The Audi FIS Ski World Cup tour is coming back to the United States for two weeks and there are easy and free ways to watch every event across both the Stifel Copper Cup presented by United Airlines at Copper Mountain and Stifel Birds of Prey. The broadcast at the Stifel Birds of Prey is presented by Cloudflare.

A reminder that Outside TV is free to watch live, but replays of the race are behind a paywall. All NBC and CNBC coverage is simulcast on Peacock, but will not be available on demand.

HOW TO WATCH (all times ET)

STIFEL COPPER CUP PRESENTED BY UNITED AIRLINES

Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025

1:00 p.m. – men’s super-G – LIVE on Outside TV (free)

Friday, Nov. 28, 2025

12:00 p.m. – men’s giant slalom, run 1 – LIVE on Outside TV (free)

3:00 p.m. – men’s giant slalom, run 2 – LIVE on Outside TV (free)

Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025

12:00 p.m. – women’s giant slalom, run 1 – LIVE on Outside TV (free)

1:00 p.m. – men’s super-G – tape delay on NBC & Peacock

3:00 p.m. – women’s giant slalom, run 2 – LIVE on Outside TV (free)

Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025

12:00 p.m. – women’s slalom, run 1 – LIVE on Outside TV (free)

1:00 p.m. – women’s giant slalom – tape delay on NBC & Peacock

2:00 p.m. – men’s giant slalom – tape delay on CNBC & Peacock

3:00 p.m. – women’s slalom, run 2 – LIVE on Outside TV (free), CNBC & Peacock

STIFEL BIRDS OF PREY – BROADCAST PRESENTED BY CLOUDFLARE

Thursday, Dec. 5, 2025

1:00 p.m. – men’s downhill – LIVE on Outside TV (free)

Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025

12:30 p.m. – men’s super-G – LIVE on Outside TV (free)

5:00 p.m. – men’s downhill – tape delay on NBC & Peacock

Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025

12:00 p.m. – men’s giant slalom, run 1 – LIVE on Outside TV (free)

12:30 p.m. – men’s super-G – tape delay on NBC & Peacock

3:00 p.m. – men’s giant slalom, run 2 – LIVE on Outside TV (free), CNBC & Peacock

In the second slalom of the season in Gurgl, Austria, Mikaela Shiffrin delivered another commanding performance to claim her 103rd World Cup victory and 66th World Cup slalom win. Stifel U.S. Ski Team teammate Paula Moltzan also skied to an impressive fifth-place finish.

Conditions on the Austrian slope were brisk and unforgiving, with a tricky course set and aggressively dry snow that challenged the entire field. Shiffrin, however, attacked from the start with her trademark precision, building a 0.31-second lead after run one.

“There is some improvement to be made,” said Shiffrin. “This run I want to shoot to be more clean. But my run was very good, so we will see.”

Moltzan followed with a solid first run, shaking off a few small bobbles to land in sixth. The rest of the U.S. crew opened the day strong as well, with Nina O’Brien skiing into 20th and AJ Hurt into 29th, setting the stage for an exciting second run.

“I think my first run was chaotic,” said Moltzan. “I want to work on minimizing my mistakes with more tactics in the tricky sections. I am going to go for it.”

As the second run began, the anticipation grew amongst the lively Austrian crowd. Hurt and O’Brien were the first Americans to push out of the gate, but unfortunately, neither skier reached the finish. Both are OK.

Moltzan delivered the U.S. team’s momentum shift, charging through deep ruts and grooves to take the hot seat at the finish. She ultimately moved up one spot, but the remaining skiers had strong enough runs to keep her in fifth.

Then came Shiffrin. Unshaken and all business, she skied to her limit, gaining time at nearly every interval and winning by a remarkable 1.23 seconds. Shiffrin has yet to lose a slalom run this season, sending a clear message that she remains in peak form. Albania’s Lara Colturi finished second, and Switzerland’s Camille Rast rounded out the podium in third.

Up next, the women head back home to the United States for the Stifel Copper Cup presented by United Airlines at Copper Mountain, Colorado, Nov. 29-30.

RESULTS
Women's slalom

After an endless supply of sunny days during training, Mother Nature showed up in force, bringing in weather that does not mix well with slopestyle skiing. Therefore, the first 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic Winter Games slopestyle qualifying event and FIS Freeski World Cup for the men was canceled — women's qualifying results became final results. 

