On Sunday’s World Championships men's downhill Stifel U.S. Ski Team athletes Bryce Bennett and Ryan Cochran-Siegle landed 10th and 13th to cap off the busy week of speed in Saalbach. 

It was an emotional roller coaster of a week for the U.S. team coming off the incredible performance by teammate Breezy Johnson the day prior, along with Cochran-Siegle’s stellar training runs. The pressure was on from the start with many eyes looking to the U.S. speed team. However, Cochran-Siegle could not find the same execution as he had done earlier in the week. He had to settle for a top-15 finish. 

“It was a mental battle today,” said Cochran-Siegle. “I feel like the opportunity was definitely there, and I knew that I really just tried to focus on skiing. It's obviously a high-pressure environment, and I tried to embrace it as best as possible but fell short.” 

Bennett was able to find speed in his run to at first ski into third. Bennett ultimately fell back to 10th but was overall pleased with his efforts - looking forward to the next few weeks of racing. 

“My mindset currently is shifting to winning and trying to win every single weekend,” said Bennett. “I haven't quite figured out exactly how to do that, and that's just gonna be a little bit of a process.” 

It was a big day for the Swiss as youngster Franjo Von Allmen in the golden position with Austrian veteran Vincent Kreichmayr with silver and Swiss Alexis Monney with the bronze. Stifel U.S. Ski Team athletes Jared Goldberg and Sam Morse also raced landing in 24th and 36th. 

The next event for the men will be the brand new event - Team Combined - on Wednesday. 

RESULTS
men's downhill

Olympic silver medalist Jaelin Kauf made it a clean sweep at Deer Valley, winning the dual moguls on Saturday, Feb. 8, two days after she won the moguls at the Intermountain Health Freestyle International presented by Stifel. Olivia Giaccio was also on the podium in third.

The snow continued to fall for the third straight night, but it didn’t deter the U.S. athletes, who showed off in front of their hometown of Park City. The crowd came in droves, packing in thousands of screaming fans to cheer on the home team Stifel U.S. Ski Team.

In her 100th World Cup start, Kauf picked off each competitor one after another and eventually facing World Cup individual overall leader Perinne Laffont in the big final to take the win. Laffont finished second.

“It’s been incredible, an absolute dream,” said Kauf. “I always know it’s going to be a tough one against Perinne… I was just saying, leave it all out there. Don’t leave anything left in the tank and don’t let them take anything away from your run. I definitely left it all out there!”

Giaccio lost to Kauf in the semifinals, which sent her to the small final. She stepped on the podium over teammate Tess Johnson, who finished fourth. It’s Giaccio’s first podium in duals this season; she has four podiums in individual moguls.

Kasey Hogg also had a stellar day, taking sixth place. Kylie Kariotis was 14th.

Nick Page was the top Stifel U.S. Ski Team athlete on the men’s side, taking eighth place. Charlie Mickel also nailed the top 10 in 10th place. Dylan Walczyk was 14th and Asher Michel 16th.

On the men’s side, Ikuma Horishma of Japan took the win, with Mikael Kingsbury of Canada in second place and Pavel Kolmakov of Kazakhstan in third.

Watch the recap of the dual moguls on 5:30 a.m. ET on NBC and Peacock. Next up, the Stifel U.S. Freestyle Ski Team heads to China for a moguls, dual moguls and aerials World Cup.

RESULTS
Women
Men

HOW TO WATCH
All times in ET

Sunday, Feb. 9
2:00 p.m. – women’s and men’s dual moguls (tape delay) – NBC/Peacock

The Stifel U.S. Para Alpine Ski Team has arrived in Maribor, Slovenia, for the 2025 FIS Para Alpine World Ski Championships, and youngster Audrey Crowley kicked things off on a high note with a bronze medal performance in giant slalom in her first World Championships start. 

“I think that this podium result really represents the hard work I have been putting in this season and during the off-season,” said Crowley. “It means the world to me to earn my first ever World Championships medal because it’s been a lifelong dream of mine. It feels surreal to have achieved this.”

The partly cloudy sky and slight wind throughout the day created a perfect compact racing surface for the first World Championships event, and the U.S. women took advantage, each putting on strong run one performances. The Austrian coach set run two, a more technical course with tricky rollers and quick transitions that caused trouble for many athletes. 

Crowley led the way in the women’s standing class with her bronze medal performance. Kelsey O’Driscoll of the National Sport Center for the Disabled finished eighth in her first World Championships start, followed by Allie Johnson in 12th. In women’s sitting, Saylor O’Brien finished eighth. Laurie Stephens did not finish. 

