Exactly one year after scoring her first career FIS World Cup podium in Val d’Isere, Breezy Johnson stepped back onto the podium at the same venue in the downhill with a second place finish.

It’s been an exceptional 365 days for Johnson, who has amassed seven podiums over the last year—all in downhill.

Johnson had been third at the French venue last season and laughed about her result. “Every year I do a deal with the devil and he says you have to pick a number,” she said. “Last year I picked three because that seemed more attainable and this year I picked two!”

Italian Sofia Goggia won her seventh consecutive downhill on the fast course over Johnson. Miriam Puchner of Austria was third.

It was the third time Goggia and Johnson have gone one-two in a race this season, finishing in the same pattern in both Lake Louise downhills. Out of Breezy’s seven podiums, she has finished behind Goggia in each, with Goggia winning all but one of those races. “I’m happy with my skiing today,” said Breezy. “Sofia I’m sure had a great race. I didn’t watch her run because I didn’t want it to get in my head, but she has been incredible.”

Goggia’s run was a wild ride down the Val d’Isere O.K. course, named after French Olympic champions Henri Oreiller and Jean-Claude Killy, and Johnson’s clean run stood in sharp contrast. She knew she had speed coming into the race, but wasn’t confident after a mediocre training run. However the mentally strong skier stuck to her plan and executed at each section to finish just .27 seconds behind Goggia.

The Italian's victory catapulted Goggia in front of Mikaela Shiffrin in the overall standings, who skipped the downhill and plans to race Sunday’s super-G. Goggia leads with 535 points over Shiffrin’s 525 points.

Jackie Wiles, who broke her clavicle in Val d’Isere last December, also skied into the points in 26th. Keely Cashman skied out and did not finish.

The women next race super-G in Val d’Isere on Sunday to finish out the weekend.

RESULTS
Women’s downhill

HOW TO WATCH
*All times EST

Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021 
4:00 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Men's Giant Slalom, run 1 - LIVE, Alta Badia, ITA, Ski and Snowboard Live, Streaming Peacock
5:00 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Women's Super-G - LIVE, Val D'Isere, FRA, Ski and Snowboard Live, Streaming Peacock
7:30 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Men's Giant Slalom, run 2 - LIVE, Alta Badia, ITA, Ski and Snowboard Live, Streaming Peacock

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With a euphoric scream and instant tears, 29-year-old Bryce Bennett crossed the finish line at the Val Gardena downhill with a near-perfect run and his first ever career FIS World Cup win. It was the first victory for an American downhiller in nearly five years.

It seemed to come out of nowhere for the cheering Italian fans, who had seen Bennett finish in the middle of the pack in the downhill training runs, but the California native knew he could be fast on this hill. He had scored a fourth place finish in last year’s World Cup in Val Gardena and Americans have ruled at the venue in the past. Bennett kept it close up top, just a few tenths behind the leader, when he came into the terrain-heavy Ciaslat section near the bottom and stepped on the gas. The 6-foot-7 skier, who grew up riding BMX bikes, worked the bumps to shoot through the finish in first place. He looked up at his time, screamed an expletive we can’t publish here, and hollered in joy as he realized what he had just done.

“Over the last few weeks, I’ve been thinking about what a win would mean,” said Bennett. “It’s everything I thought it would be. I’ve been skiing poorly through the last few races, and here I felt really good and I just let it flow. It’s just frustrating when you have bad training runs and bad races, but here, anything can happen for me. I had a good plan. Honestly my expectations were a top 10 and then when I crossed the line and it was green, I was more than excited.”

Bennett was nearly beaten a few racers later by Aleksander Aamodt Kilde of Norway, who has won four of his nine World Cup victories on this hill, including Friday’s super-G, and was ahead in the splits, but he got low on his line and skied out to DNF. Otmar Striedinger of Austria was second and Niels Hintermann of Switzerland was third.

