"Doing it with Gus, my boy from day one, was pretty fun," Ben Ogden. 

In the first of three races in Goms, Switzerland, Stifel U.S. Ski Team's Gus Schumacher and Ben Ogden teamed up in the team sprint and ultimately brought home the first U.S. men’s team sprint World Cup podium, with a third-place result. Julia Kern and Sammy Smith were fifth, JC Schoonmaker and Zanden McMullen 11th and Lauren Jortberg and Kendall Kramer 15th. 

A day after the U.S. Cross Country Olympic Team was named, it was all hands on deck for the athletes as they entered their final weekend of racing before the Olympic Winter Games kick off Feb. 7. In the team sprint format, athletes were paired into teams of two. To qualify for the heats, both team members had to be in the top 30. All American athletes achieved that. The teams, which consisted of two men’s teams and two women’s teams, were led by Team USA 1: Schumacher/Ogden and Kern/Smith and then Team USA 2: McMullen/Schoonmaker and Kramer/Jortberg. 

In the heats, leg one races the sprint course, then physically tags their teammate for their turn to take a lap. The team skis six laps total of the hilly, high-elevation course. Whoever crossed the finish line first was crowned the winner. 

In the qualifications, Ogden and Schumacher qualified third, setting them up nicely for the heats. Ogden was the “scramble” leg, going off the line first. Throughout the race, Ogden and Schumacher were safe in the top five, holding their strong position each time around the course. Norway was at the front the entirety, with Einar Hedegart and Harald Oestberg Amundsen setting a blistering pace. However, Italy and the USA held their own, trading back and forth for the podium spot. On the final lap, it was all gas. Ogden tagged off to Schumacher for the final leg, and Schumacher battled with Italy’s Federico Pellegrino for second. Ultimately crossing the line in third, it was still a celebration, as the U.S. brought home its first-ever World Cup men’s team sprint podium. Norway was crowned the victor, with Italy in second place. 

"It was really fun. This has been a long time coming," said Schumacher. "We felt like we were strong in this event for a long time, and I think that's true. It was great to have a result that backs that up. Nothing went wrong, we skied well, and it felt good to be a strong part of that, especially securing the position in the last lap. Doing it with Ben was sweet. To come to the finish line... Second slipped through my fingers and I kind of knew that was coming, but he was psyched and it was really fun to share that with him, and always fun to share a big result with a teammate." 

"Crazy that today is the first team sprint podium for the men," said Ogden. "(Sport Director Chris) Grover thought it might be at the finish line and I couldn't believe it at first. But it's honestly a really thrilling statistic and I am super proud to be a part of the first ever. Doing it with Gus, my boy from day one, was pretty fun... A dream come true, really. Super fired up."

For the women, Kern and Smith put together a strong race and finished fifth, gaining valuable team sprint experience going into the Olympic Winter Games in Milano Cortina, as this race will be featured on the Olympic schedule. Germany took home the win, with Norway in second and third. 

Sunday, the athletes will be back on the start line for the classic sprint. Qualifications kick off at 4:00 a.m. ET and heats at 6:30 a.m. ET. Watch live on skiandsnowboard.live. 

RESULTS
Men 
Women

Stifel U.S. Ski Team athlete and two-time Olympic gold medalist Mikaela Shiffrin led the way with a fourth-place finish in giant slalom at Kronplatz, Italy, on Tuesday. Teammate Paula Moltzan followed in eighth, while youngster Elisabeth Bocock delivered a career-best result in 12th.

“It was really cool to see the top women skiing today,” said Shiffrin. “You have to ski perfect, no mistakes, full intensity. And even when I go full intensity, I still have some mistakes so there’s just more work to do.”

The Italian resort was bathed in sunshine with fans lining the course and filling the grandstands. It was an especially exciting day for the home crowd as Federica Brignone made her return after being sidelined by a crash last spring that kept her out for much of the season. She finished sixth.

The first run featured a tough, swingy and turny set, reflected in the wide spread of times from the leaders through the top 30. Despite the challenge, the U.S. women pushed hard in run one and positioned themselves well for the second run.

As shade crept onto the course for run two, the set opened up significantly, requiring the athletes to attack with more speed. AJ Hurt and Nina O’Brien both pushed aggressively but did not finish. Bocock, however, laid down a blistering second run to climb into a new career-best 12th place.

“Just putting together two runs feels successful,” said Bocock. “I feel like I’m getting better at executing the plan.”

