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Alpine skiing season preparations and athlete updates

Overview

The upcoming winter sports season has seen various developments regarding athlete rosters and competitive expectations. The German Ski Association announced its A-cadre for the 2026/27 alpine skiing season, featuring 13 athletes including Emma Aicher and Lena Dürr.

As the Alpine Ski World Cup season approaches, experts such as Tina Weirather and Beat Feuz have offered predictions for Swiss athletes. Weirather highlighted Emma Aicher’s potential to win the overall slalom crystal globe and predicted Corinne Suter could secure the downhill title. Meanwhile, Austrian veteran Cornelia Hütter, competing in her farewell season, expressed disappointment regarding the women’s racing schedule, noting a lack of speed events in Austria compared to the men’s circuit.

In Sölden, the men’s alpine ski World Cup 2026/27 season has commenced with the giant slalom. The German Ski Association enters the season with a strong technical team, including Fabian Gratz, Anton Grammel, and Jonas Stockinger. Additionally, 22-year-old Nickco Palamaras is set for his World Cup debut following recovery from a cruciate ligament injury.

Entities

Sölden · Klingenthal · Pius Paschke · Agnes Reisch · Camille Rast

Timeline

  1. [SPORTS] 10 sources
    German winter sports athletes face mixed results in Sölden and Klingenthal

    German winter sports athletes face a season transition, with alpine skiers preparing for the World Cup in Sölden and ski jumpers concluding the Summer Grand Prix in Klingenthal.

  2. [SPORTS] 5 sources
    Alpine Ski World Cup season preparations and athlete predictions

    Skiing experts and athletes discuss the upcoming World Cup season, with Cornelia Hütter noting a lack of women's speed races in Austria and others offering predictions for Swiss competitors.

Sources

augsburger-allgemeine.de · blick.ch · fehmarn24.de · fight.org · hna.de · kurier.at · kurierverlag.de · leinetal24.de · mannheim24.de · merkur-online.de · merkur.de · op-online.de · skidefond.custompublish.com · sportschau.de · tz-online.de · tz.de · weltcup-klingenthal.de

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