It was a dominant one-two result for the Stifel U.S. Ski Team on Tuesday night in Flachau, Austria—a rare and powerful statement on one of the sport’s most iconic stages. Mikaela Shiffrin continued her historic run, earning her 107th career World Cup victory and 70th slalom win, with Paula Moltzan delivering a fearless performance to finish in second place. The result marked Moltzan’s third podium of the season and her first slalom podium this winter.

“The competition level really is so high,” said Shiffrin. “Nothing is given. It has to be fought for every single race, every single run.”

That fight was on full display in Flachau. With warm temperatures and spring-like snow creating a demanding surface, Shiffrin leaned into her trademark composure, skiing with intensity. The margins were razor-thin, with the top five women separated by less than a second.

“When I'm standing at the top of the mountain for the second run, I'm thinking, it's everybody's race,” said Shiffrin. 

Thousands of fans turned the night slalom into a wall of sound, their energy echoing through the course as Shiffrin crossed the finish line and took her place atop the podium yet again, reinforcing her status as the benchmark in women’s slalom.

Moltzan matched the energy run for run. Holding second after the first run, she attacked again in run two. Her second-place finish marked the first time the two Americans have gone one-two in slalom since the night race in Semmering in 2022, where Shiffrin and Moltzan also took first and second. It is a testament to the depth and momentum of the women’s Stifel U.S. Ski Team, which now leads the slalom, downhill and overall Nations Cup standings.

“I’ve skied with Mikaela since I was 13,” said Moltzan. “So her winning is nothing new, but it doesn’t mean I don’t want to beat her. We talk about it all the time and it’s going to happen at some point, but I’ll keep fighting until I get there.”

Teammate Nina O’Brien added to the strong team showing with a solid 13th-place finish—her best slalom result of the season.

“Second round I really wanted to take advantage of a better start in the course,” said Moltzan. “I feel like I was able to do that and I think it’s a good step forward in my slalom.”

As the night came to a close, the emotion carried beyond the finish line. Family and friends gathered at the bottom of the course, including Moltzan’s family sporting red, white and blue hockey jerseys, sharing in a moment of joy. Shiffrin and Moltzan celebrated together, all smiles with their teammates to embody a group that continues to push each other, and the sport, forward. 

RESULTS
Women's slalom

On the final day of competition of the 2025-26 FIS Aerials World Cup season, Kaila Kuhn delivered for the second day in a row, taking home the first World Cup victory of her career at the Stifel Lake Placid Freestyle Cup presented by iHeartRadio. She was third the day prior in the individual aerials competition.

“I’ve done this jump 100 times before, and when the crowd is here and the pressure is on, I just rely on that training and that’s what I did today,” Kuhn said after the event. “I knew that if I relied on the jumps I did all summer, then I could put it to my feet when it mattered.” 

It was a cold, snowy, blustery day in Lake Placid, New York. Not only was it the final competition of the season before the Olympic Winter Games, but it was the final chance to qualify for Team USA. The season’s overall trophy, the World Cup Crystal Globe, was also on the line. 

In the qualification round, it was Kuhn leading the women for the second day in a row, with teammate Kyra Dossa within the top 12 to land a spot going into the finals. Kuhn, who was back on the individual aerials podium for the first time since 2021 less than 24 hours prior, qualified in first place with a lay-full-full. Going off the triple, athletes were launching themselves nearly 55-60 feet into the air; on the double, they’re going up to 40 feet. Other Americans on the startlist were Tasia Tanner, Karenna Elliott, Winter Vinecki, Amelia Glogowski, Dani Loeb and Cate McEneany – they did not advance to finals. 

For the men, no men advanced to the finals. American athletes on the start list were Derek Krueger, Ashton Salwan, Chris Lillis, Connor Curran, Ian Schoenwald, Kane Scott, Gavin Canzano, Beaudin Napolitano and Beau Magner. 

In the final, there were two jumps on the line for the top 12 women. Only six would advance to the second round of jumping. In the first round, Kuhn performed a lay-full-full, which landed her in fourth. Into the second round, she mixed it up with a full-full-full, securing the win by having the highest-scoring jump of the round. From there, it was all about soaking up the feelings that come from winning her first-ever World Cup competition. Dossa, who was also in the finals, was 12th on the day. 

“It’s pretty indescribable,” said Kuhn, when asked how it felt to win the competition and make Team USA. “There is no better place where I would want to get my first World Cup win, but also ending the season with a win, especially going into the Olympics, is a huge confidence boost, and I will be going into the Olympics this year with this win in the back of my mind.” 

