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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 

DateTimeRace
October 284 amRun 1, GS, Solden
October 287 amRun 2, GS, Solden 
November 114 amRun 1, SL – Levi
November 117 amRun 2, SL – Levi
November 124 amRun 1, SL – Levi
November 127 amRun 2, SL – Levi
November 185:45 amDH – Zermatt
November 195:45 amDH – Zermatt
November 251 pmRun 2, GS – Killington
November 2612:30 pmSL, Killington
December 211 amRun 1, GS – Tremblant
December 22:15 pmRun 2, GH – Tremblant
December 311 amRun 1, GS – Tremblant
December 84:30 amSG – St Moritz
December 94:30 amDH — St. Moritz
December 103:30 amSG – St. Moritz
December 164:30 amDH — Val d’Isere
December 175 amSG – Val d’Isere
December 2111:45 amRun 1, SG – Courchevel
December 212:45 pmRun 2, SG – Courchevel
December 28-294 am and 7:15 amGS / SL – Lienz
January 6-73:30 am and 6:30 amGS / SL – Kranjska Gora  
January 13-144:45 am and 5 amDH / SG – Altenmarkt-Zauchensee
January 1612 pm and 2:45 pmSL – Flachau
January 20-219:30 am, 1:00 pm and 12:15 pmJasna – GS/SL
January 26-2811:00 am and 10:30 amCortina d’Ampezzo – DH/ SG
January 3010:30 am and 1:30 pmKronplatz – GS
February 3 – 411:00 amGarmisch-Partenkirchen – DH / SG
February 10-1110:30 am and 1:30 pmSoldeu – Giant Slalom / Slalom
February 16 – 1810:30 amCrans Montana – DH/ SG
February 24 – 2511:00 amVal di Fassa – SG
March 2 – 311:00 amKvitfjell – DH / SG
March 9 – 1010:30 am and 1:30 pmAre – GS / SL
March 16 – 17/22 – 2410:30 am, 1:30 pm, 9:00 am, 12:00 pm, 10:00 am and 11:15 amFinals – Austria

Men’s schedule 

DateTimeRace
October 295amRun 1, GS, Solden
October 298amRun 2, GS, Solden 
November 115:30amDH – Zermatt
November 125:30amDH – Zermatt
November 184:45am and 7:45amGurgl (Austria): Slalom
December 2 – 311amBraver Creek – DH/SG
December 9 – 103:30am, 6 am and 7 amVal d’Isere – SL/GS
December 15 – 165:45 amVal Gardena – Groeden – SG, DH
December 17 – 184am and 7:30amAlta Badia – GS
December 2211:45am and 2:45pmMadonna di Campiglio – Slalom
December 28-295:30amBormio – DH / SG
January 6-74:30am and 7:30amAdelboden – GS/SL
January 12 – 146:30am and 7:15amSG – Wengen
January 19 – 2111:30am, 10:15am and 13:15pmKitzbuehel – DH/SL
January 23-2417:40pm and 20:45pm Schladming – GS / SL
January 27-2811:30Garmisch-Partenkirchen – SG
February 2 – 412:00pm, 12:15pm, 9:30am, 12:30pmChamonix – DH / SL
February 17-1812pmKvitfjell – DH/ SG
February 24 – 2519:00pm and 22:00pmPalisades Tahoe – GS, SL
March 2 – 317:00pm and 20:00pmAspen – GS / SL
March 9 – 1009:30am and 12:30pmKranjska – GS / SL
March 16 – 17/22 – 249am, 12pm, 10:30am, 13:30pm, 11:30am, 11:15amFinals – 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.

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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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