“⁠I’ve learned a lot about my pre-race preparation through my experience on the team so far,” said Crowley. “I’ve been exploring what works best for me, especially during inspection, and doing my best to feel relaxed in the start. I’ve also learned how to use what I call “excited butterflies” to really charge and be in the best place [mentally] when racing. Going into the slalom race, I’m really trying to ski without expectations. I want to put down good, solid skiing. Mentally, slalom has always been the hardest for me, so I’m trying to go into it having fun and skiing my best.”

On Sunday, the men will race giant slalom, followed by men’s slalom on Monday and women’s slalom on Tuesday.

RESULTS
Women
 

On Saturday’s World Championships downhill in Saalbach, Austria, Stifel U.S. Ski Team athlete Breezy Johnson knifed her run to claim gold and become the 2025 downhill world champion. 

“It has not sunk in yet,” said Johnson. “I've just been trying to ski my best all weekend. I really tried to throw down today.”

It was another day of sun in Saalbach and once again the track proved invincible, even after three downhill training runs. Johnson had already set a solid pace in the training runs earlier in the week and knew what she needed to do to execute the plan and ski her best. To add to the narrative, Johnson ran wearing bib one, truly setting the pace for the rest of the skiers. She pushed hard from the start to come down with a final time that was a full second faster than her training runs. It was clear that this would be a tough one to beat. 

“I came to Cortina for my second World Championships. I hip checked and I won three splits, but that was not gonna work with a hip check so I didn't walk away with a medal,” said Johnson. “Then I came into Meribel with the green light and I fell, so it's been a long time coming. But if you keep trying then maybe one day you'll get it.” 

Skier after skier came down the course and could not hold a candle to Johnson. It was not until fellow teammate and super-G bronze medalist Lauren Macuga came blazing down with fast splits up top that had the crowd on the edge of their seats. Macuga landed in fifth.

“I put forward my best skiing, and I couldn't be more excited,” said Macuga. “It's so cool to see our team thriving like this. We've been building it up and now we get to represent such a strong team.”

Finally the speed queen herself Lindsey Vonn landed in 15th place. After a fall a few days ago, Vonn skied impressively at the top for a good result. 

“For me it was important to be at the start and be clear minded and be able to execute under pressure. It is good preparation for next year for the Olympics,” said Vonn. “I'm so happy for Breezy and also Lauren in the super-G… Our team is really, really strong so it's going to be a fun season to prepare for with all these girls that are so fast.” 

Jackie Wiles also raced, but did not finish. She is OK. 

Ultimately it was a day to celebrate the newfound world champion Breezy Johnson. An emotional Johnson was overwhelmed with the celebrations and hugs that she broke down crying in the leaderboard chair in disbelief. The sweetest moment was when she called her parents on the phone and was overcome with excitement. 

Johnson has always been a force in women’s speed but never stood on top of a World Cup podium or World Championships podium until now. She is a two-time Olympian with seven World Cup podiums to her name and now a World Championships victory to her list of accolades. 

The women’s speed team has had a Cinderella story the past few days with a bronze medal by Macuga in the super-G and now a gold by Johnson. More women’s speed will still come with the team combined early next week. 

The men will now take on the track on Super Bowl Sunday with men’s downhill. 

RESULTS
Women's downhill

HOW TO WATCH 
Saturday, Feb. 8
3:00 p.m. ET - women’s World Championships downhill, Saalbach, AUT - NBC Tape Delay

Sunday, Feb. 9
5:30 a.m. ET - men’s World Championships downhill, Saalbach, AUT - skiandsnowboard.live 

The Stifel U.S. Ski Team men stepped up at home on Friday, with Quinn Dehlinger putting down his first win in three years and Chris Lillis taking third in front of the home crowd at Deer Valley at the Intermountain Health Freestyle International presented by Stifel.

The weather proved difficult again with rain in the morning switching to heavy snow and wind in the afternoon. The qualifications were originally planned for mid-day, but with the conditions changing quickly, all events were shifted to the evening. The athletes competed one jump in the qualification with six people heading to a one-jump final.

Dehlinger, Lillis and 2024 Deer Valley podiumer Connor Curran all made it through to the men’s finals, with Tasia Tanner pushing into the women’s finals.

 With the snow falling and the crowd cheering, Dehlinger put down the hardest trick of the day—the storied “Daddy" or a full double full full—to land on the top of the podium.

“It’s always been a dream to win here at Deer Valley,” said Dehlinger. “Winning on home soil is just something different. This is the Super Bowl of aerials. The crowd is always the biggest, the environment is always the best, so to win here is something special.”

2022 Olympic gold medalist Lillis also put down a Daddy, but bobbled on the landing to finish third. He was still thrilled, having competed at the World Cup at Deer Valley since 2016 and had never before secured a podium.    

