The Ski Racing Podcast

How is it that time of the season already! World Cup Finals have been and gone in Meribel, Courchevel and they were awesome, drama right to the end of the season! Listen to this penultimate episode of the season as we round up The Ski Racing Podcast Predictions League, we will be uploading the results onto social media on the 23rd, but they have been announced during this episode. Listen. Watch. Play.

With the season coming to a close we look back at Åre and Kranjska Gora, as the regular World Cup tour finishes with athletes looking for one last result to either take them to World Cup Finals in France or make the long summer training months a hell of a lot easier! Get your predictions in on our website before its too late! Racing start on the 16th! Listen. Watch. Play.

Lots to catch up on with the season drawing to a close! Crystal Globes being dished out and hotting up, the races are coming thick and fast again, so keep an eye on our social channels with the Podcast League entry info! Listen. Watch. Play.

The circus doesn't stop! with the men and women in action this weekend, we look at what were an eventful Winter Olympic Games and our thoughts on the rest of the season! Don't forget to enter your picks on our website for the upcoming races! Listen. Watch. Play.

With the main players at the Olympics we chat through the Garmisch speed races for the women and then preview the main event for 2022... The Beijing Olympics. Sorry no league for the Olympic Games as I'll be working throughout the Games means no time to keep track of it all!! Listen. Watch. Play. Don't forget to head over to our YouTube channel for more Olympic content, just search for The Ski Racing Podcast

Some British guy did something good, oh and there was some other racing at the weekend. Last set of racing coming up this weekend before the Olympic Game, the women are in action in Garmisch for Downhill and Super G. Head over to the website to enter. Listen. Watch. Play,

Wengen didn't disappoint did it??! 4 crazy days of racing for so many different reasons on the mens tour, while the women did battle in Zauchensee where the drama continued with Goggia ending her downhill winning streak in brutal fashion... Coming up this weekend is KITZBUHEL!!! Double DH and Slalom, then its off to Schladming after the women put on a good show a week ago. The women head over to Cortina for their iconic speed series. DH and SG are not to be missed. Listen. Watch. Play.

The women put on a series of mega performances on iconic World Cup venues, showing that these tough tracks bring out the some of the best ski racing we have seen all season. Plus Adelboden with fans! Hollywood would have been proud with the story that was written as the underdog won against all the odds in the Slalom. Racing continues to come thick and fast, for the men is off to Wengen Thurs 13th SG Fri 14th DH Sat 15th DH Sun 16th SL The women are in Altenmarkt-Zauchensee Sat 15th DH Sun 16th SG Get your picks in before racing on Thursday, Listen. Watch. Play.

Zargreb... what more do I need to say?

With the Pod being unable to keep up with the FIS World Cup schedule, we are playing catch up! Grab a festive drink and settle in as Ben and Ed catch up with the mega programme pre Christmas plus the banging races of Bormio and Lienz! Get your picks in for Zargeb soon, the women race on Tuesday the 4th of Jan and the men the following day on the 5th! Listen. Watch. Play.

Odermatt continues his Stella form taking the win in Saturday's GS while Noel schools the rest of the World Cup field on his home hill. Gut-Behrami showed Goggia that she isn't going to have it all her own way as the women return to European snow in St. Moritz in the first of 2 SG races, the second didnt go as planned as Brignone finds her way back to the top step of the podium. Ryding starts the season with an exceptional start to this Olympic season finishing in 5th. Crazy race schedule before Christmas coming up Men Fri 17th SG Val Gardena Sat 18th DH Val Gardena Sun 19th GS Alta Badia Mon 20th GS Alta Badia Wed 22nd SL Madonna di Campiglio Women Sat 18th DH Val d'Isere Sun 19th SG Val d'Isere Tue 21st GS Courchevel Wed 22nd GS Courchevel Those of you playing in the prediction league need to enter ALL picks before the start of the race on Friday... Listen. Watch. Play.

