On Thursday’s women’s giant slalom in Saalbach, Austria, Stifel U.S. Ski Team athlete Paula Moltzan took home the bronze medal at the FIS Alpine Ski World Championships - her first career individual medal. 

“I feel happy, joyful. It's been kind of a roller coaster of a season with results and with emotions,” said Moltzan. “So for it to play out on a really big stage is really emotional.”

The day began overcast and warm, making for softer snow on the long giant slalom course set. The women’s best giant slalom skiers from around the world had an early inspection as all 110 racers would hit the track since the GS qualifier was canceled the day before. Nevertheless, the women on the U.S. team were hungry for results and came out firing. 

Moltzan ran first for the women’s squad and did not hold back, pushing all the way down the track to land in third, 1.24 seconds off of Italian phenom Federica Brignone. Next was Nina O’Brien, who was looking for her big moment, but fell short after some costly errors on a largely flat hill. Finally AJ Hurt and Katie Hensien took to the course. Both put down solid splits but struggled to generate speed out of the skis on a long and relatively flat giant slalom.

“I was talking with my husband Ryan, who's my serviceman, and he got a report from our coaches and I knew I just had to go as hard as I could,” said Moltzan. 

The women had a few hours to kill in between runs, which is a long time to fuel and focus. By the time the second run came around, the sun was hidden behind the clouds and the temperature dropped a few degrees, making it possible for the snow to firm up. Hensien, Hurt and O’Brien all dialed it in and were ready to send. Hensien landed 22nd, O’Brien 19th and Hurt made some good moves to climb to 13th place. 

“I knew that there was a big turn over that roll, so I was trying to bring direction and I got a little too late,” said Hurt. “It definitely wasn't perfect the whole way down, but I felt like I had better sections and was able to find that like energy and aggression.” 

Moltzan was ready to seek vengeance on her "wooden spoon" fourth place result from the team combined a few days earlier. Her fierce speed and determination could be seen in each turn she took on the second run. She started to lose time at the bottom, but brought it back to get the green and claim her first World Championships individual medal by only one-hundredth of a second. 

“It is so much motivation to go into the slalom race with a result like this. It feels good, plus I am finishing the season with a result like this. It's super motivating,” said Moltzan. 

To complete the extraordinary day for Moltzan, her family and friends were all in attendance to watch this historic moment in her career. Hugs, champagne showers and tears were shed for the immense team effort. It is Moltzan's second World Championship medal, having won the gold in the team event in 2023. 

The winner of the race was Brignone who skied two runs flawlessly to win by 0.90 seconds. New Zealand’s Alice Robinson was second. 

The Stifel U.S. Ski Team women have now claimed a medal in every women's specific event so far and will look to keep the momentum rolling into the final event of slalom on Saturday. It’s the first time in 40 years that three different U.S. women have won an individual medal at the World Champs. The men race GS on Friday.

RESULTS 
Women's giant slalom 

HOW TO WATCH

Friday, Feb. 14
3:45 a.m. - men’s giant slalom, run one - skiandsnowboard.live
7:15 a.m. - men’s giant slalom, run two - skiandsnowboard.live

Saturday, Feb. 15
3:45 a.m. - women’s slalom, run one - skiandsnowboard.live
7:15 a.m. - women’s slalom, run two - skiandsnowboard.live
3:00 p.m. - women and men’s GS and team combined - NBC (tape delay) 

Sunday, Feb. 16
3:45 a.m. - men’s slalom, run one - skiandsnowboard.live
7:15 a.m. - men’s slalom, run two - skiandsnowboard.live
4:00 p.m. - women and men’s slalom - NBC (tape delay)

Park City, Utah (Feb. 12, 2025) - U.S. Ski & Snowboard has announced the 16 athletes representing the United States at the 2025 FIS Alpine Junior World Ski Championships in Tarvisio, Italy Feb. 27 - March 6, 2025.

The 2025 team is composed of a strong group of Stifel U.S. Ski Team athletes from the C and D teams, as well as top U.S. Ski & Snowboard club athletes from across the nation. 

The U.S. has a history of strong results at the Junior World Championships including current Stifel U.S. Ski Team athlete Ryder Sarchett shocking the world in 2024 when he claimed gold in the marquee giant slalom event and the U.S  earned bronze in the team parallel event. 

