European Center For Security StudiesA German-American Partnership in resident Seminar on EU-NATO Cooperation held at the George C Marshall European Center for Security Studies in Garmisch-Partenkirchen focuses on areas of cooperation between the EU and NATO as agreed to in the Joint Declarations from 2016 Senior civilian and defense officials and academics provide historic and contemporary insights to these critical European and transatlantic organizations In view of the ongoing Russian war against Ukraine the Seminar on EU–NATO Cooperation establishes a growing network of professionals to ensure continued commitment to international norms and the rules-based international order in Europe and its wider neighborhood The Seminar on EU-NATO Cooperation is a one-week resident course at the George C The seminar provides insights on selected areas where cooperation between the two organizations was agreed to in 2016 and that continues today it highlights cooperation in fields such as defense industries The seminar discusses the impact of these institutions in the context of strategic competition It also elaborates on fields of cooperation of interest to partner countries The high-level speakers and panelists in the Seminar on EU – NATO Cooperation are Brussels-based officials as well as renown European security studies academics The seminar fosters a professional network of security architecture representatives from EU and NATO member states plus befriended partner countries to reassure Europe’s flanks and the Euro-Atlantic community as a whole For application and deadline information, contact Marshall Center Registrar where she has won nine times during her career The 40-year-old returns to World Cup action on Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 January, following a 20th place in downhill and a DNF in Super G at Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. The last time Vonn competed on the iconic Kandahar course was in February 2018, when she topped the downhill podium just ahead of the Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, Republic of Korea. She holds a total of 9 wins at the German resort, including one in slalom back in 2009. This will be the last World Cup speed event ahead of the 2025 World Championships in Saalbach, Austria, running from 4-16 February. How can you watch her in action this weekend? Discover below. Lindsey Vonn: How Mikaela Shiffrin and I pushed the boundaries of skiingThe Vancouver 2010 gold medalist reflects on how her former teammate continues to drive the evolution of the sport with her record-breaking performances: "We all push each other to break new glass ceilings And she’s pushing it for the next generation and hopefully she inspires the next wave of American skiers," she said in this exclusive interview Below is the schedule for the two women's events in Garmisch-Partenkirchen Watch now the trailer of the new original documentary chronicling the dramatic life of alpine skiing icon Picabo Street Street took the alpine skiing world by storm in the 1990’s by winning Olympic silver and gold but beneath the bravado and success lay a turbulent and complicated home life Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936 Olympic Winter Games, athletic festival held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Ger., that took place Feb. 6–16, 1936. The Garmish-Partenkirchen Games were the fourth occurrence of the Winter Olympic Games For the first time, female athletes were allowed to compete in a sport other than figure skating with the inclusion of the Alpine combined, an event held over several days, which featured the downhill and two slalom runs the IOC ruled that hotel ski instructors were professional athletes and thus ineligible Germany collected the gold and silver in both the men’s and the women’s competition made a great impression at Garmisch-Partenkirchen winning his second gold medal in the ski jump and placing first in the Alpine downhill race who was third last weekend at the opening stop of the tournament in Oberstdorf was unstoppable in both rounds on Wednesday on the Grosse Olympiaschanze the 22-year-old Tschofenig showed no signs of pressure as the last man to jump in the final round The result is the 22-year-old's first career World Cup victory in an individual event adding to three team wins he has under his belt Deschwanden then went ahead on 290.3 points and held off Hayboeck who produced a below-par final jump to finish on 289.0 points total He was only 37th in the first round but progressed to the final round The next round of the Four Hills tournament will be held in Innsbruck, Austria, on 4 January. Picture by REUTERS/Kai PfaffenbachThe Four Hills Tournament Trophy the USA alpine skiing superstar secured another top-15 World Cup finish in the discipline in her final race ahead of the World Championships The 40-year-old was all smiles after crossing the finish line waving to the crowd at the German resort where she has won nine World Cup races during her career If selected by Team USA, Vonn will race next at the World Championships in Saalbach, Austria, with the women's Super-G and downhill scheduled for 6 and 8 February, respectively. Lindsey Vonn: Every Olympic medal raceRelive every medal-winning race from Alpine Ski queen Lindsey Vonn at the Olympics including her unforgettable downhill gold in Vancouver the last of these victories coming in February 2018 25 February after missing a gate in the final section of the piste Trying to make up for this with riskier skiing, Vonn skied out too far and missed a gate. Warm applause greeted her as she came down to the finish area where she smiled and waved to the spectators. "I have a lot of good memories racing here in Garmisch," Vonn told ZDF before the race. "My training run was good. I am still trying to get better every day but the confidence is there." Garmisch-Partenkirchen speed races are the latest stop for the 40-year-old in her comeback World Cup season. Vonn placed 20th place in downhill and got a DNF in Super G at Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy last weekend and cracked the top 10 at St. Anton, Austria the week prior. capturing her second World Cup downhill in Garmisch Vonn had a promising run before she skied out who holds the record as the oldest woman to win World Cup races in the giant slalom tightened her grip on the overall standings thanks to her win in Garmisch Brignone punched the air with both arms after tucking at the line in one minute, 35.83 seconds (1:35.83), just one-hundredth of a second ahead of compatriot Sofia Goggia to claim the top step on the podium The three-time Olympic medallist was ahead in the splits over the first three sections but trailed Goggia in the middle part before finding the necessary speed at the bottom to take the win Goggio settled for second place with reigning Olympic downhill champion Corinne Suter finishing third in 1:36.02. Brignone tightened her grip on the overall World Cup standings with her fifth victory of the season while also strengthening her first-place position in the downhill. The top two podium spots went to Italy today with Federica Brignone in first and teammate Sofia Goggia in second Rounding out the podium was Switzerland’s Corinne Suter who came back from a devastating knee injury this season USA’s Breezy Johnson narrowly missed out on the podium finishing in fourth just 0.06 seconds behind Suter USA’s Jaqui Wiles set the pace for the course as the first starter with a time of 1:36.39 minutes While Italy’s Nicol Delago in bib 2 could not unseat the American Switzerland’s Corinne Suter pipped Wiles by 0.37 seconds taking the solid lead that the next six skiers could not beat who crossed the finish line 0.18 seconds behind her Then it was time for the Italian speed queen Sofia Goggia in bib 10 La Regina della Velocita had been fastest in yesterday’s training but Goggia was more than half a second behind Suter in the top section of the course Then she put down the fastest mid-section time Goggia managed to maintain her speed into the lower section of the course and crossed the finish line 0.19 seconds ahead of Suter Goggia nervously watched Austria’s Corinne Hütter and Norway’s Kajsa Vickhoff Lie Then it was Goggia’s teammate Federica Brignone’s turn who was 0.13 seconds ahead of Goggia straight out of the gates Brignone gave back some time on the top-section Brignone picked up speed again into the bottom section snatching the lead from her teammate with the narrowest margin of 0.01 seconds The crowd cheered—it was as exciting as ski racing gets No subsequent favorite skier came close to unseating the Italians from rank one and two and shot down a large section of the piste at which point the Austrian ski racer screamed an agonizing and bone-chilling scream “Hilfe!” (Help!) and everyone knew that this was extremely serious and Ortlieb stretchered off in a sled by