Goldberg rounded out the group in 25th. 

It was a tricky weather day for the racers, with wind, snow and more causing long delays and questions on whether the race would go off. After a hold for the first 30 minutes, the race went on. However, it was a bit of a wait for the first American, the day prior’s second-place finisher, Cochran-Siegle. 

Cochran-Siegle hesitated at the top of the brink, but brought it back in the second half to make a strong result of 13th. 

“I think my execution was just off the mark in terms of being ahead of it. I started feeling my feet underneath me once I got through the pitch. But gave up too much time, at the top” said Cochran-Siegle. 

With the weather causing many delays, the hometown kid Radamus ran six athletes and nearly an hour after Cochran-Siegle. Radamus pushed to his limit and found himself just 0.35 off the pace – the best of any skier around him and in line for a podium. But just towards the bottom, Radamus put his hip on the ground and lost all of his speed. He still had a strong day in 12th, snagging the Stifel Bibbo Award and earning the respect of the top international skiers, with many expressing their respect for his on-the-edge skiing to Radamus in the finish. 

“I knew that whenever we got to go, I had to be ready. And to have to wait that long up there. I wanted to make it worth it. So I wanted to lay it all on the line,” said Radamus. 

“If I have the nerve to really commit in those first four turns I'll set the tone for myself the rest of the way,” said Radamus. “It was dark, it was bumpy but the conditions were still good enough that you could get some response. I felt like I was putting it on the line and then obviously I made a huge mistake. It's frustrating.” 

Shortly after Radamus ran, the race was stopped due to weather conditions. Despite the short ending, the fans were pleased to see some action on the famed Birds of Prey course. 

“I have to take the good with the bad and hopefully take some fast skiing into Sunday,” said Radamus. 

The winner of the race was Austrian great Vincent Kreichmayr. Norwegian Fredrik Moeller was second and Austrian Raphael Haaser in third. 

The men now turn to giant slalom on Sunday. 

RESULTS
Men's super-G

In the opening downhill of the season in front of an electric home crowd, Stifel U.S. Ski Team veteran and Olympic silver medalist Ryan Cochran-Siegle delivered a statement run, charging to second place at the Stifel Birds of Prey. His podium marks the first American podium in the iconic Beaver Creek downhill since 2014, sending the crowd into a frenzy.

After two difficult training days on the shortened downhill track, the weather opened up for a beautiful Colorado day. Although brisk, the snow, stage and vibe could not have been better suited for the first downhill of the season. Cochran-Siegle ran first for the U.S. team with bib four and he knew how to execute on the track. 

From the top, Cochran-Siegle was in it to win it with his skis arcing each turn and a fierce drive through the flats. He would hold onto first place for almost 10 racers -- until Swiss phenom Marco Odermatt was able to squeak by him by three-tenths for Odermatt's fifth downhill win. Third place went to Norwegian Adrian Sejersted. 

 “As an American kid, Birds of Prey is always such a special event," said Cochran-Siegle. "It was my second World Cup start here and first (World Cup) points, so to perform in front of this crowd is special.”

After a promising super-G race at the Stifel Copper Cup on Thanksgiving day where Cochran-Siegle was poised for a podium before a massive mistake at the bottom, the result one week later proves he is skiing at a top level. It was his top World Cup downhill result since 2021. 

“It’s funny, I feel like when you’re trying less hard, it actually comes your way. 33 years old and I’m still learning every day,” said Cochran-Siegle. 

Steven Nyman had the last American World Cup downhill podium on the track in 2014 and was in the crowd to hug Cochran-Siegle. Daron Rahlves, who has four World Cup downhill podiums on Birds of Prey between 2002-05, was also present in the finish. American Travis Ganong took the silver medal in downhill on the Birds of Prey track at the 2015 World Alpine Ski Championships.

The other top downhiller of the Stifel U.S. Ski Team, Bryce Bennett, ended up in 28th. Bennett skied solidly but knows he has another gear and looks forward to finding that in the next races. 

Sam Morse, Wiley Maple, Erik Arvidsson, Kyle Negomir and Jared Goldberg also raced and landed outside of the top 30. It was notably Arvidsson’s first race back from injury - a great step in the right direction for him. 

The Stifel Birds of Prey weekend has just begun. The super-G moved up a day to Friday due to weather and the giant slalom wraps the American World Cup stint on Sunday. 