Many of the athletes named to the 2025 World Juniors team have had successful seasons so far. On the women’s side, Elisabeth Bocock scored her first World Cup points at the Stifel Killington Cup when she claimed 23rd place. Liv Moritz has three NorAm Cup podiums, including one win, and had her first World Cup start in Kronplatz, Italy this year while Allison Mollin has continued to show strong results in Europa Cup speed races and has also started in several World Cup races. 

Stanley Buzek and Jevin Palmquist will be the men to watch in the technical disciplines this year.  Palmquist scored his first NorAm Cup podium this season in slalom. Buzek most recently scored a podium in slalom as well and finished fifth in the Junior Worlds slalom last year. 

“Team members for this year’s Junior World Championship represent an exceptional cohort of athletes who have already made a significant impact at the NorAm level early in their careers,” said Chip Knight, Alpine Development Director of the Stifel U.S. Ski Team. “With a mix of seasoned athletes and promising newcomers, we are confident this team will deliver impressive individual and team performances for the U.S.”

The 2025 Junior Worlds includes the team alpine combined event in addition to the mixed team event, along with downhill, super-G, giant slalom and slalom events for both men and women. Live timing will be provided by the International Ski Federation (FIS).

2025 FIS ALPINE JUNIOR WORLD SKI CHAMPIONSHIPS TEAM

(Name, Hometown; Club; Birthdate)

Women:

• Elisabeth Bocock (Salt Lake City, UT; Rowmark/Dartmouth College/Stifel U.S. Ski Team; 9/3/2005)
• Logan Grosdidier (Wenatchee, WA; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; 12/16/2008)
• Tatum Grosdidier (Wenatchee, WA; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club/University of Utah/Stifel U.S. Ski Team; 7/24/2004)
• Annika Hunt (East Burke, VT; Burke Mountain Academy; 11/30/2006)
• Allison Mollin (Truckee, CA; Team Palisades Tahoe/Stifel U.S. Ski Team; 7/7/2004)
• Kjersti Moritz (Edwards, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail/Middlebury College/Stifel U.S. Ski Team; 11/28/2004) 
• Liv Moritz (Edwards, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail/University of Denver/Stifel U.S. Ski Team; 11/28/2004)
• Viktoria Zaytseva (Edwards, CO; Apex2100; 10/18/2007)

Men:

• Stanley Buzek (Silverthorne, CO; Team Summit/Stifel U.S. Ski Team; 8/18/2005)
• Aksel Lindenmeyr (Crested Butte, CO; Apex2100; 11/25/2005)
• Jeremy Nolting (Steamboat Springs, CO; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; 7/26/2005)
• Jevin Palmquist (Eagan, MN; Buck Hill Ski Team/Team Summit/Stifel U.S. Ski Team; 3/6/2007)
• Sawyer Reed (Hingham, MA; Green Mountain Valley School/Stifel U.S. Ski Team; 7/26/2005)
• Hunter Salani (Edwards, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail/Stifel U.S. Ski Team; 2/25/2005)
• Nolan Sweeney (Littleton, NH; Colby College; 1/12/2004)
• Mattias Wilson (Jackson, WY; Jackson Hole Ski Club; 10/6/2006

TARVISIO 2025 COMPETITION SCHEDULE

• February 25 – Downhill training
• February 26 – Downhill training
• February 27 – Men’s and women’s downhill
• February 28 – Men’s and women’s super-G
• February 28 – Women’s team combined  
• March 1 - Women’s super-G
• March 1 - Men’s team combined  
• March 2 - Team parallel
• March 3 - Women’s giant slalom 
• March 4 - Men’s giant slalom 
• March 5 - Women’s slalom 
• March 6 - Men’s slalom 

More event information can be found here. 

On Wednesday’s men’s Team Combined at the FIS Alpine Ski World Championships Ryan Cochran-Siegle and Ben Ritchie just missed a medal in fourth place. The duo came from behind close to making a miracle happen and upsetting the Swiss-dominated podium. 

“I was telling Ryan that to ski my best I was trying to separate the runs and think about it as my race. I did what I wanted to do and it was a solid run," said Ritchie. “That was an impressive run and super fun to watch, Ben carried our team today and it was just super cool to see.” 

The Team Combined started off with the downhill just as it had the day prior when Mikaela Shiffrin and Breezy Johnson won gold. However on Wednesday the conditions were a bit different - less sun and more fog and rain. This made for a difficult downhill with many holds and varying snow conditions. Despite running the track three times earlier in the week some elements of the course needed to be analyzed and dialed in. 

