River Radamus led the way for the Land Rover U.S. Alpine Ski Team, finishing in a FIS Ski World Cup career-best 14th—and fourth-fastest second run—in Saturday’s giant slalom at Bansko, Bulgaria. 

It was another fight for the podium in this deep men’s giant slalom field, with Croatia’s Filip Zubcic grabbing the victory, the recently crowned GS world champion France’s Mathieu Faivre in second, four-tenths of a second back, and Austria’s Stefan Brennsteiner in third, .93 seconds off the pace, to earn his career-first podium. 

Radamus, who is missing his teammates after Tommy Ford and Ryan Cochran-Siegle each had season-ending injuries, and two-time Olympic champion Ted Ligety recently retired, recently finished 11th as the lone American in the World Championships giant slalom at Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. Radamus has shown a purposeful progression throughout the season. The 23-year-old, who has a decorated past as a two-time World Juniors champion and three-time Youth Olympic Games gold medal winner, has had a solid 2020-21 season, nailing top-20 and points-scoring results throughout the year, including an eighth place in the parallel and sixth place in team parallel at World Championships. This is his fifth points-scoring result in World Cup competition. 

“I had a great time battling in Bansko today,” Radamus commented. “The hill is steep and technical, and they did a great job with the hill prep. I felt I didn’t quite execute on run 1, so I was hungry to make a move on the second. I really pushed the line and took some chances on run 2 and I'm proud of the effort. I'm still looking to put together two runs as well as I can, but I'm enjoying the progression, and psyched with another top 15.”

Bridger Gile and Andrew Miller—who was making his World Cup debut and also represents Dartmouth College—also started for the Americans, but did not qualify for the second run. Gile finished just outside the flip, in 36th, the first run. Even still, teammate Radamus feels there were some good takeaways from Saturday’s giant slalom. 

“I think Bridger and Andrew did really well today too,” he added. “Bridge being 36th stings, but I think he had some great skiing today and can take confidence in being so close. He's knocking on the door and due for a breakout. Andrew handled his WC debut with a lot of composure and has the right headspace to put it all together. I’m psyched to get another go at it tomorrow with the boys!”

Radamus is currently ranked 26th in the giant slalom standings, with two giant slaloms left to move into the top-25 and qualify for World Cup Finals in Lenzerheide, Switzerland. 

The men will wrap their weekend in Bansko, Bulgaria with another giant slalom on Sunday. 

STANDINGS
Overall
Giant Slalom 

RESULTS
Men’s giant slalom

HOW TO WATCH
All times EST

Saturday, Feb. 27
6:30 p.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Women’s Downhill - same-day broadcast, Val di Fassa, ITA, Broadcast NBCSN

Sunday, Feb. 28
4:00 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Men’s Giant Slalom, run 1 - LIVE, Bansko, BUL, Streaming Peacock
5:00 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Women’s Super-G - LIVE, Val di Fassa, ITA, Streaming Peacock
5:00 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Women’s Super-G - LIVE, Val di Fassa, ITA, Broadcast Olympic Channel
7:00 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Men’s Giant Slalom, run 2 - LIVE, Bansko, BUL, Broadcast Olympic Channel
7:00 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Men’s Giant Slalom, run 2 - LIVE, Bansko, BUL, Streaming Peacock
2:30 p.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Women’s Super-G - same-day broadcast, Val di Fassa, ITA, Broadcast NBCSN

On another beautiful downhill day at Val di Fassa, Italy, Bella Wright led the Land Rover U.S. Alpine Ski Team scoring yet another career-best, skiing with confidence into her career-first FIS Ski World Cup top-15, in 14th.

Switzerland’s Lara Gut and Corinne Suter once again impressed, going 1-2 in Saturday’s downhill, with Gut absolutely slaying and skiing with confidence, an impressive .32 seconds ahead of teammate Suter. Germany’s Kira Weidle was third, .68 off Gut’s pace. It’s been an impressive run for Gut, who swept the downhill series at Val di Fassa, and is the favorite for Sunday’s super-G, having won the last four World Cup super-Gs and the world title in the discipline. 

Wright, who is in her first full World Cup season, has scored points in eight World Cups this season—four super-Gs and four downhills. After a disappointing 31st place finish on Friday, Wright was aiming to ski more free, aggressive, and playful on Saturday. She nailed it, earning herself her first top-15. 

“I’m much happier with today’s skiing, I felt like it was more like myself,” Wright reflected following her run. “Yesterday I was very timid and kind of on the inside ski quite a bit. So, today felt way more aggressive and playful, which was my goal, and I felt a little more free, which was nice. The slope was grippier than other days, I thought it was bumpier in the same turns and darker today, I thought it was great snow, great surface, and the course was super fun. I’m really happy with the day, it’s exciting.”

Wright, who hails from Salt Lake City, Utah, and grew up ripping around the Wasatch with Snowbird Sports Education Foundation, is a strong technical skier and feels more comfortable in super-G. “I feel very good about super-G tomorrow, I consider myself more of a super-G skier,” she said, “so I’m looking forward to tomorrow and hopefully am going to ski as free as I did today.” 

Unfortunately, Breezy Johnson, who was tied with Suter and ranked second in the downhill standings, leaned in after the third split and crashed through the nets. She did get up and ski down and was OK. However, after Saturday’s downhill, Suter is now within striking distance of the Crystal Globe, with one downhill remaining, 410 points to Sofia Goggia’s 480. Gut has moved ahead of Johnson in third, with 383 points. Johnson is currently ranked fourth, with 330 points. 

Johnson had blazing fast with incredible consistency all season, having been top-five in all six World Cup downhills coming into Saturday, including four podiums. With one downhill remaining, Johnson will not have the chance to climb the standings ahead of Goggia, but she can still move up and look for her first World Cup victory at World Cup Finals in Lenzerheide. Having finished the 2020 season ranked 20th, Johnson has shown during the 2021 season that she belongs at the top and is among the best in the world. 

Laurenne Ross also started for the Americans but crashed and DNFed. She is also thankfully OK. 

The women will wrap their weekend with a super-G on Sunday—the final speed race prior to World Cup Finals in Lenzerheide, Switzerland. 

