On the final day of World Cup Finals, Stifel U.S. Ski Team superstar and the winningest alpine skier of all time, Mikaela Shiffrin, officially clinched the coveted overall FIS Crystal Globe, tying the all-time women’s record with her sixth career title.

The season-long battle for the overall came down to the final race, with Germany’s Emma Aicher still mathematically in contention heading into the giant slalom. With everything on the line, the pressure was high.

Racing on a fresh track under favorable conditions, Shiffrin sat 17th after the first run, while Aicher was fourth. The scenario was clear: Aicher needed a victory, paired with Shiffrin finishing outside the top 15 to claim the Globe. And when it mattered most, Shiffrin delivered.

“I had a weird feeling yesterday like, it's too good to be true because I was thinking that it could go either way,” said Shiffrin. “Emma's first run was spectacular but my second run felt better. It’s just crazy.” 

Putting down a composed and determined second run, Shiffrin surged to 11th place—more than enough to secure the title and etch her name alongside Annemarie Moser-Pröll as the only women in history to win six overall Crystal Globes.

Shiffrin was visibly emotional in the finish, tearing up with her teammates, family and fiancé, Aleksander Aamodt Kilde.

“I really imagined that I would get no points and that Emma would win the race,” admitted Shiffrin. “I believe that there’s a world where this would happen and it's happened before at World Cup Finals… I was not taking that for granted, but I still needed to find the energy to push forward. So it was this moment of emotion. Those were my first tears since Cortina.”

The U.S. women backed up the performance with a strong team showing in the final giant slalom. Nina O'Brien led the way in eighth, followed by AJ Hurt in 18th and Paula Moltzan in 25th. Moltzan and O’Brien also secured career-best season-long giant slalom rankings, with Moltzan finishing sixth and O’Brien 10th.  

“I think it was a solid season,” said O’Brien. “I feel like I had a lot of good runs, some good races, which showed me that I can be in touch with that top group, but I wouldn't say I'm totally satisfied either. I’m definitely hungry for more.” 

Adding to the historic day, the Stifel U.S. Ski Team women were officially awarded the Nations Cup, marking the team’s first victory in 44 years and underscoring the depth and strength of the program. 

With the World Cup season now complete, the team will take a brief reset before turning focus toward preparations for the 2026-27 season.

RESULTS
Women's giant slalom 

The Stifel U.S. Ski Team alpine women made history this season, securing the FIS Alpine Nations Cup title for the first time since 1982 in a landmark year defined by depth, consistency and dominance across all disciplines.

Fueled by an extraordinary team effort, the Stifel U.S. Ski Team women tallied 11 World Cup victories and 27 podium finishes, with 16 different athletes contributing points throughout the season. The women delivered week in and week out across speed and tech events, consistently placing multiple athletes in the top ranks, including seven women landing in the top 15 overall World Cup standings.  

“This achievement is a testament to the strength of this team from top to bottom,” said U.S. Ski & Snowboard Chief of Sport Anouk Patty. “To have 16 athletes scoring points and 27 podiums shows the depth and unity of this group. Everyone played a role in this success.”

The season featured standout performances from veteran leaders and emerging talents alike, with athletes stepping onto the podium across downhill, super-G, giant slalom and slalom, including podiums from Mikaela Shiffrin, Lindsey Vonn, Breezy Johnson, Paula Moltzan and Jackie Wiles. The women not only captured the overall Nations Cup, but also the slalom and giant slalom disciplines, as well.

The title marks a return to the top of the sport for the U.S. women, ending a more than four-decade gap since their last Nations Cup victory in 1982, from legendary athletes like Tamara McKinney, Cindy Nelson and Christin Cooper. 

With momentum on their side, the Stifel U.S. Ski Team women now look ahead to continuing their success on the World Cup circuit and beyond in seasons to come.

Nations Cup Rankings

The Hydro Flask U.S. Snowboard Team delivered a strong performance in Flachau, Austria, with Judd Henkes and Lily Dhawornvej both earning podium finishes at the second to last World Cup of the 2025-26 season.

