Favorite Mikaela Shiffrin is off to strong start, will she win her 90th Cup? Staff report As the women’s World Cup athletes prepare to race Superstar in Killington this weekend, Mikaela Shiffrin is off to a strong start after […]
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Shiffrin wins 84th World Cup race
Staff report Mikaela Shiffrin became the most decorated women’s alpine skier on Tuesday, Jan. 24 when she won her 83rd World Cup race. She broke Lindsey Vonn’s record of 82 wins set in 2019. Shiffrin continued her winning streak on […]
After Olympic stumbles, Mikaela Shiffrin skis away with World Cup
By Kevin O’Connor/VTDigger Vermont-schooled Mikaela Shiffrin began the latest World Cup season by skiing through a snowstorm on Killington Mountain to win the only U.S. stop on the international women’s racing circuit. “I hope that everybody enjoyed watching,” the Alpine champion […]
Mountain Times – Vol. 50, Number 48 – Dec. 1-7, 2021
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Looking Back: A review of the Killington Cup over the past 4 years at Killington Resort
By Polly Mikula Mikaela Shiffrin, who attended Burke Mountain Academy in Vermont, has won the Slalom race at Killington every year since the World Cup began here in 2016. Can she do it again for the fifth time? “I […]
Looking Ahead: What the Olympics mean for this season
By Polly Mikula The 2021-22 Alpine racing season will feature the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing, China, from Feb. 4-20, 2022. Due to Covid-19, the Olympic test events in 2020 and 2021 were canceled, so the Alpine racers will head […]
What to know for the 2021 HomeLight Killington Cup
Tips for the best spectator experience The HomeLight Killington Cup brings approximately 100 athletes representing over 20 countries to compete in Slalom and Giant Slalom events — as well as crowds of spectators to watch them. Additionally, the event is […]
Skiing during World Cup weekend
In addition to making snow on Superstar for the World Cup races and Skyelark for a training run, the snowmaking team is also aggressively working to expand terrain for top-to-bottom skiing and riding for non-racers eager to ski while at […]
Dreaming of the World Cup
By Merisa Sherman Like so many East Coasters, I grew up ski racing. It was an excuse to ski. The better I got, the more days we could pack onto the weekend. Commitment meant we would practice drills at my […]
Behind the World Cup Scene with Katrina Ammer
By Karen D. Lorentz As a goal-and-results-oriented major event professional with 30 years’ experience, Katrina Ammer specializes in event oversight for major mountain events, including mountain biking and skiing competitions. She consults for, advises, or leads various large-scale international sports […]