Moltzan followed with an aggressive, confident performance, earning the green light and a spot on the leaderboard. Her time held briefly as competitors continued to push the pace.

“I’m happy to find the finish line two more times in a row, which is nice,” said Moltzan. “I’m a little bummed with how I skied the first run, but ending up with another top 10 feels great and keeps building my consistency.”

Shiffrin skied last among the U.S. women, bringing intensity from top to bottom and initially slotting into the lead. Ultimately, several athletes found another gear, leaving Shiffrin just off the podium in fourth. Still, it marked a strong performance and a positive step forward toward the Cortina Games.

“Fourth is interesting, because from where I was last year, I would have dreamed of getting fourth, no problem,” said Shiffrin. “But now I want more.”

The winner of the race was Austrian Julia Scheib. Switzerland’s Camille Rast was second, with Sweden’s Sara Hector in third. 

The U.S. women’s tech team now turns its focus to the next stop in the Czech Republic, where they will contest a giant slalom and slalom on Jan. 24 - 25, the final races before the Winter Games.

RESULTS
Giant slalom 

Hydro Flask U.S. Snowboard Team’s Lily Dhawornvej earned her first career World Cup podium on the final day of the 2026 Laax Open with a second place overall finish in the women’s slopestyle snowboard final.

Windy conditions on the Switzerland's Crap Sogn Gion glacier plagued the final day of competition at the storied European World Cup and forced a delayed start time for the women’s snowboard slopestyle final. Dhawornvej watched as teammates and Olympians Dusty Henricksen and Sean FitzSimons dropped into the Snowpark Laax course and battled adverse weather conditions to end the day in ninth and 11th place, respectively. Watching the men’s contest forced event organizers to hold a riders meeting to decide the fate of the women’s competition but a 50/50 split ultimately put the contest in the hands of the judges. After brief deliberation, the contest was a go and more importantly, a decision Dhawornvej favored.

As the fifth overall qualifier, Dhawornvej dropped in the middle of a 10 person field and laced together a heater, going 50-50 boardslide to 50-50 back one out on the top rail section, followed by a switch back five mute, front seven indy, back seven stalefish and a steezy tamedog nose grab on the knuckle feature. Her score of 71.18 held strong throughout the remainder of competition as veteran competitors, like Japan’s Reira Iwabuchi and Mari Fukada, struggled with the day’s conditions.

The often stoic Dhawornvej was overcome with emotions in the finish when she realized she had locked in her first World Cup podium.

“I’m literally crying happy tears right now,” the 17 year old said. “It was a battle with the conditions today but I’m so happy to put one down. And to do it in Laax? I’m just so proud of myself.”

Japan’s Kokomo Murase took first overall and Austria’s Anna Gasser finished third to round out the top three. The men’s podium saw France’s Romain Allemand in first, Japan’s Yuto Kimura in second and China’s Yiming Su in third.

RESULTS
Women
Men

Jessie Diggins delivered a strong late-race charge to finish fourth in Sunday’s 10k classic at the World Cup in Oberhof, Germany, closing to within 10 seconds of the podium, finishing the day in fourth place. Five Americans rounded out the 10k classic points. 

On a course with steep descents, tricky climbs and little rest, and with variable snow conditions that deteriorated throughout the day, it was Diggins who led the Americans. Through the course's checkpoints, Diggins' result hovered in the low to mid-teens, before significantly increasing her pace over the final kilometers, climbing the leaderboard and narrowly missing a top-three result. With her fourth place, Diggins continues to lead the overall World Cup standings following the weekend of racing.

Moa Ilar of Sweden claimed the victory, with Austria’s Teresa Stadlober finishing second and Sweden’s Jonna Sundling rounding out the podium.

The Stifel U.S. Ski Team placed five athletes inside the top 30 across the men’s and women’s fields. Rosie Brennan was the next-best American woman, finishing 30th. On the men’s side, Zanden McMullen led the way in 18th, following a strong showing at last week’s U.S. National Championships in Lake Placid, where he won both the 20k skate and the classic sprint national titles. Hunter Wonders finished 24th, while Luke Jager placed 29th.

Hailey Swirbul continued her return to World Cup competition after retiring in 2023, racing in her first World Cup weekend back. The 2022 Olympian made an immediate impact on Saturday by reaching the skate sprint finals and followed up with a 33rd-place finish in Sunday’s 10k classic. The week prior in Lake Placid, Swirbul won the U.S. national title in the 10k classic.

