Rebels

  1. Alexis Pinturault podiums again in the Giant Slalom
    Alexis Pinturault podiums again in the Giant Slalom

    Alexis Pinturault podiums again in the Giant Slalom

    Alexis Pinturault is all set for the World Cup Finals with two podium finishes in the Giant Slalom. The French athlete raced to second place in Kranjska Gora on Saturday and third place on Sunday. The HEAD Worldcup Rebels celebrated three podium finishes at the women's events in Aare: Sara Hector came third in the Giant Slalom on Friday, Wendy Holdener was second in the Slalom on Saturday and Anna Swenn-Larsson finished third. 

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  2. Eight out of nine podiums for the HEAD Worldcup Rebels in Kvitfjell
    Eight out of nine podiums for the HEAD Worldcup Rebels in Kvitfjell

    Eight out of nine podiums for the HEAD Worldcup Rebels in Kvitfjell

    The HEAD women's team swept away almost everything in Kvitfjell this weekend: In the Super-G on Friday, HEAD celebrated a triple victory with Cornelia Hütter, Elena Curtoni and Lara Gut-Behrami. Kajsa Vickhoff Lie's first World Cup victory followed on Saturday in the Downhill, where she also made Norwegian skiing history. Corinne Suter finished in third place. And on Sunday, HEAD again took all three podium places in the second Super-G with Nina Ortlieb, Stephanie Venier and Franziska Gritsch. In the men's Downhill on Saturday in Aspen, James Crawford raced to the podium in second place.

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  3. Debut podiums for Laura Gauché and Albert Popov
    Debut podiums for Laura Gauché and Albert Popov

    Debut podiums for Laura Gauché and Albert Popov

    Two HEAD Worldcup Rebels skied to the podium for the first time in the World Cup this weekend: Laura Gauché raced to third place in the Downhill in Crans Montana on Sunday with bib number 26. Albert Popov also finished third on Sunday in the Slalom at Palisades Tahoe.

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  4. 13 medals - new World Championship record for the HEAD Worldcup Rebels
    13 medals - new World Championship record for the HEAD Worldcup Rebels

    13 medals - new World Championship record for the HEAD Worldcup Rebels

    Lena Dürr winning Bronze in the Slalom on Saturday saw the HEAD Worldcup Rebels score another medal on the final weekend of the World Championships in Courchevel/Meribel. This marked the conclusion of the most successful World Championship so far for the HEAD team with a total of 13 medals. HEAD won Gold as the best ski brand of the World Championships. Gold medals were also won by the new World Champions Alexis Pinturault, James Crawford, Alexander Schmid and Maria Therese Tviberg.

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  5. Gold for Alexander Schmid & Maria Therese Tviberg in the Parallel
    Gold for Alexander Schmid & Maria Therese Tviberg in the Parallel

    Gold for Alexander Schmid & Maria Therese Tviberg in the Parallel

    The HEAD Worldcup Rebels remain on a run of success at the World Championships in Courchevel/Meribel. In the Parallel event on Wednesday, both Alexander Schmid and Maria Therese Tviberg won the Gold medal. Wendy Holdener's Silver made it a HEAD double victory in the women's event. Ragnhild Mowinckel bagged Bronze in the Giant Slalom.

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  6. First World Championship Medal for Nina Ortlieb
    First World Championship Medal for Nina Ortlieb

    First World Championship Medal for Nina Ortlieb

    The HEAD Worldcup Rebels continue to collect medals at the World Championships in Courchevel/Meribel: Nina Ortlieb won Silver in the Downhill on Saturday, Corinne Suter took Bronze.

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  7. James Crawford wins sensational Gold in World Championship Super-G
    James Crawford wins sensational Gold in World Championship Super-G

    James Crawford wins sensational Gold in World Championship Super-G

    James Crawford left all the favourites standing in the World Championship Super-G in Courchevel on Thursday. The Canadian athlete bagged the Gold medal with a sensational run. Alexis Pinturault won his second medal at his home World Championship in third place. In the women's super-G on Wednesday, Cornelia Hütter and Kajsa Vickhoff Lie shared the Bronze medal.

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  8. Alexis Pinturault is World Champion at the home World Championships
    Alexis Pinturault is World Champion at the home World Championships

    Alexis Pinturault is World Champion at the home World Championships

    A lifelong dream comes true for Alexis Pinturault. The French athlete became World Champion in the Combined event at the World Championships in his hometown of Courchevel on Tuesday. Wendy Holdener took Silver in the Combined event the day before.

