Mikaela Shiffrin continued her successful speed series with her 77th World Cup victory Sunday at the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup super-G in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Shiffrin now has 124 World Cup podiums to her name.

Shiffrin described her skiing as good, commenting that she pushed hard in the race. “I felt very good, from inspection I was looking at a very tough line and I tried my best to follow that line,” said Shiffrin. “You have to push so hard and its always on the limit. I knew where my tactics should be and I’m happy with that.”

Behind Shiffrin on the podium was Italian skier Elena Curtoni in second, and French skier Romane Miradoli in third. Stifel U.S. Alpine athlete Breezy Johnson finished in 34th, Keely Cashman in 40th and Lauren Macuga in 41st.  Bella Wright and Tricia Mangan did not finish.

It was another bluebird day on the hill with the sun shining down at the finish for the speed racers as they close out their speed series in St. Moritz.

The tech men also raced Sunday in Alta Badia for a giant slalom series. Brian Mclaughlin finished first run in 37th, Tommy Ford finished first run in 44th, George Steffey finished first run in 52nd and River Radamus did not finish. The men return to Alta Badia for another race on Monday.

RESULTS

Women's super-G

HOW TO WATCH
Men’s Alta Badia G.S. Dec. 19th 4:00 a.m. ET  https://skiandsnowboard.live/

The Stifel U.S. Alpine Team men’s speed team posted a strong team result Saturday in the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup downhill in Val Gardena. Travis Ganong took seventh place, tying with Swiss skier Marco Odermatt. Jared Goldberg nabbed ninth place, and Sam Morse took home 15th.

“The skiing was really fun," said Ganong. "It's such a fun track and the skiing was good."

Teammate Goldberg also walked away with a positive result. “I knew there were a couple places where I made some mistakes but I brought a lot more intensity today with more of that racer's edge and was happy to see a decent place,” said Goldberg.

Bryce Bennett and Ryan Cochran-Siegle also placed in the top 30. Bennett was 23rd and Cochran-Siegle was 25th place.

The top three finishers for the downhill included Norwegian skier Aleksander Kilde in first, French skier Johan Clarey in second and Italian skier Mattia Casse in third.

There was a large crowd at the venue as Val Gardena celebrated its 100th World Cup anniversary race at the venue. Plus the weather was a significant improvement with beautiful blue skies overhead and a light dusting of snow on the trees, making for a picture-perfect ski race. The Stifel U.S. Alpine Team men proved once again that this track is one of their favorites.

Now the speed men will focus on the Bormio races Dec. 26-29 while the tech men take on Alta Badia on Sunday and Monday.

RESULTS
Men's downhill

HOW TO WATCH
*All times EST

Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022
4:00 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup, Men's Giant Slalom, first run, Alta Badia, Italy, streaming on skiandsnowboard.live
5:30 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup, Women's Super-G, St. Moritz, Switzerland, streaming on skiandsnowboard.live
7:30 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup, Men's Giant Slalom, second run, Alta Badia, Italy, streaming on skiandsnowboard.live

Monday, Dec. 19, 2022
4:00 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup, Men's Giant Slalom, first run, Alta Badia, Italy, streaming on skiandsnowboard.live
7:30 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup, Men's Giant Slalom, second run, Alta Badia, Italy, streaming on skiandsnowboard.live

It was a successful downhill race for the women’s Stifel U.S. Alpine Team at the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup in St. Moritz, with Mikaela Shiffrin posting a stellar speed result in fourth place, just off the podium. Bella Wright also with a strong performance in 11th place.

“The conditions were amazing today, full bluebird, a perfect day,” said Wright on the day’s conditions. “I didn’t take quite as much risk as I could, but I am really happy with the quality of my skiing.”

Shiffrin also commenting on her successful speed races, “it’s exciting to have two really good results, for sure it’s helpful for the overall,” said Shiffrin.

Stifel U.S. Alpine athlete Breezy Johnson also finishing in the points in 25th place. Tricia Mangan finished in 40th, Lauren Macuga in 43rd, and Keely Cashman in 48th position.