On the men's side of competition, Henkes led the charge for the Americans and delivered a clutch second run to secure a spot on the podium. Consistently in the mix, Henkes has finished in the top-6 in every World Cup this season but Flachau markes his first time cracking the top-3 since 2020 - a well deserved result for the athlete who effortlessly blends creativity and execution in each slopestyle run he puts down. Henkes is now in second place in the slopestyle Crystal Globe standings heading into World Cup finals.

Hydro Flask U.S. Snowboard Team's Brooklyn Depriest joined Henkes in the men's final and earned a respectable 13th place after a long week of competition.

In her first contest back from the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic Winter Games, 16-year-old Lily Dhawornvej secured her second career World Cup podium with a third place finish in Flachau. Dhawornvej's first run heater held strong throughout the competition with only two riders - Great Britian's Mia Brookes and Austria's Anna Gasser - able to best her score of 66.61. Her podium finish put her in the top spot of the slopestyle Crystal Globe rankings heading into the final World Cup of the season and second in the race for the overall park & pipe Crystal Globe.

Teammates Jess Perlmutter and Rebecca Flynn joined Dhawornvej in the women's final and took seventh and eighth place, respectively, highlighting the growing depth of the American women's slopestyle squad.

The Hydro Flask U.S. Snowboard Team looks to ride this momentum into park & pipe World Cup Finals taking place in Silvaplana, Mar. 24-29.

Results
Women
Men

At the World Cup Finals in Hafjell, Stifel U.S. Ski Team athlete Mikaela Shiffrin delivered yet another historic performance, capturing her 110th career Audi FIS Ski World Cup victory in dominant fashion in the women’s slalom, officially taking home her ninth career slalom FIS Alpine Crystal Globe.

“This is really a symbol of the work my team has done this year, but especially the last three seasons to help me through the injuries that I had and last season specifically,” said Shiffrin. “This was a really big push; there was a big effort from everybody. It’s really just so much work from so many people, and we really did this together.”

With the win, Shiffrin not only extended her all-time record but also capped the most commanding slalom seasons in the history of the sport. She won nine of the 10 slalom races this 2025-26 season, setting a new record for most victories in a single World Cup slalom season.

Teammate Paula Moltzan also capped a standout day and season, finishing fifth in both the race and the overall slalom discipline standings, which marked the best slalom season of her career.

“It was definitely challenging conditions today with two very different course sets,” said Moltzan. “I have a lot to work on in the offseason, but I ended up in the top five. It’s the best slalom rank I’ve ever had, so I’m very happy with that.”

In addition to the race win, Shiffrin was officially presented with her record ninth career slalom Crystal Globe, which she clinched earlier this season–further cementing her legacy as the greatest skiers the sport has ever seen.

The fight for the overall Crystal Globe is not yet decided. Shiffrin holds an 85-point lead over Emma Aicher of Germany, with one giant slalom race remaining to determine the title. This means Shiffrin only has to finish in the top-15 in tomorrow's race to be crowned the Overall World Cup champion for the sixth time, matching the Austrian great Annemarie Moser-Proell of Austria's record. 

“I don't feel secure with it at all, actually,” said Shiffrin. “I think anything can happen in this race, and it's such an honor to be competing against somebody who is showing so much strong skiing in all the disciplines.”

The final women’s giant slalom race kicks off at 4:30 a.m. ET on skiandsnowboard.live.

RESULTS
Women's slalom

There was a moment of quiet at the beginning of the race. It was hard to tell if it was because the speaker cut out or if the crowd was holding its collective breath waiting for the start gun to go off, but suddenly a sound broke the silence. “Thank you!!!” a small, clear voice echoed throughout the stadium, coming from a sparkle-laden Jessie Diggins at the front of the pack of awaiting ski racers. She smiled through tears, waved and blew a kiss to the crowd of tens of thousands in Lake Placid. Moments later, she took off from the start line in the last ski race of her career. 