With the result, Kuhn finished the season in third place in the overall World Cup standings. 

The 2025-26 FIS Aerials World Cup has officially come to an end, but this is not the end for the athletes who are going to represent Team USA at the Olympic Winter Games in February. While the official team has not been announced, many of the athletes competing in Lake Placid at the Olympic aerials venue in Livigno, Italy in a few short weeks. 

RESULTS
Women
Men

For the final FIS Aerials World Cup of the 2025-26 season, and the final competition before the Olympic Winter Games, the world’s best traveled to Lake Placid, NY, for two days of competition at the Lake Placid Ski Jumping Complex, for the Stifel Lake Placid Freestyle Cup presented by iHeartRadio. On the first day of jumping, three Americans landed a spot in finals and Kaila Kuhn was back on the individual podium in third, for the first time since 2021. 

It was a clear, sunny day in the Adirondacks, with a slight breeze and cold temperatures, which turned out to be in the athletes' favor… until the finals, when the snow started to fall heavily. Yet, that didn’t stop the field. 

In the qualification round, the women went first. Kuhn, the 2025 World Champion, was the top American qualifier in fifth, throwing a lay-full-full, while Winter Vinecki, who had back-to-back podiums last weekend, threw the same trick and qualified ninth. U.S. athletes Kyra Dossa, Karenna Elliott, Dani Loeb, Tasia Tanner, Catherine McEnaney and Amelia Glogowski also jumped in qualification, but did not advance to finals. 

For the men, Derek Krueger led the way, qualifying 12th, with a full-full-full. Krueger was the only American to qualify. Quinn Dehlinger, who has already pre-qualified for the Olympic Winter Games, did not compete today. He took a fall during training and decided to withdraw to focus on recovery. He is okay. Connor Curran, Chris Lillis, Ashton Salwan, Beaudin Napolitano, Scott Kane, Ian Schoenwald, and Gavin Canzano did not advance to the finals. Canzano at only 15 years old, made his World Cup debut.

Into the finals, Kuhn and Vinecki put it all on the line. Vinecki, who has qualified for Team USA, threw a lay-full-full, landing strong, taking third to move on to the super final round. Kuhn, also throwing a lay-full-full, just missed the landing but her score was enough to make the top six and advance to super finals. In the final round of six, all eyes were on the Americans. Vinecki threw a full-full-full, and slightly overrotated the landing causing her to do a front flip but she walked away unscalved and finished the day fifth. All eyes were on Kuhn. With her last individual podium in 2021, it was time to be back on those steps. Throwing a lay-full-full, Kuhn stomped the landing. Anxiously awaiting her score, and for the final athletes to jump, it was tense. The score came through, the final athletes jumped, and Kuhn was back on the podium in third.

“This couldn't have been a more exciting way to start the weekend,” she said once the results were final. “I came into this competition at the bottom of the Olympic qualifier list, so being able to do this today was so huge for me,” she said, with tears. 

Krueger started off the first jump of finals strong, with a score of 100, throwing the full-double-full-full. That was enough to send him to the top six. From there, it was all about execution. Landing his second jump, Krueger ended the day in fourth, his career-best World Cup result. 

"It's been a long year for me, and a lot went into it. I was slowly progressing throughout the year, and I finally put it down in competition, so I'm pretty excited," said Krueger. "This is a personal best for me, fourth place, so a good result tomorrow could do the job." 

Now, the athletes will rest and reset for the same competition tomorrow, with individual aerials taking place at the Lake Placid Jumping Complex. This is the final day of aerials competition before the Olympic Winter Games next month in Milano Cortina. The overall Crystal Globes will be awarded; Vinecki leads the USA overall World Cup standings, sitting in second going into the final competition of the 2025-26 season. 

RESULTS
Women
Men

For the first time ever, the Stifel U.S. Freestyle Ski Team moguls women took the top four spots on a dual moguls World Cup podium. Jaelin Kauf, the fastest woman on the circuit, picked up where she left off in the 2024-25 season, taking the top spot. Elizabeth Lemley finished second, her first podium since 2024. Tess Johnson rounded out the podium in third place, her second podium of the weekend and Olivia Giaccio finished in fourth place. The last time the women swept a dual moguls podium was at Deer Valley in 2021. 

“I love duals, and I came out just to have fun tonight and ski as hard as I could out here, and I did just that,” said Kauf. “It’s so amazing having four of us in the top four. The run before that, I just wanted to call it there and have the four of us take the win together. We have an incredible team, and I’m stoked for all of us.” 