Stifel U.S. Freeski Team athlete Grace Henderson led the women, finishing sixth in qualifications, meaning Henderson's final result in the first World Cup of the season was sixth. Teammate Marin Hamill finished eighth. Hamill secured the last spot in the finals during the qualification round, which, luckily, resulted in a top-10 finish. Rookie Avery Krumme made her World Cup debut in Stubai, finishing 20th.

The men had both qualifications and finals canceled due to the storms. The Stubai podium has been kind to Americans in the past three years, with Colby Stevenson, Alex Hall and Mac Forehand all taking home Stubai hardware.

The Stifel U.S. Freeski Team has no time to rest; they ship off tomorrow to Secret Garden, China, for the first big air World Cup of the year. Qualifications are scheduled for Friday, Nov. 28, with finals on Sunday, Nov. 30. Finals will be available to stream on skiandsnowboard.live. 

Halfpipe is back in action in China in early December. 

RESULTS
Women

Born and raised in Mammoth, California, Kate Gray has been skiing since before she can remember. She brought home the bronze in halfpipe at the 2024 Youth Olympic Games in Gangwon, South Korea, and has set her sights on the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic Winter Games.

Last season, Gray represented the U.S. at World Championships in all three freeski disciplines, became the first woman to land a bone roll in competition and maintained her status as the only athlete named to both the slopestyle/big air and halfpipe teams.

Gray is the latest athlete featured in U.S. Ski & Snowboard’s “On the Rise” series, presented by Zions Bank. Through community service, sponsorships and charitable donations, Zions Bank is committed to fueling economic growth and enhancing quality of life in Idaho, Utah and Wyoming.

We caught up with Grayto dive into his background, reflect on a season of milestones, and look ahead to his goals for 2025-26.

Q: What initially drew you to the sport of freeskiing?

A: It just kind of happened. I was always following my older brothers around, and when they started riding park I followed in their footsteps. 

Q: When you were younger and getting into the sport, what were your goals? 

A: I wanted to be as good as the boys on my team growing up. I wanted to push the sport and work up the ranks to ski with the pros.

Q: What is your biggest accomplishment?

A: My biggest accomplishment so far has making both the slopestyle and halfpipe teams, and being the first woman to land a bone roll.

Q: What is your ultimate goal? 

A: I would love to go to the Olympics one day. But I would also like to be a part of progressing freeskiing in general. Eventually I would love to get into filming in the streets or the backcountry.

Q: Who are your heroes? Both in & out of the sport?

A: My heroes are definitely my parents and my brothers, I look up to all of them a lot. In skiing, I love getting to watch all my teammates. When I was younger, I looked up to Carly Marguiles a lot, as she was a Mammoth Olympian.

Q: You win $5,000 in prize money: What do you do with it?

A: I would try to save as much as possible, but probably end up spending a lot of it to help fund my travel during the season.

Q: Do you budget or follow any structure related to spending?

A: Not really, I try to be thoughtful of what I spend money on and save whenever I can.

Q: What’s one money habit you follow?

A: I track all my expenses throughout the season (equipment, travel, etc.), so next year I can make smarter money decisions in the years to come.

Follow Kate on her social media channels. 

Greetings Eastern Region! 

Temps are dropping, snow guns are blazing and natural snow is falling across the Region. WOW!
 The World Cup has begun, Eastern Region athletes are training and competing in Europe and in a few short weeks we will be racing in the Eastern USA.  Season 2025-26 is underway! 

This is just a quick reminder to go sign up and intend for December FIS racing in the Eastern USA.  All of our events are listed on SkiReg- So check it out.
Deadlines for our 1st FIS ENL SL races (Stowe (W), Sugarbush/GMVS (M) )  are November  26th, 2025- So get those entries in! 

Our EASTERN REGION WEBSITE has been cleaned up and updated. This is our information hub and you should find everything you need on there. If you cannot find an answer to your question -  please reach out anytime! 

NEW feature on the SELECTIONS  page - Men's and Women's Eastern FIS rankings. they will be updated with each new points list in the selection method formats for our various levels/classifications of Eastern FIS races. Super cool! 

