By Ryan Sederquist, The Vail Daily
Mikaela Shiffrin will finally get a chance to race a World Cup at home.
The 2024 Birds of Prey event in Beaver Creek will feature men’s and women’s World Cup races on back-to-back weekends, offering Alpine skiing’s all-time winningest athlete an opportunity to compete in her backyard.
“I love racing at Beaver Creek. I have a lot of great memories skiing there, particularly from World Champs in 2015,” the Edwards skier said, referring to the slalom gold medal she won nine years ago. “It’s an iconic World Cup speed track with a best in the world course crew — The Talon Crew — and the surface is always incredible.”
“This will be a celebration not to be missed,” stated Vail Valley Foundation’s president Mike Imhof, in a press release. The nonprofit announced the event after the International Ski Federation (FIS) confirmed its 2024-2025 calendar during the 55th International Ski Congress in Reykjavik, Iceland.
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