Lindsey Vonn won the Alpine Ski World Cup downhill in Zauchensee, marking her 5th podium finish of the season in six speed races. Kajsa Vickhoff Lie finished in second position, 0.37 seconds behind Vonn, to achieve her first podium in the 2025-2026 Alpine Ski World Cup season. Vonn's teammate Jacqueline Wiles rounded up the podium in 3rd place, 0.48 seconds behind the winner.

The Women’s Alpine Ski World Cup Tour moves over to a speed series this upcoming weekend in Altenmarkt-Zauchensee, Austria.

Twenty-three events in January 2026, including the Adelboden, Wengen, and Kitzbuehel Classics, make this month one of the most exciting times on the Alpine Ski World Cup calendar. Adelboden, Wengen, and Kitzbuehel are the only venues that have been part of the World Cup since its foundation in 1967.

Lara Gut-Behrami finished in 7th place in the last race of the 2023-2024 winter season in Saalbach and clinched the Super-G Crystal Globe.