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  9. First Slalom World Cup victory for Lena Dürr
    First Slalom World Cup victory for Lena Dürr

    First Slalom World Cup victory for Lena Dürr

    Exactly ten years after her victory at the City Event in Moscow, Lena Dürr celebrates her first World Cup victory in the Slalom in Spindleruv Mlyn on Sunday. The German athlete raced to the top of the podium following two second places and five third place finishes in this discipline. The day before, the 31-year-old finished second in the first Slalom in Spindleruv Mlyn, with Wendy Holdener from Switzerland finishing third.

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  10. Podiums for Lara Gut-Behrami, Ragnhild Mowinckel & Sara Hector
    Podiums for Lara Gut-Behrami, Ragnhild Mowinckel & Sara Hector

    Podiums for Lara Gut-Behrami, Ragnhild Mowinckel & Sara Hector

    Three of the six podiums in the two Giant Slaloms in Kronplatz went to the HEAD Worldcup Rebels: Lara Gut-Behrami finished second on Tuesday, and on Wednesday Ragnhild Mowinckel and Sara Hector finished in second and third place.

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  11. Vincent Kriechmayr wins in Kitzbühel
    Vincent Kriechmayr wins in Kitzbühel

    Vincent Kriechmayr wins in Kitzbühel

    Victory in the Downhill sets a new milestone for Vincent Kriechmayr! The Austrian athlete won the Downhill on the Streif run on Friday to claim this classic race for the first time. The HEAD Worldcup Rebels celebrated a double victory at the Super-G in Cortina d'Ampezzo on Sunday: Ragnhild Mowinckel won ahead of Cornelia Hütter. On Saturday, podium places were won by Kajsa Vickhoff Lie, who was second, and Elena Curtoni, who finished third. Beat Feuz ended his great skiing career in Kitzbühel as one of the most successful HEAD athletes of all time.

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  12. Beat Feuz in Kitzbühel – a top athlete says goodbye to ski racing
    Beat Feuz in Kitzbühel – a top athlete says goodbye to ski racing

    Beat Feuz in Kitzbühel – a top athlete says goodbye to ski racing

    On January 20 to 22 at the 83rd Hahnenkamm event in Kitzbühel, the spotlight will be on one HEAD Worldcup Rebel in particular: Beat Feuz is ending his unique World Cup career after 16 years. The Swiss athlete, winner on the Streif run in both of the past two years, is one of many HEAD athletes who made skiing history on this legendary course.

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  13. Lara Gut-Behrami is top in the Super-G too
    Lara Gut-Behrami is top in the Super-G too

    Lara Gut-Behrami is top in the Super-G too

    Following her successes in the Giant Slalom, Lara Gut-Behrami showed in St. Anton this weekend that victory is hers in the Super-G as well. The Swiss athlete won on Sunday and finished third on Saturday. Beat Feuz didn't quite make it to the podium in Wengen, but the Swiss fans gave him a champion’s reception as he crossed the finish line. The Swiss athlete competed in his last Downhill race on the Lauberhorn run on Saturday and finished an excellent fifth.

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  14. Lena Dürr on the podium in Flachau
    Lena Dürr on the podium in Flachau

    Lena Dürr on the podium in Flachau

    At the Night Slalom in Flachau, Lena Dürr skied to a podium finish for the second time this season. The German athlete was third, equalling her best result of the season in the Slalom in Semmering.

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  15. First podium of the season for Atle Lie McGrath
    First podium of the season for Atle Lie McGrath

    First podium of the season for Atle Lie McGrath

    A successful Sunday for Atle Lie McGrath and Lara Gut-Behrami. The Norwegian raced to the podium for the first time this season in second place in the Slalom in Adelboden, while the Swiss athlete bagged third place in the second Giant Slalom in Kranjska Gora. She celebrates her third podium this season following her victory in Killington and second place in Semmering.

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  16. Slalom podium No. 3 for Anna Swenn-Larsson
    Slalom podium No. 3 for Anna Swenn-Larsson

    Slalom podium No. 3 for Anna Swenn-Larsson

    Anna Swenn-Larsson remains on course for success. The Swedish athlete, who celebrated her first Slalom victory in Killington in November, also bagged a podium finish in third place in the first Slalom event in Zagreb on Wednesday. The second Slalom in Zagreb on Thursday had to be cancelled due to the warm temperatures.