Please take a minute to explore each tab on the site- 

• CALENDAR
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  We look forward to hearing from you and seeing you on the hill soon! 
  
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The Most Decorated U.S. Cross Country Skier In History Will Race One Final Season 

Jessie Diggins, Stifel U.S. Cross Country Team member and the most decorated cross country skier in U.S. history, formally announces her retirement from cross country ski racing following the end of the 2025-26 season. It will be the Afton, Minnesota-born skier’s final season, beginning with the first race in Ruka, Finland, Nov. 28, through Olympic Winter Games in Milano Cortina and concluding at the Stifel Lake Placid Finals in Lake Placid, New York, March 19-22, 2026. 

Diggins, now 34, has won nearly every title possible in ski racing, including three Olympic medals, including Team USA’s first cross country Olympic gold medal in 2018 with teammate Kikkan Randall, seven World Championship medals, 29 World Cup victories, 79 World Cup podiums, two overall Tour de Ski trophies, three distance FIS Crystal Globes and three coveted overall FIS Crystal Globes, marking her the #1 skier in the world. Her relentless ability to give no less than 100 percent is her signature, and it has propelled her to the top of the sport. Still, it’s not the accolades that define Diggins’ career; it's her unwavering commitment to leaving the sport better than she found it. 

“I hope I’m remembered not just for the pain cave and ability to suffer deeply for a team that I love and a sport I care about so much, but for the joy, sense of fun on snow, heart-on-sleeve racing, deep vulnerability and openness that I’ve brought to everything I do,” said Diggins.

Skiing has always been a part of Diggins’ life. When she was younger, her parents would trek around the midwestern backwoods with their daughter in a backpack. Fast forward to high school and the backwoods pursuits turned competitive. The young girl from Minnesota quickly became one to watch—winning state championships, earning the title of top-ranked high school skier in Minnesota and capturing Junior National titles before catching the attention of the U.S. Ski Team coaches. She made the national team in 2011 but broke through at the 2016 Tour de Ski, where she won her first individual World Cup race, foreshadowing the success to come. 14 years later, Diggins now leads the Stifel U.S. Cross Country Ski Team as the veteran, guiding a decorated women’s group and the strongest men’s team in history, and holds the title as the most successful American cross country skier of all time. 

“Firstly, I want to congratulate Jessie on such a historic career,” said Sophie Goldchmidt, President & CEO of U.S. Ski & Snowboard. “As an organization, we are thankful for the culture she has helped build on the Stifel U.S. Cross Country Ski Team alongside the excellent coaching staff and athletes, and the impact she has had on the world of ski racing. And as a person, I count myself lucky to have been at U.S. Ski & Snowboard at the same time as this remarkable role model, to have watched her compete, stand up for what she believes in and make us all better in the process. As said many times in the last couple of seasons, when Jessie wins, we all win. And we will continue cheering her this season and with her post-athletic next endeavors.”

But an athlete is never alone in their success. Since the beginning of her professional career, Diggins has worked with World Cup coach and wax technician Jason Cork. “It’s been really gratifying to work with Jessie for going on 16 seasons,” said Cork. “She’s had tons of success, which has made me look good, but just getting results has never been the goal.” Two decades later, Cork and Diggins are still working together. “I’m proud that throughout her career, she has accomplished so much in the right way – through hard, smart training, constantly setting goals, taking care of herself, and doing it all cleanly,” he added. The duo will continue for one more winter, until the final lunge across the finish line in March. 

Diggins' influence on the sport goes far beyond the snow. While her achievements were the main headlines, she had been quietly working to make an impact off the course ever since she entered the professional circuit at 19. 

“I’m proud of how hard I’ve worked to lead a team as well as how I’ve worked to help change an entire sport’s culture around mental health — how we talk about it, how we’re allowed to ask for help and how we help athletes in need. I’ve tried to become the advocate and role model that 18-year-old Jessie needed. Whether or not I’ve succeeded in that, I am deeply proud of having the courage to put my own life story out there to bring about the change I wanted to see.”

Through her work with organizations like Share Winter, Protect Our Winters or the Emily Program, Diggins was steadfast in her efforts to get more young kids involved in winter sports, educating her followers about the effects of climate change, and developing awareness around mental health and eating disorders, a topic to which she has a deep personal connection.