Novie McCabe also made her World Cup comeback in Oberhof after missing much of last season, finishing 35th in the 10k classic. The 2022 Olympian captured the 20k national championship at U.S. Nationals.

Saturday’s standout American performance came from Sammy Smith, who finished 12th in the skate sprint. Smith, a full-time student-athlete at Stanford University and who recently played in the NCAA Division I Soccer National Championships, made her World Cup debut for the season with a career-best individual result, advancing to the semifinals of a World Cup sprint for the first time and finishing as the top-scoring American of the day.

In the men’s 10k classic, Norway’s Martin Løwstrøm Nyenget took the win, followed by Finland’s Iivo Niskanen in second and Norway’s Erik Valnes in third.

Following the end of racing in Oberhof, the U.S. team will rest before heading into the final World Cup competition ahead of the Olympic Winter Games, with three races in Goms, Switzerland. Before Goms, the athletes who have qualified for Team USA will be formally announced. 

RESULTS
Women's 10k classic
Men's 10k classic

Women's skate sprint 
Men's skate sprint 

Stifel U.S. Ski Team athlete Lindsey Vonn landed back on the podium in Sunday’s super-G, this time in second. This marks her seventh podium just this season. Teammate Keely Cashman was not far off the mark, delivering her best race to date in fifth place. 

“If I can fight for the globe in super-G that would be amazing, so today was a good step in the right direction,” said Vonn. 

It was a good but foggy day for a super-G in Tarvisio. Thick fog rolled through sections of the course, especially on the upper portion, forcing athletes to rely on instinct. Vonn handled the low visibility with confidence, skiing an aggressive yet composed run to land just off the top step of the podium. The result marks an impressive performance for the veteran speed skier as she continues to exceed expectations and prove her speed capabilities. 

“I was a little disappointed in my bottom but in general very happy with my skiing,” said Vonn. “I am close to the red bib so always a good day when that happens.” 

The day was also a breakthrough for teammate Keely Cashman, who skied to her best result in a World Cup with a fifth-place finish. Cashman attacked the course with confidence, putting together a smooth run despite the difficult visibility. Cashman was all smiles as she crossed the line and saw her rank - a great way to round out the weekend. 

“I feel like I’ve been building a lot this year and skiing well in super-G which has given me confidence,” said Cashman. “Lindsey gave me a great report and my coaches and I had a really good plan so I did my best to execute. I’m super happy with this result building into the Olympics and really eager for more!”

Stifel U.S. Ski Team athletes Jackie Wiles, Allison Mollin, Breezy Johnson and Haley Cutler also had solid days, scoring points for the women’s team in 19th, 20th, 25th and 27th place. Mary Bocock, Tricia Mangan and Bella Wright also raced and ended up 33rd, 37th and 45th. 

The Stifel U.S. Ski Team women are on a roll this season and the result continued their lead in the overall Nations Cup standings. The next women’s race will be a giant slalom Tuesday in Kronplatz, Italy. 

RESULTS
Women's super-G

In a pressure cooker of a World Cup final, two-time Olympian Chase Josey delivered under the lights at the Laax Open and stomped a run worthy of fourth place in one of the most progressive and exciting halfpipe finals to date.

With the Laax Open being the final halfpipe World Cup before the 2026 Olympic Winter Games, it was do or die for the Sun Valley native who found himself on the outside looking in on Olympic qualification criteria  - an unfamiliar position for the seasoned veteran. As Josey stared down the pipe - the same ditch of his first and only World Cup win in 2017 - his Hydro Flask U.S. Snowboard Team teammates held their breath knowing what was on the line for the 30-year-old.

Showing the overwhelming crowd of spectators why he’s the king of switch, Josey stomped the run of his career - a cab double cork 12, followed by a switch double michalchuk, to a cab double cork 10, followed by a front double cork 12 and a massive double michalchuk for good measure.

Josey’s score of 75 flat held strong in podium position until the young Kiwi sensation Campbell Melville Ives became the first rider to ever drop two triple corks in one completed contest run. Melville Ives’ score of 91.00 catapulted him into the top spot.

But last to drop was the Australian hero Scotty James, who donned his signature red boxing gloves and put on a show under the lights, taking home his fifth Laax Open title with a second run score of 98.75. Valentino Guseli rounded out the podium in third to cement the first Oceania podium sweep in FIS history.

