Monthly Archives: November 2021

In the first speed race of the season, the Downhill in Lake Louise on Saturday, the HEAD Worldcup Rebels impressively confirmed their clear position as number 1 in this discipline with a triple victory. Matthias Mayer from Austria won in Canada ahead of his compatriot and Downhill World Champion Vincent Kriechmayr and Beat Feuz from Switzerland, who won the Crystal Globe in the Downhill last season. In the women's events, Wendy Holdener finished third on Sunday, racing to her 28th World Cup Slalom podium finish in Killington, USA.

A great start to the World Cup in Slalom for Lena Dürr and the HEAD Worldcup Rebels. The German athlete raced to her first World Cup podium in the Slalom on Saturday in Levi, finishing in third place - the first podium finish in this discipline for the German women ski racers in eight years. Anna Swenn-Larsson celebrated a brilliant comeback in fifth place. On Sunday Lena Dürr followed up with another podium in the second Slalom event in Levi, finishing third.

Großartiger Weltcup-Auftakt im Slalom für Lena Dürr und die HEAD Worldcup Rebels. Die Deutsche fuhr am Samstag in Levi als Dritte zu ihrem ersten Weltcup-Podium im Slalom – der erste Podestplatz in dieser Disziplin für die deutschen Damen seit acht Jahren. Anna Swenn-Larsson feierte als Fünfte ein fulminantes Comeback. Am Sonntag legte Lena Dürr beim zweiten Levi-Slalom mit Platz drei ein weiteres Podium nach.

Here's a guide to dressing well for skiing and snowboarding, with advice on layering, what to wear and what not to wear. Plus why one of the most important decisions you are going to make is which socks you pull on.

Racing to third place in the parallel event in Lech/Zürs, Atle Lie McGrath makes an impressive return to form on Sunday. After finishing second in Alta Badia last season, his first World Cup podium finish, the 21-year-old Norwegian athlete was forced to end his season prematurely in January due to a ligament injury.

From time to time you may find yourself with the back against the wall. Doubts building up, but at the same time a panting flame is lit. Like the great poet Eminem once said, “Success is my only m********n' option, failure's not.” And with a similar credo the team within HEAD Ski division went to work. The task ahead was not a small one though. And based on previous attempts a fresh start was clearly the only option.