E19 Last World Cup Before Finals & National Champs Frustrations by Ed Drake

This week Ben and myself are rounding up the action from Kvitfjell, where the men raced DH and SG, talking about how one athlete is putting his money where his mouth is by pledging winnings toward climate change and the usual previews of the up coming racing from this weekend, the women are in Spindleruv Mlyn in the Czech Republic and the men are in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, both competing in GS and SL.

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On this episode I am joined by my regular guest Ben Clark as well as special guests, Olympian Luke Steyn as well as Austrian World Cup GS racer Marcel Mathis who twice finished on the podium on the World Cup tour.

We are discussing last weekends racing from Bankso and Crans-Montana, the Parallel City race from Stockholm, the upcoming racing of Rosa Khutor and Kvitfjell and our take on a couple of hot topics in the World of Alpine Racing, double cross-blocking and FIS not rescheduling cancelled races due to 'limited funds'... Let us know what you think??

With the World Champs done and dusted, we talk our highs and lows from Are, then its back to usual as racing gets back to the World Cup circuit. First, the Stockholm City Event, can The Rocket come away with GB's first ever World Cup win? Can Shiffrin topple Vlhova? As well as preview from this weekends women's Downhill and Alpine Combined from Crans-Montana Switzerland, whilst the men race, Alpine Combined, Super G and GS from Bansko, Bulgaria.

The penultimate race for the Women at the World Championships, the first of 4 races back to back to close them out.

Shiffrin goes into the GS as overwhelming favourite, can she live up to the billing? Can Worley retain her crown? Or can Vlhova or Rebensburg come out on top? It's all here... What are you waiting for? Listen up!

The Team Event, 4 athletes, 2 women, 2 men, race in 4 individual races, win and you get a point. Most points advances that nation...

France were the reigning World Champions, Switzerland the reigning Olympic Champions, but who will claim the crown this time, can GB improve on their joint 5th from the Games? Find out right here.

Catch up with the action from the Women's DH and Lindsey Vonn's farewell race, as well as the tightly contested mens Alpine Combined, who will claim the best allrounder title? Pinturault goes in as favourite, with Marco Schwarz hot on his heals... will it ski to form or can a downhiller cause and upset and come away with the crown.

Blue ribbon event at the World Championships, Mens Downhill. Some crazy weather conditions caused the organisers to lower the start and complete the race in controversial circumstances. Find out why a pre race favourite with bib 1 started at 46, how Svindal faired in his last ever race and who with take the title!

Today was the 3rd opportunity to pick up medals at this season World Championships. The Women were in action in the Alpine Combined, one run of downhill followed by one run of slalom to hunt out the best allrounder and claim the second chance to become 2019 World Champion for the ladies. Vonn had her race skis on but would she race the slalom, no Shiffrin meant the competition was wide open, could Holdner retain her World Champs title from 2 years ago?

Join me on this special episode of The Ski Racing Podcast. Giving you the highlights from the second day of the Alpine World Championships in Are, Sweden. It's the turn of the Men to get their campaign underway. Lots of athletes in contention with the racing being extremely tight in the build up. Find out how Svindal got on in his last ever Super G race. As well as a couple of interesting announcements from Hirscher and Shiffrin.