Alpine Skiing 2022 - 2023 Discussion Thread

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[Monzanator 4,783]

Apparently the 2022/23 World Cup calendar will only be approved at the FIS Congress in May. The delay is over major changes to the calendar. With Maribor out it also appears that Ga-Pa will no longer hold the men's DH either. The Zermatt DH will happen one week after Soelden on the last weekend of October (men) and first weekend of November (women).

 

FIS is about to admit failure on the unfair parallel courses crap (yay!) and have only two scheduled in the next season (one in Lech). Instead the previously estranged combined is set for a major comeback however in new format. There will be DH + Super G "speed combined" and GS + SL "technical combined" proposed next season.

[dcro 10,210]

Elias Kolega retires.

 

Sadly, as it turns out, he never did recover from the freak injury sustained in May 2020. An injury that never would have happened under sane coaching, but that's another story...

[dcro 10,210]

Meanwhile, Filip Zubčić fired his coach. That's pretty radical.

[Federer91 3,028]

In shocking news, The World Cup is getting extra weekends in the US of A next season. New rounds in Aspen and Palisades Tahoe are booked for the end of February and early March, just after the World Championships. 

[JonPhi 250]

Saalbach (AUT) loses Men‘s World Cup 2023 (to Garmisch) and probably World Cup Final 2024 just before the World Championships 2025 to Aspen (USA).

 

[NearPup 3,505]

Crans-Montana will host the 2027 world championships.

[phelps 8,302]

It looks that 15 years young Lara Colturi (Super-G Olympic Champion Daniela Ceccarelli's daughter), considered the most talented girl in Italy (at least) among the youth classes in SG and above all, GS, will represent Albania from next season...   

 

https://www.oasport.it/2022/05/sci-alpino-lara-colturi-sceglie-di-gareggiare-per-lalbania-litalia-perde-un-talento-straordinario/?refresh_ce

 

I wonder how Italy can afford to lose their upcoming alpine skiing star even before she starts to compete at the highest level?

 

Just ahead of the Home Olympics?

 

Going to Albania??? (I mean, I could understand if she goes to Austria, Switzerland or another skiing powerhouse in search of a better and more competitive team, but c'mon, man! Albania???!!!)

 

I knew there's something wrong in our Wintersports Federation, but that's really scary (and humiliating)...

[Monzanator 4,783]

Calendar for 2022/23 season is out. They rejected all the new ideas after all, parallels are almost gone and no combined of any sort.

 

Big change is the addition of North American rounds after the World Championships for men as women will race in Kvitfjell instead.

 

Maribor is out like previously reported.

 

https://www.fis-ski.com/en/international-ski-federation/news-multimedia/news-2022/decisions-of-the-53rd-international-ski-congress

 

@hckošiceSki Association of Slovakia is the new name of Slovakia Ski Association

 

 

Women

22.10 Sölden GS
05.11 Zermatt-Cervinia DH
06.11 Zermatt-Cervinia DH
12.11 Lech/Zuers PAR Night event
19.11 Levi SL
20.11 Levi SL
26.11 Killington GS
27.11 Killington SL
02.12 Lake Louise DH
03.12 Lake Louise DH
04.12 Lake Louise SG
10.12 Sestriere GS
11.12 Sestriere SL
16.12 St. Moritz DH
17.12 St. Moritz DH
18.12 St. Moritz SG
28.12 Semmering GS
29.12 Semmering SL
04.01 Zagreb SL Night event
05.01 Zagreb SL Night event
07.01 Kranjska Gora GS
08.01 Kranjska Gora GS
10.01 Flachau SL Night event
14.01 St. Anton DH
15.01 St. Anton SG
20.01 Cortina d’Ampezzo SG
21.01 Cortina d’Ampezzo DH
22.01 Cortina d’Ampezzo SG
24.01 Kronplatz GS
28.01 Spindleruv Mlyn GS
29.01 Spindleruv Mlyn SL

06-19.02 WSC Courchevel Méribel

25.02 Crans Montana DH
26.02 Crans Montana SG
04.03 Kvitfjell DH
05.03 Kvitfjell SG
10.03 Åre DH
11.03 Åre SG

13-19.03 Soldeu Finals

Men

23.10 Sölden GS
29.10 Zermatt-Cervinia DH
30.10 Zermatt-Cervinia DH
13.11 Lech/Zuers PAR Night event
26.11 Lake Louise DH
27.11 Lake Louise SG
02.12 Beaver Creek SH
03.12 Beaver Creek SG
04.12 Beaver Creek SG
10.12 Val d’Isère GS
11.12 Val d’Isère SL
16.12 Val Gardena SG
17.12 Val Gardena SH
18.12 Alta Badia GS
19.12 Alta Badia GS
22.12 Madonna di Camp. SL Night Event
28.12 Bormio DH
29.12 Bormio SG
04.01 Garmisch-Partenkirchen SL Night Event
07.01 Adelboden GS
08.01 Adelboden SL
13.01 Wengen SG
14.01 Wengen DH
15.01 Wengen SL
20.01 Kitzbühel DH
21.01 Kitzbühel DH
22.01 Kitzbühel SL
24.01 Schladming SL Night Event
28.01 Garmisch-Partenkirchen DH
29.01 Garmisch-Partenkirchen GS
04.02 Chamonix SL

06-19.02 WSC Courchevel Méribel

25.02 Palisades Tahoe GS
26.02 Palisades Tahoe SL
03.03 Aspen SG
04.03 Aspen DH
05.03 Aspen DH
11.03 Kranjska Gora GS
12.03 Kranjska Gora GS

13-19.03 Soldeu Finals

[hckošice 15,547]

7 minutes ago, Monzanator said:

 

https://www.fis-ski.com/en/international-ski-federation/news-multimedia/news-2022/decisions-of-the-53rd-international-ski-congress

 

@hckošiceSki Association of Slovakia is the new name of Slovakia Ski Association

 

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