Italian skier Sofia Goggia won the race, Ilka Stuhec took second, and Kira Weidle of Germany landed in third.

The women will now focus on super-G for Sunday.

RESULTS

Women's downhill

HOW TO WATCH
Women’s St. Moritz Super G Dec. 18th 5:30 a.m. ET  https://skiandsnowboard.live/

It was a great day for the Stifel U.S. Alpine Team women’s speed team at the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Breezy Johnson scored a fifth place finish and Mikaela Shiffrin was right behind her in sixth place. Tricia Mangan also nabbed a career-best 17th place result, and Stifel U.S. Alpine Team athlete Lauren Macuga grabbed her first World Cup points in 30th. 

Johnson has been battling back from a knee injury last winter, and the seven-time podium finisher has been looking to find her way back to the top three. The result in St. Moritz felt like a good start. “I just tried to ski with passion and commitment," said Johnson. "It worked out so I am really happy with the result and will try to keep building on this." 

The top three finishers for the downhill included Italian skier Elena Curtoni in first, Sofia Goggia of Italy in second and Swiss skier Corinne Suter in third. 

Mangan's 17th place finish was her best finish since 2018 and her second time scoring World Cup points. Macuga nailed her first points in 30th.

Keely Cashman and Bella Wright also raced in the downhill. Cashman landed in 38th place and Wright did not finish. 

The conditions were noticeably difficult on the St. Moritz track. Many athletes noted that it took real determination to make it down fast. 

“It was definitely a challenging day with the snowfall and the flat light,” said Wright. “It was dark and bumpy out there you couldn’t see a lot,” agreed Johnson. 

The women have another downhill on Saturday. 

On the men’s circuit, the super-G in Val Gardena was canceled Friday due to poor weather conditions and fog. They will continue the speed series with a downhill on Saturday. 

RESULTS
Women's downhill

HOW TO WATCH

Saturday, Dec. 17
Men’s Val Gardena Downhill Dec. 17th, 5:45 a.m. ET https://skiandsnowboard.live/
Women’s St. Moritz Downhill Dec. 17th 4:30 a.m. ET  https://skiandsnowboard.live/

Sunday, Dec. 18
Women’s St. Moritz Super G Dec. 18th 5:30 a.m. ET  https://skiandsnowboard.live/

Tommy Ford and River Radamus launched a new YouTube series called Parabolic, a behind-the-scenes look at life on the road as a men’s tech skier on the Stifel U.S. Alpine Team. Featuring Ford, Radamus, Isaiah Nelson, Bridger Gile and their coach Ian Garner, the series will take a look at what it’s like traveling the world as a professional ski racer, from training gates to lifting weights and everything in between.

Filmed in black and white, the series shows a more intimate side of the athletes as they gear up for a long season traveling through Europe and North America. Ford is an Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup winner and Radamus has two fourth-place Olympic finishes, and both men have massive potential to make waves on the circuit this season. Nelson and Gile are the up-and-comers, with Nelson skiing his first FIS World Cup in Soelden in October and Gile hunting for his first World Cup points.

Watch the episode and follow the series along on Ford and Radamus’ YouTube, @shinbang.creative.

Stifel U.S. Alpine skier Sam Morse posted a career best 10th place finish in the Val Gardena Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup downhill. Morse made the jump from bib 38.

Behind Morse was Stifel U.S. Alpine athlete Ryan Cochran-Siegle in 14th place, Jared Goldberg with a solid run in 23rd, Bryce Bennett in 29th and Travis Ganong in 30th. Stifel U.S. Alpine athletes Kyle Negomir finished in 47th place, and Erik Arvidsson finished in 55th. 

“It’s such a confirmation of all the hard work I put in, there’s a lot of tough days out on the hill,” said Morse. “To finally have one come together, and in Val Gardena, it's such a sweet spot for Americans so I’m stoked.” 

