Universal Sports has already started to air the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup season and it will continue all the way to the end at the World Cup Finals in Schladming, Austria in March.
The World Cup season took a break for Christmas and resumes today in Lienz, Austria with the Women’s Giant Slalom. You’ll see US skiers like Lindsay Vonn, Julia Mancuso, Ted Ligety and Bode Miller on the slopes.
Let’s take a look at the Universal Sports press release.
Universal Sports Network Rings in the New Year with Alpine Ski World Cup Skiing in Austria, Italy and LIVE Coverage from Croatia
U.S. Skiers Continue to Surge Heading into 2012 Races
Los Angeles — Universal Sports Network will close out 2011 and ring in 2012 by showcasing American elite skiers Lindsey Vonn, Julia Mancuso, Ted Ligety and Bode Miller competing against the world’s best during stops in Lienz, Austria (Dec. 28-29), Bormio, Italy (Dec. 29) and Zagreb, Croatia (Jan. 3, Jan. 5).
Coverage in Lienz, Austria begins Wednesday, December 28 at Noon ET with Women’s Giant Slalom and continues Thursday, December 29 at 2 p.m. ET with the Women’s Slalom. Also on Thursday, December 29, the men will compete in Bormio, Italy in the Downhill at 11 a.m. ET.
Coverage continues in the New Year on Tuesday, January 3 at 11:30 a.m. ET and Thursday, January 5 at 11 a.m. ET with the Women’s Slalom and Men’s Slalom, respectively, LIVE from Zagreb, Croatia.
The U.S. skiers continue to turn in strong performances on the World Cup circuit, with Vonn continuing to build the buzz on her strong season, most recently finishing eighth in the Slalom in Flachau, Austria and holding an impressive 230 point lead in the overall World Cup standings. Teammate Mancuso is currently eighth in the standings. In addition, two American men hold top 10 spots in the standings with Ligety, currently third, finishing fourth in the Giant Slalom in Alta Badia, Italy, and Miller, holding the seventh spot, boosted by a second place finish in the Super G in Val Gardena, Italy. Austrian Marcel Hirscher leads the men’s standings and has emerged as the athlete to beat on the circuit.
Universal Sports Broadcast Schedule
schedule subject to change
ALL TIMES ETSki World Cup: Lienz, Austria — SDD
Wed., Dec. 28: Noon — 2:00 PM, Women’s Giant Slalom, Universal Sports
Thurs., Dec. 29: 2 PM — 4:00 PM, Women’s Slalom, Universal SportsSki World Cup: Bormio, Italy — SDD
Thurs., Dec. 29: 11 AM — 1 PM, Men’s Downhill, Universal SportsSki World Cup: Zagreb, Croatia — LIVE
Tues., Jan. 3: 11:30 AM — 1 PM, Women’s Slalom, Universal SportsSki World Cup: Zagreb, Croatia — LIVE
Thurs., Jan. 5: 11 AM — 12:30 PM, Men’s Slalom, Universal SportsSki World Cup: Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria — SDD
Sat., Jan. 7: 11 AM — 1 PM, Women’s Downhill, Universal Sports
Sun., Jan. 8: 11 AM — 1 PM, Women’s Super G, Universal SportsSki World Cup: Adelboden, Switzerland — SDD
Sat., Jan. 7: 2 PM — 4 PM, Men’s Giant Slalom, Universal Sports
Sun., Jan. 8: 2 PM — 4 PM, Men’s Slalom, Universal SportsSki World Cup: Wengen, Switzerland — SDD
Fri., Jan. 13: 11 AM — 1 PM, Men’s Super Combined, Universal Sports
Sat., Jan. 14: 2 PM — 4 PM, Men’s Downhill, Universal Sports
Sun., Jan. 15: 2 PM — 4 PM, Men’s Slalom, Universal SportsSki World Cup: Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy — SDD
Sat., Jan. 14: 11 AM — 1 PM, Women’s Downhill, Universal Sports
Sun., Jan. 15: 11 AM — 1 PM, Women’s Super G, Universal SportsSki World Cup: Kitzbuehel, Austria — SDD
Fri., Jan. 20: 11 AM — 1 PM, Men’s Super G, Universal Sports
Sat., Jan. 21: 11 AM — 1 PM, Men’s Downhill, Universal Sports