Bennett hadn’t had a banner start to the season, finishing in the 20s and 30s in the North American races, but he knew he had fast skis and his confidence was high. He had recently switched over to his teammate Steven Nyman’s serviceman Leo Mussi, who has now accumulated eight wins on the Saslong in Val Gardena, including Nyman’s three career victories on the track.

“Leo Mussi! I think he has the most wins here as a serviceman,” said Bennett. “When I ski poorly, I feel bad for Leo. He works so hard. He’s like my second dad. Steve, Leo and I have a good relationship and we’re tight together.”

Travis Ganong and Jared Goldberg also had solid runs, finishing 15th and 19th. Nyman was 23rd and Ryan Cochran-Siegle, who was second at this race in 2020, was 27th. Erik Arvidsson was 59th.

The speed men are done for the weekend, while the tech men head to Alta Badia on Sunday for a giant slalom.

So how are the U.S. Alpine Ski Team downhillers going to commemorate Bennett’s big win? “I think we’re going to have a couple beers tonight and celebrate,” laughed Bennett. “And I think I’m going to buy a boat.”

RESULTS
Men's downhill

HOW TO WATCH
*All times EST

Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021 
4:00 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Men's Giant Slalom, run 1 - LIVE, Alta Badia, ITA, Ski and Snowboard Live, Streaming Peacock
5:00 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Women's Super-G - LIVE, Val D'Isere, FRA, Ski and Snowboard Live, Streaming Peacock
7:30 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Men's Giant Slalom, run 2 - LIVE, Alta Badia, ITA, Ski and Snowboard Live, Streaming Peacock

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Snowboardcross teams from around the world have been battling it out to see who will be first in Italy. The real excitement at Cervinia was the stiff competition on the women’s side. Friday after qualifications were finished, the U.S. women’s team had a solid showing—especially of note was Lindsey Jacobellis, qualifying in second place. A particularly impressive position after coming out of a serious elbow injury and surgery only a month ago; Faye Gulini qualified in fourth.

On Saturday the sun was bright and the sky clear, but tensions were high. Team U.S.A.’s own Faye Gulini and Lindsey Jacobellis would be battling it out with Michela Moioli from Italy, and Belle Brockhoff from Austria.

Right out of the gate it was a tight race, each athlete giving it everything they had. Into the first large turn it was Moioli in first, Gulini in second, Jacobellis in third, and Brockhoff in fourth. Moioli got the inside line for the next turn with Gulini right next to her. Jacobellis got pushed a little wide and had to make an evasive maneuver not to run into her teammate which would ultimately slow her down and allow a window for Brockhoff to sneak through in the next few turns. Through the next couple of jumps and turns the battle for first place continued between Moioli and Guliui, each trading position for the leader of the pack.

It came all the way down to the wire and a literal photo finish at the end with Moioli taking the top podium spot by  quarter-inch of a board length in front of Gulini. Brockhoff took third and Jacobellis finished in fourth place, crossing the finish line fractions of a second behind. If you didn’t catch this live, it is worth watching, a few times. This is the sort of competition that we want to see, and looking at the passion and drive these athletes have I have no doubt we will see more to come!

On the U.S. men’s side of things, they had a difficult showing and tough competition with Hagen Kearney and Mick Dierdorff in the top 20 after qualifications on Friday. But they were unable to keep the momentum going for the rest of the qualifying runs.

Now the U.S. team will head home for the holidays for a little rest and relaxation before the next race in deep in Siberia, where we will open the New Year with back-to-back races in Krasnoyarsk, Russia on January 8 and 9.

World Cup standings Women
World Cup standings Men

Hannah Halvorsen posted a career-best World Cup result, finishing seventh, to lead six Davis U.S. Cross Country Team athletes into the top 30 at the FIS Cross Country World Cup freestyle sprint in Dresden, Germany, Saturday. 

"I’m still a little in shock," Halvorsen said of her result. "It was surreal and exciting to make my first semis. The best part of the day was the confidence I gained by skiing in a semi and feeling like I was in the mix. I am grateful for this opportunity and cannot wait for more."