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  17. Kriechmayr & Crawford score double victory on the Stelvio run
    Kriechmayr & Crawford score double victory on the Stelvio run

    Kriechmayr & Crawford score double victory on the Stelvio run

    In one of the most challenging Downhill events in the World Cup, the Stelvio run in Bormio, the HEAD Worldcup Rebels once again showed their class: Vincent Kriechmayr won on Wednesday ahead of team-mate James Crawford. Lara Gut-Behrami missed victory in the Giant Slalom in Semmering on Wednesday by just one tenth of a second despite a serious mistake. The biggest surprise, however, came from Matthias Mayer. The Austrian athlete announced on Thursday that he is retiring from ski racing.

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  18. Matthias Mayer ends his skiing career
    Matthias Mayer ends his skiing career

    Matthias Mayer ends his skiing career

    The 29th of December started with a shock announcement at the World Cup in Bormio. Matthias Mayer, three-time Olympic champion and HEAD Worldcup Rebel since 2004, took everyone by surprise before the Super-G when he declared his immediate retirement from ski racing.

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  19. Elena Curtoni takes the lead in the Super-G World Cup
    Elena Curtoni takes the lead in the Super-G World Cup

    Elena Curtoni takes the lead in the Super-G World Cup

    Finishing in second place in the Super-G on Sunday in St. Moritz rounded off a successful weekend for Elena Curtoni. The Italian athlete has taken the lead in the discipline ranking with her podium finish. Johan Clarey bagged a cool Christmas present in Val Gardena with his second place in the Downhill on Saturday. Joan Verdu from Andorra delivered a surprise performance in Alta Badia with a sensational fastest run time and two top-15 finishes.

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  20. First victories this season for Vincent Kriechmayr & Elena Curtoni
    First victories this season for Vincent Kriechmayr & Elena Curtoni

    First victories this season for Vincent Kriechmayr & Elena Curtoni

    A perfect start to the ski racing weekend for the HEAD Worldcup Rebels: In Val Gardena Vincent Kriechmayr claimed his first win of the season in Thursday's Downhill on the shortened Saslong run. Matthias Mayer finished in third place, with six HEAD athletes finishing among the top nine. In St. Moritz, Elena Curtoni also raced to her first win of the season in the Downhill on Friday. Corinne Suter was third.

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  21. Second Slalom victory back-to-back for Wendy Holdener
    Second Slalom victory back-to-back for Wendy Holdener

    Second Slalom victory back-to-back for Wendy Holdener

    Wendy Holdener had to wait a long time for her first Slalom victory in the World Cup. Just two weeks after her first win in Killington, the Swiss athlete followed it up with another victory on Sunday in Sestriere. On Saturday, Sara Hector celebrated a podium finish in second place in the Giant Slalom in Sestriere.

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  22. Suter leads Hütter and Mowinckel to triple victory in Lake Louise!
    Suter leads Hütter and Mowinckel to triple victory in Lake Louise!

    Suter leads Hütter and Mowinckel to triple victory in Lake Louise!

    In the final North American race, the women's Super-G in Lake Louise on Sunday, the HEAD Worldcup Rebels celebrated a triple victory with Corinne Suter, Cornelia Hütter and Ragnhild Mowinckel. Nina Ortlieb made a remarkable comeback following a respite of almost two years by finishing in second place in the Downhill in Lake Louise on Saturday. James Crawford and Alexis Pinturault also celebrated podium finishes in Beaver Creek.

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  23. Debut victories for Wendy Holdener and Anna Swenn-Larsson
    Debut victories for Wendy Holdener and Anna Swenn-Larsson

    Debut victories for Wendy Holdener and Anna Swenn-Larsson

    A historic day for Wendy Holdener: Following 15 second places and 15 third places in World Cup Slalom races, the Swiss athlete celebrated her first victory in this discipline on Sunday in Killington. Holdener crossed the line in the same time as Anna Swenn-Larsson, who also nailed her first win in the Slalom. Lara Gut-Behrami celebrated her 35th World Cup victory in the Giant Slalom in Killington on Saturday. Matthias Mayer finished in third place in the Super-G at Lake Louise on Sunday.

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  24. Anna Swenn-Larsson and Wendy Holdener on the podium in Levi
    Anna Swenn-Larsson and Wendy Holdener on the podium in Levi

    Anna Swenn-Larsson and Wendy Holdener on the podium in Levi

    The HEAD Worldcup Rebels delivered an impressive team performance in the two Slalom events in Levi. In the first Slalom on Saturday, Anna Swenn-Larsson finished in second place, with four HEAD athletes finishing among the best seven. Wendy Holdener took second place on Sunday, with three Rebels finishing in the top five.

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