The stars at night were big and bright deep in the heart of the Dolomites as the Audi FIS World Cup Parallel Giant Slalom gave fans in Alta Badia (ITA) a night of excitement with the top 32 men’s alpine racers battling for the win.

The first - and only - aerials team event of the season closed out the 2016/17 aerials World Cup season-opening weekend in Beida Lake (CHN) on Sunday, with the young Russian squad of Liubov Nikitina, Maxim Burov, and Alexandra Orlova - just 17, 18, and 19 years old, respectively - besting all comers in the combined-score competition.

17-year-old Slovene Domen Prevc won the second competition in Engelberg (SUI) and is now the top favorite for the 65th 4-Hills-Tournament starting in Oberstdorf on December 29th.

The ladies' relay team from Norway dominated the event from start to finish. 

Finn Haagen Krogh sprint to victory again for the second day in a row in La Clusaz, France. 

Austrian Marcel Hirscher continued his dominance in Alta Badia (ITA) as the defending World Cup Overall winner, took home his fourth straight giant slalom victory on the Gran Risa course.

All three athletes who hit the super-G podium at Val d'Isere on Sunday had something to prove before leaving the French resort.

The incredible German success streak continues also on the second day in Ramsau am Dachstein.

Ester Ledecka (CZE) and Andrey Sobolev (RUS) have claimed victory in the 2016-17 alpine snowboard World Cup tour's first parallel slalom which was staged in a single run format and under the lights in the famous ski resort of Cortina d'Ampezzo (ITA).

Austria's Michael Hayboeck took his first win this season in the first of two World Cup competitions in Engelberg (SUI).