STANDINGS
Overall
Downhill 

RESULTS
Women’s downhill

HOW TO WATCH
All times EST

Saturday, Feb. 27
6:30 p.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Women’s Downhill - same-day broadcast, Val di Fassa, ITA, Broadcast NBCSN

Sunday, Feb. 28
4:00 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Men’s Giant Slalom, run 1 - LIVE, Bansko, BUL, Streaming Peacock
5:00 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Women’s Super-G - LIVE, Val di Fassa, ITA, Streaming Peacock
5:00 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Women’s Super-G - LIVE, Val di Fassa, ITA, Broadcast Olympic Channel
7:00 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Men’s Giant Slalom, run 2 - LIVE, Bansko, BUL, Broadcast Olympic Channel
7:00 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Men’s Giant Slalom, run 2 - LIVE, Bansko, BUL, Streaming Peacock
2:30 p.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Women’s Super-G - same-day broadcast, Val di Fassa, ITA, Broadcast NBCSN

U.S. Ski & Snowboard has named eight athletes to the U.S. Alpine Snowboard World Championships Team. American riders are set to compete in Rogla, Slovenia March 1-2  in FIS World Championship parallel giant slalom and parallel slalom competition.

Following the cancellation of the 2021 FIS Snowboard & Freeski World Championships, originally scheduled to take place in Zhangjiakou, China, Feb. 18-28, the organizing committee in Rogla as well as the Ski Association of Slovenia stepped up to host this critical event. 

“The Organizing Committee in Rogla, as well as the Ski Association of Slovenia, are putting in an enormous amount of effort to host this major event on this short notice," FIS said in a statement. "However all parties involved feel supremely confident that this experienced World Cup organizer will be able to step up to hold a successful World Championships."

2021 U.S. Alpine Snowboard World Championship Team
(Name, Hometown, Club, USASA Series, Birthdate, World Champs Teams)

 Men

• Robert Burns - (Steamboat Springs, CO; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; Rocky Mountain Series; 11/11/90; 2017, 2019)                
• Cody Winters - (Steamboat Springs, Colo.; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; Rocky Mountain Series; 4/20/00; 2019)                  
• Aaron Muss - (Rumson, N.J.; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club; Rocky Mountain Series; 12/15/94; 2013, 2017, 2019)                          
• Ryan Rosencranz - (Weston, Mass.; Rocky Mountain Series; 4/23/94; 2019)

 Women

• Iris Pflum - (Minneapolis, Minn.; G Team; Upper Midwest Snow Series; 7/13/03)*
• Lily Janousek - (Greenwood, Minn.; G Team; Upper Midwest Snow Series; 7/24/03 )*
• Kaiya Kizuka - (Sinking Spring, Penn.; Ski Roundtop Racing Club; Mid Atlantic Series; 5/26/99; 2019)
• Rose Bransford - (Minneapolis, Minn.; G Team; Upper Midwest Snow Series; 12/08/02)*           

*Denotes first World Championships team

HOW TO WATCH
All times EST

Monday, March 1
8:00 a.m. - FIS Snowboard Alpine World Championships Parallel Giant Slalom - LIVE, Rogla, SLO, Broadcast Olympic Channel, Streaming Olympic Channel and Peacock

Tuesday, March 2
8:45 a.m. - FIS Snowboard Alpine World Championships Parallel Slalom - LIVE, Rogla, SLO, Broadcast Olympic Channel, Streaming Olympic Channel and Peacock
 

Hi everyone…

I’ve been reflecting on the past few weeks and the 2021 World Championships in Cortina. First, I want to say huge congrats to Cortina for pulling off a World Championship event during such a challenging time, in the midst of a pandemic. Mother Nature wasn’t kind the first few days, but from then on, the event was incredible and it was blue skies and sunshine every day. One thing the world knows though is that Cortina is unparalleled in its ability to prepare a race hill for a race. 

Cortina felt like a great choice for a big event like World Champs or Olympics because of the beautiful and relatively stable weather, but sooner or later every ski resort is bound to get snow. Yet, no matter how much snow is thrown at Cortina, the hill crew always seems to work miracles to transform the surface into something safe and good for racing. THANK YOU to everyone involved in the hill prep, in any way, from slipping to watering, to grooming, for the high standard you always set at world-class races. It’s hard to beat the beauty of Cortina when the weather is the usual gorgeous, sunny, relaxing, alpine atmosphere. 

One year ago we weren’t sure this event would even happen. And, even still, we had our concerns with the pandemic and how it would play out. I felt safe, considering the required negative Covid test to enter the event, and the mandatory testing every third day for anyone who set foot in Cortina, it was like being in one big Covid-negative community. We were impressed by Cortina’s rules for and enforcement of the strict measures we know help prevent the spread of Covid (should someone have ended up positive). With staff around everywhere to enforce the required mask-wearing, people mostly distancing, and hand sanitizer everywhere we turned, Cortina took the measures needed to keep us safe and pull off the World Championship event. It seems that there were no Covid cases coming out of this race series which is impressive for the magnitude of this event. KUDOS to Cortina for being a model of how to execute a large-scale sports event the right way during a time of the pandemic. 

I have received so many messages from friends, family, and followers saying how grateful they have been to have sports and specifically alpine skiing to watch and cheer for during otherwise very difficult times. Being able to watch the sports you love can be such a good thing for mental health so THANK YOU Cortina for giving our ski fans this mental escape and a chance to see your beautiful views and unforgettable moments. 

Finally, I wanted to share my thoughts on my skiing at Worlds, the thought process that went into deciding which events I entered, my emotional state, and also give a bit of hope to those of you struggling through this difficult time. 

A little over a year ago, I actually wasn’t sure I would ever race again after my world had been turned upside down from my dad’s unexpected accident and passing. I couldn’t breathe, I couldn’t think, I couldn’t sleep or eat, and I couldn’t stop crying for months until I literally had no more tears to shed. I was scared to death about so many unknowns in the future and had no idea how to go about tackling it all. Through that time, as much as I wanted to lie in bed and never get up again, I had no choice but to drag myself out of bed and try to set emotions aside. 

Through a fog of grief and the shock of losing part of my heart, someone I adored beyond words, I had to somewhat robotically learn how to take over all of the business my life entails these days- the business my dad always took care of for me so that I could focus on my job. I didn’t have a choice but to find a way to piece things back together, one 15-hour day at a time with my brother and my mom by side doing the same. 

