The 2025 season has already had it all, Brignone laying down a marker, Shiffrin showing she is still human on her way to the magic 100, the mens race was an all Norwegian affair, with Steen Olsen getting his first WC GS win, Odermatt with a DNF, oh and the return of the GOAT in new colours... Orange although the record spectator numbers indicate the Austrians still count Hirscher as their own. Listen. Watch. Play.

Well here we go! Solden baby! Only a few days away the start of the 2024/5 World Cup season is here! Athletes are ready and so are the fans, it's going to be an epic season!! MAKE SURE YOU SIGN UP TO THE PREDICTIONS LEAGUE Ed and Ben are joined by Marc Telling to chat through this iconic race and what to expect from the Worlds Best. Make sure you are subscribed!! Let's GOOOOOO Listen. Watch. Play.

Talking all things funding with a British flavour. Mark Quinn of Quinn Estates joins Ed and Marc Telling to discuss the funding issues faced across the British Ski Team and how its a similar problem for many teams. Listen. Watch. Play. Share and Subscribe

With the first World Cup less than 50 days away we are back for season 7!!! Hirscher is back...wait what Braathen is now Brazilian... wait what Listen. Watch. Play.

And with that the 2024 season comes to a close. Ed, Ben and Marcel give the season a debrief (stayed on point most of the time), the highs and lows as well as thoughts for the 2025 season. Thanks for listening and playing along on the Predictions League (thanks to Gareth for collating and putting the forms together!)... its been a blast. Until next season... its bye for now! Listen. Watch. Play. Oh make sure you rate the pod if you haven't already done so!

With the World Cup Finals all done and dusted its time to reveal the real winner in of the Alpine World Cup tour... who will win the Crystal Goblet... Tune in and find out, oh and we of course look back at how the last races of the season unfolded. Listen. Watch. Play.

Not long to go now and the season end is round the corner, but the athletes at World Cup Finals are putting on a show, the snow conditions might be less than optimal but the racing hasn't disappointed... But with the biggest, most important title still up for grabs, The Ski Racing Podcast Predictions League Crystal Tumbler, now is not the time to miss you picks! Listen. Watch. Play.

Åre, the last stop on the regular World Cup tour done and dusted, plenty of action to sink our teeth into before the World Cup Finals, coming up over the next two weekends. Listen. Watch. Play.

Gut-Behrami in on Globe winning form at the moment and she backed that up with some big results in Kvitfjell and the men were finishing off the 2nd US tour trip in style. Odermatt is being pushed to new levels but still has the answers... Laurie Taylor announces himself with a WC top 10. Listen. Watch. Play.

Winter is back, from the cancelled races in Italy due to mega snowfall leaving the women raceless this time, the men were in Palisades Tahoe for a couple of sensational races for the men, Odermatt stayed undefeated and River with his first ever WC podium on home snow, to Feller and his massive stones the next day! Listen. Watch. Play.

Big team in for this one, Marc Telling joins Ed, Ben and Marcel tp add his expert opinion on a warm weekend in Crans Montana for the women, as well as the proper wintery conditions over in Norway for the last of the mens speed races before WC finals. Getting a little sidetracked at times whilst discussing racer fatigue and how to get the best out of athletes in bad conditions, we finish up with our thoughts on the races coming up on tour this weekend. Listen. Watch. Share.

With the cancellation of one of the mens races in slalom due to athletes forgetting their snorkels, Ed and Ben chat through some impressive racing from the women in Andorra, with no Shiffrin or Vlhova who was going to step up, Odermatt stays undefeated and with all the injuries we discuss the options for FIS... Listen. Watch. Play.

So much to discuss from the weekend, and we have a real pro with us this week, Ben was away skiing so we found a suitable replacement of multiple OLY and Ski Sunday queen, Chemmy Alcott. Much has been said about Cortina this weekend, maybe more from the media and fans than the racers themselves so we have to get into that! Water skis needed in Garmisch and then Gut-Behrami's performance in Kronplatz... You know what to do... Listen. Watch. Play.

Lots of World Cup racing to look back, we've crowned a new King of Kitzbuhel, Jasna had mixed headlines from return to form results to season ending injuries, the GS in Schladming was an exhibition from Odermatt when he was up against it and the slalom was Schlad...minging with all the rain... Plus GB's results from the Youth Olympics are up there with some of the most exciting performances over the last week or so! Listen. Watch. Play.

Busy pod this week! Plenty to sink our teeth into with a very eventful Wengen and a top quality Altenmarkt-Zauchensee! Huge performances and high profile injuries... But Nick Fellows joins us this week to cast his expert eye over the action and also brings us up to date with his new role at FIS and as the Director of FIS TV what he has in store for the world of not just alpine ski racing but winter sport. Listen. Watch. Play.

Tough weather conditions on both the mens and the womens races this weekend but the racing certainly lived up to the billing. The racers needed to stay in the racing line to be fast this weekend, Ed, Ben and Marcel find themselves straying off piste on more than one occasion in this one. Listen. Watch. Play.

Lots of racing over the festive period to get our teeth into, but we had to start with Ryding's podium! Yet more Shiffrin and Odermatt domination on tour, plus Marcel has some insight into the Austrian Ski Team woes. Listen. Watch. Play.

Finally a pod fully stacked with racing to review. 5 races on the mens side 2 on the womens, surprises a plenty from men and women. This is not an episode to miss. Listen. Watch. Play.

Cancellations continue to plague the World Cup, but thankfully we got 2 womens speed races under our belts. Whilst on the mens tour the GS got away and the slalom was cancelled and Ed gets to rant not once but twice! Listen. Watch. Play.

Yet more disappointment on the mens World Cup tour, but the women went toe to toe and put on a show over in Tremblant, Canada. The weather did its best to spoil things but the racing was epic... Listen. Watch. Play.

Something a bit different from us this week, no Marcel but this week Ben and Ed are joined by Canadian super star Mike Janyk! Talking about life on the World Cup tour, retirement and his new book, Go To The Start, a look into life as one of Canada's top Alpine racers. Plus we look back at a tough as nails race at Killington, where Gut-Behrami made it 2 from 2 on the GS tour and Shiffrin made it 90 WC wins taking the victory on home snow. Listen. Watch. Play.

Another no go for Zermatt-Cervinia doesn't dampen the spirits on the pod this week. Gurgl was a brilliant addition to the World Cup calendar. Feller looks to be back, and the Brits were on fire! Listen. Watch. Play.