Nina O’Brien started skiing out of Palisades Tahoe where she participated on the Mighty Mite program. O’Brien began her racing career on the West Coast with Team Palisades before moving back East to attend Burke Mountain Academy.
Stifel Killington Cup
KILLINGTON, VERMONT
Women
Giant Slalom, Slalom
Stifel Killington Cup Women's FIS Ski World Cup
The Stifel Killington Cup, a regular stop on the women’s circuit since 2016, was the first World Cup to be hosted in the eastern United States since 1991 and has since become a favorite event of local fans and World Cup stars alike. It will be headlined by two-time Olympic champion, 2022-23 overall World Cup winner and winningest alpine skier of all time Mikaela Shiffrin. Shiffrin has won five Killington Cup slaloms in front of the yearly crowds of nearly 40,000 ski racing enthusiasts.
SCHEDULE
November 25, 2023
Women's World Cup giant slalom
November 26, 2023
Women's World Cup slalom
TV Schedule
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Nina O’Brien
Paula Moltzan
Paula Moltzan is a Minnesota girl hailing from Buck Hill Ski Racing Club and Ski and Snowboard Club Vail. A slalom and giant slalom specialist, Moltzan became the first woman to win a slalom gold at Junior World Championships.
Mikaela Shiffrin
Two-time Olympic gold medalist and eight-time world champion Mikaela Shiffrin began turning heads almost instantly when she finished top 15 in her first two NorAm Cup races.