Josey’s fourth-place finish puts him in position to qualify for the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic Winter Games, which will be announced Jan. 23.

Joining Josey in the 2026 Laax Open halfpipe final was Alessandro Barbieri, who became the first American to land a triple cork in a complete halfpipe run at the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix in Aspen, Colorado just one week prior. Barbieri was unable to put down a run in the Laax Open final, but the young 17-year-old proved once again he is an exciting rider to watch heading into the games.

Two-time Olympian Maddie Mastro was the sole American in the women’s field, but took an uncharacteristic fall on her signature double crippler that ended her chances of back-to-back Laax Open podiums. Mastro took home second place in 2025's Laax Open and made history doing so, becoming the first woman to land two double corks in one contest run. Tough as ever, Mastro returned to the top of the pipe for her second run and put down a conservative run good enough for ninth place overall. Having fought the entire 2025-26 season to comeback from multiple injuries, the Laax Open night final served as a confidence builder for the 25 year old who has her sights set on the 2026 Winter Olympic Games.

Korea's Gaon Choi took home the Laax Open title - her third World Cup win in a row - and Japan's Rise Kudo and China's Xuetong Cai rounded out the podium with second and third place, respectively.

The snowboard halfpipe roster for the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games will be announced next week on January 23.

RESULTS
Women
Men

In the final Olympic qualifier of the year, all the pressure was on as the Stifel U.S. Freeski Team athletes battled it out to secure a spot at the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic Winter Games.

Marin Hamill stepped up to the plate, putting down an unreal run one, scoring her a 71.38. The judges loved Hamill's second rail, a back 630, and her butter-pad hit, a switch left 360 to a switch left 360. She was rewarded heavily for her run composition as well, 40% of the score in Laax's section-by-section judging format. Her first run score held on for the remainder of the competition, earning Hamill a second place behind China's Eileen Gu in first and ahead of Austria's Lara Wolf in third. 

It was Hamill's second career podium, after a second in Font Romeu, France, in 2022. Reflecting on her results, Hamill said,

"Podiuming in Laax means the world to me right now," said Hamill. "I'm trying to secure a place in Italy... I was just super stoked to put it all together and land my first run."

This podium finish clinches Marin Hamill's spot at the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic Winter Games, the first confirmed woman on the slopestyle and big air side. The rest of the team will be announced on January 23, 2026.

In fourth was Avery Krumme. This is Krumme's third top-six finish in the 2025-26 season, which is her first on the World Cup circuit. The judges loved Krumme's third jump, a switch left bio 900 with a mute grab, and her butter-pad trick as well, a right 180 pretzel switch left 360.

On the men's side, Hunter Henderson was the top American, finishing in fifth. The judges were stoked on Henderson's second rail: a switch left, tails over 270 on with a back cork 810 with a Japan grab. This trick was the highest scored on the second rail, a difficult feat in such a heavy field. Norway's Birk Ruud finished the day in first, with Austria's Matej Svancer in second and Canada's Evan McEachran in third.

Konnor Ralph finished in eighth, with a great first run. Colby Stevenson finished in 11th.

RESULTS
Women
Men

Stifel U.S. Ski Team athletes Liz Lemley and Olivia Giaccio went two-three at the Intermountain Health Freestyle Cup presented by Stifel at Waterville Valley, New Hampshire, stepping on the podium in front of friends and family in the last Azerbaijan FIS World Cup before the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milano Cortina.

After persistent fog forced the cancelation of Thursday's individual moguls event, organizers pivoted quickly, converting Friday's originally planned dual moguls competition into individual moguls. The weather made an equally dramatic turn overnight, dropping from rainy, 35-degree conditions on Thursday to frigid, single-digit temperatures on Friday, accompanied by whipping winds and chalky, hard snow on the course.

The men kicked off the day with qualifying runs, with Asher Michel, Landon Wendler, Charlie Mickel and Nick Page earning spots in the finals. On the women’s side, Kylie Kariotis, Alli Macuga, Jaelin Kauf, Tess Johnson, Kasey Hogg, Giaccio and Lemley all pushed through to the next round.

In the men’s finals, Mickel and Page delivered strong performances to advance into the super final. Page ultimately finished fifth overall with Mickel sixth. 

The women’s competition saw Hogg, Giaccio and Lemley rise to the occasion in the super final, with Lemley skiing to second and Giaccio securing third.

