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Davos delivers drama as Auner dominates and Caffont breaks through

The Swiss crowd in Davos was rocking for the first PSL race of the 2025-26 Visa FIS Snowboard Alpine World Cup. It was a sunny day with good conditions as the snowboarders attacked the tight turns of the course. There were photo finishes and jury’s decisions highlighting the intense action as Elisa Caffont (ITA) broke through and Arvid Auner (AUT) showed off his PSL mastery.The setting in Davos was picturesque and a rollicking event with 4000 in ...

Emily Williams in Snowboarding 2026-04-25 01:43

Daniela Ulbing announces retirement from competitive snowboarding

Austrian snowboarder Daniela Ulbing has officially announced her retirement from competitive snowboarding at the age of 27. Ulbing, a prominent figure in alpine snowboarding, has decided to conclude her athletic career after a period of reflection and a break from competition.Ulbing's career has been marked by significant achievements on the international stage. She made a sensational impact by winning the gold medal in the parallel slalom at the...

Jane Miller in Snowboarding 2026-04-25 01:51

Simonhöhe Snowboard Alpine World Cup: Stats Preview

Simonhöhe Snowboard Alpine World Cup: Stats Preview● Simonhöhe will host the eighth stage of the Visa FIS Snowboard Alpine World Cup. Simonhöhe made its FIS Snowboard Alpine World Cup debut in 2022. This is the third time this venue is hosting a World Cup event (2022, 2024 and 2026).● Daniele Bagozza (ITA) won the men’s Parallel Giant Slalom in Simonhöhe in 2024, ahead of Benjamin Karl (AUT) and Fabian Obmann (AUT). This was one of the eight race...

Sarah Johnson in Snowboarding 2026-04-20 18:12

Benjamin Karl set to end illustrious career after Olympic season

Austrian snowboard legend Benjamin Karl has announced that the 2025/26 Olympic season will be his last. The Olympic champion and multiple World Championship and World Cup title-winner revealed his decision in a social media post.“This will definitely be my last season,” –said the Austrian rider, who recently turned 40.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Olympic Team Austria (@olympic_team_austria)Karl, one of the most accomplished paralle...

Sarah Brown in Snowboarding 2026-04-20 18:34

One more ride in Rogla before the Olympics

The hype is building around the upcoming Winter Olympics but many snow sports still have massive events before heading to the Italian Dolomites. The Visa FIS Snowboard Alpine World Cup stops in Rogla, Slovenia for the final race before the Olympic break. It is the ninth stage of this campaign. It will be the 14th time Rogla hosts a snowboard Alpine World Cup race. There will be one parallel giant slalom race on January 31, which will mimic t...

Jane Brown in Snowboarding 2026-04-18 11:49

Miki and Lee strike at the perfect time with Rogla wins ahead of Milano Cortina 2026

Tsubaki Miki (JPN) and Sangho Lee (KOR) claimed Parallel Giant Slalom victories at the Visa FIS Snowboard Alpine World Cup in Rogla, Slovenia, delivering composed, high-level performances at the ninth and final World Cup stop before the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games which will take place from 6 to 22 February.Rogla, hosting its 14th World Cup event since debuting on the calendar in 2013, once again proved a decisive test, with both win...

Emily Jones in Snowboarding 2026-04-18 18:42

A steep test in Carezza awaits

It is time for some midweek action on the Visa FIS Snowboard Alpine World Cup tour. The snowboarders made the short trek across the Dolomites from Cortina d’Ampezzo to Carezza for another PGS event.Carezza is a historic venue on the tour. It will be the 15th time hosting a World Cup Snowboard Alpine race. Despite the familiarity, it will be no easy task. In a poll of the athletes on tour last season, Carezza was voted as the toughest course ...

Michael Brown in Snowboarding 2026-04-17 18:10

Karl and Maderova seize Parallel Giant Slalom titles as upsets unfold in Livigno

Benjamin Karl (AUT) made it back-to-back titles and Zuzana Maderova continued Czechia’s dominance on a day of high drama in the Parallel Giant Slalom at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno.  Karl defeated Korea’s Kim Sangkyum in the Big Final four years after gold at Beijing 2022 to become the first man to win three Olympic medals. Tervel Zamfirov won Bulgaria’s first medal after getting the decision in a photo finis...