ski patrol Ski Austria later confirmed that Ortlieb has broken her lower leg the 28-year-old had just come back from breaking her fibula and tibia in St The race continued after a long interruption After Michelle Gisin in bib 21 and Elvedina Muzaferija in bib 22 athlete skied into the lead ahead of Goggia on the top section it looked like a shake-up of the podium was still possible The American skier was on the hunt to end her podium drought and had a top speed of 120.5 kilometers an hour on the Kandahar course She was close to claiming her first podium in three years crossing the line just 0.06 seconds behind Suter A fantastic result for the American who has not been in the top five in the last two years Teammate Lauren Macuga in bib 27 also had an amazing run She was ahead on the top section of the course but could not quite maintain her speed into the midsection of the course She crossed the finish line just 0.38 seconds behind Goggia and 0.01 seconds behind Gut-Behrami and the 40-year-old American showed that even with a knee replacement She was just 0.35 seconds behind Goggia on the top to mid-section and a podium seemed possible but a mistake which caused her to lose her balance followed by a roller caused Vonn to come off the course her performance did show that she is a top contender in the World Cup still finished outside the top 30 that earned FIS points while Isabella Wright and Tricia Mangan both recorded DNFs Wright’s crash looked nasty as the 27-year-old slid head-first into the nets at almost unbroken speed She did have to sit back down on the course but she insisted on skiing down and managed the way down without assistance Mangan slid out and managed to slow herself with her upper body She got up without much hesitation and skied to the bottom with just a scare and no injuries Brignone has recrowned herself the oldest female World Cup victor and extends her overall lead in the rankings to 639 points She also leads the Downhill ranking 29 points ahead of her teammate Goggia The races at Garmisch continue with a Super-G race tomorrow the Swiss racer claimed her first win of the 2024/25 campaign She skied the top section superbly and carried that speed all the way down to take her World Cup win tally to 46 Gut-Behrami told FIS, "I’m happy, of course. It’s nice to ski well and be among the best, but to ski fast and win is something different. It’s been a weird start to the season. I’ve been struggling a little bit – I had to find the confidence back, the way to push on the skis again, and I made mistakes. I’m happy that today everything came together." On winning yet again at Garmisch, she commented, “It’s a challenging slope. Today, we had tough conditions and not the conditions where I ski the best. It was a little bit slippery, a little bit soft, but I just tried to push. Sometimes when you don’t have perfect conditions for yourself, you stop thinking and just try to ski." This was the last speed World Cup event before the World Championships take place in Saalbach, Austria with the women's Super G on 6 February. Alpine skiing events were included for the first time, and this led to a major controversy. The IOC declared that ski instructors could not compete in the Olympic Games because they were professionals. Incensed, Austrian and Swiss skiers boycotted the events, with the exception of a few Austrians who decided to represent Germany. Great Britain caused a major upset by beating Canada in the ice hockey competition. It should be noted, however, that several of the British players were living in Canada at the time but had kept their British passports. One of the greatest speed skaters in the early history of the Winter Games was Ivar Ballangrud. The Norwegian won three speed skating golds in the 500m, 5,000m and 10,000m. He also claimed silver in the 1500m, his seventh Olympic medal in total. Norwegian Sonja Henie won her third consecutive Olympic gold medal in women’s figure skating. After the Games, she turned professional and toured the world with spectacular ice shows, achieving great popularity, particularly in the U.S. It was at the Barcelona Session in 1931 that Berlin was chosen as host city of the Games of the XI Olympiad. On this occasion, the German National Olympic Committee announced that it was exercising its right to organise the Winter Games, as the rules of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) allowed at that time. Later, the German IOC members thus named Garmisch-Partenkirchen as host of the Winter Games, and the IOC agreed with the choice. First time a symbolic fire was lit during the Olympic Winter Games. Fireworks were set off at the Closing Ceremony. Alpine skiing, in a combined format (downhill and slalom) was added to the programme, with events for both men and women. Eisschiessen (a kind of curling) was a demonstration sport. The military patrol race was a demonstration event for the third time. The outbreak of hostilities, first in Japan and China and then in Europe, made it impossible for the Olympic Winter Games to be held in 1940 or 1944. Unlike the Summer Games, though, the Winter Games were not numbered if they were not celebrated. As a result, it would be 12 years before the V Olympic Winter Games was held, in St. Moritz, in 1948. 6 February 1936, Garmisch. The skier Willy Bogner (GER) pronounces the Olympic Oath. A symbolic fire at an Olympic Winter Games was first lit in 1936 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Wilhelm Bogner (cross country skiing and Nordic combined) The officials' oath at an Olympic Winter Games was first sworn in 1972 at Sapporo. Medal TableSee the list of teams and medals won by each. The MedalsBeginning as an olive wreath medal designs have evolved over the years.Medals Internet: www.press.bmw.deE-mail: presse@bmw.de Here you can see the webcast of the BMW Group Press Conference at the Auto Shanghai 2025 Building Resilience in an Era of Disruption and Competition PASS is a graduate-level program in international security studies is “Building Resilience in an Era of Disruption and Competition.” In particular PASS 2025 will focus on strategic competition and the growing number of polycrises requiring an increasing need for resilience.  PASS is a nine-week foundational course designed for early- to mid-career security professionals from around the globe with professional experience of 5 to 15 years military (up to major/lieutenant colonel and equivalent) and security service members together with invited security practitioners and experts will research and analyze the relationship between strategic competition and the growing need for greater resilience across the 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and conducting a capstone in-house workshop All PASS program activities are governed by the Chatham House Rule A wide variety of social events supplement the PASS academic program in order to facilitate the development of lasting relationships among participants who are young security professionals with many decades of public service ahead of them Some of these events might take place on a weekend or in the evening One of the field study trips includes one weekend as well The PASS course is offered in English only and requires ECL 80+ or the equivalent level in ALCPT or university courses.  If ECL testing is not possible GCMC can waive the ECL and accept verification of English oral proficiency from the Embassy GCMC will offer a 4-week Enhanced Learning English Course (ELEC) in advance of PASS to help participants reach the language requirement For application and deadline information, contact Marshall Center Registrar The Marshall Center’s Program on Cyber Security Studies (PCSS) is a survey course of the cyber domain. Participants will leave this course with a general understanding of what cyber is and how to evaluate and manage cyber risk Participants will gain knowledge of existing policies and frameworks related to cyber the current and emerging technologies used by state and nonstate actors to conduct cyber activities and the challenges that exist in developing international and national policy and tactics related to and for operating within and across the cyber domain. The goal of the program is to provide a comprehensive policy-focused cyber studies survey course that emphasizes and teaches mid to senior leaders how to make informed decisions on cyber policy strategy and planning through use of the most accepted legal as well as multi-stakeholder approaches to cooperation and collaboration The program helps participants appreciate the nature and magnitude of today’s cyber threats and develops a common understanding of the lexicon and current cyber initiatives within the public and private sectors. The program is taught by leaders across the cyber domain and allows participants to network and establish contacts with other cyber-focused professionals.  