I abandoned half of my 2020 ski season and most of my 2020-21 prep-period to spend all day, every day during the summertime at my desk. With the massive help and oversight of our family office, Aspen Grove, and the enormous support and love of friends, family (and just about everyone in our Valley), my mom and I got to the point of thinking that I might actually be able to race this season. As a result of all the long days of crash-course learning all that makes up life and the “business” of my ski career, and the insistence of our support system that I would be ok (they would see to it that I would be ok), I was able to “set sail” for Soelden in September to start the season “on time”. Unfortunately, I injured my back within days of arrival which was not only another setback but was the first injury I’ve had that actually posed some threat to my career as a ski racer and left me reeling mentally and emotionally all over again. All of this on top of the cloud of fear, stress, and frustration (that I’m sure anybody reading this is very familiar with...) from a pandemic that has been unlike anything the world has ever really seen before. The mere thought of leaving home to go get groceries seemed a potentially life-threatening ordeal, but the thought of flying to Europe and trying to navigate our way through a World Cup season felt like a journey into a black hole. All of these things just kept piling up and for quite some time I’ve felt like I’m in an all-out sprint just trying to catch up, with my coaches and serviceman doing everything they possibly can (like they always do) to get me there, but still feeling challenged every step of the way just to simply not feel like we’re still falling behind. 

Truth be told, my feeling about my skiing and my confidence at races before Cortina was not great...it was up and down and kind of reflected my year as a whole. But, I started feeling some happiness and exhilaration when we broke out the super-G skis again just prior to World Champs. It was the first time I had done any speed since I won last year in Bansko and it felt SO wonderful that my team and I really started to consider the option of doing more events than just Giant Slalom and Slalom at Worlds. I felt that if I focused on only GS and SL – having shown some solid skiing in both at times this season on the World Cup – I had a reasonable chance for “success” in both events. But with the skiing I was doing in super-G, we felt that I actually might have had a shot for a medal in four events...and how cool would that be to step outside my usual comfort zone to take a bit of a different journey in Cortina?

Those of you who have been following my journey know that I don’t often pay attention to the records, and I certainly don’t focus on them. However, often titles do come into play when we are planning my racing schedule, especially at a big event. As a team, we created a strategy for this World Champs based on the following: being the youngest Olympic SL gold medalist in history and having Olympic gold in GS, four World Championship golds in SL, six SL globes, and a GS globe, and then diving headfirst into this past year which just wreaked havoc on every single thing I ever considered normal or comfortable, it seemed quite in keeping with the direction my life has taken to do this World Champs differently because, well why not, right? I know that if I only skied GS and SL and won the gold in SL again, people/the press would ask why I didn’t do more events. I also knew that if I took a chance on more events, I would be pushing the limit on my chances/ability to win gold in any of them and if I missed gold in slalom, I would likely be criticized for that too. 

It’s hard to see from the outside, but in my experience, it is about two times more challenging mentally, physically, and emotionally to compete in two times more events. And it is exponentially more challenging to spend the necessary time preparing for those events when they end up being unforeseeably postponed, forcing you to then use up your other essential training days for when the races are rescheduled. (I think it’s important to note here that I was not the only athlete facing those schedule challenges. Honestly, I wasn’t even the only athlete who had a reasonable shot at four medals. Quite a few athletes went into World Champs with the hope and possibility of winning multiple medals and were left wanting. For those who attempted to race in the beginning and had to deal with the weather postponements, I think the extra challenge those schedule changes created should not be overlooked by anyone on the outside who may feel the need to pass judgments on which athletes did or did not win a medal and whose performances qualify as a success or failure.)

Anyway, back to the point– I need to thank my coaches for supporting whichever direction I chose to go. We all decided to go for more medals, knowing there was always the possibility that I could walk away with nothing. I don’t regret that decision in the slightest. As it was, I showed the skiing I was doing in training and the speed it would have taken to win the super-G before my mistake on the very bottom, I was only a hair from winning the GS at .02 seconds behind in very tricky conditions, and we DID win gold in the AC, which I am really proud of. As far as slalom goes, truthfully, I was disappointed with my skiing as I don’t think it was reflective of either my current skiing or my team's efforts to provide the absolute best and most efficient preparation to give me a shot at the slalom gold. BUT, I said it after the super-G and I’ll say it again now, I don’t want to play the “shoulda, woulda, coulda” game. What happened is what happened and I can only learn from it and try to do better in the future. AND in fairness, Katharina and Petra skied really well and on Saturday my skiing was just not up to par. So, I ended up with a bronze, but more importantly, I found reasons to smile and had some moments of joy during the day, and if I learned anything over the last year I learned just how important those things truly are.

The journey we had in Cortina and the prep leading up to it is a reflection on the resilience of my whole team who have stood by me and helped me rise up out of the “ashes of despair” and take a chance on possibilities. I am so appreciative and proud of the people around me for supporting me to the point where we could win the most medals at a World Championships in the modern era. I am thrilled with my overall performance BUT I am also thrilled with the skiing from our entire men’s and women’s team. (i.e. our slalom boys cooking it into the top 15 after the decision to only flip 15 instead of the usual 30 was made the night before their race; Paula being just off the podium in the parallel event after her podium earlier this season in PGS; Nina holding the green light to the very last split in the second run of the GS, nearly winning a medal which very well might have been gold; Breezy putting down such a spectacular DH run after a bobble at the top that would have shaken even the most unshakeable of DH veterans; River with a top-10 in parallel and stepping up as the lone American in the GS with 11th; many of our athletes posting personal bests and no matter what always showing a great attitude and support for each other; the list goes on…) The USA brought excitement and speed in every event and it was sooooo cool seeing our young guns right in the mix, showing sooo much speed and potential for the future. 

So, in the end, Cortina was the start of a new beginning and exploring a different strategic approach with some risk-taking for me and I think the USA showed it’s the beginning of a whole new era of young skiers where the world could very well be their oyster.

Thank you so much for your support. 

Love, 
Mikaela 

Under the sunshine in Val di Fassa, Italy—where the Americans had a successful showing at the 2019 World Junior Ski Championships—Breezy Johnson led the way for the Land Rover U.S. Alpine Ski Team, in fifth place. 

Fresh off a successful two weeks at Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy highlighted by world titles in giant slalom and super-G and a bronze in the downhill, Switzerland’s Lara Gut carried the momentum to Val di Fassa to grab the victory by a mere two one-hundredths of a second ahead of Austria’s Ramona Siebenhofer. Swiss Corinne Suter rounded out the podium in third, .26 seconds back. 

Boldly starting bib one, Johnson was sendy from the start but ran into a little trouble in the top section of the course. She crossed the finish line with a time of 1:24.29, which looked promising for a moment, seeing as though her winning training run yesterday—the fastest time of the two training runs—was 1:24.77. She finished just .10 seconds off of the podium, as Germany’s Kira Weidle snuck into fourth .03 ahead of Johnson. Even so, Johnson took the positives away from the day and will carry them into tomorrow’s second downhill. 

“I felt like my run today was alright, there were just a couple of spots where I kind of messed up...and they ended up being pretty big mistakes,” Johnson reflected after the race. “I obviously got a little bit late coming into that pitch, and even though I won that split it was not the best today. Fifth place is still a really great result, it’s still something I’m very proud of. I’m just going to keep fighting and working and cleaning things up for tomorrow.”