Jennifer Davis in Snowboarding 2026-04-17 18:06

Payer and Prommegger give Austria PGS team victory on home snow in Simonhohe

Austria’s Sabine Payer powered her team to victory in Simonhohe in the second mixed team event of the Visa FIS Snowboard Alpine World Cup after shaking off an early individual exit from the day before.The Austria 4 team of Payer and Andreas Prommegger denied the Italy 2 duo of Aaron March and Lucia Dalmasso top spot by 0.52 seconds in Saturday’s big final.March and Dalmasso were strong contenders coming into Saturday’s Parallel Giant Slalom Team ...

Michael Jones in Snowboarding 2026-04-15 18:28

Bansko World Cup Snowboard Races: Bulgarian Hopes vs Italian Dominance

Bansko, Bulgaria—The FIS Snowboard Alpine World Cup moves east this weekend, staging twin parallel giant-slalom races on 17-18 January in the Pirin Mountains. It is only the fifth time the resort has hosted World Cup starts since 2017. Bansko Builds Icy Giant-Slalom Course for Weekend Races Crews finished injecting the 400-metre vertical Piste 1 at midnight Thursday, producing the hard surface the discipline demands. Saturday qualifying starts at...

Emily Jones in Snowboarding 2026-04-14 18:04

Snowboard Alpine stars align to throw weight behind #keepPGSolympic campaign

Thanks to a social media campaign that has drawn support from over 70 FIS Snowboard Alpine World Cup athletes and a host of children’s clubs, Parallel Giant Slalom’s status as a Winter Olympic event has received resounding backing from the sport’s community as Milano Cortina 2026 gets underway.By throwing their weight behind the hashtag #keepPGSolympic and to celebrate the beauty of Snowboard Alpine, athletes and fans were asked to share videos o...

John Williams in Snowboarding 2026-04-14 18:22

Mylin Snowboard Alpine World Cup: Stats Preview

2025/26 Visa FIS Snowboard Alpine World Cup – Mylin Statistics Sheet● This is the second time Mylin will host a World Cup race. The venue made its debut on the calendar last season. This season the men and women will compete in two PGS races after only one per gender last season.Mylin Snowboard Alpine World Cup – Men● Maurizio Bormolini (ITA) won the 2024-25 Men’s overall Parallel title ahead of Andreas Prommegger (AUT) and Daniele Bagozza (ITA)....

Michael Jones in Snowboarding 2026-04-12 18:00

PSL Snowboard World Cup Davos 2026: Preview, Favorites & How to Watch

Alpine Snowboard World Cup Davos: 48-Hour Turnaround From Carezza The Visa FIS Alpine Snowboard World Cup convoy leaves Carezza on Wednesday and reaches Davos by Friday, giving riders barely 48 hours before Saturday’s first parallel slalom opens at 14:00 CET. Two-Day Move From Italian Dolomites to Swiss Alps Crews face a 180-kilometre haul over the Brenner Pass, dropping from South-Tyrolean limestone to Graubünden snow hours after Italy’s men swe...

Sarah Miller in Snowboarding 2026-04-12 11:59

Final site checks completed ahead of the Snowboard Alpine World Cup season

As the start of the winter season draws near, all FIS Snowboard Alpine site inspections have now been successfully completed. The final visit took place last week in Mylin (CHN), located in Inner Mongolia - the second inspection this pre-season after the region was hit by heavy floods and severe weather during the summer."Organizers from Mylin put strong efforts into all groundwork, especially in the lower part of the course and finish area. All ...

Jennifer Brown in Snowboarding 2026-04-11 11:13

Bormolini and Miki on top once again in Krynica

The Olympic break is over and the Visa FIS Snowboard Alpine World Cup returned to the sunny slopes of Krynica. The Polish mountain set the stage as the riders dealt with warm snow for a flurry of action-packed racing. Miki extends her PGS leadIt may not have been the Olympic finish she wanted, but Tsubaki Miki (JPN) was quick to remind the snowboard Alpine world that she is the one to beat down the stretch.The Japanese star rode past the fie...