Further participants will leave the course motivated to continue more formal or self-study to better understand the opportunities and challenges—political and technological—in cyberspace This course consists of five blocks to help participants understand the ends and to recognize the contemporary challenges that exist in aligning the ends and means in this evolving field of national security Strategy is an art and science that focuses on narrowing down and finding ways to achieve or promote national policy interests. Strategic objectives are in part derived from an analysis of threat and opportunities that affect national interests Most nations have recognized cyber as a clear opportunity and threat that affects their country’s national interests: economic With this recognition of cyber as a 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Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. An alpine ski, men’s World Cup downhill training was canceled due to heavy fog, in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Giovanni Maria Pizzato) Canada’s James Crawford looks on ahead of an alpine ski, men’s World Cup downhill training, in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti) Switzerland’s Marco Odermatt is seen ahead of an alpine ski, men’s World Cup downhill training, in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti) GARMISCH-PARTENKICHEN, Germany (AP) — Organizers have canceled Sunday’s men’s World Cup downhill race after both training sessions were called off because of bad weather. Saturday’s practice session was initially delayed because of fog on the ski course until the jury and organizing committee felt they had no option but to cancel it. Friday’s session was also called off because of fog. “Unfortunately therefore the decision has also been made to cancel tomorrow’s DH race,” organizers said in a statement on Saturday. Sunday’s race was supposed to be the last before the world championships open in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria, on Tuesday. 2025·Alpine SkiingLara Gut-Behrami (SUI/Head) celebrates her 46th World Cup victory equal fifth on the all-time women's list ©Agence ZoomWith all eyes on two Italian champions seeking to add another chapter to their scintillating rivalry Lara Gut-Behrami (SUI/Head) upstaged both of them — and everyone else — on her way to a historic victory Gut-Behrami finally won her first race of the season in the Garmisch-Partenkirchen Super G on Sunday with a narrative-shifting return to the stunning form that saw her claim three Crystal Globes a year ago the Swiss superstar finished more than a third of a second ahead of the field in claiming her 46th World Cup victory to equal Renate Götschl (AUT) in fifth place on the all-time women's list Italian headline acts Federica Brignone (ITA/Rossignol with Kajsa Vickhoff Lie (NOR/Head) playing the role of the cat among the superstar pigeons by finishing second skiing flawlessly to win for the fifth time in Super G on the Kandahar course in the Bavarian Alps "It has been a weird start of the season I've been struggling a bit," Gut-Behrami said I'm happy that today everything came together." Although she has not quite been able to reproduce the other-worldly form of her eight-win campaign from a season ago Gut-Behrami showed on Sunday that she is still a threat for multiple Crystal Globes this year as well as medals in the world championships next month in Saalbach I will take that," she said of her timely victory The defending World Cup Super G champion increased her lead in the discipline standings to 75 points with three races left and closed to within 70 points of Brignone's lead in the chase for the Overall title Beyond her possible accolades for this season Gut-Behrami continues to carve out her lofty place in the sport's history The only four women with more World Cup wins than her are some of the biggest legends in Alpine skiing: Mikaela Shiffrin (USA/Atomic Two skiers a little below Gut-Behrami on that list, Brignone (32 wins) and Goggia (26), entered Sunday's race as favourites after sharing four out of the last five speed victories on tour between them, including a 1-2 finish separated by one-hundredth of a second in Saturday's Downhill But Brignone made a line error in the middle of the course and another mistake near the finish and Goggia couldn't master the lower technical turns leaving the door open for Gut-Behrami and Lie "I think I didn't make it so good the last part," Brignone said "I went too strong on my foot (on one of the final gates) and it ejected me outside and I was so slow the last two gates." who was visibly frustrated after crossing the finish line despite taking the provisional lead who bested her by 0.38 seconds two skiers later "I don't think I was in front of Lara today she made an upper part better than mine," Brignone said she is winning the World Cup in Super G the last years and I'm always second it's that you (did) an amazing job." After heavy snow fell at the top of the course — and rain at the bottom — during inspection a right-footed blind turn coming off the jump through the Kandahar arch midway down the piste caught out many of the world's best skiers Michelle Gisin (SUI/Salomon) and Mirjam Puchner (AUT/Atomic) all missed the gate to register DNFs while Ariane Raedler (AUT/Head) crashed at the same spot though she appeared to escape serious injury Brignone had to adjust direction upon landing after the jump and lost some time but Head skiers Gut-Behrami and Lie navigated it perfectly to set up the rest of their charge to the top two steps of the podium "It's Norwegian weather," Lie said it's salty and I was skiing on this since I was a little kid you can be active and move the outside ski But it was fast today so you really had to go with your instincts." Gut-Behrami was less complimentary of the conditions even though she made it look easy on a course she has long since mastered "It's a challenging slope," the reigning Olympic Super G champion said it's not the conditions where I ski the best The 33-year-old is starting to use her experience to learn that she can raise her game in precisely these situations "When you don't have the perfect conditions for yourself you stop thinking and just try to ski," Gut-Behrami said Maybe I have to start thinking that in those conditions Click here for full results from Sunday's Super G. 2025·Alpine SkiingFederica Brignone (ITA/Rossignol) on her way to her second Downhill win of the season — and of her career — in Garmisch-Partenkirchen on Saturday ©Agence ZoomWith the two most successful women in Italian World Cup history going head to head in spectacular fashion in Saturday's Downhill in Garmisch Federica Brignone (ITA/Rossignol) came out on top — just Brignone defeated compatriot Sofia Goggia (ITA/Atomic) by the smallest margin in ski racing — 0.01 seconds — to extend several records and take control of the race for the Downhill and Overall Crystal Globes Two weeks after her first Downhill victory Brignone continued the best stretch of speed form in her decorated career by mastering the top gliding section and the lower technical part of the Kandahar course The evergreen star led Goggia's split times on the top half of the course then fell slightly behind before roaring back in the final sector to cross the line in 1:35.83 and scream with delight in the finish area "In skiing, it can happen — one hundredth (of a second) is part of the game," said Brignone, who remembered being on the wrong side of that margin twice in her career, including at the hands of Goggia in a Super G in St. Moritz in 2019 The 34-year-old Rossignol skier increased her Italian World Cup victories record to 32 who won her 26th World Cup race in the Cortina Downhill last Saturday The rivalry between the two Italians has reached new levels this season as Brignone has raised her Downhill game with the pair having won the last three races on the long skis between them "It's been a good battle," Brignone admitted "It was never a battle in Downhill until this year because she has been always better than me "I've been working on my Downhill skills a lot Her improved Downhill form has helped Brignone to a 110-point lead in the Overall standings over Lara Gut-Behrami (SUI/Head as well as a 29-point lead in the Downhill standings over Goggia and she's coming stronger.