“I had a good day!” said Giaccio. “I’m very excited about my skiing and the momentum I’m building. There’s room to grow, but I’m trending in a direction that matters."

Originally slated to take place in Deer Valley, the event was rescheduled to Waterville Valley due to a lack of snow across much of the western U.S. in the early season. Waterville Valley stepped up to host on short notice, delivering a successful World Cup-caliber event despite challenging conditions.

Following the competition, U.S. Ski & Snowboard Freestyle Sport Director Matt Gnoza announced several athletes to the 2026 U.S. Olympic Team. 2022 Olympic silver medalist Kauf had already secured her spot following a dominant 2024-25 season, but was officially presented with her Making Team USA hat from Xfinity, alongside Johnson and Page who are heading to their second Olympics, and Lemley, earning selection to her first Olympic Games.

“I knew I was in a good position, but our team is so strong, you never know what could happen,” said Page. “I had to come in today, really put my foot on the gas, put a stamp on it and make this team. To finish it out this way was pretty special.”

“I’m feeling pretty awesome,” said Lemley. “I've dreamed of it since I was a kid, like everybody. And it feels great after a lot of work this summer. I'm just super proud of myself."

The remaining athletes named to the 2026 U.S. Olympic moguls roster will be announced on Jan. 23.

RESULTS
Women
Men

After an elongated break away from World Cup competition, Noah Elliott showed why he is the best in the world at banked slalom, taking back-to-back wins in Kühtai, Austria. Brenna Huckaby also had two podium appearances, and Kate Delson and Zach Miller were on the podium on day one. 

Two months after their first banked slalom World Cup of the season, the Toyota U.S. Para Snowboard Team athletes were back in action this week. Day one of the competition brought sunshine and great racing conditions. Elliott, Huckaby, Delson and Miller all finished in the top four after two time trials, advancing to the semifinals. On the women’s side, Delson took on Cecille Hernandez of France, ultimately finishing second. Huckaby won her small final, finishing third, along with Miller, who also finished third. 

On the second day, a tough racing surface and course set took out many competitors, ultimately leading competition staff to revert to an older race format in which only the two time trials count toward determining your placement, rather than advancing to final rounds. Huckaby threw down in her second run after an error on run one, taking her to a second-place finish. Elliott, seemingly unstoppable, finished with the fastest time of the day, over two seconds ahead of his next competitor. After an error in competition on day one, Miller experienced pain in his back and ultimately decided to sit out of the second competition to recover and prepare for next week’s event. 

Next week, Jan. 21-23, the team is headed to Lenk, Switzerland, for the first snowboard cross World Cup events of the season, including a snowboard cross team event. Tune in to FIS live timing to follow along.

RESULTS

On Saturday’s classic Lauberhorn downhill in Wengen, Switzerland Stifel U.S. Ski Team athlete Ryan Cochran-Siegle landed 15th to secure the best spot for the Americans. Bryce Bennett was not too far off in 20th. 

“It was an OK day,” said Cochran-Siegle. “I think after Gardena I was honestly trying to get some confidence too and I did.”

It was an atypical day on the classic downhill. Normally it is the longest downhill of the year with times posting well over 2 minutes and 30 seconds, but today it was cut almost in half due to strong winds, forcing a lower start. 

Despite the changes the show had to go on in front of the thousands of fans that annually attend. Bennett drew bib one and was first to kick out. As he could hear the roaring behind him he knew he needed to give it his best shot. 

“I'm just struggling a little bit to find the confidence,” said Bennett. “In downhill it's getting better, but I just need a little bit more time.” 

Bennett would ultimately land 20th. His best result this season after a slow start to the year in the speed disciplines. Teammate Cochran-Siegle would run shortly behind Bennett. He skied with force but over did it in a few areas that were crucial for time on the shortened course. He would end up 15th. 

“It was a cool start lower in a sense and kicking out and seeing the huge crowd on the hillside,” said Cochran-Siegle. “Hearing that crowd roar was pretty special. I think sometimes I was pushing too hard and not quite connected through the transition.” 

Teammates Sam Morse, Wiley Maple, Kyle Negomir, Erik Arvidsson and Jared Goldberg also raced and landed in 32nd, 35th, 41st, 42nd and 49th. 

The next men’s speed races will take place in Kitzbuhël, Austria Jan. 23-24. 

RESULTS
men's downhill