RESULTS
Men's downhill

HOW TO WATCH
STIFEL BIRDS OF PREY – BROADCAST PRESENTED BY CLOUDFLARE

Friday, Dec. 5, 2025

1:15 p.m. – men’s super-G – LIVE on Outside TV (free)

Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025

5:00 p.m. – men’s downhill – tape delay on NBC & Peacock

Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025

12:00 p.m. – men’s giant slalom, run 1 – LIVE on Outside TV (free)

12:30 p.m. – men’s super-G – tape delay on NBC & Peacock

3:00 p.m. – men’s giant slalom, run 2 – LIVE on Outside TV (free), CNBC & Peacock

Mikaela Shiffrin of the Stifel U.S. Ski Team pulled off yet another home win over Thanksgiving weekend, this time at Copper Mountain, Colorado at the Stifel Copper Cup presented by United Airlines. Just 30 minutes away from her home in Edwards and in front of thousands of screaming fans, Shiffrin took her 104th World Cup win by more than 1.5 seconds. Paula Moltzan finished in eighth place. 

It was Shiffrin’s 67th slalom win, and her fourth straight slalom race—having won in Sun Valley at the 2025 Stifel Sun Valley Finals in March, then Levi, Finland and Gurgl, Austria. Out of the 17 domestic slalom World Cup races that Shiffrin has competed in since 2011, she has won 12 of them. 

“With the home crowd, there's some extra pressure that comes with it. But I'm also trying to enjoy myself,” said Shiffrin. “Every race is a different new mentality and a new way to practice and I think the best thing that I can do is just get the exposure and keep working on it. It all came together today.”

The course was exhausting with two, nearly minute-long slalom runs at more than 10,000 feet above sea level. Plus, the women had shipped over from Europe, with only a few days to adjust to the altitude and the Rocky Mountain time zone. 

“It was really challenging because of the fatigue from traveling on Monday, arriving at midnight, training this week,” said Shiffrin. “And all the excitement around a home race and racing GS yesterday. It’s the first double race series of the weekend of the season and then a really long slalom course. It was all of these factors, but my skiing on the second run was so much fun.”

Moltzan also nailed a top 10—an impressive feat given a hard fall she took in Saturday’s giant slalom race. Battling a swollen elbow and an aching neck, she skied to eighth place with the fourth-fastest second run, and was pleased with her result. 

“I have some whiplash from hitting that gate pretty hard,” said Moltzan, who considered not racing in the slalom. “I think when I crashed yesterday, I was like, there's no chance. And then as the day progressed, I was like, you know what? I've raced in a lot more pain than this, so I'll be fine.”

Nina O’Brien also qualified for a second run, finishing 26th. She was pleased to take home some World Cup points and race just a couple of hours from her home in Denver. 

Annika Hunt and Kjersti Moritz did not qualify for a second run. Elisabeth Bocock and Liv Moritz were well on their way to qualify for second runs with very fast first runs, but both had trouble right near the finish line and DNFed.  

Behind Shiffrin, Lena Duerr of Germany took second place and Lara Colturi of Albania third. Duerr also won the Stifel HERoic Cup—a $10,000 prize for the top woman between all U.S. World Cups, provided by Stifel Financial. Between Duerr’s sixth-place finish in the Stifel Copper Cup giant slalom and second place in the slalom, she beat Shiffrin by just two points. Lara Gut Behrami won the 2024-25 Stifel HERoic Cup, having accumulated the most World Cup points between Killington, Beaver Creek and Sun Valley. 

Copper Mountain was an excellent host of their first World Cup in 24 years, running four seamless back-to-back races, bib draws, concerts and more to thrill the packed U.S. crowd. The Stifel U.S. Ski Team athletes signed autographs and posed for pictures for hours, making sure they inspired every kid watching the race. The men are expected to be back at Copper in 2026, with the women likely returning to Killington, pending FIS calendar confirmation. 

Next in the 2025-26 season, the women head to Tremblant, Canada, for a pair of tech races. But first? “The best celebration would be to go home, maybe watch a movie tonight with my family. I think Aleks is going to be able to hang out for a bit,” said Shiffrin. “Just like some hot tea and a burger.”

RESULTS
Women’s slalom

Nina O’Brien led the Stifel U.S. Ski Team women in the giant slalom at the Stifel Copper Cup presented by United, taking 11th place. Mikaela Shiffrin was 14th. 

Snow fell overnight at Copper—a welcome sight in the dry west—but caused a short delay in the start. However, the sun came out by first run and the course crew slipped the new snow off to unearth a perfect track. 

