7th August 2025
Vonn Hires Svindal as Coach Ahead of 2026 Winter Olympics
The US skier Lindsey Vonn has confirmed that the Norwegian legend Aksel Lund Svindal will join her team as coach for the upcoming Milan-Cortina Olympic season.
7th August 2025
The US skier Lindsey Vonn has confirmed that the Norwegian legend Aksel Lund Svindal will join her team as coach for the upcoming Milan-Cortina Olympic season.
31st July 2025
The former German biathlon champion, Laua Dahlmeir, perished while climbing the Laila Peak in Karakoram mountains. She was a highly experienced mountaineer.
30th July 2025
The Organising Committee of the French Games has unveiled a preferred venue chart after Meribel threatened to walk away. Negotiations Continue.
23rd July 2025
The US Olympic & Paralympic Committee has ruled that transgender women will no longer be eligible to compete for the United States in the Olympic or Paralympic Games in women’s categories.
23rd July 2025
The French resort is currently set to be a host venue, holding both the women’s alpine skiing + all Paralympic ski events. UPDATED
17th July 2025
The Olympic and Paralympic medals for the 2026 Winter Games have been revealed.
17th July 2025
Olympic medallist and former Norway skier Audun Groenvold has died aged 49 after being struck by lightning. NEW
14th July 2025
The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) and Virtus, the International Federation for athletes with intellectual impairment, have officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen their collaboration and promote greater inclusion in winter sports.
13th July 2025
The new Wimbledon champion was first a young Italian ski racer with a bright future ahead of him before he swapped his skis for a tennis racket. UPDATED
10th July 2025
The Olympic champion has undergone surgery after she dislocated her shoulder while surfing on an artificial wave. The Austrian snowboarder has had to cancel her on snow summer training in Australia.
30th June 2025
The French government has laid out its ambitions for the Winter Games and highlighted responsible investment, mobility and social & environmental legacy projects.
20th June 2025
Greece’s top alpine skier, AJ Ginnis, will carrying the flame for the 2026 Winter Olympics Lighting Ceremony in November.
19th June 2025
The International Ski and Snowboard Federation has officially approved the 2025–26 Alpine World Cup calendars for both men and women. Next winter is an Olympic season with the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics taking place next February.
19th June 2025
He has secured FIS Wildcards to enter races and has his eyes set on the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics next February.
17th June 2025
GB Snowsport names 33 athletes, including six for the World Cup squad. There are familiar faces and some new ones.
17th June 2025
The International Ski & Snowboard Federation has invested in digital and claims it is making “major strides”. NEW
12th June 2025
PlanetSKI has followed his career and reports on how it all began.
12th June 2025
It is hard to overstate the impact that Dave Ryding has had on GB skiing. From his own record, to his help with other elite athletes and the inspiration he has provided to the next generation.
12th June 2025
GB’s greatest alpine skier is calling it a day, but not before a push for another Olympics and a final World Cup season in 2025/26. Next season will be his last. UPDATED
9th June 2025
The International Ski and Snowboard Federation has published its FIS Impact Report, 2024. Here we re-produce FIS’s summary of it.
4th June 2025
Britain will be represented by 21 athletes in Cross-Country competitions in the coming season following confirmation of squad selections for 2025/26.
3rd June 2025
Snowsport England has announced the launch of the Way2Snow campaign. It aims to give people access to learn to ski or snowboard ahead of a first winter holiday.
2nd June 2025
Claire Pennell passed away last Friday. She was part of the Snowsport England senior leadership team and responsible for operations.
29th May 2025
The International Olympic Committee has clarified the ongoing uncertainty surrounding Russia’s participation at the approaching Winter Games.
26th May 2025
For any high-speed sport, risk mitigation is among the biggest tasks. The International Ski & Snowboard Federation is working to make alpine ski racing safer while retaining its excitement and appeal.
20th May 2025
The International Ski & Snowboard Federation has created the SNOWBALL Sustainability Guide. It aims to support snowsport event organisers build sustainable practices from the ground up.
10th May 2025
The International Ski and Snowboard Federation, FIS, has published its expected 2025-26 Alpine World Cup race calendar.
7th May 2025
The aim is to promote and develop the country’s status as a world-class destination for snow sports, from recreational to elite.
25th April 2025
The French Ski Federation has announced that 18-year old Margot Simond died after an accident while training in the French resort ahead of a weekend event.
16th April 2025
Snowsport England has a new partnership with Snowcentres Limited that it claims marks a significant step forward in the development of snowsports in the UK.
14th April 2025
The FIS Freeride World Tour by Peak Performance will be in Haines as Freeride’s elite head back to the legendary spines for the YETI Alaska Pro in March 2026.
