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Sara Hector beats Mikaela Shiffrin for first win in seven years

by admin | Dec 22, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Sara Hector ended a drought of nearly five years for the Swedish women’s ski team by beating Mikaela Shiffrin in both runs of a World Cup giant slalom on Wednesday. No Swedish skier had triumphed on the women’s World Cup circuit since Frida Hansdotter won a night...

Sofia Goggia takes super-G for fifth win in 17 days; Mikaela Shiffrin finishes 5th

by admin | Dec 19, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Sofia Goggia has been unbeaten in downhill for an entire year. Now the Olympic champion from Italy is starting to dominate in super-G, too. Goggia won the last women’s World Cup super-G of the calendar year Sunday, a day after she triumphed in her seventh straight...

Ahead of Winter Olympics, Ester Ledecka remains threat in both skiing and snowboarding

by admin | Dec 19, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Duel-sport phenom Ester Ledecka was one of the breakout stars of the 2018 Winter Olympic Games. While the Czech athlete entered PyeongChang, South Korea, as the gold medal favorite in snowboarding’s parallel giant slalom competition, she shocked the world – and...

Sofia Goggia, Breezy Johnson go 1-2 in World Cup downhill for 3rd time

by admin | Dec 19, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Olympic champion Sofia Goggia held up seven fingers after finishing a women’s World Cup downhill downhill Saturday. One for each victory in her last seven downhill starts. Read More  

Meet Eileen Gu, the Chinese-American freeski prodigy rewriting history

by admin | Dec 15, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Eileen Gu is a once-in-a-generation freestyle skier. From becoming the first-ever female to win three medals at her first X Games appearance to modelling for some of the most recognisable brands in the fashion industry and being accepted to study at Stanford...

Shiffrin rival Petra Vlhova reduces World Cup load ahead of Olympics

by admin | Dec 14, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Slovakian skier Petra Vlhova will stick to her reduced World Cup schedule this season, making it unlikely she’ll become a threat to Mikaela Shiffrin’s bid for the overall title. Initially a slalom specialist, Vlhova became the first overall champion from Slovakia...

Lara Gut-Behrami crashes in St. Moritz; Mikaela Shiffrin on podium again

by admin | Dec 13, 2021 | Representation, SEW

World champion Lara Gut-Behrami walked away from a hard crash in a World Cup super-G won by Italian Federica Brignone in St. Moritz, Switzerland, on Sunday. The Swiss Gut-Behrami skied off course at 60 miles per hour and through two layers of fencing near the bottom...

Lara Gut-Behrami wins super-G; Mikaela Shiffrin remains atop World Cup standings

by admin | Dec 13, 2021 | Representation, SEW

It was Lara Gut-Behrami’s turn to edge Sofia Goggia for victory in a World Cup super-G race Saturday, reversing the result of their duel in Canada last weekend. Gut-Behrami raced down the typically tricky St. Moritz terrain 0.18 seconds faster than Goggia...

Mikaela Shiffrin gets first World Cup speed podium in nearly two years

by admin | Dec 13, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Mikaela Shiffrin earned her first World Cup podium in a speed race since January 2020, taking third in a super-G in St. Moritz, Switzerland, on Saturday. Swiss Lara Gut-Behrami, the world champion, prevailed by .18 of a second over Italian Sofia Goggia, who won all...

Sofia Goggia matches Lindsey Vonn, Picabo Street with Lake Louise win

by admin | Dec 5, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Sofia Goggia won her sixth consecutive World Cup downhill start, prevailing in Lake Louise, Canada, for the second straight day to match the longest streak of the last 40 years. Goggia, favored to become the second repeat Olympic downhill champion in February, dusted...
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