“First hometown podium I’ve ever had!” said Lillis. “That’s a lot of fun for me. I’ve been dreaming of doing that in front of the Deer Valley crowd.”

Dehlinger, a two-time World Championships medalist, is returning from injury, having blown his knee last year. 2024’s Deer Valley World Cup weather proved similar, with winds and snow keeping the men from throwing triples in the competition. When he saw many of the men not throwing triples this year in practice due to the conditions, he took it upon himself to start the trend. Many athletes subsequently followed, causing a heavy-hitting final.

“I was sitting in the crowd last year with a blown knee, and I was thinking to myself man if I was up there, I wouldn’t let that happen,” said Dehlinger. “We showed up today and it was soft and slushy and I knew it was going to get a little bit colder. So we just bide our time and then I just sent. Once I sent, all the boys followed me up.”

Standing on the podium alongside Dehlinger and Lillis was Dmytro Kotovskyi of the Ukraine in second. Curran finished just off the podium in fourth. 

Tanner fell hard in the finals, but is OK. She finished sixth. It was a clean sweep of the women’s podium by Australia, with Laura Peel first, Danielle Scott second and Abbey Willcox third.

Next up, the moguls skiers are back at Deer Valley for the dual moguls on Saturday, Feb. 8.

RESULTS
Women
Men

HOW TO WATCH
All times in ET

Saturday, Feb. 8
9:30 p.m. –  women’s and men’s dual moguls – LIVE on Outside TV (free), on demand on Outside+

Sunday, Feb. 9
2:00 p.m. – women’s and men’s dual moguls (tape delay) – NBC/Peacock

Park City, Utah (Feb. 17, 2025) - U.S. Ski & Snowboard has named 16 athletes to represent the Stifel U.S. Cross Country Ski Team at the 2025 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Trondheim, Norway from Feb. 27 to March 9. The team will compete for gold, silver and bronze medals across six events: four individual races—20k skiathlon, 10k classic, 50k skate and a skate sprint—and two team events: the team sprint and 4x7.5k relay.

The World Championships will bring the world’s best skiers to the renowned tracks of Granåsen. Athletes from more than 60 countries will compete in six races per gender over 11 days. The Championships will also host nordic combined, ski jumping and the Para nordic sprint competitions, with an estimated 130,000+ spectators to be in attendance.

Women’s Team
Three-time Olympic medalist and six-time World Championship medalist Jessie Diggins leads the women’s team. Diggins made history with the first individual gold medal for the U.S. at the 2023 World Championships in the 10k skate. She is joined by veteran and two-time Olympian Rosie Brennan, making her sixth World Championships appearance, 2023 World Championship medalist and 2022 Olympian Julia Kern, 2022 Olympian Sophia Laukli, Alayna Sonnesyn, who captured a career-best World Cup result earlier this season, and Kendall Kramer and Kate Oldham, all making their World Championship debuts.

Men’s Team
The men’s team, including Ben Ogden and Gus Schumacher, features young but formidable talent. Ogden, a 2022 Olympian, will make his third World Championships appearance after earning his second World Cup podium earlier this season. Schumacher, an Olympian and the 2024 Stifel Loppet Cup winner, returns for another championship, as well as 2022 Olympian Kevin Bolger, making his fourth World Championships team. They are joined by 2022 Olympians JC Schoonmaker and Luke Jager. This is Schoonmaker's third World Championships team and Jager's first time competing. First-time World Championship athletes Zanden McMullen, Zak Ketterson and Jack Young will also join the strong roster heading to Norway.  

“We are very excited to announce our nominations to the Trondheim team," said Stifel U.S. Cross Country Ski Team Program Director Chris Grover. "The team is led by veteran women who bring decades of experience at the World Championships to the tracks of Granåsen. Beyond these women, we are witnessing a new generation of incredibly talented, hardworking and determined young Americans who have gained valuable experience on the World Cup circuit. We have athletes aiming for top performances in Trondheim and are bringing our most experienced staff to this championship to support them."

