Eric Willemsen

SKIERS WITH 8⃣ GLOBES IN ONE CLASSIFICATION: > Mikaela #Shiffrin 🇺🇸 – slalom (2013-24) > Marcel #Hirscher 🇦🇹 – overall (2012-19) > Lindsey #Vonn 🇺🇸 – downhill (2008-16) > Ingemar #Stenmark 🇸🇪 – giant slalom (1975-84) > Ingemar #Stenmark 🇸🇪 – slalom (1975-83) #FISAlpine

“I’m fourth and I’m like over the moon.” Very much used to winning World Cup races, @MikaelaShiffrin could hardly be more pleased with finishing fourth in the season opener, trying to become friends again with the GS ⬇️ #Sölden #FISAlpine apnews.com/article/alpine…

Summer in Vienna but something always reminds one of the Alpine skiing season. #FISAlpine

“Even in difficult moments, my answer never changed: I want to race again.” Marcel #Hirscher eyes another return in 2025-26 after his comeback season was cut short last year. Still has 17 of 20 wild card starts available. By @AndrewDampf ⬇️ #FISAlpine apnews.com/article/marcel…

World Cup prize money up by at least 🔟% next season, but... "... we still have a lot to do when it comes to rewarding our athletes as they deserve,” @fisalpine President Johan Eliasch says. From @AP_Sports ⬇️ #FISAlpine apnews.com/article/skiing…

🎾x⛷️ #RolandGarros junior champion Lilli #Tagger draws inspiration from her idols @MikaelaShiffrin ("mentally I can learn a lot from her") and @lindseyvonn ("a legend, and therefore a huge inspiration") — who, on their turn, are both big tennis fans ⬇️ sport.orf.at/stories/314216…

Some remarks: ▶️ #Sölden-#Levi-#Gurgl travel hassle remains ▶️ no home race for @MikaelaShiffrin in #Killington (gets new chairlift), but in #CopperMountain ▶️ no #Bormio & #Cortina (Olympics!) ▶️ #Semmering replaces #Lienz ▶️ just 2 weekends of racing outside 🇪🇺 #FISAlpine

Finishing up the best season of her career, Federica #Brignone breaks multiple bones in her left leg during a GS crash at the 🇮🇹 championships ⬇️ #FISAlpine apnews.com/article/federi…

@redd3vil777 Yes, first Croatian woman to win the SL globe since Janica #Kostelic 19 years ago.

Croatian won alpine skiing discipline crystal globe???

It's a wrap — Zrinka #Ljutic 🇭🇷 and Henrik #Kristoffersen 🇳🇴 earn the last globes of 2024-25 🔮🔮 Remarkable: Both Mikaela #Shiffrin 🇺🇸 and Clément #Noël 🇫🇷 win 4⃣ slaloms this season, but both are not even in the top 3 of the final discipline standings. #SunValley #FISAlpine

“I’ve been knocked down so many times in my life personally, physically, mentally, beat down and I always pick myself back up.” @lindseyvonn⁩, 40, ends comeback season on podium — a testament to her strength and self-belief ⬇️ #SunValley #FISAlpine apnews.com/article/womens…

Lara #GutBehrami 🇨🇭! That's what you call peaking at the right time 🔮 (And Lindsey #Vonn 🇺🇸 earning her first World Cup podium in 7⃣ years..!) #SuperG #SunValley #FISAlpine

“I need to work on my snowboard skills as well right now. Now I am skiing, tomorrow I am snowboarding.” ⛷️x🏂 Said Ester #Ledecka 🇨🇿 after winning DH 🥉 at the ski world champs in February. Today, Ledecka won parallel GS 🥇 at the snowboard worlds. Wow! apnews.com/article/alpine…

Who needs what at the World Cup finals? 🤔 Here are the calculations of the two men's globes still to be confirmed. See yesterday's posts for the four women's globes. #SunValley #FISAlpine

The last bullet point for Alice #Robinson in giant slalom is obviously wrong. This should be: · … if she finishes 16th or worse and Brignone does not finish 13th or better #SunValley #FISAlpine

And here for the women's giant slalom and slalom globes. Calculations for the men's globes tomorrow — a bit less complicated, thanks to Marco #Odermatt... 😅 #SunValley #FISAlpine

Who needs what at the World Cup finals? 🤔 Here are my calculations for the women's downhill and super-G globes. #SunValley #FISAlpine

“It’s still a big gap. So, he has to fail it a little bit and I have to do something very special like today.” Loic #Meillard 🇨🇭 wins last SL before WC finals, closes gap to Henrik #Kristoffersen 🇳🇴 in SL standings to 47 points ⬇️ #Hafjell #FISAlpine apnews.com/article/skiing…

Marco #Odermatt didn’t win the race... ... but he did win two crystal globes 🔮🔮 and set a Swiss national record 🇨🇭 for most World Cup podiums ⬇️ #Hafjell #FISAlpine apnews.com/article/skiing…

4th straight GS title now as well.

🏆🏆🏆🏆 OFFICIAL: Marco #Odermatt 🇨🇭 wins his 4th straight overall World Cup title. #Hafjell #FISAlpine

@fortunaestmihi ?