The top three finishers for the day included Austrian skier Vincent Kriechmayr in first, swiss skier Marco Odermatt in second, and Mattias Mayer of Austria in third. 

It was a picture-perfect day for downhill at the Val Gardena track with warm temperatures high vibes, and the men’s speed team skiing fast. The U.S. skiers have a rich history of success on this hill. Since the new millennium, there have been almost a dozen podiums. 

“You definitely have to put it all on the line and execute every section,” said Ryan Cochran-Siegle. “It’s a very cool course, us Americans love to ski here.” 

Now the Stifel U.S. Alpine athletes will focus on super-g on Friday and the second downhill Saturday. The second downhill has been added as a replacement to the canceled Birds of Prey downhill. 

The Stifel U.S. Alpine women’s speed team also reconvenes with downhill in St. Moritz on Friday.

RESULTS
Men's Downhill

HOW TO WATCH

4:30 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup, Women’s Downhill, St. Mortiz, streaming LIVE on skiandsnowboard.live

5:45 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup, Men's Super G, Val Gardena, streaming LIVE on skiandsnowboard.live.

Stifel U.S. Alpine Team star Mikaela Shiffrin was back on the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup podium in the slalom in Sestriere, Italy, finishing second. Paula Moltzan was close behind in fifth place, tying her career-best finish in the event, and Zoe Zimmermann scored her first World Cup points in 27th.

The conditions in Sestriere Sunday were an improvement from the day prior, with a better surface and colder temperatures. The sun shone all day, drawing a large crowd to the Sestriere slope. On the podium with Shiffrin was Wendy Holdener of Switzerland with her second career slalom World Cup win and Petra Vlhova of Slovakia in third. 

It was Shiffrin's second time on the podium in the Sestriere slalom, having won at the Italian venue in 2016.  But she said she was tired, and knows she has more in her. “I am quite exhausted," said Shiffrin. "I think I had some really good turns and some things to fix for the next slalom. It is a step from Killington and a step in the right direction."

Moltzan was very excited about her individual result, but also the strength that the women’s team showed. “I'm proud of myself and I'm proud of my teammate Zoe,” said Moltzan. “Getting your first points is really hard, so to finally cross that threshold is only the beginning for her.”

It was the first time that Zimmermann had qualified for a second run and she scored her best World Cup result. “I was pretty nervous for the second run, but I'm so happy that I finished and I'm so happy that I got points today,” said Zimmermann.

Rounding out the Stifel U.S. Alpine Team, Ava Sunshine and Allie Resnick did not finish the first run, and Nina O’Brien and Katie Hensien did not qualify for a second run.

The men’s slalom team also returned to competition Sunday in Val D’Isére. Luke Winters did not finish the first run. Ben Ritchie and Jett Seymour did not qualify for second run, finishing in 36th and 39th. Lucas Braathen of Norway took the win ahead of Manuel Feller of Austria in second and Loic Meillard of Switzerland in third. 

The next World Cup races for Stifel U.S. Alpine Team athletes include men’s speed in Val Gardena Dec. 15-19th and women’s speed in St. Moritz Dec. 16-18th. 

RESULTS
Men's slalom
Women's slalom

It was a strong day for the Stifel U.S. Alpine Team women with Mikaela Shiffrin finishing sixth and Paula Moltzan scoring eighth place in the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup giant slalom in Sestriere on Saturday. It was Moltzan's career-best giant slalom finish.

Moltzan ran bib 20, landing in 10th after the first run. “After the first run, I was pretty excited with how I skied," said Moltzan. "I didn't know that crossing the finish line I'd sit in 10th, but I was happy with the clean skiing I put down and I was just excited to get a second run and push as hard as I could."

Moltzan skied into first when she came down after her second run and ultimately moved up two spots to eighth place. 

“I'm really excited about it. It's going to hopefully be the first step of many this season,” said Moltzan. 

Mikaela Shiffrin was the top Stifel U.S. Alpine athlete for the day, finishing in sixth. 

The top three finishers for the day include Marta Bassino of Italy in first, Sara Hector of Sweden in second, and Petra Vhlova of Slovakia in third. 