– Federica Brignone on the elevation of her rivalry with Sofia GoggiaPre-race favourite Goggia started slowly on the top gliding section and fell over half a second behind provisional leader Corinne Suter (SUI/Head) at the halfway stage The Italian's trademark wild-but-fast style served her well on the lower turns and she made up time on each of the last three splits to take a 0.18 second lead over Suter Remarkably, Goggia dislocated her right shoulder mid-race and still almost triumphed, recalling her famous victory two seasons ago in St. Moritz a day after she fractured her hand. "I dislocated my shoulder and I didn't know how to keep the position in the last part because I couldn't move the arm, and so I was a bit in difficulty (and) this affected my race," said Goggia, who immediately reached for her shoulder after crossing the finish line. "Now it's good. It's something that happens when I lose some weight during winter. The first part (of the body) that loses muscles is the upper part, so this is why maybe it was a bit unstable. "I have to stabilise it, but it's really no problem. But if you ski down with a shoulder out, it's not so comfy." Suter, the Olympic Downhill champion who is improving week-by-week in her comeback from a knee injury sustained last season, had some of the best snow conditions with bib No.3 and took full advantage. Backing up last Sunday's Super G podium, Suter was fastest of all in the second sector of the course and used the top gliding section as a springboard to her best Downhill result in nearly two years. "All in all, I'm very happy," the Head racer said. "In the finish I was not really, really happy because I thought that you could ski faster. "But I think the part at the top I did very well, and also the last part, but in the middle, with the bumps, I was not so close to the gate and I lost a little bit of confidence." After the top three had already finished, the race was delayed while Nina Ortlieb (AUT/Head) was stretchered down the mountain after her knee appeared to buckle on a turn, causing her to crash into the safety netting. While the oft-injured Ortlieb's season is in doubt, the rest of the women's World Cup stars will be back in action in Sunday's Super G, including Goggia, who brushed off any concerns that she might not race. "I raced with a broken hand after a surgery, you ask me for a dislocated shoulder?" the maverick Italian said. The four-time World junior champion has demonstrated strong form throughout the season and claimed his third victory of the campaign Jumps of 141.5m and 143m saw Tschofenig achieve a winning total of 298.9 points, continuing his nation’s run of Four Hills success, after Stefan Kraft’s victory in Oberstdorf two amazing jumps and days like that are unforgettable,” said Tscofenig who now leads the overall standings in the World Cup and race for the 2024/25 ‘Four Hills Tour’ crown but I’ll make the best of it because right now it’s just happiness and no pressure.” Gregor Deschwanden (SUI) was second with 290.3 points, while Michael Hayboeck’s new hill record of 145m in the first round helped him to a total of 289pts and third as it’s not the easiest hill for me and I’ve never had a podium finish here until today,” said Hayboeck very happy that I had two really cool jumps “I had a little bit of luck with the wind conditions but it was my best jump in my career maybe but I knew that from the take-off it was a great jump and I knew from the first second of the flight it would be a great one and it was a great feeling.” The field will now reconvene for the second half of the 2024/25 Four Hills Tournament in Austria with Innsbruck hosting the action from 3-4 January before the concluding contest in Bischofshofen 67 athletes had taken to the hill for qualifying on Tuesday with the top-50 athletes reaching the first round which as with all of the Four Hills contests would see the field divided into a series of duels between the highest and lowest ranked athletes The New Years’ Day competition would begin with those qualifying in the middle of the field, with 26th Markus Mueller (AUT) vs 25th Halvor Egner Granerud (NOR) The Norwegian progressed with relative ease but looked frustrated by his distance of 133m Garmisch-Partenkirchen HS142 is a flying hill so it those at the top of the standings come the end of the first round were expecting to be reaching over 140m Naoki Nakamura (JPN) only 33rd in qualifying but delivered a vastly improved performance in the main competition, with his score of 132.7 edged out rival Pawel Wasek (POL) who scored 131.1 in one of the closest contests seen in the opening round Benjamin Oestvold (NOR) – 35th in qualifying – celebrated wildly after recording 133m which saw him finish clear of Valentin Foubert (FRA) who claimed two Grand Prix podium finishes in August before an encouraging showing on the World Cup circuit Kristoffer Eriksen Sundal (NOR) led for a long time, with Andreas Wellinger (GER) who was third on this hill at last year’s event Stefan Kraft (AUT), the 2023/24 Crystal Globe champion and winner of the first Four Hills event in Oberstdorf had admitted he was a little “scared” of attacking too much in qualifying He was expected to fly clear of the Sundal and Wellinger but the wind dropped just as he was beginning his run and 131.5m meant he was unlikely to mount a podium challenge Excitement and anticipation in the crowd continued to grow throughout the round, with Ren Nikaido (JPN) achieving 139.5m before home fans celebrated an impressive 137m from Karl Geiger (GER) The Slovenian men were without a World Cup podium finish so far this season, but Anze Lanisek (SLO) had given the nation some hope with a stunning 142m effort in the trial run which was just 2m short of the hill record Conditions were trickier in the first round but he still achieved a highly competitive 139.5m The hill record of 144m, set by Dawid Kubacki (POL) in 2021, was soon broken though as Michael Hayboeck (AUT) set a new mark with 145m The Austrian, who won his last individual World Cup title back in 2016, would not top the standings in the first round though, with Daniel Tschofenig (AUT) 141.5m jump achieving greater style marks to attain a 2.3 point lead heading into the second round Gregor Deschwanden (SUI) was third, with top-qualifier Jan Hoerl (AUT) surprisingly down in ninth and Kraft down in 14th Lindvik was significantly stronger second time around much to the delight of the host-nation fans who also made important progress in terms of retaining a push for the Four Hills crown They would remain in the top-three for much of the remainder of the round but the strongest athletes from earlier in the day would change the shape of the leader board in the closing stages of the contest who entered the Garmisch-Partenkirchen World Cup second in the overall rankings who have regularly challenged for honours this season would not appear on the New Year’s Day podium which saw a tail wind switch to a head wind but once it restarted Lanisek landed another massive leap of 140.5 He and then Deschwanden would take the lead with the Swiss athlete guaranteeing himself a top-three finish in the process Hayboeck was not able to repeat his record-breaking leap from the first round but 137.5m was enough for his first podium finish of the season Deshwanden’s total of 290.3 meant there was pressure on Tschofenig but he delivered a stunning 143m leap to add 147.3pts to his total and secure a third win of 2024/25 following earlier successes in Wisla (POL) and Engelberg (SUI) 03.01.2025 – 13:30 – Start Qualification – QUA Men’s LH04.01.2025 – 13:30 – Competition start – WC Men’s LH  05.01.2025 – 16:30 – Start Qualification – QUA Men’s LH06.01.2025 – 16:30 – Competition start – WC Men’s LH *All times are in CET (Central European Time) and are subject to change Watch the world’s top skiers race down steep slopes at lightning speed in this thrilling showdown Secure your spot now for an experience of lifetime at the Winter Olympic Games in the magical Italy You don't have permission to access the page you requested What is this page?The website you are visiting is protected.For security reasons this page cannot be displayed is in a medically induced coma after a severe crash during World Cup downhill training on Friday the Czech Ski Federation confirmed Saturday “Tereza Nova has been placed in an induced coma following her fall during downhill training yesterday (Friday) in Garmisch-Partenkirchen She underwent surgery to reduce brain swelling at the Murnau hospital and will remain in a medically induced coma for as long as the medical team deems necessary,” the federation said in a statement Nova’s fall occurred during the final training session on the demanding Kandahar course known for its steep descents and punishing speed She was immediately airlifted to the hospital in Murnau where doctors performed emergency brain surgery The decision to induce a coma reflects a medical strategy to manage severe brain trauma by reducing swelling and protecting the brain from further damage This approach gives the body time to recover and minimizes complications such as seizures or increased intracranial pressure both of which can follow traumatic head injuries has competed on the World Cup circuit since 2019 She represented her country at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics with her best result being 14th place in the combined event Known for her technical precision and fearlessness Nova is part of a