Val di Fassa, Italy 04 Mar – 08 Mar 2026
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📅 Official Race Schedule
Women’s Downhill
🗓 Friday, 06 March 2026
🕚 Start: 11:30 CET
Women’s Downhill
🗓 Saturday, 07 March 2026
🕚 Start: 10:45 CET
Women’s Super-G
🗓 Sunday, 08 March 2026
🕚 Start: 10:45 CET
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Audi FIS Ski World Cup
Women’s Down Hill Replaces: Crans Montana
Friday, 06 March 2026
- Run: 11:30
The Audi FIS Ski World Cup Women’s Downhill in Val di Fassa on Friday, March 6, 2026, was a historic day for the host nation as Italy’s Laura Pirovano secured her first-ever World Cup victory.
The race, held on the La VolatA course, was a replacement for a previously canceled event in Crans-Montana. It featured incredibly tight margins, with only 0.01 seconds separating the top two finishers.
Podium Results: Val di Fassa Downhill (March 6, 2026)
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Gap |
| 1st | Laura Pirovano | 🇮🇹 ITA | 1:21.40 | — |
| 2nd | Emma Aicher | 🇩🇪 GER | 1:21.41 | +0.01 |
| 3rd | Breezy Johnson | 🇺🇸 USA | 1:21.69 | +0.29 |
Key Highlights
- Pirovano’s Breakthrough: In her 125th World Cup start, the 28-year-old Italian finally stood on the podium, taking the win on home soil. She secured the victory by posting the fastest speed in the final sector of the course.
- The Globe Race: With discipline leader Lindsey Vonn out for the season due to an Olympic injury, this result significantly tightened the standings. Emma Aicher moved to within just 14 points of Vonn’s lead.
- Top 5 Finishers: Germany’s Kira Weidle-Winkelmann (+0.32) and Austria’s Cornelia Hütter (+0.34) rounded out the top five in a high-speed contest where the top ten were separated by less than a second.
- American Success: Beyond Breezy Johnson’s podium, young American Mary Bocock made a massive leap from bib 53 to finish 24th, earning her first career World Cup downhill points.
Event Context: This was the first of two downhills scheduled for the weekend in Val di Fassa, followed by another downhill on Saturday and a Super-G on Sunday.
Audi FIS Ski World Cup
Women’s Down Hill
Saturday, 07 March 2026
- Run: 10:45
The Audi FIS Ski World Cup Women’s Downhill in Val di Fassa on Saturday, March 7, 2026, resulted in a spectacular home-turf victory for Italy’s Laura Pirovano. This win marked a historic “double” for her, as she also won the downhill on the same track the previous day (Friday, March 6).
The race on the La VolatA course was incredibly tight, with the top three finishers separated by only 0.50 seconds.
Podium Results: Val di Fassa Downhill (March 7, 2026)
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Gap |
| 1st | Laura Pirovano | 🇮🇹 ITA | 1:21.32 | — |
| 2nd | Cornelia Hütter | 🇦🇹 AUT | 1:21.72 | +0.40 |
| 3rd | Corinne Suter | 🇨🇭 SUI | 1:21.82 | +0.50 |
Key Highlights
- Pirovano’s Dominance: By winning both downhills in Val di Fassa, Laura Pirovano has taken the lead in the Downhill Crystal Globe standings. This is a massive shift following the season-ending injury to previous leader Lindsey Vonn during the 2026 Winter Olympics.
- The Globe Race: With Pirovano’s back-to-back 100-point hauls, she now leads the discipline standings with 436 points, overtaking Germany’s Emma Aicher (408 points), who finished 25th in Saturday’s race after a mistake in the middle section.
- Solid Performances: Cornelia Hütter’s second-place finish keeps her firmly in the hunt for the title as the tour moves toward the World Cup Finals in Lillehammer.
- U.S. Results: Olympic Downhill Champion Breezy Johnson finished 6th, keeping her mathematically alive in the title race, while young American Mary Bocock continued her breakout weekend by finishing 24th.
Next Event: The speed weekend in Val di Fassa concludes on Sunday, March 8, with the Women’s Super-G scheduled for 10:45 CET.