She finished 12th. It wasn’t the result she wanted, hindered by a fall on the final descent in the last kilometer of the race, but it didn’t matter. She ended her career in style, greeted by her teammates, competitors, coaches, family and friends in the finish with spraying champagne and sobs.

“That was so incredibly special,” said Diggins through tears. “All the people out there chanting, my family out there, the team… I'm just gonna miss everyone so much. Sorry. I just have so many big feelings because this sport has been a huge part of my life. And they've all become my family.”

The 20k skate mass start wrapped the Stifel Lake Placid Finals and the 2025-26 season. While she may not have podiumed in the final race, Diggins did get a chance to stand in front of the roaring home crowd to collect the overall FIS Crystal Globe, the most coveted award in ski racing for being the top athlete throughout the entire season, from her longtime coach, Jason Cork. She also secured the distance Globe, which her parents awarded her. 

As Diggins collected her myriad awards and took photos with her Stifel U.S. Ski Team family, a group quietly formed at the World Cup start. In two semi-straight lines were 600 kids, sporting flags, glitter, face paint, team gear and cross country skis for a final lap with Jessie Diggins. Diggins pulled a bright pink bib over her team jacket that said “Thank you!” and pied piped the hundreds of children through the stadium, young kids who will hopefully toe the start line in future nationals, World Cup races or even the 2034 Olympics in Utah. 

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Behind Diggins, Kendall Kramer skied to 28th. Hailey Swirbul was 31st, Ava. Thurston 32nd, Katey Houser 34th, Novie McCabe 35th, Julia Kern 43rd, Lucinda Anderson 44th, Alayna Sonnesyn 46th, Sammy Smith 50th, Rosie Brennan 57th and Emma Albrecht 59th.

Jonna Sundling of Sweden won the race with teammate Linn Svahn second. Heidi Weng of Norway finished third. 

On the men’s side, Gus Schumacher was the first American in 20th place. It was another Norwegian sweep with Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo winning his second race of the weekend; he won Friday’s 10k classic and skipped Saturday’s sprint. Harald Oestberg Amundsen was second and Einar Hedegart third. 

Hunter Wonders was 35th, JC Schoonmaker 38th, Zanden McMullen 39th, Benjamin Dohlby 44th, Brian Bushey 47th, Ben Ogden 52nd, Zak Ketterson 55th, Luke Jager 58th, Michael Earnhart 62nd, John Steel Hagenbuch 69th, Zachary Jayne 70th

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Even with wet snow, rain and East Coast chill, the hearty ski racing community showed up to watch the best ski racers in the world and send off a legend in their sport, with a crowd of more than 35,000 people showing up at Lake Placid over the three days. On nearly everybody's cheeks lay sparkles, showing that while Diggins’ professional career may be done, her legacy will live on for generations to come. 

RESULTS
Women’s 20k skate
Men’s 20k skate

In the final super-G World Cup of the season, Stifel U.S. Ski Team athlete Keely Cashman led the way for the Americans with a 10th-place finish, while Breezy Johnson followed closely in 14th.

Racing on the Kvitfjell track, athletes faced windy and cold conditions on a course that was set open and fast, rewarding those willing to take risks from the start. With speed carrying throughout the track, a clean, aggressive line was key to securing a strong result.

Cashman, starting with bib two, battled through a challenging top section before finding her rhythm. She made up nearly a second on the lower portion of the course, leading to a stint in the leader’s chair early in the race. As the field progressed, she was bumped down to 10th, ultimately closing out her super-G season ranked 14th overall.

“I was happy with some parts of my run. Some parts could have gotten a little better but overall its been a good season for me,” said Cashman. “I definitely want to get on that podium and I'm already excited to start next season.”

Johnson capped her super-G season with another solid top-15 performance in 14th. Mary Bocock, competing in her first World Cup Finals, delivered a strong effort to finish 20th with Mikaela Shiffrin crossing the line in 22nd place. 

“This season has been an absolute dream. I didn’t even think I would be here,” said Bocock. “I am looking forward to next season and building more and more!”