new generation of skiers carrying the hopes of Czech alpine sports The skiing community has rallied behind Nova with fans and athletes sharing messages of support “We are all thinking of Tereza and wish her a speedy recovery and lots of strength,” a spokesperson for the Czech ski association told the newspaper “Sport.” Nova’s compatriot and Olympic champion Ester Ledecka who won gold in skiing’s super-G and snowboarding’s parallel giant slalom at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics chose not to compete in Saturday’s Downhill event Italy’s Federica Brignone claimed victory in the race on the Kandahar course while teammate Sofia Goggia claimed second and Switzerland’s Corinne Suter claimed third Nova’s injury is the latest in a string of serious accidents that have shaken the alpine skiing world in recent weeks Austrian Nina Ortlieb fractured her lower leg in a high-speed crash during today’s Downhill race in Garmisch the alpine skiing community is left grappling with the sport’s inherent risks particularly in the very dangerous high-speed events of Downhill and Super-G Many skiers and experts are demanding change for the safety of the athletes the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) introduced mandatory airbags for speed events many athletes wound up filing exemption requests Olympic Membership - Free Live Stream Sports & Original Series - join now! 🥇 In 1936 the Olympic Winter Games once again returned to the Alps that served as the backdrop for this the fourth edition of the Winter Games and the newly combined town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen acted as the host Garmisch-Partenkirchen’s Organizers were destined to put their own unique stamp on the celebrations – in one case literally as for the first time in the world of Olympic Winter philately the sale of commemorative postal stamps issued for the Games also helped to pay for the event were not the only first introduced by the 1936 Winter Organizers Nor were the logistics of Games the only inspiration for those firsts the Organizing Committee also looked to a combination of Olympic winter sport and German traditions when they made their plans As a result the Games became just a bit more Olympic in their symbolism and winter focused in their sports For the first time at the Winter Games a symbolic fire added ambience to the celebration casting a blazing light for all to see throughout the eleven days of the competitions were mixed with references to winter sport on the winners medal and participants’ diploma and the Games emblem combined the Olympic rings with an artistic rendering of the Zugspitz The emphasis on winter was even increased in the sports programme with the inclusion of the first ever Olympic men’s and women’s Alpine skiing events and demonstrations in eisschiessen When the Games opened on 6 February for the first time in Olympic Winter history a small number of athletes from countries such as tiny Liechtenstein and far off Australia were taking part in the competitions there was also a single athlete from Greece making a first Winter Games appearance Whether making a first time or repeat appearance the athletes who came to compete under the imposing shadow of the Zugspitz were also destined to make their own contributions to the memorable stories and impressive results that would be written in the pages of Olympic history for 1936 Cross country skiing and Nordic combined athlete Oddbjorn Hagen and men’s and pairs figure skater Ernst Baier thrilled the record number of spectators and took home multiple medals In the women’s figure skating Cecilia Colledge gave Sonja Henie a run for her money but  gold was not meant to be for Colledge though as nerves got the better of her in the free skate and she had to settle for silver instead Despite an introduction that was almost as challenging as the courses on which the athletes raced the Alpine skiing competitions offered many exciting moments This was especially true in the women’s Alpine combined where Partenkirchen native Käthe Grasegger took the silver medal and Canadian racer Diana Gordon refused to let injury stop her Gordon simply adapted her skiing to use a single pole and compete with one arm in a cast By the time the first day’s training for the four-man bobsleigh competition was completed Gordon was not the only athlete at the Games to be sporting a cast It transpired that the Bavaria curve of the track was just as formidable as the Zugspitz that served as the backdrop for the Games it was the athletes along with the Organizers who were destined to be remembered for their exploits and contributions to Olympic history long after the symbolic fire went out in Garmisch-Partenkirchen celebrates like HaalandThe Norwegian made it two out of two in the 2022/23 Four Hills Tournament ahead of Anze Lanisek with World Cup leader Dawid Kubacki third The Norwegian was in superb form on Sunday (1 January), taking a narrow lead after round one of the final from Slovenia's Anze Lanisek And he celebrated his first Garmisch win by pretending to meditate like his compatriot I was in really good shape here in Garmisch and I thought I'd make a celebration like Haaland in honour of him - because he was kind of the king in Germany at the time But Dawid (Kubacki) took the hill record in the final round and I came second So I've been waiting for a moment to do that celebration since." "It's been an amazing start to the New Year Three good jumps: the first one in the trial round was insane and the two in the competition were really really good as well." Granerud's winning total of 303.7 saw him take victory by 6.4 points from Lanisek the reigning Garmisch and Four Hills champion Kubacki's lead over Lanisek in the World Cup standings is down to 88 points with Granerud in third place a further 66 points behind. 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LLC as the manufacturer of certain X model vehicles the referenced vehicles are manufactured in South Carolina with a combination of U.S Here you can see the webcast of the BMW Group Press Conference at the Auto Shanghai 2025. WIESBADEN, Germany — The U.S. Army’s Bavarian Alps resort hotel in Garmisch-Partenkirchen is undergoing a $30 million facelift in the midst of celebrating a milestone.   The renovations at Edelweiss Lodge and Resort, which marked its 20th anniversary in a celebration Wednesday, aim to improve dining, recreation and accommodations for Defense Department personnel and their families vacationing there.     “These investments will enable us to serve the next generation of service members with even greater dedication and comfort,” marketing manager Brad Hays said.   Zuggy’s Base Camp, a restaurant with a rustic hunting lodge theme, was the first Edelweiss facility to be spruced up. It was renovated in the spring, and the work wrapped up in July. 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After the initial Garmisch-Partenkirchen (GER) World Cup qualifying (30 Dec) and main competition (31 Dec) the field will then reconvene in Oberstdorf (GER) for the conclusion (1 Jan) The event, which was originally known as the ‘Silvester Tour’ and took place across Austria and Slovenia, was rebranded as the ‘Two Nights Tour’ for the 2023/24 campaign It now takes place in Germany, matching the start of the men’s Four Hills Tournament with each of the two legs taking place in the reverse order to the men’s competition The two competitions also share similar rules with qualifiers also set to face-off in a series of duels to decide the placements and qualifiers for the final competition round The ski jumper with the highest overall points total from the two World Cup events will be crowned the 2024/25 'Two Nights Tour' champion The format is very cool and will definitely be exciting!– Lisa Eder (AUT)Austrian Eder is currently third in the overall World Cup standings and is looking to “pick up” where she left off after attaining two podium finishes so far this season with the season’s standout performer Schmid (GER) currently atop of the rankings The German is keen to build on her three victories and two second-place finishes so far during her 2024/25 campaign particularly now she is back competing in her homeland “It’s really special to jump in front of my home crowd in both Garmisch and Oberstdorf,” Schmid tells FIS friends and also my fan club will be there cheering for me and I hope other spectators will come to support us as well.” Team-mate Selina Freitag (GER) is fourth in the World Cup standings thanks largely to her second and third-place finishes on the opening weekend of the season in Lillehammer (NOR) The 23-year-old is looking to return to form after challenging events in Zhangjiakou (CHN) and Engelberg (SUI) in recent weeks “After all the weeks we’ve been through I have a really good feeling,” says Freitag “I’m really looking forward to the Tour Nights Tour as I’ve jumped a lot in Garmisch and I know Oberstdorf “I think it will be really cool jumping and I hope we have some good weather too.” the men’s Four Hills competition moves on to two further venues in Austria and there is growing optimism that the women’s calendar will match this format in the coming seasons "Every year in which the women are not involved in analogue events (matching the men’s program) is a lost year for ski jumping in general and for the women in particular," said German Ski Association sports director Horst Hüttel “There’s a small chance of implementing the whole things as early as 25/26 but it should be ready by the season after the next Winter Olympics in 2026 at the latest.” fully supports the idea of an expanded Two Nights Tour to replicate the men’s Four Hills Tournament but I’m just happy we have the competitions and of course it’s very important that they are on German hills.” 