Where to start... Got to be Goggia, claims 3 wins and the clean sweep in Lake Louise, whilst Odermatt and Kilde battled it out in the SGs, then Kilde backed up his return from injury with a big win the one and old DH after the second race was cancelled due to high wind... Coming up this weekend the women have double SG from St. Moritz and the men have a GS as well as the first slalom in this Olympic season. Get your predictions in by the start of the first race on Saturday morning. Listen. Watch. Play.

North America has returned to the World Cup tour after a year away due to Covid, both men and women had their fair share of weather issues with storms in both Lake Louise and Killington. Lots of racing to get your heads around this coming week, men are in Beaver Creek for double Super G and double Downhill starting on Thursday. Whilst the women take over from the men in Lake Louise for double Downhill and a Super G. Get your predictions in quick!! Listen. Watch. Play.

Vlhova starts the slalom season with a bang and sends a message to the rest of the World... Ed and Marcel pick out the best bits from Levi, the Predictions League starts to take shape, plus a look ahead to the action on offer this weekend. Predictions must be in BEFORE the start of the first race this weekend which actually starts on FRIDAY. Men are in Lake Louise for DH, DH, GS Women are in Killington for GS, SL Listen. Watch. Play.

Well... The Parallel, I feel like there are only so many times you can defend it! Fresh faces on the podiums for 5 out of the 6 between the men and women! But this weekend will be remembered for the piste more than the result for many. Back to classic slalom event this coming weekend where the women are in action over in Finland for the beautiful Levi double slalom competition. Listen. Watch. Share

To parallel or not to parallel that is the question... and for many, to not parallel is the option. Ed, Ben and Marcel discuss how many of the Worlds best will not be competing. Plus apologies for the lack of a leaderboard after Solden, it is all up and running again, make your predictions before Saturday to join the league, head to www.theskiracingpodcast.com to enter.

What an opening weekend to the World Cup tour. The Women and Men didn't disappoint. Shiffrin kicked off the season where most have come to expect with a W... 70 World Cup wins now to her name, but she was pushed all the way by Lara Gut-Behrami. Odermatt, took the honours on Sunday in an extremely tight race, the podium seperated by a tenth of a second and it was less than a second covering the top 10. Ed, Ben and Marcel recap the highs and lows before Marcel shares his wisdom of how to improve the pod... Let us know what you think!

Welcome to Season 4! Ski racing is back and we kick of as ever with the curtain raiser that is Solden GS. Women on the 23rd and men on the 24th of October. Ed, Ben, Marcel and Luke are back talking all things ski racing! The predictions league is back with support from Powderhound, Croft Watches, Ski Bartlett, Level Gloves and more! Prizes for the Predictions League are seriously impressive, make sure you enter every week to be in with a shout at the end of the season. Visit www.theskiracingpodcast.com for all the details! Listen. Watch. Play.

With the World Cup season over, we look back at the highs and lows of an eventful season? From athletes and nations that impressed to under performers, what we would do if in charge of FIS plus more general World Cup funny moments! Thanks for listening, if you have enjoyed what we have put out this season, lets us know and leave a review from where you download the pod!

The boys are back, to review a strange end to the season, speed races all cancelled, Pinturault and Vlhova pick up the Big Globe. Gut-Behrami strangely skis out amidst rumours of safety or protest. With a shoutout to the Brits with Guest and Major finishing the season on a high.

Charlie Raposo joins Ed and Marcel, as we look back at Pinturault's tricky weekend which has let Odermatt take the lead in the GS standings and in with a good shot at the Overall title. Whilst Vlhova puts herself back in the driving seat after taking a win plus the recovery of the season to score big in the chase for the Womens Overall.

What a great weekend of racing, from Odermatt's domination of the SG to Shiffrin's winning Slalom run to Shiffrin's questions of the Slovakian course crews supposed delaying tactics! What did you guys think? Legit delay or underhand tactics?? Share far and wide!

Crammed a lot onto this pod! We chatted about Bansko and how blaming ski manufacturers is creeping into the racers narrative, plus we have to talk about injuries again after 2 horrendous crashes for the ladies in Val di Fassa for the Ladies, which lead us back to the question of how safe ski racing is and what can be done... Let us know what you think and give us a share and like!