On the men’s side, Ryan Cochran-Siegle led the U.S. results in 12th. Despite struggling to find a consistent rhythm on course, he closed out the season with valuable experience and momentum heading into the offseason.

“It was a good fight,” said Cochran-Siegle. “I feel like with this course there are moments that I didn't match what I needed to do and I just wasn't able to execute that exactly.” 

River Radamus also took on his first career super-G Finals, finishing 17th. He will shift his focus to giant slalom for one final World Cup start of the season.

The winner of the women’s race was Italian force Sofia Goggia who also walked away with the FIS Crystal Globe in the discipline. The winner of the men’s race was also an Italian, Dominik Paris. The winner of the men’s Crystal Globe was Swiss star Marco Odermatt. 

With the conclusion of the super-G, the speed events are officially wrapped for both the men’s and women’s fields. Attention now turns to the technical races in Hafjell, Norway, where the final World Cup points of the season will be decided, including the fight for the overall. Stifel U.S. Ski Team's Mikaela Shiffrin currently tops the overall standings with Germany's Emma Aicher on her tails - just 45 points back. It will all come down to the slalom and giant slalom, slated for Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively. 

RESULTS
Women's super-G
Men's super-G

Under clear skies and in front of a roaring American crowd, Jessie Diggins and JC Schoonmaker led the Stifel U.S. Ski Team in Saturday’s sprint at the Stifel Lake Placid Finals, each finishing ninth in a tightly contested day of racing.

The energy at Mt Van Hoevenberg was undeniable, with fans lining the course and packing the stadium early, creating an electric atmosphere even at qualifiers. The crowd grew louder throughout the day, especially as the Americans took to the course in the heats.

The Stifel U.S. Ski Team put eight athletes into the heats from qualifiers. Diggins, Julia Kern and Sammy Smith represented the American women, while Schoonmaker, Ben Ogden, Gus Schumacher, Jack Young and Zanden McMullen led the charge for the men.

In the quarterfinals, Diggins and Schoonmaker kept their days alive by advancing as lucky losers in dramatic fashion, narrowly securing spots in hard-fought fast heats. The rest of the U.S. squad battled through the quarters, skiing well in front of the home crowd, but ultimately fell just short of advancing.

With a place in the finals on the line, both Diggins and Schoonmaker delivered all-out efforts to fight through a course made challenging by sections of soft, tricky snow. Despite their strong pushes, both did not qualify for finals and finished ninth overall. 

“We're having fun out here and it's not just about winning,” said Diggins. “It's not the results. It's putting down a really solid effort. It's giving your best. It's challenging yourself and it's going out there and just racing with integrity and hugging your competitors from around the world. And I really, I hope they see that and just get to absorb that.”

“We’ve got the best fans in the world out here right now,” said Schoonmaker. “It's electric. I was just trying to race my hardest for them and they gave me so much extra energy. The last couple weeks, I haven't been racing that well and today to qualify in front of them… I think it's all because of those people on the last hill. I was just trying to do it for them.”

Diggins also gushed about the atmosphere of Lake Placid, which has been only the second time racing a World Cup in the U.S. in her long career. “This is so special," she said. "This is the best venue of the entire season, hands down. It's been so fun and we still have another day to go!”

Rounding out the Americans, Smith was 17th and Kern 26th. Ava Thurston finished 38th, Lauren Jortberg 40th, Rosie Brennan 42nd, Alayna Sonnesyn 44th, Hailey Swirbul 45th, Emma Albrecht 48th, Erin Bianco 53rd, Nina Schamberger 54th and Renae Anderson 61st. On the men’s side, Young was 13th, McMullen 15th, Ogden 17th, Schumacher 21st, Zachary Jayne 33rd, Zak Ketterson 39th, Murphy Kimball 42nd, Kevin Bolger 43rd, John Schwinghamer 54th, Will Koch 55th and Owen Young 64th. 

The Stifel Lake Placid Finals will conclude Sunday with the 20k skate mass start, which will mark Diggins’ final race as a professional skier. The day will also celebrate her historic season, as she is set to receive both the overall Crystal Globe, which she clinched in Friday's 10k, and the distance title.