With the start of her last World Cup season just days away, Diggins is continuing to rewrite the narrative, reminding us that it's not all about the wins, but about what happens before and after the result. Through her 15-year professional career, countless storylines may define it, but one stands above the rest: with glitter on your face and a commitment to leaving everything on the snow, you can be the best in the world and still find joy in the process. 

Jessie will conclude her illustrious career fittingly at home in the United States. The Stifel Lake Placid Finals, March 19-22, 2026, in Lake Placid, NY, with three races: a skate sprint, 10k classic and 20k skate. 

Diggins’s Historic Career By the Numbers

World Cup

• Starts: 358
• Podiums: 79
• Victories: 29

Olympics

• Games: 3 (Sochi 2014, PyeongChang 2018, Beijing 2022)
• Starts: 16
• Medals: 3 (gold, team sprint, PyeongChang 2018; silver, 30k freestyle & bronze, sprint, Beijing 2022)

World Championships

• World Championships: 8
• Starts: 34
• Medals: 7

Records Set

• Most decorated American cross country skier in history
• First American to win an Olympic gold medal in cross country skiing, alongside Kikkan Randall in the team sprint (2018)
• First American to win an individual Olympic medal in a cross country sprint race (2022)
• First American to win an individual World Championships gold medal (10k skate, Planica, Slovenia, 2023)
• Set a record for overall FIS Crystal Globe victories (three: 2021, 2023, 2025)
  • In 2021, Diggins became the first American woman to win an overall title and the first American to win the globe since Bill Koch in 1982
  • Only non-European to have won the overall FIS Crystal Globe
• Holds the U.S. record for FIS World Cup victories (29)
• First American to win the overall FIS Tour de Ski trophy (2021, 2024)
• Awarded the Holmenkollen Medal, the highest Norwegian honor in skiing, becoming the first American ever to receive the distinction (2024)

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Quotes Appendix

"It’s been an absolute privilege to watch the transformation of Jessie Diggins from a sparkle chipmunk at Junior Nationals all the way up to being the World’s number one-ranked female skier. She came onto our team as the little sister and transformed into a seasoned leader. As a teammate, I had the chance to witness firsthand Jessie’s passion, dedication, and grit on her quest to be the best in the world. We laughed together, we cried together and it was the absolute highlight of my career to have shared so many great moments, including our World Championship win in 2013 and our Olympic gold medal win in 2018. She’s had an incredible career and I can’t wait to see her cap it off with her best season yet and be there in Lake Placid to celebrate with her."
- Kikkan Randall, U.S. Cross Country Ski Team

“I am so excited to celebrate Jessie in her final season. She has been a huge inspiration in the sport and beyond, and her joy and wholehearted presence are so uplifting and contagious. She has built a beautiful legacy and has shown that when you have the right combination of passion, sparkle and the ability to be true to yourself, you can move mountains.” 
 - Mikaela Shiffrin, Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team

“Jessie has had an incredible career, and as a fan, I will miss watching her dominate with that heart-warming smile and sparkles on her face. Jessie has inspired so many people, not just with her outstanding athletic achievements, but also for how she conducted herself off the snow. With her honest and open approach to her struggles, she has helped so many people in ways that reach far beyond sport. Thank you, Jessie, for inspiring me and showing the world who you are for so many years.”
- Lindsey Vonn, Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team

“Even though Jessie and I compete in different disciplines, her legacy reaches far beyond cross country skiing. Her work ethic, positivity and relentless belief in what’s possible have inspired me and so many others to dream bigger and push harder — including leading me to do a celebratory jump on the World Cup podium! She’s shown what it means to lead with heart and to lift everyone around her, and I try to carry that energy with me.”
- Paula Moltzan, Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team

“There is so much to say, but Jessie has been there for me as a mentor, teammate and friend since my first day on the Stifel U.S. Ski Team. I couldn’t be more grateful. I truly feel like I've won the lottery having her by my side over the past decade. From learning how to train to become the best in the world, to having fun along the way, to navigating the World Cup circuit year after year, she has led by example with both grit and grace. Beyond ski results, Jessie has shown how athletes can make a lasting impact outside of competition, speaking up for the causes she cares about and using her platform to do more than just sport.”
 - Julia Kern, Stifel U.S. Cross Country Ski Team

