The Ski Racing Podcast

To parallel or not to parallel that is the question... and for many, to not parallel is the option. Ed, Ben and Marcel discuss how many of the Worlds best will not be competing. Plus apologies for the lack of a leaderboard after Solden, it is all up and running again, make your predictions before Saturday to join the league, head to www.theskiracingpodcast.com to enter.

What an opening weekend to the World Cup tour. The Women and Men didn't disappoint. Shiffrin kicked off the season where most have come to expect with a W... 70 World Cup wins now to her name, but she was pushed all the way by Lara Gut-Behrami. Odermatt, took the honours on Sunday in an extremely tight race, the podium seperated by a tenth of a second and it was less than a second covering the top...

Welcome to Season 4! Ski racing is back and we kick of as ever with the curtain raiser that is Solden GS. Women on the 23rd and men on the 24th of October. Ed, Ben, Marcel and Luke are back talking all things ski racing! The predictions league is back with support from Powderhound, Croft Watches, Ski Bartlett, Level Gloves and more! Prizes for the Predictions League are seriously impressive, make...

With the World Cup season over, we look back at the highs and lows of an eventful season? From athletes and nations that impressed to under performers, what we would do if in charge of FIS plus more general World Cup funny moments! Thanks for listening, if you have enjoyed what we have put out this season, lets us know and leave a review from where you download the pod!

The boys are back, to review a strange end to the season, speed races all cancelled, Pinturault and Vlhova pick up the Big Globe. Gut-Behrami strangely skis out amidst rumours of safety or protest. With a shoutout to the Brits with Guest and Major finishing the season on a high.

Charlie Raposo joins Ed and Marcel, as we look back at Pinturault's tricky weekend which has let Odermatt take the lead in the GS standings and in with a good shot at the Overall title. Whilst Vlhova puts herself back in the driving seat after taking a win plus the recovery of the season to score big in the chase for the Womens Overall.

What a great weekend of racing, from Odermatt's domination of the SG to Shiffrin's winning Slalom run to Shiffrin's questions of the Slovakian course crews supposed delaying tactics! What did you guys think? Legit delay or underhand tactics?? Share far and wide!

Crammed a lot onto this pod! We chatted about Bansko and how blaming ski manufacturers is creeping into the racers narrative, plus we have to talk about injuries again after 2 horrendous crashes for the ladies in Val di Fassa for the Ladies, which lead us back to the question of how safe ski racing is and what can be done... Let us know what you think and give us a share and like!

The tech events brought the champs to a close. We cover the unorthodox decision FIS took to only reverse the top 15 on the second run! Liensberger's crushing slalom win, a surprise mens GS podium and the tightest of margins for Lara Gut-Behrami to take another gold. With a turbulent champs coming to an end we talk through our highs and lows, as well as some of yours, plus a look to the next World...

The Parallel...... what the hell was going on there, we try and figure out exactly what happened between Ed's rants! Plus a look back at the Alpine Combined events that seemed like they happened a week ago with this condensed schedule. Plus a look at whats left to be decided in Cortina as the World Champs draw to an end. Give us a like and a share, this is not one to miss!

Finally we have some racing to discuss from the World Championships in Cortina! With the speed races all completed the Austrian double on the men and Swiss double on the womens side are the headline stories... But is it the German team that is making all the headlines? Alpine Combined starts tomorrow, and we look ahead to the Parallel, both individual and the Team events on the horizon.

Some more warm weather affected the mens speed races in Garmisch but thankfully the races managed to go ahead. Ed, Ben and Marcel look ahead to the opening races of the World Champs in Cortina. The World Champs Predictions Mini League is underway, make sure you keep an eye on our social media channels to make sure you don't miss out on entering. The top prize is a World Cup bib!

Tricky weather had a say in all the racing this time out, Chamonix was warm and wet, meaning it was back to salt city, giving the athletes a tough time dealing with rapidly worsening conditions, whilst the women had their programme change to double SG after rain put a stop to any training runs in the originally scheduled DH. Plus a quick look ahead to selection conundrums for the World Champs with...

