There's some debate on who the GOAT is in various sports across the planet, but there's no debate who's the greatest professional alpine skier of all time... that moniker definitely goes to Team USA's Mikaela Shiffrin, who's won more World Cup ski races than any other person on or off the planet.

By Martyn Herman BORMIO, Italy, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Italy's speed team laid down a marker on the second training day for the Olympic downhill as Mattia Casse, Florian Schieder and Giovanni Franzoni stepped on the gas to set the three quickest times on Thursday.

Skiers from host Italy still trying to secure a starting spot dominated the second downhill training session at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.

There are few bigger stories going into the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympic Games than Team USA's women's alpine ski team. For one, the winningest ski racer of all time, none other than Mikaela Shiffrin,

Lindsey Vonn, Mikaela Shiffrin and Ryan Cochran-Siegle headline the U.S. Olympic Alpine skiing team, which heads to Italy with high hopes.

Previewing the races scheduled for Cortina’s Olympia Delle Tofane piste.

Swiss favourite Marco Odermatt was not hitting the panic button after setting only the 23rd-fastest time in the second training run for the Olympic men's downhill on Thursday.