Jessie Diggins was eighth, Hailey Swirbul was 16th, and Julia Kern was 22nd. In the men’s freestyle sprint, JC Schoonmaker was ninth, and Logan Hanneman finished 30th.

Sweden’s Maja Dahlqvist won her fourth-consecutive World Cup sprint of the season, while her teammate Jonna Sundling was second, followed by Slovenia’s Anamarija Lampic in third. In the men’s race, Norway’s Haavard Solaas Taugboel posted the fastest qualifying time and went on to win his first career World Cup race. Italy’s Federico Pelligrino was second, followed by Lucas Chanavat of France in third. 

Halvorsen qualified 25th and advanced to the semifinals after dodging some second-turn carnage caused by Norway’s Magni Smedaas. With Smedaas, Swiss Laurien van der Graaff, and Germany’s Sofie Krehl sprawled out on the snow, Halvorsen skied to the inside and finished second in her quarterfinal heat.

Meanwhile, Diggins finished third in her quarterfinal heat and advanced to the semifinals as one of two Lucky Losers. In the semifinals, Halvorsen and Diggins just missed advancing to the finals, finishing third and fourth respectively on the tight, fast Dresden track.

Up next, Dresden hosts a freestyle team sprint Sunday. 

RESULTS
Women’s freestyle sprint
freestyle sprint

STANDINGS
Women’s World Cup overall
Men’s World Cup overall
Women’s World Cup sprint
Men’s World Cup sprint

HOW TO WATCH
All times EST

Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021
6:00 a.m. FIS Cross Country World Cup Men's and Women's Team Freestyle Sprint - LIVE, Dresden, GER, Ski and Snowboard Live, Streaming Peacock

It was one, two, three (and four!) for the men’s slopestyle podium at the Dew Tour at Copper Mountain, Colorado. Colby Stevenson was the top qualifier coming into the event, and he held on to the top spot, but not without an exciting back-and-forth with teammate Alex Hall who finished in second, followed by Nick Goepper in third, and Mac Forehand finishing just off the podium in fourth—what a result for the U.S. Freeski Team!

Hall overtook Stevenson at the end of the second round of qualifying, so the pressure was on for Stevenson to retake that top spot. Stevenson upped his third rail trick from qualifiers stomping a 450 out of the donkey at the end of the rail, then added another layer of difficulty.

“I learned a new trick on the first jump—the nosebutter dub 10.” Says Stevenson, “I’ve never done it—super excited about that. I was just doing a nosebutter cork 10, which I was equally as hyped on in the qualifiers, but I knew the dub 10 would score a little higher especially if I could get a Japan grab in it.” And that’s exactly what he did to retake the top spot with a score of 96.25.  “It’s insane to come out here and win a Dew Tour, talk about a dream,” said Stevenson, who adds this win to his first place finish at the 2021 Aspen Grand Prix slopestyle.

Hall, who’s coming off a recent second-place finish at the VISA Big Air in Steamboat, earned second today with a score of 95.25. “It feels good,” he said. “Today I had a little better practice, and all the boys were throwing down and we made it work with the speed. I’m just hyped for Colby [Stevenson]— he laid it down—last guy to go, last run —that’s what you want to see in events, that’s what makes it exciting. He had the best run of the day so I couldn’t be happier for him and I’m stoked for Nick as well, and Mac rounding out in fourth. It’s nice to see the Americans on top!”

2018 Slopestyle Silver medalist Nick Goepper took the third spot with a score of 89.50, followed by Mac Forehand in fourth and a score of 87.75.

In the women's field, weather forced the cancellation of the qualifiers, so the full field of twelve women ran today in finals. Marin Hamill was the top finisher in eighth place, followed by Grace Henderson in ninth, Bella Bacon in 10th, Jay Riccomini in 11th and Marion Balsamo in 12th. 