After a big few races, we look back at the most famous of Downhills, Kitzbuhel... from crashes to winners, we also have interviews with the chief medic on site and Hannes Trinkl on how we can get away from huge crashes. Goggia does double Downhill wins in Crans Montana, Worley wins in Kronplatz and Schwarz stands on the top step again... Lets us know what your highlights of the races were, Listen....

It might have been flat but the racing wasn't. The men delivered over in Flachau, whilst the women tackled a very ice Kranjska Gora. From first time winners to discipline domination, this weekend had it all. Dont forget to join in in the Powderhound Predictions League. 40 points on offer this weekend, men have not 1 but 2 Downhills in Kitzbuhel and a Super G, the women are in Crans Montana for the...

Ed, Ben and Marcel jump on to discuss the womens night slalom from Flachau and to chat through the plan for the seemingly ever changing schedule and make some predictions! The women are still racing double GS in Kranjska Gora and the men are now racing double Slalom in Flachau... Hopefully these are the last changes!! Don't forget to get your picks in for the Predictions League!

The pod of pods is here, the main man Dave Ryding joins us to talk us through his World Cup podium! After a tough start to the season hear what Dave has to say after an epic day of racing. Paul Telling joins us to look back over an eventful race series, we talk through Adelboden's relentless piste, St. Anton's gruelling speed test for the ladies, plus we discuss why there were so many injuries thi...

Back to the usual suspects on the Pod this week, Ed, Ben and Marcel chat through a rainy Zagreb and the tough conditions that pushed the worlds best to the limit... Ben plays 'getting to know you' and get goes off on a few rants! Before we look forward to the next races, for the men is two GS's and a slalom in Adelboden on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. While the women are in St. Anton for DH and SG...

Graham Bell joins Ed and Marcel to look back at one of the best races in history... Bormio downhill! Ryan Cochran-Seigle demolished the field and picked up his first World Cup Victory, Michelle Gisin also takes her maiden WC win, whilst Shiffrin continues her return to the top, picking up her 100th WC podium... Graham plays 'getting to know you', talks Dancing on Ice and we look forward to Zagreb...

With the pre Christmas World Cup push over, we have lots to look back at... Val d'Isere for Ladies speed, Val Gardena, mens speed plus GS and Slalom from Alta Badia and Madonna! From first time podiums to safety issues, we have you covered... And a look ahead to whats coming up after Christmas, it maybe a different Christmas for most, but thankfully the World Cup tour rolls on! Keep up to date wit...

This week the pod welcomes back the voice of ski racing Nick Fellows as well as Marcel Mathis to look back over an extraordinary weekend of racing. Mauro Caviezel takes his first WC win, Martin Cater of Slovenia wins the DH from bib 41 and Mikaela Shiffrin takes an emotional fist win in nearly a year in the second GS from Courchevel. Nick takes part in 'Getting to Know You' and we look ahead to th...

S3.E9 Santa Caterina Review+Val D & Courch Preview by Ed Drake

Mens and Womens parallel event was the name of the game on the previous stop on the World Cup tour. Marcel Mathis former Austrian WC medal winner is back to dissect the action, as well as take part in 'Getting to Know You', we talk ski safety plus a look ahead to this coming weekends racing where the women race double Super G in St. Moritz whilst the men race double GS in Santa Caterina after they...

Levi played host to the first slaloms of the season, join us as we look back at the highs and lows up in the arctic circle, where the women put on the short boards and did battle. With Shiffrin back on tour, will Vlhova have it all her own way? Plus Charlie Guest puts a smile on the faces of British ski racing fans... Listen, like and share! If you have the time give us a rating and comment wherev...

World Cup racing is back and we have a belter of an episode for you. We are joined by former US Ski Team racer Warner Nickerson to dive into the upcoming womens double slalom from Levi, Finland, talk about how the US team is funded, our new 'getting to know you feature' and stories from the World Cup. It's also time to enter the podcast predictions league, send us your pick of who will end up on t...