Emily Miller in Snowboarding 2026-04-10 11:07

Simonhohe set to host next stage of thrilling World Cup season

The Visa FIS Snowboard Alpine World Cup rolls on amidst a busy January with a stop in Simonhohe, Austria. The athletes will compete in a parallel giant slalom race on Friday January 23. They will then take the slope once again for a mixed team PGS race on Saturday January 24. Simonhohe is the eighth stage of the World Cup campaign. The venue made its debut in 2022 and has hosted every other year since. The challenging slope brings a prime op...

Sarah Johnson in Snowboarding 2026-04-09 11:21

Rogla Snowboard Alpine World Cup: Stats Preview

Rogla Snowboard Alpine World Cup: Stats Preview● Rogla will host the ninth stage of the Visa FIS Snowboard Alpine World Cup. Rogla made its FIS Snowboard Alpine World Cup debut in 2013. This will be the 14th World Cup event in Rogla, Slovenia.● The first Men’s Parallel Giant Slalom in Rogla’s World Cup debut in 2013 was won by Roland Fischnaller (ITA), who is still competing 13 years later. He won three World Cup races already this season.● Last ...

Robert Davis in Snowboarding 2026-04-08 11:15

Bansko Snowboard Alpine World Cup: Stats Preview

Bansko Snowboard Alpine World Cup: Stats Preview● Bansko will host the seventh stage of the Visa FIS Snowboard Alpine World Cup. Bansko made its FIS Snowboard Alpine World Cup debut in 2017 and this is the fifth time this venue is hosting a World Cup event.● There were two Men’s Parallel Giant Slalom contested in Bansko last season. The first one was won by Andreas Prommegger (AUT), ahead of Benjamin Karl (AUT) and Gabriel Messner (ITA). The seco...

Jennifer Williams in Snowboarding 2026-04-08 11:33

Arvid Auner’s pursuit of authenticity

It is 2022 atop a snow-dusted podium, “Land der Berge, Land am Strome” filling the speakers, gold medal dangling from his neck, Arvid Auner smiled from ear to ear. That year in Bad Gastein, Austria he had everything he dreamed of, but his real goals still lay ahead.   Stand at the finish in Bad Gastein and a red wave of flags obscures your vision as raucous cheers pound your eardrums.Alpine sports are a point of pride in Austria. Auner ...

Jane Brown in Snowboarding 2026-04-07 18:30

Roland Fischnaller Wins Parallel Giant Slalom in Carezza at 45

Italian sweep at fog-hit Carezza as Payer posts 12th career win Carezza, Italy – 5 March 2026 – Dense fog failed to slow the racing Thursday on the Dolomite piste as Roland Fischnaller and Sabine Payer claimed Parallel-Giant-Slalom victories on the Visa FIS Alpine Snowboard World Cup. Fischnaller, 45, leads Italian podium lockout Roland Fischnaller, starting his 160th career PGS, ousted Benjamin Karl in the opening round, then beat Alexander Paye...

Michael Johnson in Snowboarding 2026-04-06 11:43

Bid process for future FIS Junior World Championships in full swing

The FIS Junior World Championships (JWSC) are where the stars of tomorrow are discovered. The list of gold medalists in recent years reads like a who’s who of the best of ski and snowboard, with Marco Odermatt, Frida Karlsson, Camille Rast, Daniel Tschofenig, Nika Prevc, Gyda Westvold Hansen, Federica Brignone, Johannes Høsflot Klæbo, Ester Ledecka, Jonna Sundling, Xu Mengtao, Perrine Lafont, Flora Tabanelli, and Sandra Näslund all topping the po...