30.12.2024 – 17:30 – Start Qualification – QUA Women's LH31.12.2024 – 16:20 – Competition start – WC Women's LH 01.01.2025 – 14:45 – Start Qualification – QUA Women's LH01.01.2025 – 16:15 – Competition start – WC Women's LH full schedule and how to watch liveWill World Cup leader Pius Paschke continue his strong start to the season and can reigning Four Hills champion Kobayashi Ryoyu rediscover his form Picture by Kenta Harada/Getty Images)By Nischal Schwager-Patel & Fabian BreuerThe 73rd Four Hills Tournament (28 December 2024 - 6 January 2025) in Germany and Austria is almost upon us These four World Cup venues have hosted the tour since the first edition in 1953, with the order unchanged since 1972-73. The action gets underway in Oberstdorf on 28 December 2024, with eight days of competition - one day of qualification with the final two rounds the next day - taking place within 10 calendar days. The number of athletes nations are allowed to enter depends on World Cup results and Continental Cup showings from the previous year. Host nations Germany and Austria will each have six jumpers. Here is everything you need to know about this season’s Four Hills Tournament. The Four Hills Tournament is part of the men's Ski Jumping World Cup season; all results are included in the overall standings according to the criteria (100 World Cup points for the winner of each event) the Four Hills Tournament also stands alone with its ranking determined by the combined results of the four stages The actual points scored for distance and style (taking into account wind and in-run points) in each of the four competitions are added together to crown the champion It is therefore possible that a participant may not be crowned the winner despite winning three stages if they struggle on the other; this has happened on four previous occasions 50 qualified jumpers contest the first round the Four Hills competitors are divided into pairs and face off to reach the second and final round - the first qualifier meets the 50th The winners of the 25 duels plus five ‘lucky losers’ - those with the most points in a losing effort - make up the 30 going on to have final jumps We look at the athletes from Olympic history who had the style as well as the distance in the sport of ski jumping and look in great shape ahead of the Four Hills who is seeking a second Four Hills title a decade on from his first Picture by 2024 Getty ImagesKobayashi Ryoyu celebrates his third Four Hills Tournament triumph Kobayashi Ryoyu defends his Four Hills title having claimed it for a third time last year despite not winning one of the four events Japan's reigning normal hill Olympic champion has failed to make the top 10 so far this season but will be keen to regain confidence and form in the Alps Eurosport hold the rights for the Four Hills Tournament across Europe and Asia while in the United States it will be shown via Ski and Snowboard Live Canadian fans can watch on CBC-SRC with ESPN the broadcaster for Latin America Check local listings for details elsewhere After two straight DNFs, Lindsey Vonn was looking to get back to the finish line and put her comeback to alpine skiing back on track finished 13th in the World Cup Super-G in Garmisch-Partenkirchen her highest finish since barely missing a podium in Austria two weeks ago Vonn ran top-15 splits throughout and was top-7 in the opening and closing sectors to finish 1.40 seconds behind winner Lara Gut-Behrami of Switzerland who earned her 46th career World Cup victory Norway’s Kajsa Vickhoff Lie took second and Italy’s Federica Brignone finished third Two Americans finished above Vonn as Keely Cashman posted a strong sixth-place run for her best finish ever in a World Cup race team put three skiers in the top 11 in the World Cup downhill the three-time Olympic medalist who hopes to qualify for the 2026 Games had her second straight did-not-finish when she was kicked out of position around a turn and skied out with seven gates to go Breezy Johnson took fourth, just six-hundredths of a second away from her first podium since December 2021. She missed most of the last three years with injury and then a 14-month ban for violations of anti-doping whereabouts rules. Macuga — who won a Super-G race two weeks ago for her first World Cup victory — finished sixth and Jacqueline Wiles 11th with Italian teammate Sofia Goggia just 0.01 behind in second skier to struggle on the Garmisch-Partenkirchen track as Isabella Wright and Tricia Mangan both suffered hard falls Saturday Wright missed Sunday’s race after sustaining an injury 17 skiers did not finish across the two days Sunday’s Super-G was the last World Cup speed event before the world championships begin Feb Saturday marked Vonn’s first race since she crashed out during a Super-G run in Cortina d’Ampezzo Before the fall about two-thirds through the track Vonn was keeping a pace that would’ve contended for a podium spot she took 20th in the downhill on the Olympia delle Tofane slope that will host the 2026 Olympics After retiring in 2019 due to persistent injuries Vonn got a knee replacement in 2024 that paved the way for her return to the sport She announced her plans to return in November rejoined the World Cup tour in December and immediately found success with results that put her among the top American finishers each week If Vonn can get back to those strong performances, she could be in line to make the Olympic team next February. She told the Associated Press last week that the Milan-Cortina Games “would be a great way to end” this second chapter of her career winning three medals — including gold in the downhill in Vancouver in 2010 She missed the 2014 Olympics with a knee injury and by the 2018-19 World Cup season A frustrating weekend in Cortina in January 2019 was her final World Cup race until last month When she retired, Vonn was the winningest women’s World Cup alpine skier in history with 82 race wins to go with four overall World Cup titles. Fellow American star Mikaela Shiffrin has since passed her and will resume her pursuit of a historic 100th World Cup win Thursday in Courchevel after missing the past two months with an injury (Top photo of Lindsey Vonn smiling after Sunday’s Super-G race: Angelika Warmuth / picture alliance via Getty Images) Zack Pierce is the national managing editor for The Athletic he was the managing editor for The Athletic's Minnesota coverage He spent over 10 years in various editorial capacities at FoxSports.com after a brief stint at ESPN.com he co-founded the Trent Tucker Fan Club and refused to interact with society for several hours after the 1998 NFC Championship Game Picture by 2021 Getty ImagesBy ZK GohItaly's Dominik Paris clinched his 15th career Alpine Ski World Cup downhill victory on Friday (5 February) with victory in Garmisch-Partenkirchen Feuz, the winner of the last two downhills at Kitzbühel, was second through with Matthias Mayer of Austria – who would be on course for a fourth straight downhill podium – third. The win for Paris was his 15th career World Cup victory in downhill, extending his lead among active skiers (Feuz is second on 12) and moving him to joint-fourth all-time. It was also his 19th win in all disciplines, setting him up for a big home World Championships. The race was paused for 20 minutes by a high-speed crash for Germany's Josef Ferstl, who caught the edge of one of his skis on the Seilbahnstadlsprung jump and landed on his side. He slid down into the safety netting and crashed into an air cushion, taking out a significant amount of netting with him. Incredibly, Ferstl was unhurt and managed to stand up and untangle himself, receiving the all-clear from the race doctors as he managed to ski off the mountain on his own. Picture by 2021 Getty ImagesComing off the back of a serious injury, Paris was in search of his first win since rupturing his ACL last January. The fifth skier down the course, the Italian took an attacking line in the opening segment and found himself inside