2025 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TEAM 

(Hometown; ski club; college; birth date; past World Championship teams)
*Denotes first World Championships team

Women:

• Rosie Brennan (Anchorage, AK; Alaska Pacific University; Dartmouth College; 12/21/1988; 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023)
• Jessie Diggins (Afton, MN; Stratton Mountain School Elite Team; 8/26/1991; 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023)
• Julia Kern (Waltham, MA; Stratton Mountain School Elite Team; Dartmouth College; 9/12/1997; 2019, 2021, 2023)
• Kendall Kramer (Fairbanks, AK; Alaska Pacific University; University of Alaska Fairbanks; 6/26/2002)*
• Sophia Laukli (Yarmouth, ME; Aker-Dæhlie; University of Utah; 6/8/2000; 2021, 2023)
• Kate Oldham (Carbondale, CO; Montana State University; 4/27/2002)*
• Alayna Sonnesyn (Stratton, VT; Team Birkie; University of Vermont; 6/22/1996)*

Men:

• Kevin Bolger (Minocqua, WI; Team Birkie; University of Utah; 4/11/1993; 2019, 2021, 2023)
• John Steel Hagenbuch (Ketchum, ID; Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation/Dartmouth College; 10/1/2001)* 
• Luke Jager (Anchorage, AK; Alaska Pacific University; University of Utah; 1/17/2000; 2023)
• Zak Ketterson (Bloomington, MN; Team Birkie; Northern Michigan University; 4/2/1997)*
• Zanden McMullen (Anchorage, AK; Alaska Pacific University; 5/31/2001)*
• Ben Ogden (Landgrove, VT; Stratton Mountain School Elite Team; University of Vermont; 2/13/2000; 2021, 2023)
• JC Schoonmaker (Tahoe City, CA; Alaska Pacific University; University of Alaska Anchorage; 8/12/2000; 2021, 2023)
• Gus Schumacher (Anchorage, AK; Alaska Pacific University; University of Alaska Anchorage; 7/25/2000; 2021, 2023)
• Jack Young (Jay, VT; Craftsbury Green Racing Project; Colby College; 12/17/2002)*

2025 FIS World Ski Championships Live Coverage

All times EST
Check local listings, subject to change (FIS Event Schedule)

Wednesday, Feb. 26
7:30 a.m - women’s 7.5k classic - skiandsnowboard.live
9:30 a.m. - men's 7.5k classic - skiandsnowboard.live

Thursday, Feb. 27
6:30 a.m. - skate sprint - skiandsnowboard.live

Saturday, March 1
8:00 a.m. - men's 20k skiathlon - skiandsnowboard.live 

Sunday, March 2
8:00 a.m. - women's 20k skiathlon - skiandsnowboard.live 

Tuesday, March 4
7:00 a.m. - men's 10k classic - skiandsnowboard.live
9:30 a.m. - women's 10k classic - skiandsnowboard.live

Wednesday, March 5
8:30 a.m. - team sprint - skiandsnowboard.live

Thursday, March 6
6:30 a.m. - men's 4x7.5k relay - skiandsnowboard.live

Friday, March 7
8:00 a.m. - women's 4x7.5k relay - skiandsnowboard.live

Saturday, March 8
5:30 a.m. - men's 50k - skiandsnowboard.live

Sunday, March 9
6:30 a.m. - women's 50k - skiandsnowboard.live

All events will stream live on skiandsnowboard.live, with commentary from five-time Winter Olympian Kikkan Randall and Chad Salmela, known for his "Here comes Diggins!" call at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games.

Selection Note
Although the objective selection period for the Trondheim World Championships has closed, the Stifel U.S. Ski Team coaching staff and the Discretionary Selection Review Committee may nominate athletes on Feb. 17 based on extraordinary results. View the discretionary criteria, here.

On Friday’s World Championships super-G in Saalbach, Austria, Stifel U.S. Ski Team veteran speed skiers Ryan Cochran-Siegle and Bryce Bennett were the top U.S. finishers in seventh and 15th place. 

“It was a really fun set,” said Cochran-Siegle. “The snow is very nice and you can do whatever you want, so feeling that environment and the pressure to build on that energy was really fun.”

It was another beautiful winter day in Saalbach with cloudy skies and sun popping in and out. The first American to go was Jared Goldberg with bib two. Goldberg found it difficult to see where he was going in some blind spots and made a few errors - which ultimately led to a 25th place finish.

Next up was Ryan Cochran-Siegle with bib 18. Cochran-Siegle was poised to be the top American after two very fast downhill training runs. He went out of the gate firing, doing his best to generate speed. Cochran-Siegle was on par with the top skiers but a tiny mistake at the end may have cost him the podium. He landed seventh just 0.15 out from a bronze medal. 

“I am happy with the skiing I was able to do knowing that my best skiing is enough. I'm just trying to really just enjoy that,” said Cochran-Siegle.

Teammate Bryce Bennett also put on a strong super-G performance for a skier more known for his downhill abilities. He had some confident turns to land in 15th place. 

“To stand in the start gate knowing that if you've executed everything 100%, you could actually be on the podium was a good feeling,” said Bennett. “I haven't really had that feeling in super-G before.” 