Audi FIS Ski World Cup
Women’s Super G
Sunday, 08 March 2026
- Run: 10:45
The Audi FIS Ski World Cup Women’s Super G in Val di Fassa, Italy, saw a historic victory for the home team on International Women’s Day.
At 35 years old, Elena Curtoni took the top spot, becoming the oldest woman to win a World Cup Super G. The Italian team capped off a perfect weekend at the resort following Laura Pirovano’s back-to-back downhill wins on Friday and Saturday.
Race Results: Val di Fassa (March 8, 2026)
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Elena Curtoni | 🇮🇹 ITA | 1:29.07 | — |
| 2 | Kajsa Vickhoff Lie | 🇳🇴 NOR | 1:29.33 | +0.26 |
| 3 | Asja Zenere | 🇮🇹 ITA | 1:29.34 | +0.27 |
| T4 | Romane Miradoli | 🇫🇷 FRA | 1:29.41 | +0.34 |
| T4 | Alice Robinson | 🇳🇿 NZL | 1:29.41 | +0.34 |
| 6 | Malorie Blanc | 🇨🇭 SUI | 1:29.44 | +0.37 |
Key Highlights
- Italian Dominance: Italy secured two spots on the podium. Asja Zenere provided the shock of the day, charging from bib number 33 to take 3rd place—her first-ever World Cup podium.
- Overall Title Race: Mikaela Shiffrin finished 23rd (+1.69). While a modest result for her, she significantly extended her lead in the Overall Crystal Globe standings because her closest rival, Emma Aicher, failed to finish (DNF).
- Super G Standings: Discipline leader Sofia Goggia finished 9th. While she remains in the lead for the Super G Crystal Globe, Alice Robinson (4th today) has closed the gap heading into the World Cup Finals in Norway later this month.
Following the Downhill race on Saturday, March 7, 2026, in Val di Fassa, the World Cup standings have seen a major shake-up—most notably the crowning of a new leader in the Downhill discipline.
With her second consecutive victory, Italy’s Laura Pirovano has officially overtaken the injured Lindsey Vonn to lead the race for the Crystal Globe.
Women’s Downhill Standings (Top 5)
With only one Downhill race remaining in the season (the World Cup Finals in Lillehammer on March 21), Pirovano has surged from third to first in just 48 hours.
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Points | Gap to Lead |
| 1 | Laura Pirovano | 🇮🇹 ITA | 436 | — |
| 2 | Emma Aicher | 🇩🇪 GER | 408 | -28 |
| 3 | Lindsey Vonn | 🇺🇸 USA | 400 | -36 (Out for season) |
| 4 | Kira Weidle-Winkelmann | 🇩🇪 GER | 341 | -95 |
| 5 | Breezy Johnson | 🇺🇸 USA | 333 | -103 |
Women’s Overall World Cup Standings
Mikaela Shiffrin remains the firm leader of the overall standings, though Emma Aicher continues to chip away at the lead through her consistent speed performances.
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Points |
| 1 | Mikaela Shiffrin | 🇺🇸 USA | 1,133 |
| 2 | Emma Aicher | 🇩🇪 GER | 1,016 |
| 3 | Camille Rast | 🇨🇭 SUI | 963 |
| 4 | Sofia Goggia | 🇮🇹 ITA | 814 |
| 5 | Alice Robinson | 🇳🇿 NZL | 669 |
Standings Analysis
- The Pirovano Surge: Before this weekend, Pirovano had never even been on a World Cup podium. By taking 200 points in two days, she is now the favorite to win the Downhill Crystal Globe.
- Aicher’s Opportunity: Despite a 12th-place finish on Saturday, Emma Aicher’s consistency has kept her within 28 points of Pirovano. She is currently the only racer with a realistic chance of overtaking the Italian in the final race.
- The Vonn Factor: Lindsey Vonn held the lead for most of the season, but her Olympic injury prevented her from defending it. She has now dropped to 3rd and will continue to slide as the season concludes.
Next Race: The athletes return to the La VolatA track tomorrow, Sunday, March 8, for the Super-G.
