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Mikaela Shiffrin competes in the 2017 World Cup Finals on Aspen Mountain. Photo by Anna Stonehouse/The Aspen Times. In a year with so little going on, John Rigney was happy to offer the North American skiing community the chance to end the season with something positive. The Aspen Skiing Co. senior vice president sees the NorAm Finals, which Aspen will host this spring, as a positive and needed springboard into next winter’s Olympic season. “We kind of knew there would be very few players in the space that would be entertaining the idea of hosting major events this year. It’s just the n...

British tourist is blamed for Covid-19 outbreak in Swiss ski resort Rob Hyde and Ross Ibbetson For Mailonline and Afp © Provided by Daily Mail MailOnline logo A British tourist has been blamed for a Covid-19 outbreak in Switzerland which has forced officials to scrap prestigious downhill races in the Ski World Cup. The Laubernhorn classic in Wengen, one of the most well attended events on the circuit, has been called off after around 60 people at the mountain resort tested positive for the virus.  Swiss officials said that half of all the cases could be traced back to one ...

Kristina Koznick, center, sprays champagne with the winning team Independiente at the base of the Stapleton Training Center after the 2020 Ajax Cup at Aspen Highlands on Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times) Chase Kelly slows to a stop at the bottom of Stapleton Training Center after a run during the Ajax Cup at Aspen Highlands on Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times) A dog takes a nap in the sun outside the team tents at the Ajax Cup at Aspen Highlands on Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times) Local Landen Saks skis down to a chee...

A skier competes in the 2019 version of the Audi Ajax Cup on Aspen Mountain. The 2020 event, which takes place Wednesday, has been moved to Aspen Highlands because of the pandemic. (Photo by Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times) Considering the pandemic, it would have been understandable if the Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard Club wanted to pull the plug on this year’s Audi Ajax Cup, its annual ski racing fundraiser and celebration. However, among the roughly 2,400 AVSC athletes there is a significant majority who receive some sort of financial help made possible through the club’s largest event. ...