Sarah Williams in Snowboarding 2026-04-06 18:02

Alpine Snowboard European Cup 2025 Ends in Davos with Rising Stars

2024-25 Snowboard Alpine European Cup Ends with Record Fields and World-Cup-Level Courses The 2024-25 Snowboard Alpine European Cup wrapped on 16 March in Davos, Switzerland, after 16 parallel giant-slalom and slalom races spread across eight resorts and six nations. Organisers logged record entry lists and course quality scores they say now rival World Cup venues, cementing the tour as the sport’s primary proving ground for riders aged 16-23. Da...

Michael Davis in Snowboarding 2026-04-04 18:48

Hofmeister back on top after injury while Fischnaller ages like fine wine

It was tough, snowy conditions in Scuol on Saturday as the Visa FIS Snowboard Alpine World Cup returned to action. Before the race, the athletes and spectators took part in a moment of silence to honor those lost in the fire tragedy of Crans-Montana. After the remembrance event, the riders took to the start gate. The blue course seemed to have a slight advantage early on. Racers on the blue side went 12-4 in the first round.Ramona There...

David Brown in Snowboarding 2026-04-04 18:08

Italy spoils Austrian hopes in team event in Bad Gastein

It was time to team up! The riders of the Visa FIS Snowboard Alpine World Cup returned to the slope in historic Bad Gastein for the first mixed team parallel race of the season. The Austrian crowd showed out loud and early, rooting on their team. However, it was team Italy 2 who spoiled the hopes of the home crowd. The mighty duo of Aaron March (ITA) and Lucia Dalmasso (ITA) dominated the day, cruising all the way to the win. Dalmasso made i...

Jennifer Jones in Snowboarding 2026-04-03 11:53

Summer inspection confirms plans for Carezza World Cup in December 2025

The Karer Pass was the stage for the traditional FIS summer inspection, where race directors Uwe Beier and Peter Krogoll met with the local organizing committee to review last year’s event and finalize preparations for the 15th edition of the Visa FIS Snowboard Alpine World Cup in Carezza Dolomites, set for Thursday, December 18, 2025.Carezza enjoys one of the longest-standing partnerships on the Snowboard World Cup circuit. This December, the Pr...

Michael Jones in Snowboarding 2026-04-02 11:41

Visa FIS Snowboard Alpine World Cup returns with a deeper field than ever before

The snow is trickling down, blanketing the mighty summits across the northern hemisphere. Summits, snowboarders are keen to carve. The high-flying action on those snowy caps begin in December as the 2025-26 Visa FIS Snowboard Alpine World Cup season commences.It may be the best season yet as the calendar circles around the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics. An Olympic year adds intrigue and pressure to every World Cup stop as the best in the wo...

Sarah Johnson in Snowboarding 2026-04-01 11:31

Davos Snowboard Alpine World Cup: Stats Preview

2025/26 Visa FIS Snowboard Alpine World Cup – Davos Statistics Sheet● Davos will host the fourth stage of the Visa FIS Snowboard Alpine World Cup, and the first Parallel Slalom race of the season.● This will be the third edition of the Davos Parallel Slalom, which made its Snowboard Alpine World Cup debut in 2023.● Daniele Bagozza (ITA) won the first ever men’s Parallel Slalom in Davos back in 2023, ahead of Arvid Auner (AUT) and Edwin Coratti (I...

David Johnson in Snowboarding 2026-03-31 11:57

Dalmasso and Bormolini back on top in Bad Gastein

The mighty Bad Gastein returned with a fury as the Visa FIS Snowboard Alpine World Cup stopped in at the historic venue. The Austrian site hosted a World Cup event for the 26th consecutive year and delivered the drama once again. There were falls and DNF’s aplenty as the tough snow conditions made the slope tricky. A mistake-free run was a rarity. However, Lucia Dalmasso (ITA) and Maurizio Bormolini (ITA) found a way to survive and advance t...

Sarah Williams in Snowboarding 2026-03-31 18:46

Snowboard Alpine goes under the lights in Cortina

It is time for one of the crown jewels of the Visa FIS Snowboard Alpine World Cup. The sun will go down on the Dolomites and the racers will be ready to bring the drama under the lights in Cortina d’Ampezzo. The tour returns to European snow from China for the third PGS race of the season. It will be the only PGS night race on the calendar. The Return of the King of CortinaThe Italian men proved they will be the dominant force on tour o...