After a rain and a freeze, the bumps in Val St. Come, Quebec, Canada were fast and hard, leading to difficult conditions throughout the day. Ten Stifel U.S. Ski Team athletes advanced through to the finals round of 16, fortunate enough to avoid U.S.-on-U.S. dualing in the early rounds. The men sent four to the finals and Charlie Mickel led the way into the quarter final where he finished sixth, tying his personal best dual moguls result. Nick Page, Friday’s third-place finisher, landed in 11th followed by Asher Michel in 12th and Dylan Walczyk in 13th. 

Six women made it to the finals, and four made it to the quarter finals, where things started to pick up. One after another, the U.S. women won their duals - including an incredible battle by Lemley to take out reigning Olympic champion Jakara Anthony - until only American women remained in the competition. Lemley and Giaccio went head-to-head in the semifinals, with Lemley advancing to the big final. Kauf and Johnson were in the second heat; Kauf moved on to the big final and Johnson to the small. In the small final, Giaccio took a fall and lost both of her skis, but got up and skied down on her own. Johnson finished third overall. 

In the big final, both women put on a show, but Kauf’s speed remained unmatched, giving her 23 points over 12 for Lemley to take the top spot. Kauf had not finished off the dual moguls podium since December of 2023. Lemley, making her return after injury, is back on the podium in second place for the first time since 2024. 

Kauf ended the evening changing from the blue previous season winner bib to the yellow bib, signifying she is the current overall dual moguls World Cup leader. 

Next week, the team heads to Waterville Valley, New Hampshire for the Intermountain Health Freestyle International, the final World Cup and Olympic qualifier before the 2026 Olympic Winter Games. 

RESULTS
Women
Men

The final Olympic qualification event for freeski halfpipe delivered high drama and high-level performances Saturday at the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix at Aspen Snowmass, with Hunter Hess and Nick Goepper leading a deep showing from the Stifel U.S. Ski Team, taking the podium in second and third place.

Hess rose to the occasion when it mattered most, landing two huge runs to finish second and officially qualify for the Olympic team. He will join Goepper and Alex Ferreira on the team, with the final Olympic roster spot set to be named in the coming days.

Goepper followed closely behind, earning third place—his second podium in a week after winning the Snow Rodeo in Calgary. Finley Melville Ives of New Zealand took the win. 

Just off the podium, Matt Labaugh finished fourth after taking a slam that resulted in a busted lip on run one. Birk Irving was fifth, while Aspen local Alex Ferreira finished sixth in front of a supportive home crowd. Fellow hometown athletes Nick Geiser and Tristan Feinberg also delivered solid performances on familiar snow, finishing seventh and 10th, respectively.

Two-time Olympic champion David Wise finished 12th after struggling to put down a clean run in a highly competitive field. Aaron Blunck showed his trademark amplitude with an impressive first run before taking a heavy crash on the last trick and is currently undergoing medical evaluation. Dylan Ladd rounded out the U.S. results in 14th.

On the women’s side, Abby Winterberger was the top U.S. athlete, finishing sixth. Riley Jacobs was eighth, local girl Hanna Faulhaber ninth and Keva Kelly 10th. Though Svea Irving did not start in Aspen, she locked up her spot on the Olympic team due to her third place podium in Calgary the previous week. 

Fanghui Li of China won the women’s comp, with Zoe Atkin of Great Britain in second and Kexin Zhang of China third. 

Saturday’s competition marked the final Olympic qualifier for freeski halfpipe. Looking ahead, some athletes will remain in Aspen to compete at the X Games on Jan. 25, while others will shift focus and preparation toward the Olympic freeski halfpipe competition. 

RESULTS
Women
Men

In dramatic fashion and in front of his hometown crowd, Jake Canter took home his first career World Cup victory at the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix’s men’s snowboard slopestyle final. The win mathematically locked his spot on the 2026 Olympic team that heads to Italy in less than a month.

It was an interesting final for both the men and women on Saturday morning, with sub-degree temperatures affecting the rails and impacting even the most veteran of athletes. First to drop was 15-year-old Jess Perlmutter, who made an uncharacteristic mistake falling on the first rail. Two-time Olympic champion Jamie Anderson followed her teammate and took a heavy slam on the same rail forcing her to DNS the second run. Perlmutter was able to lace together her second attempt to finish the day in seventh place and secure the 2026 women’s slopestyle national championship title - particularly impressive given that it was her first slopestyle World Cup.