The team of Bryce Bennett and Jett Seymour ran first. Bennett came into the day extremely confident and ready to go. However once his run started he knew something was off. Bennett did not put down his best skiing due to his skis running too aggressively on the snow that was beginning to turn soft. This meant his teammate, Seymour would need to send in the slalom. 

“I am such a picky guy with how the skis feel and I could tell from the first turn it was not going to be good and I felt stuck,” said Bennett. “The only thing about this event is that now that mistake puts a damper on the whole day so I feel bad for Jett but it happens.” 

There was still one more downhiller for the U.S. and that was Cochran-Siegle. He had already nailed the course two times earlier in the week and knew what line would be fast. Cochran-Siegle went into 12th place for the downhill but not too far off the margin. He was 1.26 seconds back from the winning time giving his teammate Ben Ritchie a decent shot.

“It was a challenge. I was trying to correct things from the other day, I think the visibility had something to do with it. Hopefully the time stays close,” said Cochran-Siegle. 

The course quickly shifted to slalom and the men’s slalom teams descended on the mountain. Since Bennett landed further back in the downhill, Seymour was able to start earlier after they flipped the top 30 skiers. Seymour skied solidly on a very long and turny course. While he did not go into the lead, he did move the duo up to 15th. 

“It's warm out here today and the snow was breaking up so I was just trying to send it and make it down,” said Seymour. “I was just telling everyone this is a really fun event, and it is so cool to watch in the finish with all the other downhillers. I am bummed that I did not do my part today but Jett crushed it so we are excited to come back and do better,” said Bennett. 

Then comes Ritchie. The cameras turned to Cochran-Siegle, Bennett and Seymour as they all anxiously awaited his run. Green light after green light Ritchie stepped it up and delivered. It may have been his skiing or the power of the ‘rally cap’ mentality that Cochran-Siegle manifested in the finish, but the day for the U.S. was about to get very exciting. 

Skier after skier and no one was close to the combined time of Team USA 1. Then it was down to the three remaining Swiss teams. The U.S. ultimately ended up fourth place, just  .20 hundredths away from a bronze medal and a major upset to the event where the U.S. was seen as an underdog. Nevertheless the men walked away with a group hug, a new team camaraderie experience and fire as they head into tech events this week.  

The World Championships event is far from over with the two marquee technical events on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. 

RESULTS
men's team combined 

HOW TO WATCH 

Thursday, Feb. 13
3:45 a.m. - women’s giant slalom, run one - skiandsnowboard.live
7:15 a.m. - women’s giant slalom, run two - skiandsnowboard.live

Friday, Feb. 14
3:45 a.m. - men’s giant slalom, run one - skiandsnowboard.live
7:15 a.m. - men’s giant slalom, run two - skiandsnowboard.live

Saturday, Feb. 15
3:45 a.m. - women’s slalom, run one - skiandsnowboard.live
7:15 a.m. - women’s slalom, run two - skiandsnowboard.live
3:00 p.m. - women and men’s GS and team combined - NBC (tape delay) 

Sunday, Feb. 16
3:45 a.m. - men’s slalom, run one - skiandsnowboard.live
7:15 a.m. - men’s slalom, run two - skiandsnowboard.live
4:00 p.m. - women and men’s slalom - NBC (tape delay)

On Tuesday’s team combined event in Saalbach, Austria, Breezy Johnson and Mikaela Shiffrin delivered the gold in the event's debut. This is Shiffrin's historic 15th World Championships medal and eighth gold medal - tying the record for most medals by a female skier. Johnson adds one more to her collection after winning gold in the downhill days earlier. 

“I did my best again today and that’s all I can ask myself,” said Johnson.

“I am inspired by this event which is something I was not anticipating," said Shiffrin. "The vibe around it is so special." 

The first ever team combined event brought camaraderie and team spirit to the sport of alpine ski racing. Each nation was allowed to have up to four teams entered. The Stifel U.S. Ski Team’s team combined pairs were split into four teams, comprised of Breezy Johnson and Mikaela Shiffrin, Lauren Macuga and Paula Moltzan, Lindsey Vonn and AJ Hurt, and Jackie Wiles with Katie Hensien. 

The day began with the women’s downhill. The track was the same as the downhill from earlier in the week, so the women knew what to do. The speed women sent it, knowing that earning another medal would be possible. Johnson went first for the U.S. women and landed in third for the run, while Macuga blazed down in first to lead by 0.23 hundredths ahead of the pack. Wiles sat her team in 15th and Vonn in 21st.