FULL RESULTS
Men’s Ski Slopestyle Finals
Women’s Ski Slopestyle Finals

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Tess Johnson led the Americans in Friday’s Moguls World Cup in Alpe d’Huez, France, claiming her career-fourth World Cup podium with a third place finish. Friday was a perfect bluebird day at the French ski resort and the Olympic-style course demanded aggressive skiing, which Johnson was happy to provide. 

“I’m over the moon right now, it’s been three years since my last singles podium and it's just been a journey and a half to get back here,” said Johnson. “I was proud to throw cork on my top air and my signature venom on the bottom. To do that and land on the podium is a dream come true.

“This course has been pretty challenging all week. The top air and top air exit in particular have been a massive challenge. I just went out there and stuck with my cork through some tough training, focused on my cues all week long, and it really paid.”

Friday’s result is the culmination of years of hard work from Johnson. The 21-year-old has pushed hard to bring her degree of difficulty up over the past few seasons. “I’m just proud that I stuck with this sport in times of feeling like a failure, that I stuck with doing cork. Here I am having competed a cork 7 on top air, in one of the most challenging top airs. I’m proud of my coaches for believing in me.”

Johnson built her momentum through the day, scoring high in her airs and skiing a powerful middle section all competition-long. “Tess just got better every run,” said Head Mogul Coach Matt Gnoza. “You could see her build her confidence and determination each run, focusing on what she can control. Her finals run bottom venom grab was so dynamic. It had nice lift and peeled open. She really tweaks it, which the judges really respond to. The way Tess skied that middle section into the bottom air, she’s moving in a really great direction.”

Johnson shared the podium with Australia’s Jakara Anthony, in first, and Japan’s Anri Kawamura, in second. 

Five women qualified for finals: Johnson, Hannah Soar, Kai Owens and Morgan Schild. Owens really pushed it in her finals run with one of the faster times of the field but landed just outside of qualifying to Super Finals and finished the day in seventh. Soar skied a strong run as well to finish the day in eighth. Giaccio finished 13th and Schild 16th.

Schild battled back-to-back injuries since her 2018 Olympic season to come back fighting for a shot at 2022. After laying it all out on the snow during qualifications, Schild pushed out of the World Cup start gate for the last time on Friday during Finals.

“It was a bittersweet ending,” Morgan reflected. “I think about that Dr. Seuss quote ‘don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.’ I have nothing but gratitude for the sport. Watching the women crush it week in and out, I’m grateful to have been around this new generation of competitors, it's an honor. It’s very inspiring to see the next generation step up to that challenge and take it in stride. I look forward to watching all of these gals crush it at the Olympics.”

“Today was emotional and when I think about my performance in Finals and Super Finals, I  skied for Morgan today, and proud to say that I did,” said Johnson. 

Madison Hogg finished 22nd, Jaelin Kauf finished 25th

Three men represented the U.S. in finals: Nick Page, Brad Wilson and Cole McDonald. Page skied an aggressive middle section and finished the day in ninth. Wilson dug himself out of an early start position after a bit of a struggle in qualifiers and finished in 13th. In only his fourth World Cup start McDonald made his second Finals appearance and finished in 16th. Dylan Walczyk finished 24th.

Japan went 1-2 with Ikuma Horishima winning the men’s event and teammate Daichi Hara claiming second. Canada’s Mikael Kingsbury rounded out the podium in third.  

“This course is steep and the athletes really had to work hard the entire way down,” said Gnoza. “This is why we spend so much time in the gym at the USANA Center of Excellence, for when we get to a course like this. Kudos to our High Performance staff for making sure these guys were ready for it.” 

Moguls competition continues Saturday with Duals. Five women qualified Thursday for Saturday’s Round of 16: Johnson, Owens, Giaccio, Soar and Kauf. “[This podium] definitely makes me motivated,” said Johnson on how she’s feeling heading into tomorrow’s competition. “I’d be lying if I said I wasn't pretty tired. But I’m psyched for tomorrow, I’ve already qualified and am excited to ski.”

