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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

It was finally time to hit the ski slopes again last weekend for many winter sports fans on the Kitzsteinhorn glacier in Austria. The ‘SnowTime’ event gave them the opportunity to test this season’s winter sports products, with access to the brand-new Porsche 7 Series and Porsche 8 Series for selected participants. These handmade high-performance skis are the first result of the co-operation between the Austrian sporting goods manufacturer HEAD and Stuttgart sports car company. The giant slalom inspired racers and the all-mountain skis which are based on completely independent constructions are now available at head.com as well as sports goods retailers.

Aaron Blunck is a three-time U.S. Olympic halfpipe skier, X Games gold medallist and FIS Freestyle World Champion.

After sustaining six broken ribs, a broken pelvis, a lacerated kidney, and bruised heart and lung while skiing in Switzerland, the most traumatic injury of Blunck’s career shook his wife and his family and had him questioning if he could and would continue competing at the level he had become accustomed to.

He was told his recovery would take a minimum of six months before he could be back on snow. He was back on snow within two months. After only three months of recovery, Aaron placed 2nd at X-Games and a month later, 1st at the Aspen US Open Grand Prix.

If you can't decide which tennis balls to buy, don't worry, as our guide will help you to choose the balls that are just right for you or your children.

The two premium brands HEAD and PORSCHE are working together to launch race-inspired skis, matching apparel and accessories featuring the PORSCHE racing design that combine a jaw-dropping mix of performance, quality and speed. Collaborate to accelerate - together we are even faster: This tagline forms the basis for the new HEAD I PORSCHE ski collection. The result is unique products in the premium sector with a design that is the epitome of movement and speed. The two ski models PORSCHE 7 Series and PORSCHE 8 Series impress with completely independent race ski-inspired constructions, which, with their full wood core and carbon and Titanal layers, provide a unique skiing experience. Even at the highest speed.

For us, a binding is more than a connector between the ski and the boot. Indeed, it is the essential link between human and skis, enabling the skier to become one with the gear and perform at the highest level!

HEAD, the global provider of performance sporting goods, is once again the official tennis ball, racquet, string and racquet bag supplier to the Laver Cup®.

Lizz Görgl, the former World Cup Rebel teaches us how to get our legs in shape before winter begins. 

With newcomers Patrick Feurstein, Matthieu Bailet, and Jessica Hilzinger, the HEAD Worldcup Rebels enter the 2022/23 season stronger than ever. Kjetil Jansrud leaves last season's strongest alpine ski team to conclude his successful career after almost two decades.

Experts around the world have tested all Extreme models on the court and their verdict is clear: you have to give it a try. 

HEAD is thrilled to announce the launch of the new GRAVITY padel racquet series, a collection that is equal parts modern, dynamic and versatile, including the Gravity Pro, Gravity Motion and Gravity Elite models.

A resurgent Marin Cilic could go deep at the US Open this summer. Eight years after winning the title, the HEAD ambassador feels good about his tennis and place in the game.

HEAD has been by far the most successful racquet brand in men’s tennis over the decade from 2011 to 2021, with more than 50 per cent of leading titles won in the professional game. The racquets endorsed by a range of different players – from the big-hitting Alexander Zverev to the all-round brilliance of Novak Djokovic – have been used to lift an astonishing array of trophies around the world and on different surfaces

Novak Djokovic’s 21^st Grand Slam singles title and Barbora Krejickova’s fifth major women’s doubles success concluded another superb Wimbledon for players endorsing HEAD rackets.

We've answered your questions about tennis dampeners, including what they do, where you place them on your strings and whether Novak Djokovic uses one.

Thinking of investing in a new pair of tennis shoes? You might want to listen to Marin Cilic, who endorses HEAD's tennis footwear collection. As well as watch the video reviews by independent experts, who have been play-testing and praising HEAD's two main tennis shoes for 2022, the Sprint Pro 3.5 and Revolt Pro 4.0. 

In this article, we will focus on improving a padel player’s technique on certain strokes as well as some of their skills.

Looking at the beautifully manicured lawns of in South London, Stuttgart and other grass court venues, it’s hard to think tennis on grass could ever have had a crisis. But it did, and you could say it’s celebrating 25 years of getting through it.

HEAD has signed an exclusive, multi-year agreement with SquashMind to help squash players become the best versions of themselves through improved psychological training and mental toughness. SquashMind is an app that has decades of proven, elite psychological coaching codified into an easily accessible, digestible, on-the-move digital format. The agreement will make the SquashMind app available to every purchaser of a HEAD racket.

If you're going to be playing a lot of padel, putting an overgrip on your racquet is one of those skills you're going to have to learn.