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.
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.
The second KORE Story of the season goes live the on 5th of November 2021. This time we’re looking back at the most successful product launch in the history of HEAD skis as we proudly present: Evolution of KORE It was far from a given. Although freeride skis from HEAD had been around for a while, they never put down roots in the community.
Lara Gut-Behrami skied seamlessly from one great season to the next at the opening event of the 2021/22 World Cup in Sölden. The Swiss athlete finished second in the Giant Slalom on the Rettenbach Glacier in Tyrol on Saturday, missing victory by just 14 hundredths of a second. In the men's Giant Slalom on Sunday, winner of the discipline last season - Alexis Pinturault - finished in fifth place.
Seven World Championship Gold medals, one overall Crystal Globe and four discipline Crystal Globes as well as 19 World Cup victories - with this impressive tally from last season, the HEAD Worldcup Rebels start the next World Cup year on October 23 and 24 in Sölden. This season, the Rebels are again looking to confirm their status as the best ski team in the world.
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The first release of the 21/22 KORE Stories goes live the 19th of October. We’re proud to present this portrait of a very special skier and human. Please meet Sam Kuch in: FRAME OF MIND
From finger-skis to headlining the big ski movies. From the valley of Nelson BC to the top of the freeskiing world. For the first time we get to hear the story from the beginning – as told by Sa
With newcomers Stefan Luitz, Stephanie Venier, Tanguy Nef, Ryan Cochran-Siegle and Leif Kristian Nestvold-Haugen, the HEAD World Cup Rebels enter the 2021/22 season stronger than ever. HEAD team colleagues Ted Ligety, Bernadette Schild, Manuel Osborne-Paradis, Jonathan Nordbotten and Alice McKennis retire from ski racing.
Johan Eliasch was elected President of the International Ski Federation, FIS, on June 4, 2021, and is stepping down as CEO of HEAD with immediate effect.
Johan Eliasch has held the position as CEO of HEAD since 1995, and has presided over the transformation of HEAD from a heavy loss making company to a highly profitable sports equipment group with leading market shares in all its segments.
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HEAD ANNOUNCES COLLABORATION WITH COURCHEVEL MÉRIBEL 2023 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS PROVIDING HELMET AND GOGGLE
The Courchevel Méribel 2023 World Championships represents a great project for HEAD in French skiing. Sharing the same values about this prestigious event, HEAD and the Courchevel Méribel 2023 World Championships are pleased to announce a collaboration on helmets and goggles.
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Olympic champion, triple World Champion, double overall World Cup winner - Anna Veith has achieved all of her great successes together with HEAD. Beyond the end of her racing career, the Austrian athlete will continue her long-standing partnership with the world's most successful ski brand at least until 2024 - as brand and sportswear ambassador, assisting in the development of new products...
One silver and two bronze medals was handed out to HEAD athletes subsequent to the final in the Freeride World Tour. Norway’s Hedvig Wessel finished second overall in Ski women, Carl Regnér from Sweden third among the men and the Briton Cody Bramwell clinched the last spot on the male snowboarder’s overall podium.
The silver in the women’s category was however bittersweet for Hedvig
The finals in Lenzerheide saw one of the most successful seasons in HEAD's history draw to a close. With seven World Championship Gold medals, one overall World Cup Crystal Globe and four World Cup discipline Crystal Globes, as well as 19 World Cup victories, the HEAD World Cup Rebels delivered a unique class of performance.