​​”Jessie has been an incredible role model and teacher for me. I feel very fortunate to have been her teammate for so long. Her ability to dominate the world stage while remaining humble, thoughtful and kind is something I will always aspire to.”
- Ben Ogden, Stifel U.S. Cross Country Ski Team

“Jessie Diggins is skiing. She is perseverance, grit, personality and spunk. She is a profound inspiration to girls and athletes from all over, of what it means to be a winner, a mentor, a leader and a true American!”
- Nick Goepper, Stifel U.S. Freeski Team

“Jessie, huge congratulations on an incredible career! You’ve always inspired me and so many others with your passion, positivity, and unmatched work ethic. Enjoy retirement, you’ve more than earned it. And please don’t pick up halfpipe skiing… I’m genuinely worried you’d take my job.”
- Hunter Hess, Stifel U.S. Freeski Team, Halfpipe Team

“Jessie has always been such a huge inspiration to me! Not just for what she’s accomplished, but for how she’s done it. The way she carries herself, competes with her heart and lifts others around her shows what we, as women athletes, are truly capable of. She’s shown that success isn’t just about talent, but about resilience, passion and the belief that you can push boundaries not just for yourself, but for the next generation of women in sport.”
- Jaelin Kauf, Stifel U.S. Freestyle Ski Team, Moguls Team

“I’ve had the pleasure of crossing paths with Jessie through U.S. Ski & Snowboard, shared sponsors and Protect Our Winters. Her infectious smile and positive attitude toward any situation is genuinely inspirational. I feel so lucky to have spent time with a cross country legend and wish her all the best in her future endeavors.”
- Bea Kim, Hydro Flask U.S. Snowboard Team

On Saturday, Nov. 15 at the Audi FIS World Cup slalom opener, the winningest alpine skier of all time, Mikaela Shiffrin, claimed her 102nd World Cup victory, 65th slalom win and ninth reindeer on the Levi, Finland track. Teammate Paula Moltzan landed just shy of the podium in fourth after an impressive second run jump. 

“I trusted the training with my team. We did a lot of work over the summer. The final step was mentality,” said Shiffrin. “It is starting to feel more like home. I really enjoy being here and I am so happy to kick off the slalom season.”  

The Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team had six strong women leading the charge in the slalom discipline. On run one, Shiffrin annihilated the field by almost a 1.5-second advantage with precise skiing. Moltzan was the next best American, landing in 19th for run one, with ample opportunity to move up in run two. 

Teammates Liv Moritz landed in 54th place while Nina O’Brien, AJ Hurt and Annika Hunt did not finish the first run. It was also notable Hunt's first World Cup start. 

The second run was set by U.S. coach Alek Glebov, with the surface firm and the Finnish sky dark and clear. 

Moltzan, running 11th, had a great advantage to ski cleanly and aggressively, and move up in the race – and she did. She sat in the leaderboard chair for more than 15 racers until she ultimately ended up just off the podium in fourth place. 

"After a challenging first run I knew I needed to shift into another gear to find a lot of time," said Moltzan. "I am super happy with my skiing second run, I felt like I was able to make some of my best turns."

All eyes were on Shiffrin as she set the pace early on with her killer first run. She skied flawlessly and confidently, gaining time at each turn. Shiffrin crossed the line to win by 1.6 seconds and take her 102nd win and 65th slalom win. In Levi, the annual prize for first place includes a live reindeer, and with her ninth win on the Levi track, Shiffrin secured her ninth reindeer. Someone should call up Santa Claus, because he can retire now! 

"Mikaela put on an absolute clinic on how to ski Levi - she continues to impress everyone with her skiing," said Moltzan.

Young Albanian skier Lara Colturi – who was celebrating her 19th birthday – made up the remainder of the podium in second, with German star Emma Aicher in third. 

With the victory, Shirffrin leads the overall World Cup standings, with Moltzan in second. 

The next women’s slalom will be in Gurgl in just over a week. On Sunday, Nov. 16, the men will take on the Levi slalom track. 

