GENEVA (AP) — A downhill race that starts in Switzerland and ends in Italy will be added to alpine skiing’s World Cup program as soon as next year. The course to stage the first cross-border races since the World Cup began in 1967 has been designed by Didier Defago, the Swiss men’s downhill champion at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. The traditional season-opening downhills and super-Gs are in Lake Louise, Canada, in late November and early December before the World Cup returns to Europe. Adding extra speed races to the World Cup also aims to meet the requests of athletes who asked for a better balanced schedule. The overall World Cup titles have been dominated in recent years by skiers who specialize in slalom and giant slalom.

Source: thestar October 01, 2021 16:52 UTC