The winter has just arrived, and it has also brought one of the most significant and buzzed-about competitions in the world, the Alpine Ski World Cup. The competition is set to begin for October 26, with the inaugural event and venue being the Giant Slalom in Sölden, Austria. The long event will go on until March next year, and there will be a total of almost 90 races that are scheduled to take place during the upcoming months. The Ski World Cup 2023 is going to be the 58th edition of the event, and it will mainly have skiers competing in disciplines like Slalom, Giant Slalom, Super-G, and Downhill.
As the excitement around the event gets real and fans and alpine skiing enthusiasts have their eyes set on the tournament that is just a few hours away, what about the streaming platforms? Which broadcasting networks will provide live coverage of the Audi FIS Ski World Cup for fans to tune in and enjoy the action? Let’s dive straight into it and go over the details.
Streaming platform to look out for the Alpine Skiing World Cup
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Fans are eager to watch their favorite stars, like defending champions Mikaela Shiffrin and Marco Odermatt, who will be locking horns against the likes of Paula Moltzan, Tommy Ford, and others for the podium finish. For fans in the United States, they will be able to catch the live action of the World Cup, which will be broadcast live on NBC Sports and Peacock. In Europe, all FIS Alpine Ski World Cup events can be live-streamed on Eurosport’s digital platforms and Discovery+. On the other hand, CBC Sports is providing live coverage of the event for Canadian viewers. The broadcast schedule of the event looks promising and is all packed.
Complete broadcast schedule for the Alpine Ski World Cup
Starting on Saturday, October 28, the world will be buzzing with excitement as the World Cup commences amidst the snowy mountains. On the first day of the meet women’s giant slalom, run 1 will take place at 4:00 a.m. and will be live-streamed at Peacock. The second event of the day will be the women’s giant slalom, run 2, which will commence at 7:00 a.m. on Peacock.
After the successful completion of the 1st-day events, the second day will livestream the men’s giant slalom, run 1 on Peacock. The second event of the day will be men’s giant slalom, run 2, starting from 7 a.m. After the first stop in Austria, there will be four stops in the UK as well. The second event (women’s) will be in Vermont on November 25-26. Following that, the third event (men’s) will be in Colorado on December 1-3. Further, the fourth will happen in California on February 24-25 and the last in Colorado on March 4-5.
Finally, the last leg of the season will take place on March 16-23, in Saalbach, Austria. The complete schedule:
Women’s schedule
Date | Time | Race |
October 28 | 4 am | Run 1, GS, Solden |
October 28 | 7 am | Run 2, GS, Solden |
November 11 | 4 am | Run 1, SL – Levi |
November 11 | 7 am | Run 2, SL – Levi |
November 12 | 4 am | Run 1, SL – Levi |
November 12 | 7 am | Run 2, SL – Levi |
November 18 | 5:45 am | DH – Zermatt |
November 19 | 5:45 am | DH – Zermatt |
November 25 | 1 pm | Run 2, GS – Killington |
November 26 | 12:30 pm | SL, Killington |
December 2 | 11 am | Run 1, GS – Tremblant |
December 2 | 2:15 pm | Run 2, GH – Tremblant |
December 3 | 11 am | Run 1, GS – Tremblant |
December 8 | 4:30 am | SG – St Moritz |
December 9 | 4:30 am | DH — St. Moritz |
December 10 | 3:30 am | SG – St. Moritz |
December 16 | 4:30 am | DH — Val d’Isere |
December 17 | 5 am | SG – Val d’Isere |
December 21 | 11:45 am | Run 1, SG – Courchevel |
December 21 | 2:45 pm | Run 2, SG – Courchevel |
December 28-29 | 4 am and 7:15 am | GS / SL – Lienz |
January 6-7 | 3:30 am and 6:30 am | GS / SL – Kranjska Gora |
January 13-14 | 4:45 am and 5 am | DH / SG – Altenmarkt-Zauchensee |
January 16 | 12 pm and 2:45 pm | SL – Flachau |