Michael Brown in Snowboarding 2026-03-30 11:55

Ester Ledecka Wins PGS World Cup Simonhohe, Claims 20th Parallel Giant Slalom Victory

Ester Ledecka Wins Parallel Giant Slalom in Return to Snowboard World Cup Ester Ledecka ended a 14-month World Cup snowboard hiatus by winning the women’s parallel giant slalom in Simonhöhe, Austria. The Czech rider stretched her personal run to six victories in seven starts. Ledecka Ends 14-Month Absence With Dominant Win Ledecka topped qualifying, edged last season’s crystal-globe holder Miki Tsubaki in the semi-final, then beat Dutch racer Mic...

David Davis in Snowboarding 2026-03-30 18:38

Snowboard Alpine returns with races in Krynica

The VISA Snowboard Alpine World Cup returns in full force with a pair of parallel giant slalom races this weekend. Krynica, Poland will set the stage for the thrilling action. It will be a flurry of thrilling races in the jam-packed final month of the season. The races for all of the crystal globes are still up for grabs. Krynica will be the first race after the Olympic break. All eyes will be on Benjamin Karl (AUT) and Zuzana Maderova (CZE)...

Robert Williams in Snowboarding 2026-03-29 18:36

Folgaria to Host 2026 Snowboard Alpine Junior World Championships

Folgaria, Italy, to host 2026 Snowboard Alpine Junior World Championships on 25-29 March, confirms International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS).Folgaria Lands Junior Worlds After Five Years of Test EventsThe Trentino resort earned the nod following a run of European Cup races staged on Alpe di Folgaria since 2019. Those fixtures doubled as live trials of slope grooming, lift capacity, and parallel-course fencing, giving officials the data the...

Emily Johnson in Snowboarding 2026-03-28 18:56

Visa FIS Snowboard World Cup: Italy Sweeps Opening PGS in Mylin

Italy Sweeps Opening Parallel Giant Slalom in Mylin Snowboarders opened the 2025-26 FIS Alpine World Cup on 7 December under cloudless skies above Mylin, China, racing parallel giant slalom on a freshly groomed 400-metre vertical that drops toward the Songhua reservoir. Italy seized the first two crystal-globe points bonuses when Lucia Dalmasso and Maurizio Bormolini out-gated their rivals in separate finals staged only minutes apart. Italian Wom...

Michael Brown in Snowboarding 2026-03-28 18:20

Cortina d'Ampezzo Snowboard Alpine World Cup: Stats Preview

2025/26 Visa FIS Snowboard Alpine World Cup – Cortina d'Ampezzo Statistics Sheet● This race in Cortina d’Ampezzo will be the only Parallel Giant Slalom night race of the season, with the finals starting at 5.30pm, with the stunning view of the Italian Dolomites in the backdrop.● Roland Fischnaller (ITA), also known as the King of Cortina d’Ampezzo, has been on the podium ten times in a row between 2015 and 2023, with five wins, three second place...

Jennifer Williams in Snowboarding 2026-03-27 18:54

Payer defends victory while March finds redemption in Cortina

The Visa FIS Snowboard Alpine World Cup returned to European snow and delivered on the drama under the lights in Cortina d’Ampezzo. The Italian crowd was rocking as the snowboarders took the Dolomite slopes. Aaron March redeems himself for first PGS winLast season, Aaron March (ITA) settled for second after losing to teammate Daniele Bagozza (ITA) in the big final in Cortina. The wily veteran turned all of that around on Saturday, taking the...

Sarah Brown in Snowboarding 2026-03-26 11:25

Krynica Snowboard Alpine World Cup: Stats Preview

Krynica Snowboard Alpine World Cup: Stats Preview● Krynica will host the tenth stage of the Visa FIS Snowboard Alpine World Cup. Krynica made its FIS Snowboard Alpine World Cup debut in 2024, holding two Parallel Giant Slalom races for each gender in 2024 and 2025.● Italy has placed at least one male athlete on the podium in each of the four Parallel Giant Slalom races held in Krynica in the past two seasons, winning just one of them with Roland ...