First run proved challenging for the U.S. women, who battled the light coming in and out and a long, leg-burning course at nearly 11,000 feet above sea level. After first run, O’Brien sat in 13th, Paula Moltzan 16th and Shiffrin 18th – and all felt they had more to give. 

“It’s those conditions where it’s easy to feel so good, but if you push too hard, it’s also not really fast,” said Shiffrin. “You have to really find the perfect balance. I felt really good though, so we’re going to go back and analyze it and see what to do better.” 

With the delay of race from the morning, the track was dark at the 1:30pm MT second run start time. Shiffrin raced first for the U.S. women and was pleased with her result.

“It’s really difficult to be really fast consistently for the whole run,” said Shiffrin. “I was able to execute like 90 percent of the run, so I'm psyched because it's hard to change your mentality between the first and second run of a race. To actually really put that into play and execute it, I feel like I was able to do that for the most part and that's a great direction for the coming races.”

O’Brien, who was also celebrating her 28th birthday, dialed up the aggressiveness on her second run, which bumped her up to 11th place overall. “I was really trying to go for it. You can see how aggressive everyone is skiing,” said O’Brien. “I'm not completely satisfied because I feel like I could have cleaned it up a little bit further, but I'm proud of the effort and it's a real pleasure to be racing here at home.” 

Molzan also turned up the aggression, but put her head through a gate panel and crashed out of the course. She DNFed but is OK. 

Keely Cashman and Tricia Mangan started at the Stifel Copper Cup, but did not qualify for a second run. Elisabeth Bocock was skiing fast first run, but crashed on the pitch. She is OK. 

Alice Robinson of New Zealand took the win by nearly a second. Julia Scheib of Austria was second and Thea Louise Stjernesund of Norway third.  

While it wasn’t the results the Stifel U.S. Ski Team women were hoping for, they were thrilled to be racing in front of the home crowd. 

“I've done a lot of World Cup races in Colorado and I've never seen this many people,” said Shiffrin, who hails from Edwards – just a short drive away from Copper. “It's really exciting to see so many people. There's so much enthusiasm. It's just amazing to be home and to have this kind of turnout for the World Cup.”

“I feel so lucky; my whole family's here,” said O’Brien, who lives in Denver. “I got to spend Thanksgiving with them. It happens to be my birthday too, so I'm feeling lots of love from everyone and hopefully everyone watching had a good time too.”

The women race slalom on Sunday to close out the weekend.

RESULTS
Women’s giant slalom

HOW TO WATCH

Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025
12:00 p.m. – women’s slalom, run 1 – LIVE on Outside TV (free)
1:00 p.m. – women’s giant slalom – tape delay on NBC & Peacock
2:00 p.m. – men’s giant slalom – tape delay on CNBC & Peacock
3:00 p.m. – women’s slalom, run 2 – LIVE on Outside TV (free), CNBC & Peacock

On Friday’s men’s giant slalom in Copper, Colorado hometown boy River Radamus landed in the top 15 in front of a buzzing U.S. crowd at the Stifel Copper Cup presented by United Airlines. 

“ I love racing here. I love the home atmosphere, and I knew that if I gave anything less than everything I had, I'd be regretting and finish,” said Radamus. 

The Stifel U.S. Ski Team athlete was the top performer of the day and sole American to land in the second run. On the first run Radamus was strong through the top splits but held back too much to find himself in 14th place. 

As the sun was going in and out the crowds began to show up for run two. Radamus pushing out of the gate just after the first 15 racers with the plan to push his limits. In the green for the first few splits he held back just too much and bumped back a few spots. 

Radamus was able to maintain a top 15 finish as many racers after him had significant trouble with the long course and altitude. Radamus would slide into the 15th position. 

“I grew up watching the Birds of Prey World Cup in Beaver Creek. And that was sort of what inspired me to become a ski racer. I just need to put two good runs together,” said Radamus. 

Stifel U.S. Ski Team athletes Isaiah Nelson, Patrick Kenney and Ryder Sarchett also raced and landed in 35th, 37th, 38th and 47th place. Bridger Gile did not finish but is ok. The winner of the race was first time World Cup winner from Austria Stefan Brennsteiner. Norwegian Henrik Kristoffersen took second with Croatian Filip Zubcic in third. 

The women will take on the Copper Cup track tomorrow with a giant slalom. 

RESULTS
men's giant slalom