Stella Johansson started her first career World Cup, but did not qualify for a second run. Nina O'Brien also did not qualify. Katie Hensien, AJ Hurt, Ava Sunshine and Allie Resnick did not finish first run. 

In the men’s giant slalom held in Val D’Isére, tough conditions caused a large number of bobbles and DNFs. Stifel U.S. Alpine Team athlete River Radamus made some mistakes in the first run, but still made the top 30 and finished 16th overall. 

“I was lucky to get a second run and wanted to push as hard as I could for the second run," said Radamus. "I felt like I gave too much respect on sections, I know I can ski better, so I'm ok with coming out with a 16th place result.” said Radamus. 

Brian McLaughlin had a strong finish in 19th place, moving up from bib 39. This is one of his top world cup finishes, and his best result since 2018.

“I'm feeling really good about the result today," said McLaughlin. "It was a tough day, it's always tough here, I just tried to really push the first run and I was really happy with where I came down."

The top three finishers include Marco Odermatt of Switzerland in first, Manuel Feller of Austria in second and Zan Kranjec of Slovenia in third. 

Rounding out the U.S. men, Tommy Ford did not qualify for a second run.

The men and women will turn to slalom Sunday. 

RESULTS
Men's giant slalom
Women's giant slalom

HOW TO WATCH

6:30 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup, Men's Slalom, Run 2, Val D'Isere, France, streaming LIVE on skiandsnowboard.live.
7:30 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup, Women's Slalom, Run 2, Sestriere, Italy, streaming LIVE on skiandsnowboard.live.

Talented racers showed their speed in Copper at the Stifel Success NorAm Cup events, which also included the Toyota U.S. Alpine Championships downhill.

In the women's race and the men's race, both veterans and young racers came out on top. Olympian Tricia Mangan took the win on the women's side, with Allison Mollin from Team Palisades Tahoe in second and Cheyenne Brown from Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard Club in third. Mangan was crowned National Champion in downhill, while Mollin was named Junior National Champion.

In the men's race, Stifel U.S. Alpine Team invitee and World Cup regular Sam Morse won by over a second, with Stifel U.S. Alpine Team athletes Kyle Negomir and Erik Arvidsson taking second and third. Morse was named National Champion, while Stifel U.S. Alpine Team athlete Jay Poulter finished 11th and won the Junior National Champion title.

“It was exciting to see the veterans Tricia Mangan and Sam Morse crowned as National Champions, and promising for the future to see some of our brightest young athletes – Allison Mollin and Jay Poulter – honored as Junior National Champions,” said Chip Knight, Stifel U.S. Alpine Team Development Director.

The Stifel U.S. Alpine Team has been hard at work prepping at Copper with speed training, as well as tech events. The conditions have been great with top-to-bottom lanes open. “Copper has been a tremendous supporter of our athletes’ ongoing development in the speed events – hosting the National Team every fall and supporting junior athlete training on their world-class speed venue,” said Knight. The resort will next host the freeski and snowboard World Cup events, the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix and the Visa Big AIr presented by Toyota, Dec. 14-18. 

RESULTS
Women's downhill
Men's downhill 

It was a beautiful Sunday in Beaver Creek for the Xfinity Birds of Prey super-G, an Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup. Norwegian skier Aleksander Kilde won the weekend, two days in a row at the Birds of Prey hill. Swiss skier Marco Odermatt took second. 

The track held up nicely for the racers coming down with many making big leaps up the leaderboard. Stifel U.S. Alpine Team athlete River Radamus had an electric run, going from bib 57 to 16th place in the super-G. He was the top American finisher for the day. 

“I've come to this race since 2018 now and I'd never been able to score. It just slipped through my fingers so many times,” said Radamus. “The crowd just brings it alive and you want to perform for the home crowd so much, knowing that your family and friends and neighbors are all in the crowd. Makes this a special moment.”

Radamus and the men’s speed crew head to Europe for the next World Cup races.