The Stifel Lake Placid Finals are finally here, with three races on the calendar to wrap up the 2025-26 FIS World Cup season. This weekend also marks the final races of the most decorated American cross country skier of all time, Jessie Diggins, who officially announced her retirement at the beginning of the season in Ruka, Finland. 

More U.S. racers on the start list in the races, due to the Stifel Lake Placid Finals being at home. The USA is offering Nations Spots, meaning six more start opportunities are offered. Each night before the race, the starters will be announced at the conclusion of the Team Captains Meeting. 

Outside of racing, the organizing committee, ORDA and Mt Vanhovenberg offer several activities over the three days of the event, creating a festival-like atmosphere that features Olympic and Paralympic legends, kids' events, vendor activations, athlete signings and more. Find the schedule HERE. 

Jessie Diggins' film, Threshold, has its theatrical debut each night at 7:30 p.m. ET at the Palace Theatre in downtown Lake Placid. Tickets can be found at the box office, cash only. 

HOW TO WATCH STIFEL LAKE PLACID FINALS

All races will be LIVE with commentary on Outside TV via YouTube for FREE. NBC/Peacock will also stream the races at various times, including live coverage of the skate sprint heats on Saturday, March 21. 

(all times ET)

FRIDAY, MARCH 20
1:00 p.m. - men's 10k - LIVE on Outside TV (free)
3:00 p.m. - women's 10k - LIVE on Outside TV (free) 

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

STARTERS 
*subject to change

March 20, 2026 // 10k Classic

WOMEN
Emma Albrecht
Renae Anderson
Rosie Brennan
Katey Houser
Kendall Kramer
Novie McCabe
Emma Reeder
Sammy Smith
Hailey Swirbul
Alayna Sonnesyn
Ava Thurston

MEN
Brian Bushey
Benjamin Dohlby
Michael Earnhart
Reid Goble
John Steel Hagenbuch
Luke Jager
Zach Jayne
Zanden McMullen
Ben Ogden
JC Schoonmaker
Gus Schumacher
Hunter Wonders

March 21, 2026 // skate sprint 
WOMEN
Emma Albrecht
Renaie Anderson
Erin Bianco
Rosie Brennan
Jessie Diggins
Lauren Jortberg
Julia Kern
Nina Schamberger
Samantha Smith
Alayna Sonnesyn
Hailey Swirbul
Ava Thurston

MEN
Kevin Bolger
Zach Jayne
Zak Ketterson
Murphy Kimball
Will Koch
Zanden McMullen
Ben Ogden
JC Schoonmake
Gus Schumacher
John Schwinghamer 
Jack Young
Owen Young

March 22, 2026 // 20k skate, mass start 
TBD - start list will be released the evening before the race

U.S. Ski & Snowboard has announced the 21 athletes who have qualified to represent the United States in moguls and aerials at the 2026 FIS Freestyle Junior Ski World Championships in Airolo, Switzerland, Mar. 16-23. 

This year’s team comprises top U.S. Ski & Snowboard athletes from clubs nationwide, including some of the best junior athletes in the World. Abby McLarnon of the Stifel U.S. Ski Team earned her first World Cup start this year following multiple Youth Olympic Games podiums in 2024. Jiah Cohen and Porter Huff also represented the U.S. in Gangwon, bringing home a combined five Youth Olympic Games medals. 

On the aerials side, multiple athletes made their World Cup debuts this season and are continuing to strengthen the aerials pipeline in the U.S. With a history of strong results at the junior level, this year's World Championships are sure to excite. 

2026 FIS FREESTYLE JUNIOR SKI WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TEAM

(Hometown; Club; Birthdate)

MOGULS
Women

• Victoria Johnson (Killington, VT; Killington Mountain School; 5/8/2009)
• Eden Kruger (Hopewell Junction, NY; Killington Mountain School; 11/10/2009)
• Alivia Martin (Winter Park, CO; Winter Park Competition Center; 9/25/2010)
• Abby McLarnon (Steamboat Springs, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; 10/16/2006)
• Emily Pederson (Wasatch Freestyle; 12/2/2008)
• Mahlia Torres (Vail, CO; Ski and Snowboard Club Vail; 5/8/2009)

Men

• Jiah Cohen (Minturn, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; 05/28/2006)
• Porter Huff (Winter Park, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; 4/2/2008)
• Chase Littlefield (Yarmouth, ME; Wasatch Freestyle; 3/9/2006)
• Camden Lewis (Bethel, ME; Gould Academy; 9/27/2008)
• Freddie Mickel (Durango, CO; Wasatch Freestyle; 7/10/2006)
• Jack Egan (Sugarloaf, ME; Wasatch Freestyle; 12/27/2006)