RESULTS
Women’s Moguls
Men’s Moguls

HOW TO WATCH
All times EST

8:00 a.m. FIS Freestyle World Cup Dual Moguls - LIVE, Alpe D'Huez, FRA, Ski and Snowboard Live, Streaming Peacock

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On a sunny day amongst the jagged peaks of Val Gardena, Italy, both Ryan Cochran-Siegle and Travis Ganong skied confidently to snag the top 10 in the super-G, taking ninth and 10th, respectively.

Aleksander Aamodt Kilde of Norway continued his tear, winning his third FIS World Cup in a row and his third Val Gardena speed event in a row. Matthias Mayer and Vincent Kriechmayr of Austria finished second and third.

Cochran-Siegle is only a handful of races back on the World Cup circuit after breaking his neck in Kitzbuehel last season, but is methodically working his way back to the podium. He has grabbed a few top-10 results on the World Cup in the 2021-22 season so far, including a 10th in a Lake Louise downhill, sixth in the Birds of Prey downhill and now ninth in the Val Gardena super-G, and he knows that podium is in reach for Saturday's downhill, where he was second in 2020 and his mother, Barbara Ann Cochran, was second in both the World Cup and World Championships in 1970. “I think tomorrow is a pretty different race,” said Cochran-Siegle. “I just gotta go back to the training runs and look at video—what line I want to ski and how I want to ski and approach it. I think it's good to get a decent day out of this and then just trying to move forward to focus on tomorrow now.”

Ganong is also feeling confident after his 10th place result and sees it as another key milestone on his path towards a medal in the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. “I think if I have a clean run and no mistakes, I’ll be up there with the best any day,” he said. “I’ve felt like that for a long time, but then have had a lot of mistakes over the years. I feel really balanced, confident and comfortable on skis right now, so it makes it fun to ski and that’s when results come. It’s a good spot to be in—in an Olympic year like this.”

Jared Goldberg also finished in the points, taking 30th. Bryce Bennett was 38th, Steven Nyman 42nd and Erik Arvidsson 43rd. Sam Morse crashed and DNFed, but is OK.

Norwegians have dominated the super-Gs in Val Gardena, having won eight of the last 10 in the stunning Dolomites venue from a combination of the now-retired Aksel Lund Svindal, the recently injured Kjetil Jansrud and Kilde. But expect the stars and stripes to come out swinging in Saturday’s downhill, with athletes like Cochran-Siegle, who was first and third in the downhill training runs, Bryce Bennett and Jared Goldberg, who have both had top-10 results on the hill, and the ‘King of the Saslong’ Steven Nyman to return to his favorite downhill on the circuit. Nyman has three wins on the Saslong and though he’s still coming back from injury, he loves this track.  

The men race downhill on Saturday before the tech team races giant slalom on the other side of the valley in Alta Badia Sunday. The women begin their speed weekend in Val d’Isere, France on Saturday with a downhill and a super-G Monday.

RESULTS
Men’s super-G

HOW TO WATCH
*All times EST

Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021 
4:30 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Women's Downhill - LIVE, Val D'Isere, FRA, Ski and Snowboard Live, Streaming Peacock
5:45 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Men's Downhill - LIVE, Val Gardena, ITA, Ski and Snowboard Live, Streaming Peacock

Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021 
4:00 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Men's Giant Slalom, run 1 - LIVE, Alta Badia, ITA, Ski and Snowboard Live, Streaming Peacock
5:00 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Women's Super-G - LIVE, Val D'Isere, FRA, Ski and Snowboard Live, Streaming Peacock
7:30 a.m. FIS Alpine World Cup Men's Giant Slalom, run 2 - LIVE, Alta Badia, ITA, Ski and Snowboard Live, Streaming Peacock

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Snowboard Halfpipe Qualifiers
U.S. Snowboard Team rider Maddie Mastro took the top spot in Thursday’s qualifiers the Woodward Copper Mountain halfpipe, followed by teammate and defending Olympic Gold Medalist Chloe Kim. Mastro earned her top score of 92.75 on her second qualifying run, which was highlighted by her signature double crippler, followed up with back-to-back 720s.

