It has been a busy two Saturdays for Kitzbuehel. On the 28th of June 2014 Hahnenkamm Downhill winner Hannes Reichelt attended the presentation of the gondola named in his honor. While on the 5th July it was Felix Neureuther’s turn to attend the presentation of the gondola he earned by winning the 2014 slalom race.

The Slovenian ski cross racer appears in a video produced by some Maribor locals who are currently running a campaign for a new skate park in their home town.

An Olympic champion, a five-time world champion in alpine skiing Norwegian Aksel Lund Svindall became a national team captain.

The two-time Olympic champion Justyna Kowalczyk put a bar of gold which she got for her win in 10 km race at the Olympic Games Sochi-2014 on an auction.

The four-time Olympic Champion Swiss Simon Amman confirmed his decision to continue carreer.

FIS Cross-Country Overall World Cup winner Martin Johnsrud Sundby (NOR) has signed a long term contract with the Norwegian Ski Federation until 2018.

Great Britain's success at the 2014 Winter Olympics and Paralympics has led UK Sport to double its funding for winter sports over the next four years.

Former British champion TJ Baldwin has accused skiing's UK governing body of failing to support him after deciding to retire at the age of 23.

Thomas Morgenstern has not made a final decision yet, whether he will continue his successful career after the two serious falls he had last winter. But nevertheless the Austrian is already training for the next season.

Mikaela Shiffrin and Ted Ligety may soon have some additional hardware to commemorate their Olympic and World Cup exploits of the past winter as the two US skiers have been nominated for the ESPY Awards.