"Last run on this hill, and I knew I had to make it count," said Macuga. "In the start I was thinking about Paula and how I needed to put my best skiing out there." 

The downhill course was quickly torn down and turned into a slalom venue. The slalom women inspected and got ready to roll, while the downhill teammates streamed into the finish, dressed in Stifel U.S. Ski Team paraphernalia and glitter that said ‘USA’ in red and blue - a fun nod to their Stifel U.S. Cross Country Ski Team teammates.

Each one of the slalom ladies skied with grit. First AJ Hurt popped it into the leaderboard chair - sharing her seat with her teammate Vonn.

“I am very satisfied!" said Hurt. "I have not finished a lot of slaloms this year so I am just happy to make it down well. This event is so cool and it's so fun to have a teammate and work together."

“AJ skied amazing and overall we had a great time," said Vonn. "We are on the same team but never get to ski as a team so that was different and fun.

Hensien skied a quick slalom tempo to also land in the leaderboard chair with her partner Jackie Wiles. Hensien’s spirit was felt miles away as she pumped the air with her fist when she skied into the green light. 

“I knew I had to put down a really good run. It's very rare we get to ski as a team and I had to do it for Jackie,” said Hensien.

“It is stressful!" added Wiles. "But Katie is such a good skier so it is fun to cheer on your teammate in something bigger than you.” 

Then it was time for Shiffrin. Shiffrin, in her second race back after being sidelined with an injury, knifing her run to find the top time. Johnson sprinted out into the finish to give her a hug, and then the waiting game began. 

Finally it all came down to Macuga and Moltzan. The team was silent, clutching their American flags and sending Moltzan all the positive energy. Moltzan skied well but held back a smidge and ended up just shy of a medal in fourth place. Despite the tough break of missing a medal, the whole team was still grateful for one another’s support and celebrated their teammates' gold medal in the new event.

Shiffrin and Johnson climbed atop the podium together, holding hands and singing the national anthem.

“It has not sunken in yet - I went out and wanted to ski my best," said Johnson. "I just wanted to do something to help Mikaela who has done so much for my career as well."

Shiffrin lauded her teammate, as well. “This last year and a half (Breezy) has had to take on a lot on her own, so to be at this level now and do it again today is so incredible,” said Shiffrin. 

Shiffrin notably won her 15th World Championships medal and eighth gold medal, making history once again by equaling Germany’s Christl Cranz's 15 total World Championship medals – the most by any female skier. Plus Breezy Johnson continued her incredible World Championships run with a second gold medal to her name. 

The women’s team is fired up, confident and emotional over a whirlwind of a week that has produced a medal in each event that has occurred so far: a bronze in super-G, gold in downhill and gold in the team combined. The next events for the women’s team will be the giant slalom and slalom, while the men race their team combined on Wednesday.

RESULTS
Women's team combined 

HOW TO WATCH 

All times EST
Check local listings, subject to change.

Wednesday, Feb. 12 
4:00 a.m. - men’s team combined, run one - skiandsnowboard.live
7:15 a.m. - men’s team combined, run two -skiandsnowboard.live

Thursday, Feb. 13
3:45 a.m. - women’s giant slalom, run one - skiandsnowboard.live
7:15 a.m. - women’s giant slalom, run two - skiandsnowboard.live

Friday, Feb. 14 
3:45 a.m. - men’s giant slalom, run one - skiandsnowboard.live
7:15 a.m. - men’s giant slalom, run two - skiandsnowboard.live

Saturday, Feb. 15
3:45 a.m. - women’s slalom, run one - skiandsnowboard.live
7:15 a.m. - women’s slalom, run two - skiandsnowboard.live
3:00 p.m. - women and men’s GS and team combined - NBC (tape delay) 

Sunday, Feb. 16
3:45 a.m. - men’s slalom, run one - skiandsnowboard.live
7:15 a.m. - men’s slalom, run two - skiandsnowboard.live
4:00 p.m. - women and men’s slalom - NBC (tape delay)

Saalbach, Austria (Feb. 10, 2025) - The Stifel U.S. Ski Team has announced the 12 skiers who will compete in the brand new team combined event debuting at the FIS Alpine Ski World Championships Feb. 11-12. 

The Stifel U.S. Ski Team has a data-driven selection criteria for the team combined, which includes matching the top downhill skier with the top slalom skier based off of season-best results, then moving down the list of athletes to create four potential teams.