It’s worth noting that Johnson has never chosen bib one before. The top-10 ranked athletes get to pick their start number, based on a random draw, for odd numbers one through 19. It’s an advantage to run a bit later to be able to see how the course is running for the first few athletes, so Johnson would typically pick five, seven, or nine. Not today. With an 11:45 a.m. CET start—a later than usual start for downhill—Johnson knew the light could affect her if she went later. “We looked at video at 11:45 and at 12 noon, and it ain’t gonna get any sunnier, or any faster,” she shared Thursday evening. “I might as well send it No. 1. I’ve never done it before, but I don’t think it will change my approach.”

On Saturday, the start time will be the normal 11:00 a.m., and Johnson will look to bring the heat into the second of two downhills in the weekend’s speed series. “We’ll run at 11 tomorrow, so hopefully things will be a little better conditions-wise and a little fairer through the whole race, and we’ll see what happens,” she added. 

After Friday’s downhill, Johnson and Suter are now tied for second in the overall downhill standings with 330 points behind Italy’s Sofia Goggia (480)—who is unfortunately sidelined for the rest of the season with an injury. Johnson, who hasn’t finished a downhill out of the top-five this season, knows she’ll need to fire on all cylinders on Saturday in order to stay in the running for the title—something only two other Americans have done. Of course, former teammate Lindsey Vonn (a record eight times), and Picabo Street—whose ability to send it reminds many fans of Johnson. Johnson is confident and knows she can win, and the race to the Crystal Globe will be a thrilling one to watch, right until the end at the World Cup Finals in Lenzerheide, Switzerland. 

Laurenne Ross, who has been steadily progressing throughout the season after returning from injury, skied the best she has this season, finishing in the points in 23rd. Bella Wright also started for the Americans, and ended up just outside of the points in 31st, as there was a tie for 29th. Teammate Jackie Wiles unfortunately returned back to the States to get surgery, following a minor knee injury sustained prior to the FIS Ski World Championship downhill at Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. 

Up next for the women is the second of two downhills on Saturday, followed by a super-G on Sunday. 

STANDINGS
Overall 
Downhill 

RESULTS
Women’s downhill

HOW TO WATCH
All times EST

Friday, Feb. 26
7:00 p.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Women’s Downhill - same-day broadcast, Val di Fassa, ITA, Broadcast NBCSN

Saturday, Feb. 27
4:00 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Men’s Giant Slalom, run 1 - LIVE, Bansko, BUL, Streaming Peacock
5:00 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Women’s Downhill - LIVE, Val di Fassa, ITA, Broadcast Olympic Channel
5:00 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Women’s Downhill - LIVE, Val di Fassa, ITA, Streaming Peacock
7:00 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Men’s Giant Slalom, run 2 - LIVE, Bansko, BUL, Broadcast Olympic Channel
7:00 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Men’s Giant Slalom, run 2 - LIVE, Bansko, BUL, Streaming Peacock
6:30 p.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Women’s Downhill - same-day broadcast, Val di Fassa, ITA, Broadcast NBCSN

Sunday, Feb. 28
4:00 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Men’s Giant Slalom, run 1 - LIVE, Bansko, BUL, Streaming Peacock
5:00 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Women’s Super-G - LIVE, Val di Fassa, ITA, Streaming Peacock
5:00 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Women’s Super-G - LIVE, Val di Fassa, ITA, Broadcast Olympic Channel
7:00 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Men’s Giant Slalom, run 2 - LIVE, Bansko, BUL, Broadcast Olympic Channel
7:00 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Men’s Giant Slalom, run 2 - LIVE, Bansko, BUL, Streaming Peacock
2:30 p.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Women’s Super-G - same-day broadcast, Val di Fassa, ITA, Broadcast NBCSN

U.S. Ski & Snowboard, the Olympic national governing body of skiing and snowboarding in the United States, today announced a new four-year partnership with the National Brotherhood of Skiers (NBS). Founded in 1973, the NBS promotes winter sports among minorities and seeks to develop elite-level minority winter sport athletes. U.S. Ski & Snowboard and NBS will work together to increase participation of minorities in elite-level skiing and snowboarding competition. 

“We are extremely pleased to partner and work hand in hand with U.S. Ski & Snowboard,” said National Brotherhood of Skiers President Henri Rivers. “Their goal and the goals of the National Brotherhood of Skiers clearly focus on the same path of being the best in the world and making snowsports and elite-level competition more inclusive to African Americans and people of color. Elevating an African American to a World Cup podium in skiing and snowboarding would bring the United States to a new level of being the best in the world.”

“We are honored to officially partner with the National Brotherhood of Skiers,” said U.S. Ski & Snowboard President and CEO Tiger Shaw. “I regret we have not done so sooner, as our missions are aligned in making the U.S. Best in the World at Olympic skiing and snowboarding. We cannot truly be the best until we are more inclusive and accessible to all. We recognize the economic and geographical barriers to our sports and in partnering with NBS know we will be better equipped to engage with minority and underrepresented communities. The mountains are a place we can find common ground, recognize our similarities and appreciate our differences. We look forward to working with NBS over the next four years, and well into the future, in creating a more inclusive winter sports community.”

This new partnership seeks to establish a comprehensive program involving outreach efforts, training, funding and other resources aimed at achieving athletic excellence and furthering the mission of the NBS and developing a pipeline of elite-level minority winter sport athletes. U.S. Ski & Snowboard will provide NBS coaches access to its Sport Education programs as well as provide training opportunities to NBS athletes commensurate with their level of athletic accomplishment and qualifications. Both organizations will facilitate access to resources for minority athletes who have experienced economic barriers to the entry into and continued participation in winter sports. 

To kick off the partnership U.S. Ski & Snowboard is proud to announce its title sponsorship of the NBS 2021 Virtual Black Ski Summit. Traditionally held on the slopes, the Summit is one of the largest gatherings of skiers and riders in the United States bringing together over 5,000 people from across the country. Due to COVID-19 this year’s Summit will be virtual. The primary purpose of the Summit is to fundraise to support the NBS’ Olympic Scholarship Fund, designed to provide financial support for exceptional athletes of color who excel in winter sports. Ski and snowboard fans and supporters can participate in the public online auction, live at http://auction.nbs.org through Feb. 28, 2021. 

As a leader in the snowsports community domestically and abroad, U.S. Ski & Snowboard recognizes the opportunity it has in fostering, cultivating and maintaining a culture of inclusion and diversity in the mountains. In working with NBS, U.S. Ski & Snowboard hopes to grow the visibility of winter sports in underrepresented communities, as well as increase engagement with those populations. 