However it was a golden day for Swiss skier Marco Odermatt who outpaced the field by a second. The results list following Odermatt were stacked with a half-second between the top 10 skier. The silver medal was awarded to Austrian Raphael Haaser with Norwegian Adrian Sejersted in bronze. 

Stifel U.S. Ski Team athlete River Radamus also raced and landed in 19th place. The World Championships event continues with the women’s downhill Saturday and men’s downhill on Super Bowl Sunday. 

RESULTS
Men's super-G

HOW TO WATCH 

Saturday, Feb. 8
5:30 a.m. ET - women’s World Championships downhill, Saalbach, AUT - skiandsnowboard.live  

Jaelin Kauf of the Stifel U.S. Ski Team put on a show in front of the home crowd on Thursday, winning the moguls competition at the Intermountain Health Freestyle International presented by Stifel at Deer Valley. It is Kauf’s seventh consecutive World Cup podium and her 43rd career podium.

The course was tricky, with an odd warm and rainy weather cycle hitting the traditionally cold and dry Utah mountains. The snow froze then thawed, with many saying it was the most difficult conditions they had seen on the hill. But the conditions didn’t seem to phase Kauf, who launched down Champion with her signature speed to take second in the finals and nail the win in super finals over World Cup moguls leader Perrine Laffont.

“It was pretty spectacular,” said Kauf, who hails from Wyoming, but now lives in Utah. “This crowd, this course – it’s all so amazing. To take the top spot tonight is incredible. This place is so special.”

The crowd roared with delight at Kauf’s run, including her family and friends, who carried large signs with the letter J, as is the tradition at Deer Valley.

“I can see them all bouncing around down here,” Kauf laughed. “I know I have a huge mob down here supporting me. It’s so special to share this with all of them. They’re the ones that make all of this happen for me. It’s so special.”

The last time Kauf won at Deer Valley was seven years ago when she took the victory in the moguls in 2018. The win puts her into second place overall behind Laffont.

Tess Johnson was just off the podium in fourth place, while Kai Owens did not finish her super finals run to finish sixth. Alli Macuga was eighth, Kasey Hogg ninth, Kylie Kariotis 11th and Olivia Giaccio was 15th.   

Behind Kauf on the podium, Laffont finished second and Maia Schwinghammer of Canada was third.

On the men’s side, Charlie Mickel and Nick Page were the top dogs, both making super finals—it was Mickel’s first ever super finals. Mickel’s run was stunning, nailing him fifth place to clinch his career-best result. Page was gunning to the podium, but a hiccup in his run veered him off course and he finished sixth.   

The podium was led by Ikuma Horishima of Japan in first, Pavel Kolmakov of Kazakhstan in second and Benjamin Cavet of France in third.

Rounding out the Stifel U.S. Ski Team, Dylan Marcellini and Dylan Walczyk also made finals, finishing 13th and 14th.

The Intermountain Health Freestyle International presented by Stifel continues on Friday with aerials before the moguls team is back on snow on Saturday for dual moguls.

RESULTS
Women’s moguls
Men’s moguls

HOW TO WATCH
All times in ET

Friday, Feb. 7
9:30 p.m. – women’s and men’s aerials – LIVE on Outside TV (free), on demand on Outside+

Saturday, Feb. 8
9:30 p.m. –  women’s and men’s dual moguls – LIVE on Outside TV (free), on demand on Outside+

Sunday, Feb. 9
2:00 p.m. – women’s and men’s dual moguls (tape delay) – NBC/Peacock

Hi all,

We’re in the thick of another thrilling winter season and what a season it’s shaping up to be! As we are officially one year away from the start of the Olympic Winter Games in Milan Cortina today, we are excited about what’s to come, especially as we reflect on all we’ve accomplished this season so far. 

Across all 10 of our sports, our athletes are putting down some incredible performances. With many new faces on the World Cup podium, never-before-done tricks thrown at competitions and career-best results regularly, we feel the collective momentum as we head into the next big event: the World Championships.  

Outside of athletics, on the partnerships front, we’ve partnered with incredible companies and organizations who are helping us move the needle in the right direction. We’re in a good position on the revenue side, especially heading into an Olympic Winter Games year. While progress is never linear, we’re confident that we’re continuing to head in the right direction on all fronts. 

With that, I want to thank everyone involved. U.S. Ski & Snowboard is 10 sports and one team, so thank you for being a part of it. 

ATHLETIC HIGHLIGHTS
On the snow, we’ve seen some exceptional results at World Cup events in the U.S. and worldwide from veterans and breakout stars. 

Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team
We’re delighted to welcome Mikaela Shiffrin back to racing after a challenging two-month recovery from an abdominal injury she sustained at the Stifel Killington Cup in November. Seeing her on the snow again brings extra energy to the team and sport, especially as she chases her 100th World Cup win. As you all know, Lindsey Vonn has made a very impressive comeback to competition after six years of retirement, which has been huge for our sport and we’re looking forward to seeing what more she can do, especially after her fourth-place result a few weeks ago in the St. Anton downhill! We’ve also seen top results from new athletes on the podium, including Lauren Macuga, who earlier today won a bronze medal at the World Championships, following her first World Cup victory in St. Anton at only 22 years old, and Jared Goldberg, who took home his first podium in Val Gardena. Veteran Ryan Cochran-Siegle also podiumed in Val Gardena that same weekend, and Paula Moltzan is having a strong season, highlighted by her third-place result in Kronplatz a couple of weeks ago. 

Stifel U.S. Cross Country Ski Team
Jessie Diggins continues to lead the overall World Cup rankings by a large margin, putting herself in a good position to bring home the coveted FIS Crystal Globe for the third time in her career despite battling a painful foot injury this season. This is her 13th month in a row ranked as the #1 skier in the world. She has five individual wins this season alone and is prepped to enter another round of World Championships races in a few weeks as a defending World Champion. Ben Ogden is also having a standout season, shown by his World Cup podium two weeks ago in a distance skate race – a distance he considered a weakness just a few seasons ago.

Stifel U.S. Freeski Team
Just last weekend, we had our Stifel U.S. Freeski Team once again sweep the men’s podium for the second time this season at the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix at Aspen Buttermilk, led by Nick Goepper and Alex Ferreira, who are in the midst of a great sports rivalry, as the teammates continue to trade places for the top step of the podium. On the slopestyle side, Rell Harwood podiumed twice in both X Games and the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix, Alex Hall continuing to show his unique approach to skiing by bringing home several podiums and Colby Stevenson added more top results to his resume too. The Visa Big Air presented by Toyota kicks off today, so tune in on Outside at 12 p.m. ET to watch!

Stifel U.S. Freestyle Ski Team
Starting tonight, we will welcome the world to Deer Valley for the “Super Bowl of freestyle skiing” at the Intermountain Health Freestyle International presented by Stifel on Thursday, Friday and Saturday for moguls, aerials and dual moguls events. This season, the women’s moguls team continues to dominate, with a U.S. athlete on the podium in nearly every World Cup led by Jaelin Kauf and Olivia Giaccio. Nick Page also secured his first domestic World Cup podium at the Toyota Waterville Freestyle Cup at Waterville Valley. For aerials, their season is heating up, and they kicked off the season in Lake Placid for the iFIT Freestyle Ski World Cup and now go into Deer Valley with renewed motivation. 

U.S. Ski Jumping Team, U.S. Nordic Combined Team
Our U.S. Ski Jumping and U.S. Nordic Combined Teams have had several breakthrough performances this season, with more athletes in the top 10 than we’ve seen in many years, especially athletes like Tate Frantz, Kevin Bickner and Annika Belshaw. They’ll look to bring home medals in the World Championships in just a few weeks.

Hydro Flask U.S. Snowboard Team
Halfpipe stars Chloe Kim and Maddie Mastro have shown the world what they’re capable of. Chloe is having a standout year, taking home three wins this season, while Maddie took home her career-first win in China. Then, one of our youngest stars, Lily Dhawornvej is becoming one of the sports’ brightest stars, and we’re looking forward to seeing what more she can achieve. Red Gerard went on to win back-to-back X Games gold in the men’s snowboard competition – and they’re just getting started! The Visa Big Air presented by Toyota in Aspen goes off today at 3:00 p.m. ET, so watch on Outside!

Stifel U.S. Para Alpine Ski Team, Toyota U.S. Para Snowboard Team
Our Para teams are dominating on all fronts. Every weekend, U.S. athletes are on the podium, regardless of the event—the depth of that team is outstanding. Andrew Kurka showed his absolute mastery throughout the last month, and while his season was recently cut short due to injury, seeing what he could do while healthy was incredible. We also had first-time podium stars like Audrey Crowley, and Saylor O’Brien has had some stellar results. 

On the Para snowboard side, our ESPY winners, Brenna Huckaby and Zach Miller, are stringing together great finishes. Huckaby continues her work off the snow to ensure that Para sports are easily seen in the media, which is highlighted by her co-founding Culxtured, a company focused on changing the narrative around Para sports. Noah Elliott secured himself a Crystal Globe, marking him the best male LL1 on the circuit this season.