Feuz's time at the first two time splits. Although Paris dropped some time in the middle, he was never more than a tenth outside of his Swiss rival's time and he was back ahead on the clock through the Hölle. Paris continued to gain speed in the last third of the course and eventually crossed the line 0.37 seconds ahead of Feuz. Feuz, who took his 39th career World Cup downhill podium which put him third all-time, earlier looked smooth and took nice, tight lines down the piste. However, the Swiss will be disappointed losing time at the bottom of the course, finishing only three-hundredths faster than Mayer, who was first down the course. The results keep Feuz and Mayer in first and second in the downhill Cup standings, while Paris overtakes Johan Clarey for third. "I'm a little bit surprised, I pushed... it was a lot of fun today," Paris told FIS afterwards. "It was, every day, a little bit better," he said of returning from injury. "I had more confidence on skis, but I know it takes a lot to be back on the podium and to get the victory. Training yesterday gave me a lot of confidence that I was skiing very solid, and today I was pushing very hard to the bottom. I'm very happy. "I hope it's coming back a little bit more, my skiing." View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dominik Paris (@dominikparis) was brought forward a day and switched with the planned Super-G due to a poorer weather forecast for Saturday After the Super-G, the World Cup circuit will pause for the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo where Paris will now be one of the favourites to win The Program on Countering Transnational Organized Crime (CTOC) creates and empowers a global network of CTOC professionals in the fight against transnational organized crime (TOC) threats in the contemporary national and international security environment Typical participants include government officials Participants examine TOC actions and capabilities while discussing and sharing best practices for comprehensive whole-of-government and whole-of-society CTOC approaches The program analyzes international security developments and their structural dynamics and examines specifically how geopolitics and TOC interact at various levels and TOC activities using international financial and trade mechanisms the program provides an understanding of TOC's complex dynamics The program addresses the evolving nature of TOC and the challenges it poses to the rule of law and governance while keeping in mind the traditional and emerging threats to national and international security The program aims to equip participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to identify and assess the evolving threats posed by TOC and to develop strategies and policies to combat those threats Participants work closely to generate common understanding while building professional networks and forming practitioner-focused intellectual interoperability that crosses national and regional borders.  The CTOC course is a four-week resident course at the Marshall Center conducted once each year. It is focused at the strategic and operational levels for mid- to upper- level government officials and experts that are engaged in activities that mitigate the regional and transnational threats posed by TOC The course methodology emphasizes active learning It combines plenary presentations and panels by subject matter experts from an array of backgrounds with discussions that allow for detailed elaboration and peer learning in small seminar groups of 10-12 participants led by Marshall Center faculty and guest seminar leaders These activities are combined with a course-long practical exercise that focuses on developing national CTOC strategies and policies The course consists of five modules—Geopolitics and TOC; TOC as a National and International Security Threat; TOC Challenges and Threats—Illicit Markets; TOC Challenges to Governance and Society; and Strategies and Policies to Counter TOC—to provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of TOC challenges and threats in the contemporary global geopolitical arena By examining the interconnected nature of various factors influencing TOC participants gain valuable insights into the complex dynamics of this multifaceted issue.  The world’s largest BMW Motorcycle Meeting once again in front of the grand Alpine scenery This is a press release from BMW Motorrad… After the successful return of the BMW Motorrad Days to Garmisch-Partenkirchen in 2024 Garmisch-Partenkirchen will again become the international hotspot for all fans of the BMW Motorrad lifestyle and pure motorcycle culture in 2025 BMW Motorrad will thrill its international community for the 20th anniversary at Garmisch-Partenkirchen at the Hausbergbahn with new product launches with the untamed Bavarian way of life and a great party atmosphere BMW Motorrad will announce more detailed information about the BMW Motorrad Days 2025 in due time scores and standings - complete list Find out the results as they happen from each event of the 2024/25 Four Hills Tournament ski jumping event took place from 28 December 2024 to 6 January 2025 Daniel Tschofenig won his maiden Four Hills Tournament with the competition coming to a climactic conclusion on the final leg in Bischofshofen on 6 January The Austrian trio of Tschofenig, Stefan Kraft and Jan Hoerl dominated the 2024/25 edition with little separating the three at the top of the standings as they headed to the fourth and final event. As ever, the Vierschanzentournee took place at the German venues of Oberstdorf and Garmisch-Partenkirchen, followed by Innsbruck and Bischofshofen in Austria. 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Learn how your comment data is processed. Discover the full composition of the Austrian cross-country skiing ski jumping and Nordic combined team squads for the 2025/2026 season the equipment supplier to the French biathlon and Nordic ski teams Océane Michelon talks to Nordic Magazine about her magnificent 2024/2025 season Slovenia's Bine Norcic becomes head coach of Swiss ski jumping after the departure of Rune Velta Ramsau/Bischofshofen (Austria)'s bid to host the 2031 Nordic World Ski Championships will not be competing against Planica (Slovenia) who has coached the Poles for the last few years saw his mission come to an end in recent weeks.. the French biathletes will be training in groups of seven rather than five as they did a year ago explains the choices made by the coaching staff in forming the 2025/2026.. Germany -- Downhill skier Tereza Nova has been woken from a medical coma nearly four weeks after crashing in training for a World Cup race the International Ski and Snowboard Federation said Thursday she was gradually awakened from artificial sleep and will be transported from the trauma clinic in Germany back to the Czech Republic today," the FIS said in an update from the Czech team in a training run for a downhill race the next day It was the latest serious head injury in a season when one of the top men's downhill racers underwent surgery after crashing in Bormio and Italian prospect Matilde Lorenzi died from injuries suffered in training Nova had surgery to reduce brain swelling and had a fracture in an eye socket "After the brain swelling subsided and the bleeding visibly subsided the patient was stable enough for us to slowly wake her up again after consulting with our neurosurgery colleagues," said Markus Gruber who helped treat Nova at a clinic near Garmisch-Partenkirchen Her rehabilitation will now be overseen by doctors in the Czech Republic Nova has started 13 World Cup races in her career without a top-30 placing She competed in four events at the 2022 Beijing Olympics with a best result of 14th in Alpine combined The Program on Terrorism and Security Studies (PTSS) creates and empowers a global network of counterterror (CT) professionals in the fight against transnational terrorism and violent extremist organizations Participants examine terrorist actions and capabilities while discussing and sharing best practices for comprehensive whole-of-government and whole-of-society solutions Participants work closely to generate common understanding while building professional networks and forming practitioner-focused intellectual interoperability that crosses national borders the program empowers counterterrorism security officials to cooperate and coordinate regionally and globally while balancing security with the rule of law and democratic political and societal values The PTSS course is 3 to 4 weeks long and hosts approximately 85 participants from around the world The curriculum incorporates both plenary and small group seminar dynamics and includes presentations from global CT experts The program focuses on mid-career government and private professionals working in counterterrorism and countering violent extremism including individuals