“I’ve put a lot of work in and a lot of reps – and a lot of years, actually – to fully have the double crippler in my bag and have confidence in that trick,” Mastro said in an interview with the Dew Tour. “I’m stoked that it’s all starting to pay off.”

Chloe Kim finished in second with a score of 91.25, also on her second qualifying run. Mastro and Kim both advance into Sunday’s halfpipe final among the group of eight women.

In the men’s field, U.S. Snowboard Team rider and three-time Olympic Gold medalist Shaun White was the top men’s qualifier of the day, clinching his spot in finals on a gripping second run in classic White fashion. Teammates Chase Josey, Taylor Gold, and a young Joey Okesson round out the U.S. Snowboard team riders heading into Sunday’s halfpipe finals among the group of 10.

Men’s Snowboard Qualifiers Results
Women’s Snowboard Qualifiers Results

Freeski Halfpipe Qualifiers
The Freeski halfpipe qualifiers went down Wednesday as a storm front blew through Colorado. Two-time Olympic Gold medalist David Wise rose to the challenge earning the top score of the day with a 93.5. Wise linked up a left double 1260 mute and a left 900 tail grab shifty maintaining his amplitude throughout his run despite the challenging conditions. In a dominating performance, the U.S. Men’s Freeski halfpipe team locked up six of the 10 advancing slots into Saturday’s finals. Wise is joined by Lyman Currier, Aaron Blunck, Alex Ferreira, Hunter Hess, and Birk Irving.

In the women’s field, U.S. Freeski Team young gun Hanna Faulhaber earned the top U.S women’s score of the day with an 84.75, followed by Olympic Bronze medalist Brita Sigourney. Both advance into Friday’s women’s pipe finals.

Men’s Freeski Qualifiers Results
Women’s Freeski Qualifiers Results

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CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine – The world-famous Narrow Gauge trail will once again host the nation’s best alpine ski racers when Sugarloaf hosts the Toyota U.S. Alpine Championships and NorAm Finals March 20-April 1, 2022—the final leg of the 2022 HomeLight Alpine Foundation Series.

This will be the eighth time Sugarloaf has hosted the nation’s premier alpine racing event, having previously hosted the championships in 1996, 1997, 2006, 2008, 2015, 2017, and 2019.

The 2022 event will come on the heels of the Olympic Winter Games in Beijing, China, and is expected to feature a number of Olympic athletes, along with many of the top racers on the U.S. Alpine Ski Team.

Among those athletes will be Sugarloaf native Sam Morse, a member of the U.S. Alpine Ski Team who grew up in Carrabassett Valley and graduated from Carrabassett Valley Academy. 

“Sugarloaf has a proud tradition of hosting some of the world’s premier ski racing events, and we’re honored to have the U.S. Alpine Championships return for 2022,” Sugarloaf General Manager Karl Strand said. “Having this event on the heels of the Olympics will only add to the excitement of what is already one of the country’s best alpine racing showcases.”

Over the years the Narrow Gauge trail has hosted many of the world’s biggest alpine events, including men’s and women’s World Cup races in 1971, and the first official FIS Alpine Junior World Championships in 1984.

“Sugarloaf has been a great partner for decades,” noted Lindsay Arnold, U.S. Ski & Snowboard Event Director. “Their hospitality in welcoming the ski racing community is unmatched. We are thrilled they are hosting not only the Toyota U.S. Alpine Championships but also welcoming back the NorAm Finals. We look forward to a great two weeks of watching the top North American athletes compete!”