Highlighting the team will be the newly crowned 2025 downhill world champion Breezy Johnson who will be paired with the most successful alpine skier in the modern era of World Championships, Mikaela Shiffrin. Shiffrin, who has 14 World Championships medals to her name, is returning from a brutal injury that left her sidelined from competition the past two months. Both Shiffrin and Johnson will look to add to their medal count this week. 

Headlining the men’s side will be super-G Olympic silver medalist Ryan Cochran-Siegle and slalom specialist Ben Ritchie. Cochran-Siegle is a consistent force in the downhill discipline and Ritchie has shown consistency and speed in slalom this season. 

“I think it will be really cool to have this experience with another teammate,” said Cochran-Siegle. “Skiing is a very individual sport but we also spend so much time as a team working together, so being at the bottom and cheering on your teammate will be really unique.”

The event consists of two runs: a downhill and a slalom run. The fastest combined time from both the downhill and slalom wins the event. The rules outline that a maximum of four teams with two competitors can compete. The teams are formed by athletes of the same nation and same gender. No changes to the pairs can be made after the draw of the race is complete. The combined time results will dictate the winners of the event - the prize money will also be divided equally among the pair. 

“We are very excited about this new combined event,” said Chief of Sport Anouk Patty. “These pairs are an extremely talented group of skiers and together they will be unstoppable.”  

TEAM COMBINED PAIRS (name, discipline) 

Women’s Teams
USA Team 1: Breezy Johnson (downhill) & Mikaela Shiffrin (slalom)
USA Team 2: Lauren Macuga (downhill) & Paula Moltzan (slalom) 
USA Team 3: Lindsey Vonn (downhill) & AJ Hurt (slalom) 
USA Team 4: Jackie Wiles (downhill) & Katie Hensien (slalom) 

Men’s Teams 
USA Team 1: Ryan Cochran-Siegle (downhill) & Ben Ritchie (slalom)
USA Team 2: Bryce Bennett (downhill) & Jett Seymour (slalom)

HOW TO WATCH 

Tuesday, Feb. 11
4:00 a.m. ET - women’s World Championships team combined run 1, Saalbach, AUT - skiandsnowboard.live  7:15 a.m. ET - women’s World Championships team combined run 2,  Saalbach, AUT - skiandsnowboard.live

Wednesday, Feb. 12 
4:00 a.m. ET - men’s World Championships team combined run 1, Saalbach, AUT - skiandsnowboard.live  
7:15 a.m. ET - men’s World Championships team combined run 2,  Saalbach, AUT - skiandsnowboard.live

Uncharacteristic warm temperatures and variable cloud cover conditions set the tone for the Visa Big Air presented by Toyota final in Aspen, with riders battling slow takeoffs and ever changing visibility on the final day of FIS Park & Pipe World Cup competition in Aspen. 

Hydro Flask U.S. Snowboard Team rookies Hahna Norman and Lily Dhawornvej held it down  on the women's side of competition. In her first World Cup Big Air finals, Norman put down her signature double wildcat indy and a frontside double 10 weddle on her first two jumps, but was unable to nail her final back 9 and finished the day in fifth overall. Dhawornvej's back 9 stalefish put her in podium position after the first jump but a hand drag on her cab 9 stalefish knocked her out of the top three. Despite cleaning it up on her third and final jump, Dhawornvej was unable to crack into the top three and finished the contest in fourth place.

Hydro Flask U.S. Snowboard Team veterans Red Gerard and Chris Corning joined young gun Ollie Martin in the Visa Big Air presented by Toyota men's final. Two-time Olympian Corning came out swinging, dropping a huge back 18 melon to kick things off for the Americans. Teammate Gerard followed him up with a switch back 16 weddle and Martin, the rookie, a huge back triple 18 that sent shock waves through the field of competitors. Despite all three Americans stomping two of three runs, the trio was unable to hold off the likes of Japan's Taiga Hasegawa and Yuto Miyamura, both earning a spot on the podium in a clutch third and final jump. Canada's Eli Bouchard had a breakout big air performance and stole the top spot from the Japanese, taking first overall in Aspen. The Americans all finished within the top eight, Martin taking fourth, Gerard fifth and Corning eighth overall, respectively. 

Both having breaking rookie seasons, Dhawornvej and Martin took the title of Big Air National Champion as the top two American big air finishers in Aspen. 

The Hydro Flask U.S. Snowboard Team turns their focus to Calgary for the next FIS Park & Pipe World Cup, Feb. 19-23.

RESULTS
Women
Men

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