Sun., Jan. 22: 2 PM — 4 PM, Men’s Slalom, Universal SportsSki World Cup: Maribor, Slovenia — SDD
Sat., Jan. 21: 2 PM — 4 PM, Women’s Giant Slalom, Universal Sports
Sun., Jan. 22: 11 AM — 1 PM, Women’s Slalom, Universal SportsSki World Cup: Schladming, Austria — LIVE
Tues., Jan. 24: 2 PM — 4 PM, Men’s Slalom, Universal SportsSki World Cup: St. Moritz, Switzerland — SDD
Sat., Jan. 28: 11 AM — 1 PM, Women’s Downhill, Universal Sports
Sun., Jan. 29: 1:30 PM — 3:30 PM, Women’s Super Combined, Universal SportsSki World Cup: Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany — SDD
Sat., Jan. 28: 2 PM — 4 PM, Men’s Downhill, Universal Sports
Sun., Jan. 29: 11 AM — 1 PM, Men’s Super G, Universal SportsADDED TO SCHEDULE: Ski World Cup: Chamonix, France- SDD
Fri., Feb. 3: 11 AM — 1 PM, Men’s Downhill, Universal SportsSki World Cup: Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany — SDD
Sat., Feb. 4: 11 AM — 1 PM, Women’s Downhill, Universal Sports
Sun., Feb. 5: 11 AM — 1 PM, Women’s Super G, Universal SportsSki World Cup: Chamonix, France — SDD
Sat., Feb. 4: 2 PM — 4 PM, Men’s Downhill, Universal Sports
Sun., Feb. 5: 2 PM — 4 PM, Men’s Super Combined, Universal SportsSki World Cup: Sochi, Russia — SDD
Sat., Feb. 11: 10 AM — 12 PM, Men’s Downhill, Universal Sports
Sun., Feb. 12: 10:30 AM — 12:30 PM, Men’s Super Combined, Universal SportsSki World Cup: Soldeu, Andorra — SDD
Sat., Feb. 11: 12:30 PM — 2:30 PM, Women’s Giant Slalom, Universal Sports
Sun., Feb. 12: 8 PM — 10 PM, Women’s Slalom, Universal SportsSki World Cup: Sochi, Russia — SDD
Sat., Feb. 18: 11 AM –1 PM, Women’s Downhill, Universal Sports
Sun., Feb. 19: 11 AM — 1 PM, Women’s Super Combined, Universal SportsSki World Cup: Bansko, Bulgaria — SDD
Sat., Feb. 18: 2 PM — 4 PM, Men’s Giant Slalom, Universal Sports
Sun., Feb. 19: 2 PM — 4 PM, Men’s Slalom, Universal SportsSki World Cup: Moscow, Russia — LIVE
Tues., Feb. 21: 11 AM — 12:30 PM, City Event, Universal SportsSki World Cup: Bansko, Bulgaria — SDD
Sat., Feb. 25: 11 AM — 1 PM, Women’s Downhill, Universal Sports
Sun., Feb. 26: 11 AM — 1 PM, Women’s Super G, Universal SportsSki World Cup: Crans-Montana, Switzerland — SDD
Sat., Feb. 25: 2 PM — 4 PM, Men’s Super G, Universal Sports
Sun., Feb. 26: 2 PM — 4 PM, Men’s Giant Slalom, Universal SportsSki World Cup: Kvitfjell, Norway — SDD
Sat., March 3: 2 PM — 4 PM, Men’s Downhill, Universal Sports
Sun., March 4: 11 AM — 1 PM, Men’s Super G, Universal SportsSki World Cup: Ofterschwang, Germany — SDD
Sat., March 3: 4:30 PM — 6:30 PM, Women’s Giant Slalom, Universal Sports
Sun., March 4: 2 PM — 4 PM, Women’s Slalom, Universal SportsSki World Cup: Are, Sweden — SDD
Fri., March 9: 11 AM — 12 PM, Women’s Giant Slalom, Universal Sports
Sat., March 10: 10 AM — 11 PM, Women’s Slalom, Universal SportsSki World Cup: Kranjska Gora, Slovenia — SDD
Sat., March 10: 11 AM — 12 PM, Men’s Giant Slalom, Universal Sports
Sun., March 11: 11 AM — 12 PM, Men’s Slalom, Universal SportsSki World Cup: Schladming, Austria — SDD — World Cup Finals
Wed., March 14: 11 AM — 12:30 PM, Men’s Downhill Final, Universal Sports
Wed., March 14: 1:30 PM — 3 PM, Women’s Downhill Final, Universal Sports
Thurs., March 15: 11 AM — 12:30 PM, Men’s Super G Final, Universal Sports
Thurs., March 15: 1:30 PM — 3 PM, Women’s Super G Final, Universal Sports
Sat., March 17: 11 AM — 12:30 PM, Women’s Slalom Final, Universal Sports
Sat., March 17: 1:30 PM — 3 PM, Men’s Giant Slalom Final, Universal Sports
Sun., March 18: 11 AM — 12:30 PM, Men’s Slalom Final, Universal Sports
Sun., March 18: 1:30 PM — 3 PM, Women’s Giant Slalom, Universal Sports
That will do it.