The tech events brought the champs to a close. We cover the unorthodox decision FIS took to only reverse the top 15 on the second run! Liensberger's crushing slalom win, a surprise mens GS podium and the tightest of margins for Lara Gut-Behrami to take another gold. With a turbulent champs coming to an end we talk through our highs and lows, as well as some of yours, plus a look to the next World Cups which are just around the corner.

The Parallel...... what the hell was going on there, we try and figure out exactly what happened between Ed's rants! Plus a look back at the Alpine Combined events that seemed like they happened a week ago with this condensed schedule. Plus a look at whats left to be decided in Cortina as the World Champs draw to an end. Give us a like and a share, this is not one to miss!

Finally we have some racing to discuss from the World Championships in Cortina! With the speed races all completed the Austrian double on the men and Swiss double on the womens side are the headline stories... But is it the German team that is making all the headlines? Alpine Combined starts tomorrow, and we look ahead to the Parallel, both individual and the Team events on the horizon.

Some more warm weather affected the mens speed races in Garmisch but thankfully the races managed to go ahead. Ed, Ben and Marcel look ahead to the opening races of the World Champs in Cortina. The World Champs Predictions Mini League is underway, make sure you keep an eye on our social media channels to make sure you don't miss out on entering. The top prize is a World Cup bib!

Tricky weather had a say in all the racing this time out, Chamonix was warm and wet, meaning it was back to salt city, giving the athletes a tough time dealing with rapidly worsening conditions, whilst the women had their programme change to double SG after rain put a stop to any training runs in the originally scheduled DH. Plus a quick look ahead to selection conundrums for the World Champs with the likes of Austria, Switzerland and Italy having to whittle the slalom teams down to just 4 athletes.

After a big few races, we look back at the most famous of Downhills, Kitzbuhel... from crashes to winners, we also have interviews with the chief medic on site and Hannes Trinkl on how we can get away from huge crashes. Goggia does double Downhill wins in Crans Montana, Worley wins in Kronplatz and Schwarz stands on the top step again... Lets us know what your highlights of the races were, Listen. Watch. Play.

It might have been flat but the racing wasn't. The men delivered over in Flachau, whilst the women tackled a very ice Kranjska Gora. From first time winners to discipline domination, this weekend had it all. Dont forget to join in in the Powderhound Predictions League. 40 points on offer this weekend, men have not 1 but 2 Downhills in Kitzbuhel and a Super G, the women are in Crans Montana for the same... Plus the night Slalom in Schladming for the men and the womens GS in Kronplatz! Busy busy busy, still if you have time we'd appreciate a share!

Ed, Ben and Marcel jump on to discuss the womens night slalom from Flachau and to chat through the plan for the seemingly ever changing schedule and make some predictions! The women are still racing double GS in Kranjska Gora and the men are now racing double Slalom in Flachau... Hopefully these are the last changes!! Don't forget to get your picks in for the Predictions League!

The pod of pods is here, the main man Dave Ryding joins us to talk us through his World Cup podium! After a tough start to the season hear what Dave has to say after an epic day of racing. Paul Telling joins us to look back over an eventful race series, we talk through Adelboden's relentless piste, St. Anton's gruelling speed test for the ladies, plus we discuss why there were so many injuries this time out. Paul plays 'Getting To Know You' and we get our predictions in for the next stop on the tour... Its time for the men to head to Wengen and the women to Kranjska Gora... What is your prediction??

Back to the usual suspects on the Pod this week, Ed, Ben and Marcel chat through a rainy Zagreb and the tough conditions that pushed the worlds best to the limit... Ben plays 'getting to know you' and get goes off on a few rants! Before we look forward to the next races, for the men is two GS's and a slalom in Adelboden on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. While the women are in St. Anton for DH and SG on Saturday and Sunday before heading over to Flachau for night slalom. Please share and like where every you download us from! Every bit helps...