Results
Women's slalom 

At just 20 years old, Hahna Norman has firmly established herself as one of the most compelling rising stars on the FIS World Cup circuit. The Truckee, California native earned her first call up to the pro team roster after a breakout 2024-25 season that included two top-8 finishes against the world’s best - signaling she’s not just climbing the ranks, but ready to contend at the highest level of slopestye & big air snowboarding.

From the backcountry to a rail jam and everything in between, Norman’s versatility is what sets her apart. Radiating equal parts determination and positivity, Hahna’s  infectious confidence is apparent every time she drops in and the 20-year-old is forging her own path in the ever-evolving industry. 

With the ever important 2025-26 season quickly approaching, Norman opens up on her mindset behind her rise and what’s fueling her focus heading into the first World Cup.

Q: What initially drew you to the sport?
HAHNA NORMAN: I loved the carefree culture. I grew up ski racing and I would always envy the snowboarders on the mountain because they always looked like they were having more fun. On my days off from ski racing I would follow my brother into the park and just have an absolute blast. There was this specific drill we would do before race team each morning where we had to take two laps with one ski on while the coaches would get organized for the day. Since the coaches weren’t around I would try and use my single ski as a snowboard by strapping my feet to it with my ski poles. That’s when I knew it was time to make the switch :)

Q: When you were younger and getting into the sport, what were your goals?
HN: To be honest I didn’t have any. I was a very “live in the moment” kid and never thought too far into the future. For me snowboarding was just a weekend gig that I think my parents partially used as daycare haha. I also got a later start to the game due to moving around a lot so I also kinda thought having a career in snowboarding was a bit off the table. It wasn’t until I was probably about 15 or 16 that I started to realize I could go far if I worked for it.

Q: What is your biggest accomplishment?
HN: I think my biggest accomplishment is learning to love myself. Not to get crazy deep but I spent a lot of time hating most parts about myself and it made me quite miserable. Maybe it just comes with age but as of late I’ve been feeling very grateful of who I am and exited to chase the never ending quest of becoming more awesome!! But besides that I was pretty stoked to make the US Pro Slopestyle team this year

Q: What is your ultimate goal?
HN: Hmmm it seems to be ever changing but probably just to make an impact in some form. Whether that means having the most dominant competitive arc the sport has ever seen or to teach a kid a new trick that they never forget.

Q: Who are your heroes? Both in & out of the sport.
HN: Mom and Dad obvi!! Coolest people around I swear. In the sport I’d say it’s a handful of people. I want to have Anna Gassers humor, koko’s style, creativity like Rene, and beast mode like Zoi. I also used to watch Susie Green Burg 270 on repeat so I think if any of those guy knew who I was I would probably go nonverbal on scene.

Questions sponsored by Zion's Bank.

Q: You win $5,000 in prize money: What do you do with it?
HN: I would probably save/invest it so I could buy a house in a few years. Depending on the scale of of this hypothetical victory in which $5,000 prize money was earned I MIGHT take out $60 to get get my nails done but realistically even then I would probably gaslight myself into thinking I need to save that money so I can buy a house in a few years.

Q: Do you budget or follow any structure related to spending?
HN: Yes! I’m in the “broke 20s” stage of life at the moment so a budget for me pretty much means don’t spend money on anything unless it’s absolutely necessary.

Q: What’s one money habit you follow?
HN: Always take note of the cheapest gas. This could mean the cheapest gas in your town or my brain takes it farther and breaks it down. First, which of the states that I spend most of my time in has the cheapest gas? Second, which location within that state has the cheapest gas? Third, out of those locations what is the cheapest gas station in that specific area?.

Keep up with Hahna on Instagram HERE!

Paula Moltzan stepped onto the podium in the first race of the Audi FIS Ski World Cup season in Sölden, Austria, taking second place - her best World Cup giant slalom result to date. She led an impressive Stifel U.S. Ski Team showing, with six athletes in the top 20, including Mikaela Shiffrin just off the podium in fourth and Nina O’Brien in sixth - tying her personal best. 

"I am so happy with today," said Moltzan. "I felt like I could be on the podium today and I succeeded in that." 

For the first time in more than 30 years, the U.S. women packed six into the second run—and all six ended up in the top 20. Katie Hensien took 12th place and AJ Hurt was 13th, and in just her 15th World Cup start, Elisabeth Bocock was 19th. To further prove that the Stifel U.S. Ski Team is a force to be reckoned with, O’Brien had the fastest second run time, Moltzan’s second run was second fastest, Hurt's was third and Bocock's fifth. In total, five of the top seven fastest second run times were American skiers. 

