It's done. The International Ski Federation (FIS) has presented the official calendar, although not completely definitive, for the 2020/2021 Alpine Ski World Cup. Designed and designed to protect the health of athletes and slalom between the travel restrictions imposed almost everywhere on the planet, it concentrates most of the races in Europe, draws a line under the North American continent, but maintains a stage in China . Two women's events (a downhill and a super-G) are in fact planned for Yanqing, northwest of Beijing, in February 2021. They will serve as a pre-Olympic test and will be the only two competitions organized outside Europe. The season will begin with the traditional giants of Sölden, Austria, brought forward by one week (October 17 and 18, 2020). It is scheduled to end on March 21 in Lenzerheide, Switzerland. In the meantime, the French resort of Chamonix will organize two men's slaloms in one weekend (January 30 and 31, 2021). Earlier in the season, St. Moritz, Switzerland, hosted two women's super-Gs in December. Comment from Markus Waldner, FIS Men’s Racing Director: “ All this is not ideal, but the equation remains very complicated. There is a good chance that we will cancel some events this season. »
