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Everything You Need to Know About Women’s Alpine Skiing for Milan-Cortina 2026
Previewing the races scheduled for Cortina’s Olympia Delle Tofane piste.
The 2025-26 Alpine skiing World Cup season, featuring Mikaela Shiffrin and Lindsey Vonn in the lead up to the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics, airs live from October through March on NBC Sports, Peacock and skiandsnowboard.live.
Lindsey Vonn has crashed out of a World Cup downhill that was hazardous to her Olympic medal hopes though it was judged safe by race officials and team coaches.
After three days of physical therapy and consultations with doctors, Vonn went skiing with a brace on her knee.
Up to 306 alpine skiers can compete at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.
Representatives of the International Ski Federation Council met last week in Switzerland to plan for the coming years, granting approval for the new injury-status rules in Alpine skiing and the creation of a Presenting Sponsor category.