Leading the group of top male skiers in the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup is Marcel Hirscher, a record-holder with eight Overall Crystal Globes. Ingemar Stenmark held the record for the greatest number of 86 World Cup wins. Marco Odermatt, Alexis Pinturault, along with Aleksander Aadmot Kilde and Hirscher, round out the group of active skiers in this elite selection.

For the first time since the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics, when Super G was added and combined returned, a new event was added to the Alpine skiing program with the mixed team event, but the combined event was to be held for the last time

Bode Miller of the U.S. and Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway won three medals: a gold medal, a silver medal, and a bronze medal. German skier Maria Riesch was Vancouver's sole double gold medalist in 2010.

The 57th Saslong Classic will take place on the last weekend before Christmas. Val Gardena will host 2 races, a Downhill and a Super-G

The Birds of Prey in Beaver Creek is regarded as one of the most technically demanding Downhill tracks in the world.

Aksel Lund Svindal is a Norwegian alpine ski Olympic gold medalist and a 5-time World Champion in Downhill, Giant Slalom, and Combined