The women's Alpine Ski World Cup returns following the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games, with 12 races remaining and several Crystal Globes still undecided. Key athletes like Mikaela Shiffrin and Sofia Goggia lead their disciplines, while Federica Brignone plans to compete despite limited prior races this season. The action restarts in Soldeu, Andorra, on February 27.
The Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games concluded with notable achievements, including Federica Brignone's (ITA/Rossignol) double gold medals. Now, the FIS women's Alpine World Cup resumes, featuring 12 races in the coming month and ending at the World Cup Finals in Lillehammer, Norway, on March 25. Three of the four discipline Crystal Globes and the Overall title remain contested, as Brignone has only participated in two World Cup races this season due to injury recovery.
In Downhill, Lindsey Vonn (USA/Head) leads with 400 points but is sidelined after surgeries from an Olympic crash. Emma Aicher (GER/Head), a 22-year-old Olympic silver medalist, holds second with 256 points, including a victory in St. Moritz. Kira Weidle-Winkelmann (GER/Rossignol) is third with 232 points, having podiumed in two of the last three World Cup Downhills. Four Downhill races are left.
Sofia Goggia (ITA/Atomic) tops Super G with 280 points, 60 ahead of Alice Robinson (NZL/Salomon) at 220. Goggia has podiums in three of four races this season, despite a DNF in the Olympic Super G. Romane Miradoli (FRA/Dynastar), Olympic Super G silver medalist, trails by 99 points. Vonn is third with 190 but absent.
Julia Scheib (AUT/Rossignol) leads Giant Slalom by 89 points over Camille Rast (SUI/Head), with two races remaining, including one in Are, Sweden, on March 15. Scheib has four wins this season. Sara Hector (SWE/Head), Olympic silver medalist, is third.
Mikaela Shiffrin (USA/Atomic) has secured the Slalom Crystal Globe with 780 points from seven wins and one second. She eyes a record-equaling eighth win. Shiffrin leads Overall with 1133 points, chasing a sixth title to match Annemarie Moser-Pröll.
The tour restarts February 27 at 11:00 CET with Downhill in Soldeu, Andorra, where Brignone returns alongside Goggia and others like Laura Pirovano (fourth in Downhill with 207 points). Separately, Italian junior Giada D'Antonio underwent successful ACL surgery after an Olympic training injury.