Over the next four years U.S. Ski & Snowboard and NBS will work together on efforts to dismantle stereotypes and discrimination and promote racial inclusion and equity throughout the winter sports industry.

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About National Brotherhood of Skiers
Founded in 1973, the National Brotherhood of Skiers (NBS) is comprised of over 50 clubs throughout the United States. Membership includes approximately 3,500 snow sports enthusiasts. Each year, the organization hosts the NBS Black Summit, the largest gathering of skiers and snowboarders in the nation. The annual Summit attracts attendees of all ages and includes a wide range of events on and off the slopes. Due to covid restrictions, this year’s Black Summit will be held virtually February 26-28, 2021. The event supports the NBS Olympic Scholarship Fund and its mission to identify, develop and support athletes of color who will WIN Olympic and international winter sports competitions, representing the United States, and to increase participation in winter sports. The event also serves as the organization’s primary fundraiser, supporting aspiring winter sports athletes and local NBS club programs. The NBS is managed by an all-volunteer board and is volunteer driven. Henri Rivers currently serves as the organization’s national president.

About U.S. Ski & Snowboard
U.S. Ski & Snowboard is the Olympic National Governing Body (NGB) of ski and snowboard sports in the USA, based in Park City, Utah. Tracing its roots directly back to 1905, the organization represents nearly 200 elite skiers and snowboarders in 2021, competing in seven teams; alpine, cross country, freeski, freestyle, snowboard, nordic combined and ski jumping. In addition to the elite teams, U.S. Ski & Snowboard also provides leadership and direction for tens of thousands of young skiers and snowboarders across the USA, encouraging and supporting them in achieving excellence. By empowering national teams, clubs, coaches, parents, officials, volunteers and fans, U.S. Ski & Snowboard is committed to the progression of its sports, athlete success and the value of team. For more information, visit www.usskiandsnowboard.org

The classic sprint kicked off the 2021 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oberstdorf, Germany on Thursday, with Ben Ogden leading the way for the Davis U.S. Cross Country Ski Team men in 17th place and Jessie Diggins for the women in 24th place. JC Schoonmaker finished 26th and Sophie Caldwell Hamilton was 29th.

The well-known Ried cross country stadium in Oberstdorf was quiet with a stadium full of fan cutouts for the biggest event of the 2020-21 FIS Cross Country World Cup season, with no fans allowed due to COVID restrictions, but that didn’t get in the way of the athletes’ excitement to have made it this far during a strange season.

“I’m really really excited to be here,” said Diggins. “I feel really lucky to race at all. This is pretty incredible to think back to how we were looking at the season back in November—the fact that we made it here to World Champs and they’re happening is really really cool in and of itself. So I think it’s kind of a victory for FIS and the organizers for everyone to have made it here.”

Warm weather greeted the athletes when the U.S. team arrived in Oberstdorf from a training camp in Davos, Switzerland, with temperatures climbing into the mid 50 degrees Fahrenheit during the race, making it challenging for the athletes - and ski techs - as they climbed through the qualifier and into the heats. Diggins led the way for the women in 23rd and Caldwell Hamilton in 26th, while on the men’s side, Ogden hammered out an extraordinary 11th place finish to snag a spot in the heats. Schoonmaker also had a great showing, finishing in 20th.

Rosie Brennan, Julia Kern, Logan Hanneman, and Kevin Bolger also raced the sprint qualifiers but did not qualify for the heats.

Diggins and Caldwell Hamilton raced in the quarterfinals but didn’t qualify through to the semis. “On the last uphill, I definitely was mentally trying to churn the legs and get the gears going, but I felt like my body just ran out of energy,” said Diggins. “Not really sure what happened there to be totally honest, but I know that I prepared the best I could… I’m really proud of my effort—I felt like I pushed as hard as I could and I don’t have any regrets. There isn’t something I can point to and say I’d totally do that differently.”

On the men’s side, the two young rising stars of the Davis U.S. Cross Country Ski Team kept it competitive in their first World Champs appearance in their careers, but weren’t quite fast enough to make it through to the semifinals. But both were pleased with their impressive qualifier results and, for Ogden, his first World Cup-level sprint heats.

“I was happy to feel fast in the qualifier,” said Ogden, who is a sophomore at the University of Vermont. “The heats were a little tricky, as they often are. These are only my second heat so far this year—since World Juniors last year. I have a lot to learn. I’m really excited with the whole day.”

Schoonmaker, who has had a few tastes of great sprint results, having racked up a number of top-20s in the 2020-21 season, knows he has more to give. “I didn’t feel my best today, but it was a solid result for my first World Champs,” he said. “I think I can walk away saying I learned a lot and I’m happy with it. I saw it going better and I hoped it was going to go better, but I think overall it was still good. That’ll be something that will fire me up.”

Jonna Sundling of Sweden was crowned World Champion for the women with Maiken Caspersen Falla of Norway silver and Anamarija Lampic of Slovenia bronze. On the men’s side, the Norwegians swept the podium with Johannes Hoesflot Kaebo taking the gold, Erik Valnes silver and Haavard Solaas Taugboel in third for the bronze.

Next up, the women and men race the World Championships 15k skiathlon Saturday. 

RESULTS
Women’s World Championships classic sprint
Men’s World Championships classic sprint

HOW TO WATCH
All Times EST

Thursday, Feb 25
11:00 a.m. FIS World Ski Jumping Championships Women’s HS106 - LIVE, Oberstdorf, GER, Streaming Peacock
12:30 p.m. FIS World Ski Jumping Championships Women’s HS106 - same-day broadcast, Oberstdorf, GER, Olympic Channel
2:30 p.m. FIS World Nordic Championships Men's and Women's Sprint Finals - same-day broadcast, Oberstdorf, GER, Broadcast NBCSN

Friday, Feb. 26
4:15 a.m. FIS World Nordic Combined Championships Men’s HS106 - LIVE, Oberstdorf, GER, Streaming Peacock
9:00 a.m. FIS World Nordic Combined Championships Men’s HS106 - same-day broadcast, Oberstdorf, GER, Broadcast Olympic Channel
10:00 a.m. FIS World Nordic Combined Championships Men’s 10k - LIVE, Oberstdorf, GER, Broadcast Olympic Channel
10:00 a.m. FIS World Nordic Combined Championships Men’s 10k - LIVE, Oberstdorf, GER, Streaming Peacock

