Exciting Women’s World Cup Calendar for 2022/23

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The FIS Alpine World Cup includes outstanding athletes, beautiful places, and exciting events. However, putting the calendar together is very challenging. Every year, there are winners and losers, and National Governing Bodies are often happy or upset.

Due to the prestige of the events, revenue for hosting races, and the expense of team travel, the calendar will always be contentious. Every year, some National Governing Bodies gain, and others lose. The potential gains and losses are why there are so many proposed programs before the final schedule is approved. Fortunately for the 2023 season, the decisions have been made, and teams can again turn their efforts to preparation.

Not in this Years Schedule

Events not on this season’s women’s schedule include the Val d’lsere DH and SG races. Also the women will not compete in the Lienz GS/SL, Schladming night SL, Zauchensee DH/SG and the Garmisch-Partenkrichen DH/SG. It seems conspicuous that there are no women’s FIS Alpine World Cup races in Germany. The absence of a German event had to have caused conflict. Again this season, there are no scheduled Alpine Combined races scheduled.

Changes from Last Season

The additions from last year’s calendar include an additional SL in Zagreb. Kranjska Gora will host 2 GS races instead of an SL/GS weekend. Flachau is back on the program with a night SL, and St Anton will be the women’s speed event stop in Austria for 2023. Also, the women’s Downhill and Super G skiers will again experience the speed track in Kvitfjell, Norway, after a 20-year absence.

New Host Country

It is both exciting and essential to acknowledge that the Czech Republic will host its first FIS Alpine World Cup. Spindleruv Mlyn will be home to both a Slalom and a Giant Slalom race on January 28th and 29th. The inclusion of the Czech Republic to the list of hosts certainly brings additional validation to the term World Cup.

Exciting Highlights

Every odd year there are the FIS Alpine World Championships. This year the host for the women will be Meribel, France, from February 6th through the 19th.

Most importantly, the US women will be competing on home soil in Killington, Vermont. We will see our best ladies perform Slalom and Giant Slalom on November 26th and 27th.