January 20-21 | 9:30 am, 1:00 pm and 12:15 pm | Jasna – GS/SL |
January 26-28 | 11:00 am and 10:30 am | Cortina d’Ampezzo – DH/ SG |
January 30 | 10:30 am and 1:30 pm | Kronplatz – GS |
February 3 – 4 | 11:00 am | Garmisch-Partenkirchen – DH / SG |
February 10-11 | 10:30 am and 1:30 pm | Soldeu – Giant Slalom / Slalom |
February 16 – 18 | 10:30 am | Crans Montana – DH/ SG |
February 24 – 25 | 11:00 am | Val di Fassa – SG |
March 2 – 3 | 11:00 am | Kvitfjell – DH / SG |
March 9 – 10 | 10:30 am and 1:30 pm | Are – GS / SL |
March 16 – 17/22 – 24 | 10:30 am, 1:30 pm, 9:00 am, 12:00 pm, 10:00 am and 11:15 am | Finals – Austria |
Men’s schedule
Date | Time | Race |
October 29 | 5am | Run 1, GS, Solden |
October 29 | 8am | Run 2, GS, Solden |
November 11 | 5:30am | DH – Zermatt |
November 12 | 5:30am | DH – Zermatt |
November 18 | 4:45am and 7:45am | Gurgl (Austria): Slalom |
December 2 – 3 | 11am | Braver Creek – DH/SG |
December 9 – 10 | 3:30am, 6 am and 7 am | Val d’Isere – SL/GS |
December 15 – 16 | 5:45 am | Val Gardena – Groeden – SG, DH |
December 17 – 18 | 4am and 7:30am | Alta Badia – GS |
December 22 | 11:45am and 2:45pm | Madonna di Campiglio – Slalom |
December 28-29 | 5:30am | Bormio – DH / SG |
January 6-7 | 4:30am and 7:30am | Adelboden – GS/SL |
January 12 – 14 | 6:30am and 7:15am | SG – Wengen |
January 19 – 21 | 11:30am, 10:15am and 13:15pm | Kitzbuehel – DH/SL |
January 23-24 | 17:40pm and 20:45pm | Schladming – GS / SL |
January 27-28 | 11:30 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen – SG |
February 2 – 4 | 12:00pm, 12:15pm, 9:30am, 12:30pm | Chamonix – DH / SL |
February 17-18 | 12pm | Kvitfjell – DH/ SG |
February 24 – 25 | 19:00pm and 22:00pm | Palisades Tahoe – GS, SL |
March 2 – 3 | 17:00pm and 20:00pm | Aspen – GS / SL |
March 9 – 10 | 09:30am and 12:30pm | Kranjska – GS / SL |
March 16 – 17/22 – 24 | 9am, 12pm, 10:30am, 13:30pm, 11:30am, 11:15am | Finals – Austria |
Top Athletes who are looking forward to the events
The Audi FIS Ski World Cup welcomes top-tier world champions. Sitting on top is Mikaela Shiffrin, who is stepping foot to clinch her sixth big crystal globe. Training under Norwegian coach Karin Harjo, the 28-year-old, had broken the legendary Ingemar Stenmark’s record of 86 wins. Moreover, she currently stands with 88 wins and the sports fanatics wouldn’t be surprised by her prowess this time too. If the 17-time winner of 2019 can pinnacle this time, she’ll be the first woman to win 100 World Cup races.
The next is Paula Moltzan, specializing in Slalom, buckled-up for her long-awaited World Cup podium finish this time. The 2022 Olympian will compete against the GOAT Shiffrin to etch her name in history. However, there’s a male equivalent of Shiffrin, whom the world will be rooting for this time.
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Marco Odermatt, the Swiss alpine ski racer, will compete in the busiest year of the 57-year alpine history. The five-gold winner of the 2018 Junior World Championships has seen his best season in 2022-23. The Austrian skier Herman Maer set an overall 2000-point record between 1999 and 2000. Smashing that, Odermatt emerged victorious, earning a 13-time record-tying 24 wins in overall 8 World Cup seasons asserting the 26-year-old’s finesse as a horn-locking competitor of Shiffrin. If he wins, this will be his third consecutive World Title.
The 2019 Giant Slalom’s first-place finisher Tommy Ford rocks the snows at 34. Fun fact, in the 2020 season, on the same Solden ground, Ford made his career-best opening. Moreover, after getting seasoned, he made a gold comeback in Giant Slalom at Beaver Creek in December 2019.
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Therefore, as the fans have their eyes affixed on the screens already, the athletes are praying for some path-breaking exhibits.
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