Saturday, Feb. 27
4:00 a.m. FIS World Nordic Combined Championships Women’s HS106 - LIVE, Oberstdorf, GER, Streaming Peacock
5:45 a.m. FIS World Cross Country Championships Women’s 15k Skiathlon - LIVE, Oberstdorf, GER, Streaming Peacock
7:30 a.m. FIS World Cross Country Championships Men’s 30k Skiathlon - LIVE, Oberstdorf, GER, Streaming Peacock
9:30 a.m. FIS World Nordic Combined Championships Women’s 5k - LIVE, Oberstdorf, GER, Streaming Peacock
10:30 a.m. FIS World Ski Jumping Championships Men’s HS106 - LIVE, Oberstdorf, GER, Streaming Peacock
9:00 p.m. FIS World Nordic Combined Championships Women’s HS106 and 5k - same-day broadcast, Oberstdorf, GER, Broadcast Olympic Channel
10:00 p.m. FIS World Ski Jumping Championships Men’s HS106 - same-day broadcast, Oberstdorf, GER, Olympic Channel

Sunday, Feb. 28
4:00 a.m. FIS World Nordic Combined Championships Men’s HS106 team event - LIVE, Oberstdorf, GER, Streaming Peacock
7:00 a.m. FIS World Cross Country Championships Men and Women’s Team Sprint Finals - LIVE, Oberstdorf, GER, Streaming Peacock
8:00 a.m. FIS World Nordic Combined Championships Men’s HS106 team event - same-day broadcast, Oberstdorf, GER, Olympic Channel
9:00 a.m. FIS World Nordic Combined Championships Men’s 4x5k team event - LIVE, Oberstdorf, GER, Broadcast Olympic Channel
9:00 a.m. FIS World Nordic Combined Championships Men’s 4x5k team event - LIVE, Oberstdorf, GER, Streaming Peacock
10:30 a.m. FIS World Nordic Championships Men's and Women's Team Sprint Finals - same-day broadcast, Oberstdorf, GER, Broadcast Olympic Channel
11:00 a.m. FIS World Ski Jumping Championships Mixed Team HS106 - LIVE, Oberstdorf, GER, Streaming Peacock
10:00 p.m. FIS World Ski Jumping Championships Mixed Team HS106 - same-day broadcast, Oberstdorf, GER, Broadcast Olympic Channel

Tuesday, March 2
7:15 a.m. FIS World Cross Country Championships Women’s 10k freestyle - LIVE, Oberstdorf, GER, Broadcast Olympic Channel
7:15 a.m. FIS World Cross Country Championships Women’s 10k freestyle - LIVE, Oberstdorf, GER, Streaming Peacock
1:00 p.m. FIS World Cross Country Championships Women’s 10k freestyle - same-day broadcast, Oberstdorf, GER, Broadcast NBCSN

Wednesday, March 3
7:15 a.m. FIS World Cross Country Championships Men’s 15k freestyle - LIVE, Oberstdorf, GER, Streaming Peacock
11:15 a.m. FIS World Ski Jumping Championships Women’s HS137 - LIVE, Oberstdorf, GER, Streaming Peacock

Thursday, March 4
7:00 a.m. FIS World Nordic Combined Championships Men’s HS137 - LIVE, Oberstdorf, GER, Streaming Peacock
7:15 a.m. FIS World Cross Country Championships Women’s 4x5k relay - LIVE, Oberstdorf, GER, Streaming Peacock
9:15 a.m. FIS World Nordic Combined Championships Men’s 10k - LIVE, Oberstdorf, GER, Streaming Peacock

Friday, March 5
7:15 a.m. FIS World Cross Country Championships Men’s 4x7.5k relay - LIVE, Oberstdorf, GER, Streaming Peacock
11:00 a.m. FIS World Ski Jumping Championships Men’s HS137 - LIVE, Oberstdorf, GER, Streaming Peacock

Saturday, March 6
4:00 a.m. FIS World Nordic Combined Championships Men’s HS137 team sprint - LIVE, Oberstdorf, GER, Streaming Peacock
6:30 a.m. FIS World Cross Country Championships Women’s 30k classic mass start - LIVE, Oberstdorf, GER, Streaming Peacock
9:00 a.m. FIS World Nordic Combined Championships Men’s 2x7.5k team event - LIVE, Oberstdorf, GER, Streaming Peacock
11:00 a.m. FIS World Ski Jumping Championships Men’s Team HS137 - LIVE, Oberstdorf, GER, Streaming Peacock

Sunday, March 7
7:00 a.m. FIS World Cross Country Championships Men’s 50k classic mass start - LIVE, Oberstdorf, GER, Streaming Peacock

Olympian and Land Rover U.S. Alpine Ski Team athlete Jackie Wiles is back in the States and has gotten surgery for the second time this season, following a minor knee injury sustained prior to the FIS Ski World Championship downhill at Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. 

Wiles had surgery earlier this season, following a crash in the super-G at Val d'Isere, France that left her with a broken clavicle, but she returned to competition in early January and was able to compete at Cortina 2021. She provided an update on Instagram following her return to the States and her surgery.  

Three months later, left Europe with two injuries and now here we go for another surgery.

Sadly my season is ending early once again. Hurt my knee warming up for the downhill race in Cortina. I’m frustrated, yet eager to push back stronger. I came into this season finally feeling like my old self but immediately battled injuries all season. Luckily it’s nothing serious just a little clean up.

Already missing the feeling of skiing but until then the grind and focus won’t stop! Good luck to my girls racing this weekend in San Pellegrino. I’ll be cheering loudly from home!! 💙🇺🇸💪🏼🎉

 

 

 

 

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Two-time Olympic champion and six-time world champion Mikaela Shiffrin has been nominated for the 2021 Laureus World Sports Awards "Comeback of the Year" Award. 

The 2021 Laureus World Sports Awards will be a ‘virtual’ event, in place of the annual gala ceremony in order to respect continued social distancing measures.  However, the Awards—to be held in early May—will continue to celebrate the achievements of sportsmen and women and their impact on society.

The Laureus World Comeback of the Year Nominees personify the true spirit, determination, and tenacity of athletes who have overcome hurdles to return to action. Shiffrin came back from a break following her father’s death to start winning again, Japan’s Kento Momota, badminton’s world No.1, returned to competition after surviving a serious car crash, Canada’s Max Parrot recovered from cancer to win two X-Games snowboarding gold medals, Alex Smith came back to play for Washington in the NFL, 728 days and 17 operations after a leg injury, baseball’s Daniel Bard returned to top-level pitching after seven years because of ‘yips’, and US football star Alex Morgan made her debut for London club Tottenham just 184 days after giving birth.