The six American men looked to turn the day around for the red, white and blue. The squad was sitting pretty with three riders in the top five as USA’s Brock Crouch and Hydro Flask U.S. Snowboard Team’s Red Gerard and Jake Canter all put down their first run. But run two was where the leaderboard started to shake up, as Judd Henkes entered the chat with his signature style to step into podium position. Second to last to drop, Canter locked in and delivered the run of his career - a 50-50 to front lipslide 270, then a back 270 on 270, a switch back 1260 nosegrab, back 1800 melon, and finally a switch noseslide 630 mute on the final section. The Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard alum was emotional watching his score come in from the judges - an 85.16 to land him in the top spot. With one rider to go, Canter anxiously watched as Olympic big air champion Su Yiming dropped in for his final attempt. The Aspen crowd knew it would be close after China’s top rider stomped his run but his 84.18 was not enough to best Canter’s full pull.

Judd Henkes finished fourth on the day, Olympic champion Red Gerard was sixth and Brock Crouch rounded out the top-eight in eighth place. Hydro Flask U.S. Snowboard Team’s Dusty Henricksen took 14th and Sean FitzSimons 15th.

Canter's win clinched him to spot to joins Gerard on the men’s slopestyle/big air roster for the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic Winter Games.

The team heads to Laax for the final World Cup of the season that will decide the remaining two spots on the Olympic roster.

Results
Women
Men

The Toyota U.S. Grand Prix halfpipe World Cup got underway Friday at Aspen Snowmass’ Buttermilk Mountain, with Hydro Flask U.S. Snowboard Team athletes Maddy Schaffrick and Alessandro Barbieri earning podium finishes in a key Olympic qualification event. 

In the women’s competition, Schaffrick delivered a confident performance to finish second overall. With results coming from athletes’ best score from two runs, Schaffrick set the tone early, laying down a strong opening run. The Colorado native was unable to improve on her first score but held firm to second place. It is Schaffrick’s first podium of the 2025-26 season and her fourth podium since her return to competition in 2024. 

Schaffrick was thrilled about her result, performing in front of her hometown Steamboat Springs-based friends and family who came to Aspen to watch.

On the men’s side, Barbieri continued his upward trajectory with a third-place finish. The American put down a solid first run to put himself in podium contention, then raised the bar in his second attempt, improving his score to secure third in a competitive field stacked with international talent. It is his second career podium, having also taken a third place result at the Calgary Snow Rodeo in 2025. 

Finals were stacked with American names, with Jake Pates finishing seventh, Ryan Wachendorfer eighth, Chase Josey ninth, Joey Okesson 10th and Levko Fedorowycz 11th.

Friday’s halfpipe event served as an Olympic qualification opportunity, with athletes earning valuable points toward Olympic team consideration. While U.S. Ski & Snowboard will not nominate the Olympic snowboard team until after the final World Cup in Laax, Switzerland Jan. 14-18, performances like those from Schaffrick and Barbieri underscore the momentum of the halfpipe program as the qualification window continues. 

Competition at the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix at Aspen continues through Saturday, with snowboard slopestyle at Snowmass and freeski halfpipe at Buttermilk. 

RESULTS 
Women 
Men

On a challenging giant slalom course in Adelboden, Switzerland Saturday, Stifel U.S. Ski Team alpine athlete River Radamus climbed from deep in the first run standings to finish seventh overall, continuing an impressive streak in World Cup giant slalom races. 

Radamus opened with a difficult first run where he ended up 30th under tough conditions. Snow made the course tricky to read, and River’s first attempt didn’t reflect his ability. But in true Radamus fashion, he knew how to hammer down a second run and did just that. 

“I had a pretty bad first run and I didn't know if I was going to get a second run, but once I got a second run I knew I had to take advantage and give it everything I had for sure,” said Radamus. 

The energy from the crowd in Adelboden was nothing short of remarkable - passionate and loud from start to finish. With fans lingering in the finish despite the winter weather, Radamus was able to feed off that intensity and delivered the fastest second run of the day by almost a second. Radamus then sat in the leaderboard chair upwards of 20 racers. 

“I always feel like Adelboden is one of the special races,” said Radamus. “It's a privilege just to be part of it. The crowd gives you so much energy so I knew that I wanted to do whatever I could to put on a show.” 

His seventh-place finish marks his fourth consecutive top-10 result in World Cup giant slalom, a streak that speaks to his growing consistency amongst the best. 