DOMESTIC WORLD CUPS
Our 12 domestic World Cups—the most we’ve ever hosted in a single season—are more than halfway complete. They have been a massive success on every front: revenue, partnerships and, most importantly, athletic performances. Hosting more domestic World Cups is an enormous priority for us, as it not only gives us the chance to compete on home snow but also directly inspires the next generation of skiers and snowboarders. Starting today, we have the Intermountain Health Freestyle International presented by Stifel at Deer Valley and tomorrow kicks off the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup in Lake Placid. At the end of the month, the Toyota U.S. Para Snowboard Team will compete on home snow for the first time in many years at Steamboat Ski Resort, and finally, we’ll wrap up the season at the Stifel Sun Valley Finals—the first time the U.S. has hosted the World Cup Finals since 2017. We hope to see you at all of these!

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Every other non-Olympic and Paralympic year is a World Championship year in our sports, with athletes competing for medals, not just podiums. The first World Champs started this week with able-bodied alpine in Saalbach, Austria and Para alpine in Maribor, Slovenia. Races kicked off on Tuesday with the alpine team bringing home a fourth place in the mixed team parallel, and Lauren Macuga bringing home her first World Championships bronze medal in her first-ever World Championships race! 

Cross country, nordic combined and ski jumping compete at the end of the month in Trondheim, Norway, while freestyle, freeski and snowboard will be in St. Moritz-Engadin, Switzerland in March. Keep an eye on your social media channels for results and behind-the-scenes moments from one of the biggest stages in our sport.

DEVELOPMENT LEVEL
We’re seeing top results and performances across all disciplines across the pipeline of young talent in the U.S. We’ve hosted several domestic events for our junior athletes, but now, they’re competing on an even bigger stage: the Junior World Championships. With cross country underway, alpine a few weeks away and freestyle already stacking up some medals, we’re excited to witness the depth of talent in our country. It’s also very positive to see great results in the NorAms, SuperTours, Selections and Rev Tour events – a direct indicator of the tremendous potential and depth in our junior-level athletes that will one day become the world's biggest snowsports stars. 

PARTNERSHIPS
Our partnerships continue to thrive and evolve. 

CLOUDFLARE, DAVOS ACTIVATION
We recently welcomed Cloudflare as our newest Tier 1 sponsor—an important partnership that touches every part of our organization as they become our official technology sponsor. As part of our partnership with Cloudflare, we’re activating innovatively, including bringing Stifel U.S. Ski Team athletes Lindsey Vonn, Jackie Wiles and Lauren Macuga to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, to host meetings on the slopes. In this unique activation, our current athletes stood alongside some of the sport’s greats, including Olympic champion Picabo Street, Daron Rahlves and Steven Nyman, to take people outside the traditional board room and instead take on global issues while skiing among the vast landscape of the Davos Klosters Mountains. The value of the partnership was brought to life through this activation and we are now inspired to organize more events like this with our existing and future partners. 

NSA PARTNERSHIP & FIS
We’re also proud to have signed a groundbreaking agreement with Ski Austria, creating a unique collaboration between our two organizations. It is the first commercial-based partnership between U.S. Ski & Snowboard and another country’s NSA, alongside key sport activations as well. In addition, FIS’ move to centralize broadcast rights is an essential step toward making our sports easier to watch and access worldwide—something we know is vital for growing engagement. This will start from the 2026/27 season.

TITLE SPONSORS
Toyota and Stifel continue to step up as partners, becoming the title sponsors of our Para teams. Toyota now supports the Toyota U.S. Para Snowboard Team, and Stifel has taken on the Stifel U.S. Para Alpine Ski Team. These investments mark a significant step forward in amplifying Para sports and supporting our mission of inclusivity.

X GAMES
We kicked off a strategic partnership with the X Games in December at Copper Mountain, with X Games hosting a night street style event just below the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix halfpipe. It was a big success, with large crowds and a great atmosphere. We also worked closely with them on the venue build in Aspen, which allowed for both the X Games and Toyota U.S. Grand Prix/Visa Big Air presented by Toyota to be hosted at the same resort. And we partnered with them around content, showcasing each other’s assets to both social media audiences throughout the season. 

MEDIA
Our U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team social media channels continue to grow this season. By the numbers, we’ve seen over 35% season-over-season growth in impressions, driven by strategic content planning, elevated storytelling and standout posts that have captured audience attention. Social media is key in today’s sports landscape and we’re excited to see how our audiences are constantly receiving our content and the new audiences we’re capturing by telling more of the story behind our sports.  