RESULTS
Women’s sprint
Men’s sprint

HOW TO WATCH STIFEL LAKE PLACID FINALS
(all times ET)

SUNDAY, MARCH 22
12:30 p.m. - men's 20k skate mass start - LIVE on Outside TV (free)
2:30 p.m. - women's 20k skate mass start - LIVE on Outside TV (free)

SUNDAY, MARCH 29
1:00 p.m. - women's 20 skate mass start - TAPE DELAY on NBC, Peacock

The opening day of the Audi FIS Ski World Cup Finals delivered an exciting start to the week, highlighted by Stifel U.S. Ski Team athlete Breezy Johnson skiing to second place in the downhill, capping off a stellar season to secure third overall in the downhill standings.

“I'll go back and keep working, but I'm so happy and I feel like it's been a great season,” said Johnson. “Laura had a very great run and deserved it today.”

The winner of the race for the women was Italy’s Laura Pirovano who also won the FIS Crystal Globe in downhill. In third place was Germany’s Keira Weidel-Winkelmann

The result marks a career-best World Cup downhill ranking for Johnson and highlights her consistency and speed throughout the season. Her performance also helped the Stifel U.S. Ski Team women maintain their lead in the women’s Nations Cup overall standings, which will be decided in the final races later in the week.

“I think there's more to figure out and to go improve and I have all summer to do that," added Johnson. "But I know that I'm skiing very well right now, so I'm proud.”

Teammate Jackie Wiles closed out a strong season with a 14th-place finish on the day, locking in 13th overall in the downhill standings. Lindsey Vonn finished fifth in the overall downhill rankings, despite missing the finals races from an injury she sustained at the Olympic Games. 

“It's a solid result, but it's nowhere near what I really had hoped for today,” said Wiles. “I'm still proud of the season and really excited that it was a year that I'm proud of.” 

Rounding out the women’s results, Allison Mollin skied to 18th place in her first-ever World Cup Finals appearance, gaining valuable experience on one of the sport’s biggest stages.

On the men’s side, Ryan Cochran-Siegle led the way for the U.S. team, finishing 16th in the downhill and securing ninth overall in the season-long downhill standings. 

The World Cup Finals action continues with super-G races set for Sunday.

RESULTS
Women's downhill

Battling heavy, wet snowfall and backed by a roaring home crowd, Jessie Diggins and Gus Schumacher led the charge for the Stifel U.S. Cross Country Ski Team in the 10k classic at the Stifel Lake Placid Cup, taking fifth and seventh place, respectively. Ben Ogden was just out of the top 10 in 11th place. Diggins also clinched the Overall World Cup Crystal Globe, the fourth of her career and third in a row. Diggins clinched the Distance Crystal Globe last weekend in the Holmenkollen 50k. This was Ogden's best distance race of the 2025-26 season, John Steel Hagenbuch's best classic race of his career, among other fantastic results. 

The Stifel Lake Placid Cup marked just the second time in two years that the COOP FIS Cross Country World Cup has returned to U.S. soil, following the Stifel Loppet Cup in Minneapolis in 2024, and the fans showed up in force once again, battling cold temperatures and snowfall throughout the day.

The women’s race proved especially demanding, with heavy snow falling throughout the competition and quickly deteriorating track conditions as snow caked the tracks and forced athletes to fight for every stride. Diggins stayed composed throughout, navigating the tough conditions to secure a commendable fifth place finish. 

“I had so much fun out there!” said Diggins. “It was so cool. The crowds were amazing. The fact that so many people came out here in a snowstorm and were out in the woods just cheering, screaming. It was so exciting. I felt so loved. And my big goal was to have fun and to just go as hard as I could one last time in a classic race and to really be present and involved.”

It was the first race of Diggins’ last World Cup race weekend of her career, having announced that she is retiring at the end of the season. “I think it was one of my best 10K classics of my life and that's a great way to end it,” she added. 

