The votes are in and the world’s sports media have selected the highest achieving men, ladies and teams over the past calendar year as the nominees for the 2019 Laureus World Sports Awards, one of the world’s pre-eminent international sports awards.

With both the FIS Freestyle Ski, Snowboard and Freeski World Championships in Utah (USA) and the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Åre (SWE) just days away, the excitement is palpable in both venues and across the skiing and snowboarding world.

At the very same site where Stephanie Venier claimed her first-ever podium in 2017, the Austrian delivered her career-first World Cup victory performance on Sunday in the downhill at Garmisch-Partenkirchen (GER).

A big weekend of racing in the capital city of Russia finished up on Sunday night with the team parallel slalom event at the Moscow FIS Snowboard World Cup, where Austria’s Daniela Ulbing and Benjamin Karl claimed their second team victory in as many events so far this season.

The 2019 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Åre (SWE) were officially confirmed by the International Ski Federation (FIS) on Monday following a positive snow control at the venue.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) received Candidature Files from Stockholm-Are (SWE) and Milan-Cortina (ITA)* for the Olympic Winter Games 2026.

The Lauberhorn and its majestic scenery are the stage of one of the most traditional and iconic downhill held annually in Wengen for the 89th time.

After an entertaining competition in 2019 in Calgary last week, the FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup now moves from one classic venue to another, as we head down to the USA where aerials and moguls competition are set to go down this weekend in Lake Placid.

After two second places so far in the year 2019, Dawid Kubacki could take is very first World Cup win in the second competition of the weekend in Val di Fiemme (ITA).