AERIALS
Women

• Catherine McEneany (Park City, UT; Park City Ski & Snowboard; 11/14/2006)
• Natalie Leitgeb (Bristol Mountain Freestyle; 12/20/2009)
• Allison Patton (Bristol Mountain Freestyle; 9/16/2010)
• Kylee Hacker (Ellicottville, NY; HoliMont; 5/12/2009)

Men

• Cayden Hacker (Ellicottville, NY; HoliMont; 7/5/2011)
• Gavin Canzano (Bristol Mountain Freestyle; 6/8/2010)
• Jackson Chapman (Bristol Mountain Freestyle; 5/13/2011)
• Scott Kane (Steamboat Springs, CO; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; 8/27/2007)
• Beaudin Napolitano (Park City, UT; Park City Ski & Snowboard; 4/26/2006)

AIROLO, SWITZERLAND 2026 COMPETITION SCHEDULE
Mar. 19 // Men’s and women’s moguls
Mar. 20 // Men’s and women’s aerials
Mar. 21 // Mixed aerials team; mixed dual moguls team
Mar. 22 // Men’s and women’s dual moguls

The Stifel U.S. Ski Team announces the 12 athletes qualified for the Audi FIS Ski World Cup Finals in Lillehammer, Norway, March 21-25, 2026. The athletes achieved their spots by ranking in the top 25 in a discipline following the conclusion of the regular FIS Alpine World Cup season or by accumulating more than 500 World Cup points throughout the season. The group consists of 10 women and two men across slalom, giant slalom, super-G and downhill. 

Olympic silver medalist Ryan Cochran-Siegle headlines the men’s team in speed, qualifying in both super-G and downhill. On the tech side, River Radamus qualified in giant slalom and super-G.

Downhill Olympic champion Breezy Johnson highlights the women’s speed team alongside Olympic bronze medalist in the team combined Jackie Wiles. Speed star Lindsey Vonn also qualified in both downhill and super-G, but will not compete due to an injury she sustained at the Olympic Games. 

The women’s tech side is headlined by the winningest alpine skier of all time Mikaela Shiffrin, who won her third Olympic gold medal in the Milano Cortina slalom. Shiffrin has also won eight of nine slalom races this season and clinched the FIS Crystal Globe in slalom in late January. The race for the overall Crystal Globe is tight, and Shiffrin will head into Finals with a 140-point lead and a plan to ski super-G, giant slalom, and slalom. While Shiffrin qualified in GS and slalom by finishing in the top 25 rank of both disciplines, she scored more than 500 World Cup points throughout the season and is eligible to start any event.

The stacked women’s team is also highlighted by Olympic bronze medalist in team combined Paula Moltzan, who will compete in both giant slalom and slalom. Moltzan also had a stand-out season, stepping on the podium five times. 

There is an impressive number of first-time World Cup Finals qualifiers, including Mary Bocock, Keely Cashman and Allison Mollin. All three have shown top performances in speed disciplines this season. 

“We are so proud of the 12 Stifel U.S. Ski Team athletes qualified for the 2026 World Cup Finals,” said U.S. Ski & Snowboard Chief of Sport Anouk Patty. “We know how hard these athletes work all year round to reach this point in their careers and we are positive they will end the World Cup tour on a high note.”

2026 FIS SKI WORLD CUP FINALS TEAM
*first World Cup Finals appearance

WOMEN

Downhill
Breezy Johnson
Allison Mollin*
Lindsey Vonn
Jacqueline Wiles 

Super-G
Mary Bocock*
Keely Cashman*
Breezy Johnson
Lindsey Vonn

Giant Slalom
AJ Hurt
Paula Moltzan
Nina O’Brien
Mikaela Shiffrin

Slalom
Paula Moltzan
Mikaela Shiffrin

MEN

Downhill
Ryan Cochran-Siegle

Super-G
Ryan Cochran-Siegle
River Radamus

Giant Slalom
River Radamus

Lillehammer World Cup Finals Schedule 
All times EST

Saturday, March 21

5:45 a.m. – men’s downhill – skiandsnowboard.live
7:30 a.m. – women’s downhill – skiandsnowboard.live

Sunday, March 22

5:45 a.m. – women’s super-G – skiandsnowboard.live
7:30 a.m. – men’s super-G – skiandsnowboard.live

Tuesday, March 24

4:30 a.m. – men’s GS, first run – skiandsnowboard.live
7:30 a.m. – men’s GS, second run – skiandsnowboard.live