Graham Bell joins Ed and Marcel to look back at one of the best races in history... Bormio downhill! Ryan Cochran-Seigle demolished the field and picked up his first World Cup Victory, Michelle Gisin also takes her maiden WC win, whilst Shiffrin continues her return to the top, picking up her 100th WC podium... Graham plays 'getting to know you', talks Dancing on Ice and we look forward to Zagreb for both Women and Men... Lets go, like, share and let us know what you think!!!

With the pre Christmas World Cup push over, we have lots to look back at... Val d'Isere for Ladies speed, Val Gardena, mens speed plus GS and Slalom from Alta Badia and Madonna! From first time podiums to safety issues, we have you covered... And a look ahead to whats coming up after Christmas, it maybe a different Christmas for most, but thankfully the World Cup tour rolls on! Keep up to date with us, follow, share and like! Merry Christmas!!

This week the pod welcomes back the voice of ski racing Nick Fellows as well as Marcel Mathis to look back over an extraordinary weekend of racing. Mauro Caviezel takes his first WC win, Martin Cater of Slovenia wins the DH from bib 41 and Mikaela Shiffrin takes an emotional fist win in nearly a year in the second GS from Courchevel. Nick takes part in 'Getting to Know You' and we look ahead to the manic pre Christmas programme. How did you get on in The Ski Racing Podcast in association with leading mountain lifestyle brand Powderhound?? Don't forget to get your picks in for the next set of races! Listen, like and share.

S3.E9 Santa Caterina Review+Val D & Courch Preview by Ed Drake

Mens and Womens parallel event was the name of the game on the previous stop on the World Cup tour. Marcel Mathis former Austrian WC medal winner is back to dissect the action, as well as take part in 'Getting to Know You', we talk ski safety plus a look ahead to this coming weekends racing where the women race double Super G in St. Moritz whilst the men race double GS in Santa Caterina after they stepped in to fill the void after Val d'sere's lack of snow cost them the chance to host on the Face de Belvarde. Make sure you subscribe to not miss an episode, give us a like, share and comment on wherever you download your podcast from. It all helps!!

Levi played host to the first slaloms of the season, join us as we look back at the highs and lows up in the arctic circle, where the women put on the short boards and did battle. With Shiffrin back on tour, will Vlhova have it all her own way? Plus Charlie Guest puts a smile on the faces of British ski racing fans... Listen, like and share! If you have the time give us a rating and comment wherever you get your podcast from.

World Cup racing is back and we have a belter of an episode for you. We are joined by former US Ski Team racer Warner Nickerson to dive into the upcoming womens double slalom from Levi, Finland, talk about how the US team is funded, our new 'getting to know you feature' and stories from the World Cup. It's also time to enter the podcast predictions league, send us your pick of who will end up on the top step of each race via email or through our socials. Plus our big news that we have a sponsor... Powderhound... a leading mountain lifestyle brand, the only destination for ski themed clothing, homeware, art and gifts check them out at Powderhound.london and use the discount code skipod10 for money off. Please give us a share and rate us from wherever you download your pod from, if you're feeling generous a review helps us out a lot!

Really excited to welcome Austrian World Cup womens coach Wolfgang Grabner, who joins myself and Marcel Mathis on this Austrian Special episode. Whilst many would see this as the pinnacle of his career, Wolfie also coached me on the British Ski Team... the true highlight!! We chat through the trials and tribulations facing the former powerhouse of World Cup skiing as well as laugh out loud anecdotes from his time coaching the both Marcel and Myself. Escape to the mountains with us for half an hour of exclusive insight into life in Lycra on the World Cup Tour. Listen, share and rate us wherever you download your podcast from.

First race of the 2021 season is done, join myself and Ben Clark as we are joined by Olympian Finlay Mickel and Ski Bartlett owner Sally Bartlett, as we look back at the long awaited return of winter sports action. Bassino backed up last seasons form with an impressive performance while on the mens side, there is a new kid on the block... as the established athletes are pipped by new stars... also we discuss how us so called experts walk away with no points in the Predictions League, how did you fare?

