Franjo von Allmen wins the Downhill in Crans Montana on Sunday with a superb run. Ryan Cochran-Siegle completes the HEAD team podium tally, finishing third in the final race before the Olympic Games.
Finishing second in the legendary Night Slalom in Schladming on Wednesday puts Atle Lie McGrath in the lead in the ranking for this discipline. That means the 25-year-old Norwegian athlete goes to the Olympic Games in Italy wearing the red jersey.
Val Thorens delivered one of the most challenging and unpredictable competition days of the season. After days of waiting, multiple venue changes, and constantly shifting weather, the Freeride World Tour finally went ahead in classic high-alpine conditions. Strong winds, fresh snow, and a heavily featured north-facing venue forced riders to adapt on the fly.
The HEAD Worldcup Rebels once again celebrate a bunch of podiums this weekend, with Sara Hector winning her first victory of the season in the Giant Slalom in Špindlerův Mlýn on Saturday. In the Slalom on Sunday, Camille Rast and Emma Aicher podium in second and third place.
Camille Rast and Sara Hector continue on their course of success! Following her victory in the Giant Slalom in Kranjska Gora at the beginning of January, Camille Rast takes second place in this discipline in Kronplatz. Sara Hector also confirms she's on top form at the moment with third place on Tuesday.
An incredibly successful Sunday makes it a fantastic weekend for the HEAD Worldcup Rebels. Emma Aicher and Lindsey Vonn clinch a double victory in the Super-G in Tarvisio, and Atle Lie McGrath wins the Slalom in Wengen for the second year in a row. On top of that, Stefan Babinsky finishes second and Franjo von Allmen third in the Super-G in Wengen on Friday, while on Saturday.
There's no holding back Lindsey Vonn. The U.S. athlete wins the Downhill on a shortened track in Zauchensee on Saturday, followed by her HEAD team-mate Kajsa Vickhoff Lie. Her 45th victory in the Downhill and 84th victory in the World Cup sees the 41-year-old athlete continue to increase her lead in the discipline ranking. Paco Rassat also delivers a sensational performance.
In the Night Slalom in Madonna di Campiglio on Wednesday, Paco Rassat confirms his world-class form. The 27-year-old French athlete finishes third to stand on the podium for the second time this season following his victory in Gurgl.
What a perfect start to the New Year by Camille Rast. The 26-year-old Swiss athlete wins her first Giant Slalom victory in Kranjska Gora on Saturday. On Sunday, she takes the lead again, skiing two sensational runs to claim her third victory in the Slalom. Wendy Holdener takes third place in the Slalom, to round off a highly successful weekend for the HEAD Worldcup Rebels.
Second in the Slalom on Sunday, second in the Giant Slalom on Saturday; Camille Rast puts in a stunning performance in Semmering, Austria. On Saturday, Sara Hector highlights the sheer ability of the HEAD Worldcup Rebels by racing to third place in the last race of the year.
If that's all Atle Lie McGrath wanted for Christmas, he wrapped it up in the last race before the break. The 25-year-old Norwegian athlete wins his fourth World Cup victory in the Slalom in Alta Badia on Monday. Lindsey Vonn finishes third in Val d'Isere on Sunday for her first podium in the Super-G since her comeback.
What a top-speed day for the HEAD Worldcup Rebels on Saturday! In Val d’Isère, Cornelia Hütter wins the Downhill, followed immediately by Franjo von Allmen, who wins the Downhill classic on the Saslong run in Val Gardena. The Swiss athlete was already on the podium this season when he took second place in the first Downhill on Thursday.