Regarding traditional media, we’ve had several significant hits covering areas which we’re excited about. A few highlights include the New York Times/Athletic covered Lindsey Vonn’s return, Jessie Diggins’s approach to the grueling Tour de Ski, Gus Schumacher and Ben Ogden’s rise in cross country skiing, keeping up with the Macuga family, and Alex Hall’s utter dominance in sport. Forbes has covered Chloe Kim, Maddie Mastro and Lili Dhawornvej’s big moments across the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix events and X Games, and we’ve were quite a few sports business-focused features on partnerships and projects such as our activation with Cloudflare in Davos in Sportico, new World Cups in the U.S. in Sports Business Journal, and increased organizational marketing in SportsTravel.

STIFEL SNOW SHOW
The Stifel Snow Show has entered its second season, and this year, we’ve emphasized telling the story of the stories behind the results, with great features of athletes and lots of behind-the-scenes footage. The NBC team has been great to work with and we’re excited about the storylines we’re creating, especially as we enter an Olympic year. 

The show continues to show on CNBC every Saturday, but we have also partnered to launch the episodes earlier on YouTube, so you can stay up-to-date on all the action before the next weekend’s events kick off. Catch up on all the episodes here.

KEY INITIATIVES
We remain committed to ongoing initiatives, including HERoic, which is focused on women’s sports, and Easy Green, which is focused on sustainability. On the HERoic side, we've hosted panels and events at domestic World Cup events featuring inspiring sports leaders, had multiple social media activations to tell stories about women and hosted a very successful Stifel Birds of Prey for women, marking the first time women had a chance to race down the famed Birds of Prey downhill track. 

Sustainability also remains a top priority and through Easy Green, we’re working closely with partners to raise environmental awareness while reducing our own climate impact. As part of our campaign, we launched climate change-themed race suits for alpine and cross country, which debuted earlier this week at the FIS Alpine World Championships. In partnership with Protect Our Winters, we are continuing the conversation we started two years ago by having our athletes show their commitment at the highest level of the sport. 

We’re also planning more HERoic and Easy Green activations at the Stifel Sun Valley Finals – stay tuned for more.

FOUNDATION AND REVENUE GROWTH
We’ve hosted several successful donor events and fundraisers this season, including the return of the Denver Snow Ball in Colorado, fundraisers in Park City, alpine and freeski gatherings in Aspen and the first-ever moguls fundraiser at the Yellowstone Club. As an organization that receives no government funding, we rely heavily on donor support. We’re incredibly grateful for this community and the support we see. Thanks to these efforts, we’re in the strongest financial position we’ve ever been, directly benefiting our athletes and their pursuit of becoming the best in the world. 

LOOKING AHEAD
As we continue through this season, we’re reminded of our core organizational values: achieve athletic and operational excellence, grow the visibility of our athletes and sports, and drive financial performance. These principles guide everything we do, from supporting our athletes on the world stage to making skiing and snowboarding more accessible for future generations.

Having said all of this, we’re not complacent. We have ambitious targets to reach across our entire organization at all levels, and we are working day in and day out to meet them, with our incredibly committed and talented staff. We know when we all work together, we can achieve amazing things. Thank you for your continued support and passion for our sports.

Best,
Sophie

The Stifel U.S. Freeski Team wrapped up their stint at Aspen this morning, Feb. 6, with the Visa Big Air at Aspen Snowmass, with Konner Ralph walking away with a big air podium. After qualifications on Tuesday, Feb. 4, the Americans put four athletes into the finals: Ella Andrews, Mac Forehand, Rell Harwood and Ralph.

Harwood has been going strong in Aspen, with an X Games gold medal and Toyota U.S. Grand Prix slopestyle podium just days apart. Unfortunately, today wasn't her day; she finished in eighth place overall. Rookie team member Ella Andrews got some clean runs in, but not clean enough to crack the podium, finishing in sixth. The women's podium consisted of Canada's Megan Oldham in first, Italy's Flora Tabanelli in second and Finland's Anni Karava in third.

On the men's side, Mac Forehand and Ralph fell on run one, putting the pressure on runs two and three. Ralph and Forehand turned it on for run two, putting down epic tricks for scores of 93.75 and 92.75, respectively. Forehand didn't get a clean landing on run three and finished the day in eighth. Ralph pulled out a left triple 1800 mute for run three, bumping him to third place.

This was Ralph's first big air finals and first big air podium. This was only his second-ever career World Cup podium, making the day extra special. Ralph was pumped up, saying, "I'm super excited - this is one of the most insane feelings I've ever had. I'm just so stoked to walk away with third place today. It was awesome!".

Ralph was joined on the podium by Austria's Matej Svancer in first and New Zealand's Luca Harrington in second.

With today's results, Andrews and Ralph were crowned the U.S. Big Air National Champions, adding another title to their resume. 

RESULTS
Women
Men