2025-26 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Season Preview: Calendar, Stars, and Where to Watch Live.
The 2025/26 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup is shaping up as one of the most exciting in history — a season packed with comebacks, rivalries, and Olympic-sized pressure. As the tour celebrates its 60th anniversary, the world’s top skiers will carve through a calendar that spans continents, generations, and the full emotional range of winter sport.
From Sölden’s glacier opener in October to the Lillehammer Finals in March, this season brings 75 races — 38 men’s, 37 women’s — plus the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics in February. Expect speed, artistry, and the eternal question: can anyone dethrone Marco Odermatt?
Where to Watch 2025-26 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup?
Europe: Eurosport and national public broadcasters (ORF, SRF, RAI, ZDF/ARD).
USA: NBC Sports and Peacock.
Canada: CBC and Radio-Canada.
Online: skiandsnowboard.live offers global streaming.
When Start FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Season 2025-26?
The season kicks off on the Rettenbach Glacier in Sölden, Austria, a classic opener that sets the tone for the winter ahead.
Sölden (AUT)
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October 25 – Giant Slalom (Women)
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October 26 – Giant Slalom (Men)
November 2025 – Early Ice and Nordic Nights
The tour heads north and then across the Atlantic, from the frozen forests of Finland to the Rocky Mountains of the USA.
Levi (FIN)
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November 15 – Slalom (Women)
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November 16 – Slalom (Men)
Gurgl (AUT)
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November 22 – Slalom (Men)
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November 23 – Slalom (Women)
Copper Mountain (USA)
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November 27 – Super-G (Men)
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November 28 – Giant Slalom (Men)
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November 29 – Giant Slalom (Women)
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November 30 – Slalom (Women)
December 2025 – The Classics of Europe
December marks a return to alpine heartlands — the traditional powerhouses of ski racing: France, Switzerland, Italy, and Austria.
Beaver Creek (USA)
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December 4 – Downhill (Men)
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December 5 – Downhill (Men)
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December 6 – Super-G (Men)
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December 7 – Giant Slalom (Men)
Tremblant (CAN)
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December 6 – Giant Slalom (Women)
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December 7 – Giant Slalom (Women)
Val d’Isère (FRA)
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December 13 – Giant Slalom (Men)
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December 14 – Slalom (Men)
St. Moritz (SUI)
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December 12 – Downhill (Women)
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December 13 – Downhill (Women)
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December 14 – Super-G (Women)
Courchevel (FRA)
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December 16 – Slalom (Women) – Night Event
Val Gardena / Gröden (ITA)
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December 19 – Super-G (Men)
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December 20 – Downhill (Men)
Val d’Isère (FRA)
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December 20 – Downhill (Women)
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December 21 – Super-G (Women)
Alta Badia (ITA)
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December 21 – Giant Slalom (Men)
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December 22 – Slalom (Men)
Livigno (ITA)
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December 27 – Super-G (Men)
Semmering (AUT)
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December 28 – Giant Slalom (Women)
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December 29 – Slalom (Women)
January 2026 – The Month of Legends
January delivers the sport’s most iconic venues — Wengen, Kitzbühel, Schladming — where history, danger, and atmosphere collide.
Kranjska Gora (SLO)
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January 3 – Giant Slalom (Women)
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January 4 – Slalom (Women)
Madonna di Campiglio (ITA)
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January 7 – Slalom (Men) – Night Event
Zauchensee (AUT)
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January 10 – Downhill (Women)
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January 11 – Super-G (Women)
Adelboden (SUI)
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January 10 – Giant Slalom (Men)
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January 11 – Slalom (Men)
Flachau (AUT)
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January 13 – Slalom (Women) – Night Event
Wengen (SUI)
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January 16 – Downhill (Men)
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January 17 – Super-G (Men)
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January 18 – Slalom (Men)
Tarvisio (ITA)
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January 17 – Downhill (Women)
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January 18 – Super-G (Women)
Kronplatz (ITA)
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January 20 – Giant Slalom (Women)
Kitzbühel (AUT)
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January 23 – Super-G (Men)
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January 24 – Downhill (Men)
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January 25 – Slalom (Men)
Špindlerův Mlýn (CZE)
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January 24 – Giant Slalom (Women)
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January 25 – Slalom (Women)
Schladming (AUT)
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January 27 – Giant Slalom (Men) – Night Event
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January 28 – Slalom (Men) – Night Event
Crans Montana (SUI)
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January 30 – Downhill (Women)
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January 31 – Super-G (Women)
Crans Montana (SUI)
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February 1 – Downhill (Men)
February 2026 – The Olympic Spotlight
The regular tour pauses for the Milano–Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games, running from February 6–22.
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Women’s alpine races take place in Cortina d’Ampezzo, on the Tofane piste.
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Men’s alpine races are hosted in Bormio, on the Stelvio piste.
This is where dreams are realized — or shattered — under the brightest lights in sport.
March 2026 – The Final Push
After the Olympic break, the World Cup resumes for its closing chapters — from Andorra to the Alps to Scandinavia.
Soldeu (AND)
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February 28 – Downhill (Women)
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March 1 – Super-G (Women)
Garmisch-Partenkirchen (GER)
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February 28 – Downhill (Men)
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March 1 – Super-G (Men)
Val di Fassa (ITA)
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March 7 – Downhill (Women)
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March 8 – Super-G (Women)
Kranjska Gora (SLO)
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March 7 – Giant Slalom (Men)
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March 8 – Slalom (Men)
Courchevel (FRA)
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March 14 – Downhill (Men)
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March 15 – Super-G (Men)
Ã…re (SWE)
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March 14 – Giant Slalom (Women)
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March 15 – Slalom (Women)
A Season to Remember
From the Austrian glaciers to the Olympic peaks of Italy, the 2025–2026 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup promises one of the richest, most eventful seasons in recent memory. The blend of legendary venues, new talent, and Olympic tension will ensure that every turn, jump, and second counts.

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