Though the tragic death of her father paired with the global pandemic had her sidelined for 10 months from FIS Ski World Cup competition, it didn't take long for Shiffrin to return to the top and show her resilience and dominance once again on the World Cup circuit, with a giant slalom victory in Courchevel, France in December. She went into the 2021 World Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy with an open mind and just a few days of super-G training under her belt, but blew everyone away when she nearly won the super-G, and grabbed a surprising bronze despite four days of training. From there, it was alpine combined gold, giant slalom silver (by a historically tight margin of .02), and slalom bronze. Four events and four medals. In doing so, Shiffrin rewrote the record books, once again. 

Shiffrin's World Championships Stats:

• Four world championships medals at Cortina 2021 (career-best world champs)
• First skier - male or female - to win four medals at the world championships in 14 years. 
• Tied with Sweden's Anja Paerson for the most World Championships medals by a woman in the modern era (11).
• Most Decorated American Alpine Skier in History (11 medals)
• Most World Championship Gold Medals for American Alpine Skier (6 gold)
• First American winner of the women’s combined since Tamara McKinney won it in 1989 at the worlds in Vail.

Not only did Shiffrin wow the world with her on-snow prowess, but she, her mother Eileen, and brother Taylor joined forces with U.S. Ski & Snowboard and six families of generous donors, who wanted to honor both Jeff’s legacy, as well as contribute to the ongoing pursuit of excellence for all athletes across all sports. The Jeff Shiffrin Athlete Resiliency Fund was created, and Shiffrin helped to raise over $3,075,000 to support all athletes and teams during these uncertain and unprecedented times. 

Shiffrin rallied a crew of alumni athletes and current athletes who embody the definition of “resiliency,” including Olympic champions Jonny Mosely, Kikkan Randall, Jessie Diggins as well as three-time World Champion Jeremy Bloom and three-time World Cup winner and Land Rover U.S. Alpine Ski Team downhiller Steven Nyman, to share their unique stories of resilience. In addition, over 30 athletes across sports shared their stories of resilience in U.S. Ski & Snowboard’s social media challenge to #KeepTheFlameAlive. Donations flooded in from around the world, including 19 different countries, and 39 states—with Colorado and New York amassing the most donations. From Latvia to Great Britain and even Luxembourg, U.S. Ski & Snowboard fans from around the world donated and shared their words of encouragement with Shiffrin and her teammates. 

Voted for by the world’s sports media, the Laureus Awards will be announced in May as part of a ‘Virtual’ Awards event aimed at not only celebrating the highest sporting achievement but also honoring those whose actions have transcended the court, track, or field of play. 

For more information on the Nominees and to stay updated in the build-up to the 2021 Laureus World Sports Awards, visit laureus.com/world-sports-awards and follow #Laureus21 on social platforms. 

Release courtesy of Laureus. 

The Davis U.S. Cross Country Ski Team heads into Thursday’s kickoff of the 2021 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a talent-stacked team that has experienced one of its best seasons ever with 15 World Cup podiums, numerous breakout performances, and a current World Cup leader in Jessie Diggins.

The 42nd annual World Championships open the six-race event with the classic sprint Thursday, followed by the 15k skiathlon for the women and 30k skiathlon for the men Saturday. NBC will provide same-day broadcast coverage for both events with the classic sprint on NBCSN and the skiathlon on the Olympic Channel - Home of Team USA. All six cross country events, including all nordic combined and ski jumping events, will be streamed live on Peacock, NBC’s live streaming platform.

In addition to Diggins, the U.S. Team features numerous veteran athletes with Olympic and World Championships experience, plus a solid core of younger athletes with numerous Junior and U23 World Championship medals who are all rising to the occasion this season with either World Cup podiums, or breakout performances.

“I think it's really a super cool time for those young athletes to be here because right now we don't just have one person doing well,” noted 10-year U.S. Cross Country Team member Sadie Maubet Bjornsen, who is competing in her sixth World Championships, and who teamed up with Diggins to win the team sprint bronze medal at the 2017 World Championships. Maubet Bjornsen, along with her teammates Simi Hamilton, Sophie Caldwell Hamilton, Rosie Brennan, and Diggins are all making a huge impact on these younger athletes, in addition to competing directly with them. “It's been really cool to have these young people around to see so many different examples of what people are good at, or where they came from, or what their story looked like, or what kind of nerves they have before the race,” she added. “And so, yeah, it's one of the neatest times to be part of this team.”

2020 Junior World Champion Gus Schumacher leads the way for the younger group of athletes that also include Hailey Swirbul, a two-time Junior World Championships medalist; Katharine Ogden, a 2017 Junior World Championships bronze medalist; Julia Kern, a 2020 U23 World Championships bronze medalist; and Sophia Laukl, a 2020 Junior World Championships silver medalist. While each of these athletes come from different parts of the country, they come together during the competition season to form a tight support group, almost family-like during the long season on the road in Europe. 

For example, Schumacher is racing his first full season at the World Cup level and has continued to climb the results later in numerous races, including a career-best result in eighth in the 15k classic mass start at the FIS Tour de Ski in Val di Fiemme, Italy. But after four months on the road bouncing between Scandinavia and Central Europe a couple of times, he is thankful for his teammates and the staff for all the support and the overall team environment that during normal times is challenging enough.

“I've been really thankful to race and...I think the biggest part is having such a good, supportive - like family - team that I can be around for so much of the year,” he said.  

That supportive, family atmosphere, will be on full display during the 2021 World Championships as this team shows its all-around strength. “I have a lot of confidence in the team this year, I think the results thus far speak for themselves,” noted Davis U.S. Cross Country Team Coach Matt Whitcomb. “What's new this year and I think, will be seen as just the tip of the iceberg, is the direction that men’s skiing is taking right now.”

In the opening classic sprint, Diggins, Brennan, Caldwell Hamilton, and Kern will start for the women. For the men, speedsters Logan Hanneman, Kevin Bolger, JC Schoonmaker, and Ben Ogden will represent the U.S. In the first distance race, Saturday’s skiathlon, Diggins, Brennan, Laukli, and Katharine Ogden start for the women, while David Norris, Scott Patterson, Wonders, and Ben Ogden will start for the men.

For Diggins and Brennan, kicking off Thursday’s sprint may be the first of five or six events they both compete at these World Championships. And, as both have proven throughout the season, they have podium potential.

“(Jessie) does extremely well and head to head competitions, but I think what people are starting to understand is that there is no race that she can be counted out in any longer,” Whitcomb said. Indeed, Diggins has spent the past few years honing her classic technique to become an all-around threat. “I think everyone can agree that Jessie's technique, and particularly classic skiing over the last several years, has been one of just great progress, and she's a much more efficient skier now. And if Jessie's in the pack with a kilometer to go, people are in trouble.”