The winner of the race was none other than Swiss star Marco Odermatt. Brazilian Lucas Braathen Pinheiro was second and French skier Leo Anguenot third. This win marked Odermatt’s fifth consecutive win on the Adelboden track, a new record for the venue. Stifel U.S. Ski Team athletes Ryder Sarchett, Bridger Gile, Isaiah Nelson, Patrick Kenney and George Steffey raced but did not qualify for a second run. 

The men will now turn to a slalom World Cup race Sunday in front of the same electric crowd. 

RESULTS
Men's giant slalom 

Lindsey Vonn delivered another historic performance in Saturday’s downhill in Zauchensee, Austria, charging to her 84th career World Cup victory in snowy, demanding conditions. The win marked yet another milestone for the speed icon and capped off an exceptional day for the Stifel U.S. Ski Team, which celebrated a double podium with Jackie Wiles finishing third. It was Wiles’ first podium since 2024. 

Heavy snowfall blanketed the course throughout the day, creating a challenging race that required confidence and commitment. Vonn embraced the conditions from the start. Despite the shortened course, Vonn was able to make up time where no one else could towards the middle end of the course. She punched her hand through the finish to get the coveted green light. 

“I took some big chances in the middle section,” said Vonn. “I took some risk, but I'm happy with my skiing. This was a tough downhill with these conditions but overall I'm happy today... I think I executed my plan really well. I brought good intensity to my race, so I just swung really hard,” said Vonn. 

Stifel U.S. Ski Team speed skier Jackie Wiles put together an outstanding run to secure third place from bib 16 and her first World Cup podium since 2024. Wiles attacked the course with confidence, handling the snowy surface well. It was the first time Vonn and Wiles shared the podium since 2018. 

“Today you just really had to stick your nose in it,” said Wiles. “If you were outside of the line it was slow, so you really didn't nail the line but more than anything, just really charge and attack.” 

The double podium result highlighted the strength and depth of the American speed squad, especially on a day when conditions tested the entire field. After Wiles, Breezy Johnson snagged an impressive seventh place, Allison Mollin skied to a career best in 14th place and Keely Cashman landed in 18th. 

Stifel U.S. Ski Team athletes Haley Cutler, Tricia Mangan and Mary Bocock also raced and finished in 45th, 46th and 47th place. 

“I think that you really just have to fight for everything today,” said Johnson. “You really just had to be looking for any amount of time that you could.” 

The women’s team builds their lead in the Nations Cup overall as well as Nations Cup downhill standings. The women will switch gears to super-G on Sunday. 

RESULTS
Women's downhill

After a tough beginning to the slopestyle season due to snow conditions, the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix at Aspen Snowmass made the wait worth it with Stifel U.S. Freeski Team athlete Mac Forehand coming away with the win in the slopestyle.

For the first time since 2018, slopestyle was held at Snowmass instead of Buttermilk. Aspen Snowmass built a stellar venue, even with lack of snow at the beginning of the week. The athletes were excited about the course, with Mac Forehand thanking the teams.

"Aspen has been awesome," said Forehand. "Shoutout to Charles (Beckinsale) and the Aspen park crew for getting the course ready in time. The course is amazing; the jumps are perfect."

After an exciting first run, 2025 World Championship medalist Forehand held onto the lead through the end of the competition. The judges loved his jumps with his switch left double cork 1620 lead cuban wowing the judges and earning him the top score of that section. He was joined on the podium by Estonia's Henry Sildaru in second and Norway's Ulrik Samnoey in third. Thinking about his results today, Forehand said,

"Today was amazing, I couldn't have asked for a more perfect day. I was definitely super stressed going into it. It all clicked today, it all worked, and finally, the stress has gone away. I'm just super excited that I got the win, and hopefully I'm one step closer to going to Milan and the Olympics."

While this win does not confirm a spot for Forehand at the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic Games, it does put him in a good position to earn his second Olympic start. 

Konnor Ralph was the next American, with a strong finish in fourth. Ralph was strong on both his jumps and rails, earning him a second top-five finish of the season. Henry Townshend had a career-best result  in seventh, after making his first World Cup finals earlier this week. Townshend impressed the judges most with his second rail: a left 270 front swap, pretzel 270.  

Colby Stevenson finished ninth, Hunter Henderson 13th and Alex Hall 14th.

On the women's side, Avery Krumme was the lone American woman in the finals. Krumme finished sixth with slow, snowy conditions for the women. Krumme had another great result in at the Visa Big Air presented by Toytoa in Steamboat, making this her second top-six World Cup finish of the season.

The Stifel U.S. Freeski Team throws down in the halfpipe finals Saturday at 3:00 p.m. ET. Watch live on Outside TV.  

RESULTS
Women
Men