from law enforcement Participants immerse themselves in understanding fundamental concepts in terrorism and counterterrorism while exploring and discussing comprehensive CT efforts participants join our PTSS alumni network that includes over thousands of alumni representing 153 countries For individuals or governmental organizations desiring additional engagements the program maintains a virtual curriculum capability as well as opportunities for in-person regional events where our team works with local and regional CT professionals on specific topics of interest to that nation or region Today's print edition Home Delivery Swiss Olympic champion Lara Gut-Behrami won the World Cup super-G in Garmisch-Partenkirchen on Sunday while Lindsey Vonn finished 13th as she continues her comeback slushy conditions marked by poor visibility that led to a short delay to the start the 33-year-old Gut-Behrami picked up her first win of the winter.googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1499653692894-0'); }); who won gold in the event at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics finished 0.35 seconds ahead of Norwegian Kajsa Vickhoff Lie In a time of both misinformation and too much information quality journalism is more crucial than ever.By subscribing Your subscription plan doesn't allow commenting. To learn more see our FAQ Sponsored contents planned and edited by JT Media Enterprise Division Manuel Feller was second ahead of Clement Noel Picture by 2023 Getty ImagesBy Rory JiwaniReigning slalom World Cup champion Henrik Kristoffersen claimed his first victory of the season at Garmisch-Partenkirchen The Norwegian was 0.71 clear of his rivals after the first run, and ended up with a winning margin of 1.22 from Manuel Feller of Austria with France's Olympic champion Clement Noel third. He told FIS afterwards, "After three second places in a row, it's good to win. I was pretty calm at the start actually. I thought the second run... the conditions were rough but not so bad. I've skied in worse. And there were some gates which were really nice to ski and I think I took pretty good advantage of that, skiing smart and not risking too much. But, in general, a really good day. "I tried to focus on the technique, on the tactical stuff in the course and that's it. I can't do more. I can't change anything else." staying in the lead as skier after skier failed to beat his total time Feller immediated overtook the Swiss with a fine second run taking the lead by 0.49 with just three skiers to go The home favourite was a full second up at the second intermediate checkpoint completed his third win at Garmisch having taken both races here last season Slalom is the most technical discipline in alpine skiing and arguably the most unforgiving: you have to push to the limit to be fast, but just one little mistake and you are out. From Henrik Kristoffersen to Katharina Liensberger, some of the top Winter Olympic alpine skiers told us how they approach the event on race day. Watch to find out the secrets of the stars. The 19-year-old, who won the FIS Ski Jumping 2023/24 Crystal Globe, also secured success on the same hill last season ahead of her overall victory in the first-ever ‘Two Nights Tour’ contest Prevc had claimed World Cup titles in Lillehammer (NOR), as well as Engelberg (SUI) during the current campaign and successfully built on her first-round lead here Her total of 275.8, from the two rounds, put her 7.2 points ahead of second-placed Norway’s Eirin Maria Kvandal (268,6) Eva Pinkelnig of Austria (259.3) set a new hill record “Maybe because of last year I felt pretty confident today on the hill,” Prevc told FIS “I'm super happy and excited with my result and super satisfied with two such good jumps "I hope to repeat my jumps (in Oberstdoft) and be satisfied with the competition." "I really like the hill and just being here is quite special I've seen it on television since I was a child but it's something extra when you're here and I'm really happy with my race today," said Kvandal Pickelnig was just as delighted with her first podium finish of the season "I was just thinking about my jumps this morning and not a record it's been amazing with so many highlights," Pinkelnig told FIS after the event "It's time to say thank you to so many people as it's all about team-work there are so many people working behind the scenes you never see health and in a good mental state so I can jump a new hill record." The women’s field will now make the 90-minute journey to Oberstdorf (GER) ahead of the second and final stage of the ‘2024/25 Two Nights Tour’ with qualifying and the main event both taking place on Wednesday which was originally known as the ‘Silvester Tour’ and took place across Austria and Slovenia was rebranded as the ‘Two Nights Tour’ for the 2023/24 campaign matching the start of the men’s Four Hills Tournament with Garmisch-Partenkirchen World Cup first (30-31 Dec) A 60-strong field had taken to the hill on Monday for qualification with the top 30 athletes qualifying for the first round Unlike other World Cup events, those progressing were then placed into 15 duels, with the top-ranked ski jumper – Selina Freitag (GER) – taking on Liu Qi (CHN) who was 30th together with five ‘lucky losers’ who recorded the highest points score despite defeat to their respective opponents Totals achieved in the first round would then be added to a more traditional second round to determine the podium places The points achieve in the first leg of the ‘Two Nights Tour’ would then be added to those achieved in Oberstdorf The women’s field returned to World Cup action for the first time since the previous event – the second in Engelberg (SUI) – was cancelled due to poor weather Agnes Reisch (GER) had a best-place finish of 13th this season heading into the Two Nights Tour but achieved a hill record of 136m in qualifying but it was still an encouraging start and she ranked third after the first round with 130.5m World champion Alexandria Loutitt (CAN) had referred to the ‘Two Nights Tour’ as “massive step” for women’s ski jumping ahead of this year’s event and was looking for her first podium finish of the season after a challenging campaign She was just 17th in qualifying and tenth after the first round, but would at least progress, unlike Josephine Pagnier (FRA) who would not The French jumper won silver and bronze medals at the 2020 Youth Olympic Games before making an explosive start to last season, with two victories. However, the now 22-year-old has been unable to recapture that form since and she was easily beaten by Lisa Eder (AUT) Selina Freitag (GER) enjoyed an impressive start to the season with second and third place finishes in Lillehammer (NOR) before struggles in Zhangjiakou (CHN) and Engelberg (SUI) The German impressed in qualifying by topping the standings but she was ninth after the opening round in her homeland World Cup leader Katharina Schmid (GER) comfortably progressed in the dual against countrywoman Alvine Holz (GER) who only just managed to make a last-moment mid-air adjustment to save herself from a painful landing after unbalanced take-off Four-time World championship medalist Eva Pinkelnig (AUT) was the first to hit the 134m mark and celebrated the impressive jump by punching the air 2023/24 crystal globe winner Nika Prevc (SLO) matched that distance, with her style marks helping her top the standings with 133.1 points, with Eirin Maria Kvandal (128.6) second Reishch (125.8) third and Schmid (125.6) fourth 2021 Normal Hill World champion Ema Klinec (SLO) was the first to throw down a jump of over 130m in the second round, recording 131m, but she was soon passed by Juliane Seyfarth (GER) The competition intensity continued to rise as the higher ranked athletes made their final leaps and the fans were treated to a moment of history with last season’s crystal globe runner-up Eva Pinkelnig (AUT) achieving a significant new hill record of 137.5m Her celebrations suggested she was fully aware the score of 133.9 (and total of 259.3) was likely to put her in contention for a first podium of the 2024/25 campaign That was soon confirmed as World Cup leader Schmid and fellow German Reisch were unable to better the Austrian’s total Kvandal (NOR) would and matched her best result of the season previously achieved in Zhangjiakou just over two weeks ago Defending champion Prevc (SLO) had cleared 140m twice during training and was expected to deliver big when it mattered most Gate changes arguably denied her the opportunity to secure a new record jump but 135.5m in the final round was more than enough to secure the teenager her third win of the season Relive Ernst Baier and Maxi Herber’s gold medal win at the 1936 Olympic Winter Games in Garmisch-Partenkrichen The pair is considered to have revolutionised pairs.. figure skating by integrating parallel jumps figure skating by integrating parallel jumps.