11th April 2025
The events bring together the UK’s most promising alpine skiers, giving them a chance to participate in regular ski races on artificial slopes across the country. The first event has taken place. UPDATED
11th April 2025
It’s been another exceptional winter for GB Snowsport athletes. With all events now over, the final tally for GB is an impressive 46 medals at major competitions, 21 of them gold. PlanetSKI looks back at the season. UPDATED
11th April 2025
The Ski Club of Great Britain will give the 2025 Evie Pinching Award to 18-year old Molly Butler for her outstanding achievements in Alpine ski racing during the past year.
9th April 2025
What do you get when you bring together servicemen and women from the Army, Navy and RAF and let them loose on the snow? The answer: fierce competition and a whole stash of medals.
7th April 2025
She broke her collarbone in training before the weekend’s final races of the season and it ended her hopes of winning a third snowboard cross World Cup title in four years. NEW
5th April 2025
A 10-year-old British boy is creating a buzz in the snowsports world after consistently beating older athletes in competitions. PlanetSKI was at the National Championships, The BRITS, to meet freestyle snowboarder Riley Sharpe and two young skiers who are also tipped for success.
1st April 2025
For the first time in six years, the British Snowboard & Freeski Championships are being held in the Alps. After a break during the Covid pandemic followed by a couple of years in the UK, The BRITS are in Mayrhofen in Austria this week and PlanetSKI is there.
30th March 2025
There’s a world title, a podium and glory for our GB snowsport athletes. It’s been quite a season and it’s not over yet. UPDATED
20th March 2025
Cody Bramwell has taken top spot in the most prestigious event in the Freeride calendar, but misses out on the overall FWT title. UPDATED
18th March 2025
The world’s best freeride skiers and snowboarders are preparing to take on the iconic Bec des Rosses as Xtreme Verbier celebrates its 30th anniversary. The climax of the Freeride World Tour is set for Thursday this week. UPDATED
18th March 2025
On Saturday, March 29, 2025, top athletes will once again compete against ski legends and amateurs on the 6km course in the Dolomites in Italy. The race is in its 27th year.
17th March 2025
Check out the GB Snowsport athletes competing in major FIS competitions this week. Plus the key results from last week’s events.
14th March 2025
It had been thought the development in Merthyr Tydfil in Wales would be rejected after an official report failed to support the project. The local council ignored the advice and the Welsh Government will now consider the plans.
14th March 2025
Mia Brookes takes Snowboard Park & Pipe Overall Crystal Globe, and Kirsty Muir takes maiden World Cup victory in Tignes Slopestyle World Cup.
12th March 2025
The British freeride snowboarder will be at the grand finale of the Freeride World Tour in Verbier later this month after making the cut for the prestigious event.
12th March 2025
Another three Norwegian ski jumpers have been suspended by the sport’s governing body as an investigation into cheating at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Trondheim continues. Five athletes and three officials have now been suspended following the discovery that ski suits were deliberately manipulated to improve performance. UPDATED
10th March 2025
GB Snowsport athletes are competing in FIS World Cup and EC Finals events this week. See also key results from last week’s competitions.
10th March 2025
She finished third in the slalom in Are Sweden and overtook the Swedish legend, Ingemar Stenmark who competed in the 1970s and 80s.
9th March 2025
Charlotte Bankes secured victory at Sunday’s Gudauri Snowboard Cross World Cup in Georgia. Her excellent run of form continues. UPDATED
6th March 2025
Alpine skier Luca Carrick-Smith comes third in Alpine World Junior Championships Slalom, while the telemark skier Jaz Taylor takes Silver at Krvarvec Sprint World Cup.
5th March 2025
GB Snowsport athletes are again competing in FIS competitions this week + we update the results from last week’s competitions.
4th March 2025
Hopes are rising that freeride skiing and snowboarding will be included in the 2030 Winter Olympics. All the signs are good and the freeride community is lobbying hard to gain approval.
2nd March 2025
Cody Bramwell secured his first win of the season in the snowboard category. Freeride is on the up and could be included in the 2030 Winter Olympics.
1st March 2025
GB’s Charlotte Bankes won her fourth consecutive Snowboard Cross World Cup competition in Erzurum, Turkey. Then made another podium.UPDATED
28th February 2025
GB’s greatest ever alpine ski racer, Dave Ryding, has taken a big step towards protecting his body this season. The 38-year-old tells PlanetSKI he’s upgraded his traditional foam-padded racesuit for something more high-tech.
24th February 2025
GB Snowsport athletes competing in FIS competitions in the coming week, as well as key results from the previous week’s competitions.
23rd February 2025
The US ski superstar has won the 100th World Cup race of her career. She topped the podium in a slalom race in Sestriere, Italy.
18th February 2025
There are more GB athletes in action this week with some strong recent results. NEW
16th February 2025
Zoe Atkin finished second at the Calgary Freeski Halfpipe World Cup and in doing so secured a share of the Crystal Globe title. It comes as GB snowboarder Charlotte Bankes wins again. UPDATED