Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Michelle Bruton covers action sports and the Olympics and Paralympics. Mikaela Shiffrin of Team United States in action during the ...

Carve: A crisp turn referring to the technique used in Alpine ski racing. When carving, a skier turns their skis onto their ...

Seeing if Lindsey Vonn can contend for a medal in the Olympic downhill at age 41 with a titanium replacement in her right knee to cap her comeback after nearly six years of retirement was already ...

In its simplest terms, alpine skiing is the type of skiing you'd probably describe if you were to try to tell a Martian about the sport. Technically, alpine skiing is just skiing downhill with your ...

Alpine skiing is expected to once again provide some of the most entertaining events at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics. In Milan Cortina, alpine skiing competition will include two speed disciplines ...

Running from October 2025 until March 2026, the 60th edition of the Alpine Ski World Cup will once again bring together the best technical and speed skiers on the planet as they compete for glory ...

Austrian Raphael Haaser went from fifth place to win the World Alpine Skiing Championships giant slalom, the first top-level victory of his career. Haaser, 27, prevailed by 23 hundredths of a second ...

Explore Olympic Alpine skiing basics, including the events (downhill, slalom, giant slalom, super-G, combined), competition ...