With the opening GS races in Solden less than a week away, it's time to have a look ahead to whats in store, Ben and myself are joined by none other than Dave Ryding to cast an expert eye over the long awaited curtain raiser. Our race predictor is back for its second season, make sure you get your picks in for both the men and the women. Contact us on our socials or email theskiracingpodcast@gmail.com by 12pm BST, don't forget its just the winner you are choosing, you'll get 5pts if your racer wins, 3pts if they come second and 1pt if they are 3rd, your points will be added up over the winter season... where there will be prizes... As always please leave us a comment and rating wherever you download your podcasts from it does help us out!!

Our first special episode of the season and its a belter, the Director of the mens World Cup, Markus Waldner talks to us about what to expect over the coming season. The new schedule, coronavirus testing, will we see fans on the World Cup, the banning (or postponement) of fluro wax, how World Cup racing isn't fair as well as tough talk on athletes complaining...

We are back for season 3! With the first World Cup less than a fortnight away join myself and Ben as we take a run through of what to expect from this years tour who and what to keep an eye on! Make sure you give us a like and a share! and lets go...

The final programme to the 3 part 2020 Alpine World Cup Review, on this episode we are discussing how the Worlds best are dealing with Coronavirus and how that will impact summer plans, we take a closer look at the British World Cup Team and how they fared this winter, chat through athletes who decided to call time on their careers. Plus a what we are expecting to see in 2021... (fingers crossed!). A big thank you goes out again to the guys are Explore Impossible for shooting this on a days notice! As well as The Snow Centre for accommodating us! The 2020 review is also available as a podcast from your podcast app, just search for The Ski Racing Podcast, where you can listen back to any episodes you might have missed.

The Ski Racing Podcast continues to dissect the 2020 FIS Alpine World Cup at the Snow Centre after the Coronavirus brought the curtain down early this season. Join myself, Ben and Luke as we pick our races of the season, our stand out athlete performances of the season, plus we discuss the unexpected, the surprising package, as well as who left the season expecting more. Again big thanks to production company Explore Impossible for coming to shoot this. Also available as a podcast on Apple and Android, just search for 'The Ski Racing Podcast' wherever you get your podcasts, where you can listen back to any episodes through the season you might have missed.

With the winter season cut short, we managed to get together at The Hemel Snow Centre, before the lockdown to discuss an epic season of World Cup racing. In Part 1 of 3, myself, Ben and Luke focus in on the individual discipline globe winner and how Covid-19 may have given them a helping hand. Marcel Hirscher left some pretty big boots to fill, did any of the 2020 athletes really put their hand up to become the man to beat?? On the ladies side all the pre season talk was around Shiffrin and Vlhova, but it was Brignone who emerged victorious, showed a remarkable level of consistency in multiple disciplines but was it right place, right time?

On this Special Lockdown Edition of the pod, I'm joined by two Dave's, Dave 'The Rocket' Ryding and Dave 'Smithers' Smith, the latter is a former British Ski Team Strength and Conditioning coach, who's list of accolades is longer than a set of slalom skis... Karate Black belt, former Scottish Athletics 400m runnner, former GB Bobsleigh athlete, 2009+2011 Para Rowing World Champ, London 2012 Paralympic GOLD medalist, now turned his attention to cycling... but still a huge World Cup alpine racing fan, we chat through 'The Rockets' season, the highs and lows, plus how Covid-19 is altering his summer prep, as well as the changing sporting landscape as we know it. Not one to miss! *Dave Ryding and myself will be hosting a live Instagram chat where you will be able to post your questions to the man himself... 7pm Sunday 19th BST, email your questions to theskiracingpodcast@gmail.com*

With more weather issues hampering the 2020 World Cup tour, join myself and Ben as we look back at the only racing from this weekend, it was the mens Downhill in Norway, plus we discuss the last stop on the calendar as Corona Virus has brought the season to a premature end. With our own Podcast Predictions League to discuss and multiple Globes yet to be decided, this is an action packed episode.

Join us for an action packed episode looking back at the tide shifting races for the men in Hinterstoder, the women brave racing in Italy plus we discuss the real possibility that Coronavirus will stop the World Cup tour in its tracks. Oh and see how we all got on in our league table of picks from this weekends World Cup winners....