Heading into Sunday with the team sprint, and the second week of the championships both the men's and women’s team relay are potential opportunities for the U.S. Team to shine. But regardless of the outcome at these World Championships and the remaining World Cup races, the support and camaraderie are cornerstones of this team that will carry on to the next generation.

“What I'm going to look back on and be the most grateful is how we really held it tight together as a team and really trusted one another and that's pretty cool,” Diggins said.

HOW TO WATCH
All Times EST

Thursday, Feb 25
5:30 a.m. FIS World Cross Country Championships Men's and Women's Sprint Finals - LIVE, Oberstdorf, GER, Broadcast Olympic Channel
5:30 a.m. FIS World Cross Country Championships Men and Women’s Classic Sprint - LIVE, Oberstdorf, GER, Streaming Peacock
11:00 a.m. FIS World Ski Jumping Championships Women’s HS106 - LIVE, Oberstdorf, GER, Streaming Peacock
12:30 p.m. FIS World Ski Jumping Championships Women’s HS106 - same-day broadcast, Oberstdorf, GER, Olympic Channel
2:30 p.m. FIS World Nordic Championships Men's and Women's Sprint Finals - same-day broadcast, Oberstdorf, GER, Broadcast NBCSN

Friday, Feb. 26
4:15 a.m. FIS World Nordic Combined Championships Men’s HS106 - LIVE, Oberstdorf, GER, Streaming Peacock
9:00 a.m. FIS World Nordic Combined Championships Men’s HS106 - same-day broadcast, Oberstdorf, GER, Broadcast Olympic Channel
10:00 a.m. FIS World Nordic Combined Championships Men’s 10k - LIVE, Oberstdorf, GER, Broadcast Olympic Channel
10:00 a.m. FIS World Nordic Combined Championships Men’s 10k - LIVE, Oberstdorf, GER, Streaming Peacock

Saturday, Feb. 27
4:00 a.m. FIS World Nordic Combined Championships Women’s HS106 - LIVE, Oberstdorf, GER, Streaming Peacock
5:45 a.m. FIS World Cross Country Championships Women’s 15k Skiathlon - LIVE, Oberstdorf, GER, Streaming Peacock
7:30 a.m. FIS World Cross Country Championships Men’s 30k Skiathlon - LIVE, Oberstdorf, GER, Streaming Peacock
9:30 a.m. FIS World Nordic Combined Championships Women’s 5k - LIVE, Oberstdorf, GER, Streaming Peacock
10:30 a.m. FIS World Ski Jumping Championships Men’s HS106 - LIVE, Oberstdorf, GER, Streaming Peacock
9:00 p.m. FIS World Nordic Combined Championships Women’s HS106 and 5k - same-day broadcast, Oberstdorf, GER, Broadcast Olympic Channel
10:00 p.m. FIS World Ski Jumping Championships Men’s HS106 - same-day broadcast, Oberstdorf, GER, Olympic Channel

Sunday, Feb. 28
4:00 a.m. FIS World Nordic Combined Championships Men’s HS106 team event - LIVE, Oberstdorf, GER, Streaming Peacock
7:00 a.m. FIS World Cross Country Championships Men and Women’s Team Sprint Finals - LIVE, Oberstdorf, GER, Streaming Peacock
8:00 a.m. FIS World Nordic Combined Championships Men’s HS106 team event - same-day broadcast, Oberstdorf, GER, Olympic Channel
9:00 a.m. FIS World Nordic Combined Championships Men’s 4x5k team event - LIVE, Oberstdorf, GER, Broadcast Olympic Channel
9:00 a.m. FIS World Nordic Combined Championships Men’s 4x5k team event - LIVE, Oberstdorf, GER, Streaming Peacock
10:30 a.m. FIS World Nordic Championships Men's and Women's Team Sprint Finals - same-day broadcast, Oberstdorf, GER, Broadcast Olympic Channel
11:00 a.m. FIS World Ski Jumping Championships Mixed Team HS106 - LIVE, Oberstdorf, GER, Streaming Peacock
10:00 p.m. FIS World Ski Jumping Championships Mixed Team HS106 - same-day broadcast, Oberstdorf, GER, Broadcast Olympic Channel

Tuesday, March 2
7:15 a.m. FIS World Cross Country Championships Women’s 10k freestyle - LIVE, Oberstdorf, GER, Broadcast Olympic Channel
7:15 a.m. FIS World Cross Country Championships Women’s 10k freestyle - LIVE, Oberstdorf, GER, Streaming Peacock
1:00 p.m. FIS World Cross Country Championships Women’s 10k freestyle - same-day broadcast, Oberstdorf, GER, Broadcast NBCSN

Wednesday, March 3
7:15 a.m. FIS World Cross Country Championships Men’s 15k freestyle - LIVE, Oberstdorf, GER, Streaming Peacock
11:15 a.m. FIS World Ski Jumping Championships Women’s HS137 - LIVE, Oberstdorf, GER, Streaming Peacock

Thursday, March 4
7:00 a.m. FIS World Nordic Combined Championships Men’s HS137 - LIVE, Oberstdorf, GER, Streaming Peacock
7:15 a.m. FIS World Cross Country Championships Women’s 4x5k relay - LIVE, Oberstdorf, GER, Streaming Peacock
9:15 a.m. FIS World Nordic Combined Championships Men’s 10k - LIVE, Oberstdorf, GER, Streaming Peacock

Friday, March 5
7:15 a.m. FIS World Cross Country Championships Men’s 4x7.5k relay - LIVE, Oberstdorf, GER, Streaming Peacock
11:00 a.m. FIS World Ski Jumping Championships Men’s HS137 - LIVE, Oberstdorf, GER, Streaming Peacock

Saturday, March 6
4:00 a.m. FIS World Nordic Combined Championships Men’s HS137 team sprint - LIVE, Oberstdorf, GER, Streaming Peacock
6:30 a.m. FIS World Cross Country Championships Women’s 30k classic mass start - LIVE, Oberstdorf, GER, Streaming Peacock
9:00 a.m. FIS World Nordic Combined Championships Men’s 2x7.5k team event - LIVE, Oberstdorf, GER, Streaming Peacock
11:00 a.m. FIS World Ski Jumping Championships Men’s Team HS137 - LIVE, Oberstdorf, GER, Streaming Peacock

Sunday, March 7
7:00 a.m. FIS World Cross Country Championships Men’s 50k classic mass start - LIVE, Oberstdorf, GER, Streaming Peacock