Jane Williams in Snowboarding 2026-03-26 11:29

Carezza Snowboard Alpine World Cup: Stats Preview

2025/26 Visa FIS Snowboard Alpine World Cup – Carezza Statistics Sheet● This race in Carezza will mark the 15th anniversary of the Carezza World Cup event, which was held for the first time in December 2011.● Aaron March (ITA) won the Cortina Men’s Parallel Giant Slalom last weekend, ahead of Benjamin Karl (AUT) and Maurizio Bormolini (ITA). This was the first career Parallel Giant Slalom World Cup win for March, he had won four PSL races prior.●...

Jennifer Brown in Snowboarding 2026-03-25 11:51

The Greatest Snowboarding Journey You’ve Never Heard Of

Dutch children are born with skates on their feet. American kids break in baseball gloves before they lose their front teeth. Brazilian youngsters juggle a football before adolescence. And Indian youths race down titanic mountains on snowboards before grade school.So that last example might only apply to one Indian child, Zubair Ahmad Lone. The now 28-year-old from the Kashmir Valley grew up in the shadows of the herculean Himalayas and now races...

Michael Johnson in Snowboarding 2026-03-25 11:39

FIS Snowboard Spring Meetings 2025: Vilamoura Recaps World Cup & Olympic Prep

Vilamoura, Portugal—Snow-sport leaders closed a week-long rule-making summit on 9 May, locking the 2025-26 World Cup calendars and sketching the Milano-Cortina 2026 Olympic courses. Delegates toasted the season just ended and signed off on tougher safety codes, new Asian stops, and an eye-catching title deal with Azerbaijan’s State Tourism Agency.Azerbaijan Becomes First-Ever Global Destination PartnerThe agreement signed in Vilamoura tags Azerba...

Sarah Johnson in Snowboarding 2026-03-24 11:01

Bad Gastein Snowboard Alpine World Cup: Stats Preview

2025/26 Visa FIS Snowboard Alpine World Cup – Bad Gastein Statistics Sheet● Bad Gastein will host the sixth stage of the Visa FIS Snowboard Alpine World Cup. Bad Gastein made its FIS Snowboard Alpine World Cup debut in 2001 and has hosted every year since making the 2026 edition the 26th annual Bad Gastein World Cup event.● Benjamin Karl (AUT) won the men’s Parallel Slalom in Bad Gastein in 2011, ahead of Aaron March (ITA) and Simon Schoch (SUI)....

Michael Brown in Snowboarding 2026-03-23 18:18

Tons of snowboard action Down Under as Australia’s winter season peaks

While the Northern Hemisphere basked in summer heat, Australia was in the heart of its prime winter season – and Snow Australia made the most of it by investing in the next generation of snowboard talent. Thredbo Resort was the centre of attention over the past week, hosting a packed schedule of competitions and development programs.On the race side, the 2025 FIS Junior Snowboard Cross (SBX) Series kicked off last Thursday and Friday, giving ride...

David Jones in Snowboarding 2026-03-20 18:26

Italy Wins Gold in Mixed Team Snowboard Parallel Slalom at 2025 World Championships

Italy wins mixed team snowboard parallel-slalom gold at 2025 FIS World Championships Elisa Caffont and Maurizio Bormolini beat compatriots Gabriel Messner and Jasmin Coratti in an all-Italian final Sunday on the Corviglia piste in Engadin, Switzerland. Italians lead every split from qualification to finish line Caffont and Bormolini clocked the fastest combined times in every stage, starting with morning qualification and carrying the pace throug...

Robert Jones in Snowboarding 2026-03-20 11:09

Bulgaria’s new Parallel Slalom World Champion wants to inspire his younger sister and be like Djokovic

Bulgaria’s Tervel Zamfirov stunned the snowboard alpine world in March when he outclassed his more experienced Parallel Slalom rivals in Engadin to become World Champion.But the 20-year-old’s victory during the 2025 FIS Snowboard, Freestyle and Freeski World Championships in Switzerland is no surprise when considering the progress Zamfirov made during the 2024/25 World Cup season immediately preceding his first World Championships.“The World Cup ...