Tuesday, March 24

5:30 a.m. – women’s SL, first run – skiandsnowboard.live
8:30 a.m. – women’s SL, second run – skiandsnowboard.live

Wednesday, March 25

4:30 a.m. – women’s GS, first run – skiandsnowboard.live
7:30 a.m. – women’s GS, second run – skiandsnowboard.live

Wednesday, March 25

5:30 a.m. – men’s SL, first run – skiandsnowboard.live
8:30 p.m. – men’s SL, second run – skiandsnowboard.live

On the final day of the FIS Junior World Championships in Narvik, Norway U.S. athlete Maximilien Hoder won his first Junior Worlds medal, bronze. Hoder led the strong team result day as three other men joined him in the top 10. Jevin Palmquist fourth, Stanley Buzek fifth and John Kerbaugh in eighth. 

“I felt confident coming into the day with my skiing but I didn’t think I would end up on the podium,” said Hoder.  “Second run I knew I was in a good position to claim a place on the podium and I was definitely feeling the nerves in the gate. I tried to focus on the skiing and keep a technical and tactical goal for my run to keep my mind off the results. Overall very happy.” 

It has been tricky weather the past two weeks with World Juniors leading to variable and unpredictable conditions, but the men knew they would need to full send in order to be competitive with the strong group of men’s tech skiers. Hoder had not only a strong first run but an equally competitive second run to keep his mark on the podium. Teammates Palmquist and Kerbaugh had big moves on the second run, adding to the great team result. Buzek also had another steady run and slid easily into a top-five position. 

“I knew what was possible and wanted to swing hard for it. I’m proud it all came together, and proud of Team U.S. for showing the world what we’re made of,” said Kerbaugh. 

The U.S. team will end the World Juniors run with four medals. Three silver and one bronze. 

RESULTS
men's slalom 

The men’s slalom brought the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games to a close Sunday at the Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre, where difficult weather and fresh snow made for a challenging final race of the Games. 

Overnight snowfall dropped nearly a foot of fresh snow on the course, forcing organizers to delay the race start by an hour as crews worked to clear the track. Even after the delay, the conditions remained tricky with fog rolling in and out across the hill with moments of very low visibility.

In the men’s standing classification, Jesse Keefe had a difficult first run, but regrouped for the second and delivered a performance he was proud of to move up the standings to 13th place. Patrick Halgren finished 15th to cap off a banner Games for the silver medalist in super-G. Tyler McKenzie did not finish his second run, while Spencer Wood and Noah Bury, in his Paralympic debut, did not finish the first run.

In men’s sitting, Ravi Drugan led Team USA with a 15th place finish, followed by Jasmin Bambur in 18th. The challenging surface and low visibility also took their toll on the sitting field. Matthew Brewer, Robert Enigl and Kyle Taulman did not finish the first run.

The men’s slalom marked the final event of the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games, bringing the two-week competition in Italy to a close. Across Para alpine and Para snowboard, Team USA delivered a strong performance throughout the Games, earning eight total medals – six for Para snowboard and two for Para alpine – highlighting the depth and strength of the American programs that came under U.S. Ski & Snowboard in 2023. 

RESULTS
Men's Slalom
Standing
Sitting

Stifel U.S. Ski Team athlete Mikaela Shiffrin continued her electric season on Sunday, winning the women’s slalom in Åre for her 109th career Audi FIS Ski World Cup victory and 72nd career slalom win. Teammates Paula Moltzan and AJ Hurt also put together solid performances, finishing fifth and 14th.

Åre has long been a special venue for Shiffrin, and Sunday’s win marked her eighth victory on the Swedish hill, adding yet another chapter to her history at the venue.

On run one under sunny Åre skies, Shiffrin attacked with her classic slalom precision to take the lead by half a second. In run two, she stayed locked in, skiing fast and controlled to secure the victory by nearly one second. 

“It was quite challenging and kind of hard to predict how the skis would react on the surface today,” said Shiffrin. “Some turns were really good and some turns had some traps, but I felt really strong with my equipment and was pushing.”

Moltzan followed up her giant slalom podium from Saturday with another solid performance, finishing fifth and continuing a consistent slalom season.

"I am happy to find some good sections of skiing in salty spring snow with plenty of mistakes too," said Moltzan. "But happy to get another top five to complete a solid weekend in Åre! The level of slalom skiing right now is so high; it’s amazing to be a competitor in it."

Also finishing within the top 15 was Hurt in 14th place. Katie Hensien did not finish the second run. Nina O’Brien and Liv Moritz also raced but did not qualify for the second run, while Elisabeth Bocock did not finish the first run.