"I'm happy to put another solid two runs down," said Hensien. "We really like it here. It looks like and it's sweet to have such a stacked, solid team." 

After finishing second in the first run, Moltzan powered to the finish to ski into the lead, even with a mistake on the pitch. She was only beaten by Austrian Julia Scheib, who was thrilled to win in front of her home country. It is Moltzan’s second giant slalom podium, having scored her first in the 2024-25 season in Kronplatz, Italy. She now has six podiums to her name and is hungry for more. Lara Gut Behrami rounded out the podium in third. 

"Scheib and I spent three days of training together and both looked at each other and said we need to do that more often," Moltzan laughed. "Our whole team skied incredibly well and I am so happy to be on this team and with this crew." 

It was also a banner day for Shiffrin, who has publicly spoken about her battle with PTSD after crashing in the giant slalom at the Stifel Killington Cup nearly one year ago. Her fourth place marked a triumphant return to top GS results after struggling in the discipline in her return to racing last season.

"I am so happy," said Shiffrin. "After how I ended last season it was a waiting game and in the end racing was the next step in the preparation phase to get the race mentality and I felt like my mind and my body were connected today - I was so nervous this whole week," said Shiffrin. "I am over the moon." 

Mary Bocock, Keely Cashman and Tricia Mangan also started the race, but did not qualify for a second run. 

The men’s giant slalom in Sölden is up next on Sunday to wrap up the first weekend of racing on the World Cup circuit. 

RESULTS
Women’s giant slalom 

U.S. Ski & Snowboard athletes are ready for another busy season of competing worldwide and we’re here to break down how you can watch all the action. Broadcast rights are not centralized, which means that every country has the right to sell their World Cup broadcast. This season, there are THREE ways to tune into the 2025-26 season action with Outside, skiandsnowboard.live as well as via broadcast networks NBC, USA Network and CNBC and the streaming platform Peacock.

This 2025-26 season will feature 10 domestic World Cup events, a full international World Cup season and the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. 

To find out how to watch events every weekend, please check the TV listings under our WATCH tab. Our social media channels will also release each weekend’s schedule weekly, pinned to the top of our feed.  

DOMESTIC EVENTS: Outside, NBC/Peacock/CNBC

• LIVE: All events held in the United States are LIVE on Outside TV for free, with only an email address needed to watch. Some events will also be aired on NBC and CNBC; most events aired on NBC will also be live-streamed on Peacock simultaneously.
• ON DEMAND: Outside+ (paid) will have all domestic events on demand. Peacock will not have domestic events on demand. Further NBCUniversal programming details will be announced at a later date.

There is an exciting lineup of commentators for the events. On NBC, this will include Olympic medalists Picabo Street, Hannah Kearney, and Ted Ligety, along with Dan Hicks, Todd Harris, Heather Cox, Tina Dixon, Steve Porino, Todd Richards, Tom Wallisch and U.S. Olympian Trace Worthington. Outside will feature commentating by Johnathan Oetken “DC,” Marco Sullivan, Chris Ernst, Olympian Tricia Byrnes, Pete Arneson, two-time Olympian Heather Mcphie and Ryan Sederquist.

INTERNATIONAL EVENTS (not Austria): ski and snowboard.live
The InFront-owned website skiandsnowboard.live will have nearly all international World Cups live and on-demand on their website and TV apps. All events will have expert commentary.  

AUSTRIAN EVENTS: NBC/Peacock
Peacock will stream a significant portion of events in Austria live. NBC will also have tape-delayed coverage of the Hahnenkammrennen (Kitzbuhel, Austria) in late January. Further programming details will be announced at a later date.

PRICE STRUCTURE:

• Outside: free (live domestic events - all you need to do is enter an email address) OR $89/year (on-demand domestic events)
• skiandsnowboard.live: (all international events)
  • all-access (all disciplines) – $19.99/monthly, $79.99/yearly
  • discipline passes – $11.99/monthly
• NBC/CNBC: free with cable (domestic events, some Austria events)
  Peacock: $7.99/month (domestic live events, Austrian events)