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The following is a recent NBC sports report -
Due to climate change, Alpine skiing World Cup organizers proposed pushing the start of next season back one week, as well as the World Cup Finals, and also scheduling the first speed races later into the fall.
A meeting was held Friday to outline the 2023-24 World Cup schedule with proposals made that are subject to approval at an International Ski Federation council meeting on May 24.
Climate change has become an increasing topic of discussion, especially after several early season races last fall were postponed due to weather. The season usually starts in late October with men’s and women’s giant slaloms in Soelden, Austria.
Last season, the first speed races that were to take place, for the first time, amid the backdrop of the Matterhorn were canceled due to lack of snow. Those were scheduled for the last weekend of October (men) and first weekend of November (women).
A proposal announced Friday has those races being scheduled for later in November next season.
Also proposed: changing the one-week format of the season-ending World Cup Finals, traditionally in mid-to-late March, to cover two weekends. The first weekend would be technical races of slalom and giant slalom. The second weekend would be the speed races of downhill and super-G.
With no world championships in even years, the World Cup Finals in Saalbach, Austria, will be the most prestigious competition of next season.
As previously reported, the women’s World Cup schedule proposal includes dropping the traditional December speed races in Lake Louise, Alberta. They would be replaced by races in Mont Tremblant, Quebec. Friday’s press release did not mention the fate of men’s speed races in Lake Louise
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Seems pragmatic...
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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My weather app said it was going to rain last Friday. Not a single drop fell.
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
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Seems Eurosport may be in for another rebrand too, becoming TNT Sports (BT, Discovery and Eurosport)
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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News report that Snowmass (Col) will host World Cup G/S and SL men's events instead downhill and super g in 23/24 season.
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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| russ_e wrote: |
| Seems Eurosport may be in for another rebrand too, becoming TNT Sports (BT, Discovery and Eurosport) |
Should go off with a bang!
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| davidthornton wrote: |
| News report that Snowmass (Col) will host World Cup G/S and SL men's events instead downhill and super g in 23/24 season. |
2 - 3rd March
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Press -
"New to the Audi FIS Alpine World Cup calendar for 23/24 will be a race at Gurgl, Austria. The Austrian ski resort will host a Men’s Slalom event in what is considered one of the snow-surest ski areas in Europe. The ski area stretches from 5,906ft (1,800m) to 9,941ft (3,030m) in altitude and receives, on average, 187 inches (475cm) of annual snowfall."
Indicated date is 18th Nov. at Hochgurgl. Looks like a replacement for Levi in previous seasons.
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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Women's Levi sl (2) slated for 11/12 Nov 2023.
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News report-
Calgary, AB. (July 14, 2023) – Alpine Canada announced today that the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) has removed Lake Louise from the upcoming season’s 2023-24 FIS Alpine World Cup calendar. The men’s speed races scheduled for November 25-26, 2023 were indicated as ‘to be confirmed’ when the FIS calendar was released in May.
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