Sunday’s race marked the final World Cup event of the regular season before the top 25 athletes in each discipline head to Norway for the World Cup Finals and one last opportunity to earn points. The U.S. women’s team will enter the Finals with momentum, leading the Nations Cup standings in giant slalom, slalom and the overall.

Meanwhile, Shiffrin has already secured the slalom Crystal Globe, her 16th career globe, and will look to earn the overall Crystal Globe when the season concludes. If she does, it would mark her sixth overall title, tying the record set by Annemarie Moser-Pröll of Austria. Shiffrin currently leads the standings by 140 points over Germany’s Emma Aicher who is closing the gap in these final races, making for a thrilling end to the season. 

“It doesn't matter how hard you push or how much effort you put in—you can only get a certain number of points,” said Shiffrin. “Today Emma was skiing so strong and I felt like I put my life on the line. We're getting a really exciting finale to the season, so I will fight for the overall, but I want to take my hat off to her for the season she’s had.”

World Cup Finals kick off with the speed events March 21.

RESULTS
Women's slalom

In one of the most weather-y races of the season, the athletes took on the iconic 50k mass start at Holmenkollen under extremely difficult conditions. Heavy fog blanketed the iconic cross country and ski jumping venue throughout the day, making visibility limited to just a few feet at times. "I couldn't see 10 meters in front of me," said Zak Ketterson, post-race. The thick fog, paired with rain and soft, melting snow, posed a challenge for athletes and created a surreal scene for fans both on course and watching the broadcast, as skiers frequently disappeared. Diggins crossed the line in sixth place; Ketterson was 18th. 

Despite the demanding conditions, Jessie Diggins delivered another strong performance, finishing sixth in what marked her final European World Cup race of the season, and final 50k of her career. Diggins remained competitive throughout the eight-lap course. Through the laps, Diggins remained in the hunt, behind Sweden's Frida Karlsson. Karlsson, who missed the 50k at the Olympic Winter Games due to sickness, showed up to the Holmenkollen with one thing on her mind: first place. 

The 50k also introduced a unique format change on the World Cup circuit. For the first time, the men started 45 minutes before the women, meaning both fields were on course simultaneously. At times throughout the race, men and women skied side-by-side on the Holmenkollen trails—an unusual and historic moment in World Cup racing. 

Across the finish line, Diggins was in sixth place; however, first in an even bigger race: the distance World Cup standings. With Saturday’s results, Diggins has officially secured the distance Crystal Globe, her third season in a row, finishing the season with an insurmountable lead of 255 points, beyond the 230 points needed to clinch the Globe. She now sits just points away from clinching the overall Crystal Globe, which would also mark the third consecutive year she has won both the overall and distance titles —and the fourth overall title of her career. Diggins remains the only non-European athlete to ever win the overall World Cup title.

While the trophies will not be formally presented until next weekend, Diggins’ dominance across the season has effectively sealed the distance title ahead of the Stifel Lake Placid World Cup Finals in Lake Placid, where the Crystal Globes will be awarded following the sprint and 20k mass start race on Sunday, March 22.

"We basically wrapped up two Crystal Globes today," said Diggins, post-race. "I still have to race in Lake Placid... not counting my chickens too early, but, it is so cool and meaningful to have done this with the team, and I all I really want to say is a huge thank you to the team... This is really important to me because I feel like it represents years and years of hard work and so much dedication. It makes me really proud to be a part of a caring and loving team that works so hard and is willing to spend so much time on the road to make these big crazy dreams and big goals possible. 

To have worn the yellow bib for the last three years of my career, pretty much straight, is an insane dream come true. I mean, 10 years ago, I would have no believed that that would even be possible. So, it's really humbling to live out my childhood dreams and I am sure there are going to be a lot of tears and emotion going into Lake Placid!" 

On the men’s side, Zak Ketterson delivered a strong 50k, finishing 18th overall in the demanding conditions. Like the women’s race, the men battled through steady rain, dense fog and deteriorating snow conditions over the full 50 kilometers.

With the European World Cup calendar now complete, the circuit heads home for the final races of the year in Lake Placid, where Diggins will look to officially secure the overall Crystal Globe and close out her storied career in front of the community that got her there. 

The podiums of the day were a Norwegian sweep for the men and a Swedish sweep for the women. Einar Hedegart took first in the men's race, followed by Harald Oestberg Amundsen in second and Martin Loewstroem Nyenget in third. Karlsson took the victory for the women, with Linn Svahn in second and Jonna Sundling in third. USA's results were led by Diggins in sixth, Ketterson 18th, Kendall Kramer 41st, Hunter Wonders 45th, Kevin Bolger 48th and Brian Bushey 59th. 

