Shiffrin Returns Home: Alpine Skiing World Cup Heats Up

Alpine skiing's World Cup season continues with the Stifel Copper Cup in Colorado, featuring Mikaela Shiffrin's highly anticipated return to her home state for the first time since 2017. Shiffrin, a dominant force in slalom with 66 career wins, is expected to perform strongly, though the giant slalom presents a tougher challenge.

On the men's side, Swiss powerhouse Marco Odermatt is the favorite in super-G and giant slalom, aiming to replicate his past successes. Norway's Aleksander Aamodt Kilde may use the Copper Mountain event as his comeback race after a severe injury.

Elsewhere, the short track speed skating World Tour culminates in Dordrecht, Netherlands, where U.S. skaters like Corinne Stoddard and Kristen Santos-Griswold aim to secure final Olympic quota spots. Bobsled and skeleton events are underway in Austria, and cross-country skiing begins its season in Finland with Jessie Diggins' final campaign.