Robert Davis in Snowboarding 2026-03-19 18:52

Engadin 2025: athletes sharing competition footage, and Werner’s viral video, take social media interest to record heights

The FIS Snowboard, Freestyle and Freeski World Championships 2025 in Engadin (SUI) were warmly received on and away from the slopes with massive engagement on social media. The total reach across all relevant FIS channels was 24.8 million, almost five times the figure of 5m from the 2023 World Championships in Bakuriani (GEO). The tally of 1m interactions was seven times more than the 141,000 achieved two years ago. These numbers includ...

Jane Jones in Snowboarding 2026-03-18 11:27

Snowboard Alpine returns to action with season opener in China

The winter winds are swirling, and the world’s best snowboarders are trekking across continents to the mighty mountains of Mylin. The Visa FIS Snowboard Alpine World Cup returns for a new campaign beginning in the Far East. China will host the opening races for the second consecutive season after Mylin made its debut on the circuit last year.The action begins with a men’s and women’s parallel giant slalom race on Saturday. The racers will do it a...

Emily Brown in Snowboarding 2026-03-16 11:17

FIS Snowboard Meetings 2026: Ski Cross Safety Tech and Milano Cortina Olympic Updates

Snow-sports leaders wrapped four days of closed-door planning in Zurich on Feb. 27 and signed off on Olympic test schedules, safety tech roll-outs and a string of new World Cup venues that will shape competitive snowboarding and freestyle skiing through the 2026 Milano-Cortina Games and beyond.Zurich Summit Locks 2026 Olympic Test DatesThe Hilton Zurich Airport corridor doubled as a war room for 250 coaches, event organizers and federation offici...

Michael Jones in Snowboarding 2026-03-16 11:35

Parallel Giant Slalom stars building legacy and longevity in Livigno

Livigno Snow Park will be about legacy and longevity when Parallel Giant Slalom takes center stage at the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 today.Ester Ledecka (CZE), the only woman to win gold in two different sports at the same Games, can cement her legendary status by becoming the first snowboarder to win three straight Olympic titles.On a day when Alpine Skiing’s Downhill event also takes place at a venue several hours away, Ledecka wi...

Jane Brown in Snowboarding 2026-03-14 11:23

Legends Karl and Hofmeister back on top in Bansko

It was a foggy day in snowy Bansko as the Visa FIS Snowboard Alpine World Cup stopped in Bulgaria for the first of two PGS races on Saturday. It was a day of heavy hitters on the women’s side and stunning results on the men’s side. The Bulgarian crowd showed out in droves to catch all the action. They came for their Bulgarian snowboarders but in the end, it was two legends of the sport on top of the podium.Benjamin Karl (AUT) may be retiring...

David Williams in Snowboarding 2026-03-13 18:44

FIS mourns the tragic loss of Ueli Kestenholz

The snowboard community is mourning the loss of Ueli Kestenholz, who tragically passed away in an avalanche accident at the age of 50. He was Switzerland’s first Olympic medallist in a snowboard discipline, winning bronze in Parallel Giant Slalom at the Nagano 1998 Olympic Winter Games, marking a historic moment for Swiss snow sports.Kestenholz competed at the Olympic Games in 1998 and 2002, and later also took part in the Olympic debut of Snowbo...

Robert Miller in Snowboarding 2026-03-13 18:14

Zamfirov gets dream win on home snow while Caffont extends lead

The sun came out on day two in Bansko as the Visa FIS Snowboard Alpine World Cup returned to the slope for another PGS battle. This time the home crowd had plenty to cheer about. A Bulgarian dream resultYou could not write a better script. Tervel Zamfirov (BUL) sent the crowd into a frenzy in the big final as he held on to a slim lead to cross the line as the victor. It was the first career World Cup victory for the youngster, and it came af...

Robert Smith in Snowboarding 2026-03-12 11:05

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