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Portorož, 6th May 2026 – On the occasion of the FIS Spring Meetings, Club5 Ski Classics held its spring plenary meeting, which provided an opportunity to reflect on an intense and successful season, welcome two new members, and further strengthen Club5’s growing role as the representative body of the Alpine Local Organizing Committees.

One year after the historic achievement on the Kandahar G.A. Agnelli slope, the Sestriere Ski World Cup Organizing Committee and the Municipality of Sestriere have unveiled a sculpture dedicated to the extraordinary milestone reached by the American champion who, at the Colle in the Vialattea ski area, broke the barrier of 100 Alpine Ski World Cup victories.

Sunshine and calm winds, a great atmosphere and fantastic performances from both athletes and those working behind the scenes summed up the World Cup weekend in Åre. “We can proudly look back on a very successful competition weekend,” says Olle Danielsson Klippinge.Despite warm temperatures and a minor storm in the days leading up to the event, fantastic work from volunteers and race organisers ensured that both the arena and the slope were in top condition ahead of the first start on Saturday.

It only took a few years for the youngest Club 5-Ski Classics member to establish itself as one of the most spectacular and demanding giant slalom competitions on the women’s tour! 

It was quite an emotional 40th anniversary that the popular Alta Badia Ski World Cup event celebrated this season by excellent weather conditions a few days prior the Christmas break. Austria’s Marco Schwarz enjoyed a fabulous comeback in front of the usual large crowd winning the giant slalom, two years after suffering a horrendous crash on Bormio’s treacherous “Stelvio” course while Norway’s Atle Lie McGrath was out of reach for his rivals the next day in the thrilling slalom race.

The 86th Hahnenkamm Races could hardly have gone better and brought more tears than ever before—among the successful racers in front of 87,000 fans on site and millions watching on screens around the world. And not all of them were tears of joy.

As part of the 58th edition of the Saslong Classic, Val Gardena once again became the venue for a high-class World Cup spectacle. With a sprint downhill, a super-G, and a classic downhill, there was one more race than usual on the program at the foot of the Sassolungo – a challenge that was expectedly managed by the organizers.

A spectacular double race weekend wrapped up in Levi, where Mikaela Shiffrin claimed an impressive back-to-back victory and Lucas Pinheiro Braathen delivered a historic first win for Brazil.

Zurich, September 26, 2025 – Club5, the association of the classic World Cup alpine skiing venues, grew to 26 members on Thursday evening. Val di Fassa (ITA), Levi (FIN), Kronplatz (ITA), Bormio (ITA), and Courchevel (FRA) were admitted as new organizers during the Club5 General Assembly, held as part of the traditional FIS autumn meetings in Zurich.

What a celebration on the Hahnenkamm: almost 200 guests attended the gondola presentation ceremony to Downhill champion, James Crawford, including a whole host of Canadian ski heroes, both seasoned legends and fresh-faced talents