Sweden’s Lina Svahn took the victory with teammate Frida Karlsson in second, while Norway’s Heidi Weng rounded out the podium in third. 

Rounding out the Americans in the points, Rosie Brennan was 19th, followed by Kendall Kramer in 25th and Novie McCabe in 28th. Ava Thurston finished 33rd, Hailey Swirbul 34th, Alayna Sonnesyn 35th, Sammy Smith 47th, Emma Albrecht 48th, Renae Anderson 50th, Emma Reeder 53rd and Katey Houser 58th.

On the men’s side, Schumacher once again demonstrated his strength on home snow, building on momentum from his victory in the 10k skate at the 2024 Stifel Loppet Cup, as well as the team sprint silver medal in Milano Cortina with Ogden. Schumacher pushed to seventh place, a particularly impressive result in a classic race, while Ogden narrowly missed the top 10 in 11th. 

“Especially wearing my hat, people recognize me really easily, so they get fired up in the warm up,” said Schumacher, who sports a cow-print Skida hat. “The race was cool. It was really easy to push hard with the people cheering so close, like a bike race or something.” 

The rest of the American field saw John Steel Hagenbuch finish 32nd, Zanden McMullen 40th, Zachary Jayne 49th, Brian Bushey 50th, JC Schoonmaker 53rd, Reid Goble—fresh off guiding Jake Adicoff to double Paralympic gold—56th, Benjamin Dohlby 62nd, Hunter Wonders 63rd, Michael Earnhart 67th and Luke Jager 70th. 

Norway dominated the men’s race, sweeping the top five positions, with Johannes Høsflot Klæbo taking the win ahead of Andreas Fjorden Ree in second and Mattis Stenshagen in third.

Following the podium, the day concluded with a celebratory final lap featuring former U.S. Ski Team legends, including Olympic gold medalist Kikkan Randall, many of whom wore retro race suits representing different generations of the team dating back to 1976.

Racing continues on Saturday with the men’s and women’s skate sprint starting at 10:30 a.m. ET for qualifiers and 1 p.m. ET for heats. 

RESULTS
Women’s 10k classic
Men’s 10k classic

HOW TO WATCH STIFEL LAKE PLACID FINALS
(all times ET)

SATURDAY, MARCH 21
10:30 a.m. - sprint qualifiers - LIVE on Outside TV (free)
1:00 p.m. - sprint heats - LIVE on Outside TV & NBC, Peacock 
3:00 p.m. - women & men's 10k - TAPE DELAY on CNBC, Peacock

SUNDAY, MARCH 22
12:30 p.m. - men's 20k skate mass start - LIVE on Outside TV (free)
2:30 p.m. - women's 20k skate mass start - LIVE on Outside TV (free)

SUNDAY, MARCH 29
1:00 p.m. - women's 20 skate mass start - TAPE DELAY on NBC, Peacock

In a competition-filled week in Tignes, France, Troy Podmilsak secured his first-ever Crystal Globe with a third-place finish in big air. Two Americans progressed to the big air finals: Troy Podmilsak and Avery Krumme.

Podmilsak walked away with third in an action-packed final, impressing the judges with his second and third runs. His second run, a right triple cork 1800 mute, got him back in the running after a fall on run one. Podmilsak's third run, a switch right triple cork 1980 safety, was a redo of his first run. He finished with a combined score of 170.50. Podmilsak was the lone American man in the finals. He was joined on the podium by Norway's Tormod Frostad in first and Leo Landroe in second.

Podmilsak podiumed at all three big air World Cups he started this season (opting to skip the fourth as it was not an Olympic qualifying event). After a tough fourth-place finish at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, Podmilsak was thrilled to be crowned the big air champion.

On the women's side, Avery Krumme had a strong day, finishing in fifth with a score of 141.25. Krumme cleaned up her first run with her second, showcasing her classic switch left bio 900 mute. For her third run, Krumme threw a left cork 720 tail. The women's podium consisted of Canada's Naomi Urness in first, Finland's Anni Karava in second and Switzerland's Guilia Tanno in third.

RESULTS
Women
Men