Explore Olympic Alpine skiing basics—learn about all events (downhill, slalom, giant slalom, super-G, combined), competition rules and how medals are won at the Winter Games.

Alpine skiing has been a staple of the Winter Games for decades, drawing global attention for its combination of athleticism ...

In its simplest terms, alpine skiing is the type of skiing you'd probably describe if you were to try to tell a Martian about the sport. Technically, alpine skiing is just skiing downhill with your ...

Lindsey Vonn secured her third-straight World Cup downhill podium on Saturday morning in Val d’Isere, France. And for the third race in a row, mistakes may have cost her the victory. “I wish I ...

Running from October 2025 until March 2026, the 60th edition of the Alpine Ski World Cup will once again bring together the best technical and speed skiers on the planet as they compete for glory ...

"It's not five to 12, it's five past 12," Markus Waldner said a few weeks ago. The chief race director of the World Ski Federation (FIS) was commenting on the high number of serious crashes in the ...

WENGEN, Switzerland — Italian downhiller Dominik Paris topped 96 mph in a World Cup race Saturday to reach one of the fastest speeds ever seen on the Alpine ski circuit. The 35-year-old veteran racer ...

After a third-straight day of leading Team USA at the Val Gardena speed triple header, Kyle Negomir would be justified in ...

KITZBUEHEL, Austria — James Crawford became the first Canadian skier in 42 years to win the prestigious World Cup downhill on the Streif course, sharing the podium with his third-placed teammate ...

Marco Odermatt tightened his grip on the Alpine skiing World Cup when he won the first of two downhills in Val Gardena on Thursday, joining Italian great Alberto Tomba on 50 victories on the elite ...

Marco Schwarz has truly arrived back in Alpine skiing's winners' circle, less than six weeks before the Milan Cortina Winter ...