RESULTS
Women
Men

The women’s slalom brought the women’s Para alpine skiing program to a close Saturday at the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games. 

Despite dreary weather conditions that brought rain and snow throughout the day, the energy on the hill remained high as athletes and fans embraced the final women's race day of the Paralympic alpine schedule.

In the women’s visually impaired (VI) classification, Meg Gustafson and guide Spenser Gustafson led the way for Team USA, finishing in sixth place with two consistent runs. 

In standing, Kelsey O'Driscoll took ninth, followed by Allie Johnson in 13th. Audrey Crowley did not finish her first run.

In the women’s sitting classification, Anna Soens led the Americans with an eighth-place finish, despite a big mistake on her second run. Laurie Stephens finished 12th, followed by Hailey Griffin in 14th. Saylor O’Brien did not finish.

The race marked Stephen’s final race in the Paralympics, as she has announced that Milano Cortina will be her last Games. Stephens has attended six Paralympics, is a two-time Paralympic champion and has seven Paralympic medals. 

"It's been a huge honor to be able to represent my country and be able to compete at the highest stage for Paralympic alpine skiing," said Stephens. "It's just been a great experience."

The men’s slalom finishes off the Paralympic Games on Sunday, March 15. The cauldron will go out Sunday night at the Closing Ceremony in Cortina.

RESULTS
Women’s Giant Slalom
VI
Standing
Sitting

On Saturday’s final regular season World Cup giant slalom, Stifel U.S. Ski Team athlete Paula Moltzan skied to her fifth World Cup podium this season, claiming second place. Teammates Mikaela Shiffrin, AJ Hurt and Nina O’Brien also came out firing, with Shiffrin in fifth, Hurt ninth and O'Brien 15th. 

“It was a challenging course but so fun,” said Moltzan. “It feels really nice to be on the podium again.”

Under sunny skies in Åre, Sweden, the racers faced a slick and fast surface that demanded precision and aggression from the start. The tight race came down to two strong runs, with Moltzan pushing the pace on both to stay firmly in the hunt for the podium.

“I had a really nice first run which is super key here,” said Moltzan. “The second run was a little scrappy but I was pushing.” 

It was Moltzan's 10th World Cup podium in her career; half of her podiums have come in the 2025-26 season. 

Shiffrin also delivered a strong performance, skiing into fifth place despite a massive first run error. Wearing bib six, she was in the lead by more than a half second before a sizable mistake set her back 2.29 seconds off the pace. But her result put her in a strong position for a run two jump, and she executed to jump from 12th place to fifth. The result also gained her valuable World Cup points toward the FIS Overall Crystal Globe heading into the final races. 

"I felt really good mentally both runs," said Shiffrin. "The mistake was a bit of a problem, but at least I could fight for a second run and move up."  

Hurt added another top-10 result in ninth, while O’Brien rounded out a strong team showing in 15th. With four athletes finishing in the top 15, the Stifel U.S. Ski Team capped off the regular season giant slalom with one of its strongest collective results of the winter. 

The winner of the race was Austrian Julia Scheib who secured the FIS Crystal Globe in the giant slalom discipline. New Zealand's Alice Robinson took third place. 

The World Cup tour now turns to the World Cup Finals where the world’s top athletes will compete in the last races of the season and Crystal Globes in Lillehammer, Norway March 21-25. 

RESULTS
Women's giant slalom

The men’s giant slalom at the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games proved to be one of the toughest races of the Para alpine program Friday, as soft snow and deteriorating course conditions created a challenge. Matthew Brewer led the U.S. in 12th place, his best Paralympic result in GS.

Warm temperatures early in the morning softened the surface quickly and the course began to break down during the first run, resulting in numerous DNFs across the field. Course crews salted the hill before the second run in an effort to firm up the snow, but the track remained bumpy, forcing athletes to balance speed and control.

Jesse Keefe led the Americans in 13th place in the men’s standing classification, followed by Tyler McKenzie in 19th. Mikey O’Hearn finished 28th in his Paralympic debut. Patrick Halgren and Spencer Wood both recorded DNFs in the first run.

Brewer led Team USA in 12th place in sitting, with Ravi Drugan finishing 15th. Andrew Kurka, Robert Enigl and Jasmin Babur did not finish.

Para alpine skiing competition continues in Cortina on Saturday with the women's slalom as the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games head into their final weekend.

RESULTS
Men’s Giant Slalom
Standing
Sitting