Many of the world’s best ski and snowboard racers cut their teeth at Sugarloaf and on Narrow Gauge. Carrabassett Valley Academy, an award-winning U.S. Ski & Snowboard club located near Sugarloaf, is one of the nation’s top snowsport academies and has produced medal-winning Olympians in both skiing and snowboarding. The roster includes Bode Miller, an Olympic Gold Medalist, and World Champion, and Seth Wescott, a two-time Olympic gold medal winner.

For additional information on the U.S. Ski Team and the Toyota U.S. Alpine Championships, please visit www.usskiandsnowboard.org.

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BOULDER, Colo. — Outside Interactive, Inc., the world’s leading creator of active & healthy lifestyle content, events, and experiences, today announced the release of an exclusive video series featuring the world-class alpine ski racer, two-time Olympic gold medalist, six-time world champion, and three-time Overall FIS Ski World Cup champion, Mikaela Shiffrin.

Mikaela Shiffrin: Passion & Purpose is a 5-part original series following Mikaela’s personal and athletic journey, both on and off the hill, as she prepares for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games. The series will be available exclusively to members of Outside+, Outside’s membership for active and healthy lifestyle enthusiasts combining all of the Outside brands into a single bundle offering.

“While Mikaela Shiffrin is a skiing icon and world-class athlete, she’s also a human being,” said Robin Thurston, Outside CEO. “The opportunity to capture some of her most challenging, rewarding, and humanizing moments – and bring that content to life – is truly inspiring. The Passion & Purpose series, provided exclusively to our Outside+ members, is a captivating look inside the legend herself and someone who embodies all that Outside stands for – that life is best spent outside.”

In addition to covering Mikaela’s quest to earn Olympic Gold and her World Cup glory as one of the most dominant skiers of all time, the series chronicles far more than her time on the slopes. Filmed over the past four months, Passion & Purpose explores loss, grief, personal relationships, mental health, and everything in between that makes Mikaela human – a human that also happens to be one of the greatest skiers in history.

“The past couple of years have been nothing short of challenging, and while I’m forever grateful for my victories on the mountain, I want people to know that, off the mountain, I am a real human being who goes through real hardships, just like anyone else,” said Mikaela Shiffrin. “I'm thankful for my team, as well as the Outside team, who was able to help me tell a story that reaches beyond the mountain, medals, and records and hopefully creates broader awareness and understanding of topics near and dear to my heart.”

Directed and produced by Jalbert Productions, the first and second episodes of the series will be released on December 21, 2021 and uncovers the life that has shaped and continues to define Mikaela Shiffrin as an Olympian while shedding light on her resilience, compassion, and authenticity as an individual. The third and fourth episodes of the series will be available on Tuesday, January 25th, and Tuesday, February 1st, respectively, while the fifth and final episode will be released following the conclusion of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games. The full series will also be released to the general public through Outside TV for 30 days starting in February.

To watch the series, available starting December 21, please download the Outside TV app or become an Outside+ member. The trailer for the series can also be viewed here.

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About Mikaela Shiffrin
Double Olympic champion, six-time world champion, and winningest slalom skier of all time, Mikaela Shiffrin has elevated women’s ski racing globally – both on and off the mountain. At a mere 26-years-old, Mikaela has 71 World Cup victories across six disciplines to her name and is the only athlete to win in all six disciplines. Philanthropically, Mikaela is passionate about ending plastic waste through initiatives with sponsor Adidas, cancer research, the Kelly Brush Foundation, and so much more. She has raised millions of dollars through the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Jeff Shiffrin Athlete Resiliency Fund (in her late father’s name) to help support up-and-coming athletes on the cusp of breaking through as they’ve dealt with challenges associated with the pandemic.

Contacts
Media inquiries, please contact:
INK Communications Co.
outsidepr@ink-co.com
(508) 439-2802

Megan Harrod, Mikaela Shiffrin PR+Media
megan.harrod@usskiandsnowboard.org
(435) 714-9393

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