Andorra Adds Women's World Cup Super-G at Tarter After Zauchensee Cancellation

**Andorra Gains Extra Women's World Cup Super-G at Tarter After Zauchensee Cancellation**

Andorra will host three women's Alpine World Cup speed events at Tarter's Àliga piste in late February 2026, up from the previously scheduled two. The FIS has reassigned a super-G cancelled on January 11 at Zauchensee, Austria—where Cande Moreno and Jordina Caminal competed—to Andorra on February 28. This replaces a downhill training session on February 27, shifting the schedule to downhill training on February 25 and 26, a downhill race on February 27, the recovered super-G on February 28, and another super-G on March 1.

Copa del Món general secretary Marc Mitjana welcomed the addition, noting it provides extra preparation time and infrastructure use despite added lodging costs. He said the budget accommodates it, as organizers had anticipated the scenario, and recent snow has left the piste in excellent condition, easing pressure ahead of hardening efforts.

**Men's 2027 World Cup Events at Soldeu Still in Doubt**

Andorra remains absent from the FIS provisional 2026-2027 men's Alpine World Cup calendar, with February 27 slalom and February 28 giant slalom at Soldeu's Avet piste now listed as TBC for Courchevel, France. The FIS council will finalize the schedule this spring. FAE sources remain calmly optimistic about inclusion.

**Medina Claims Career-Best Podium at Sestriere FIS Giant Slalom**

Íria Medina finished third in the second FIS giant slalom at Italy's Sestriere Grand Prix, timing 2:10.00, 0.17 seconds behind Italy's Melissa Astegiano (2:09.83) with Switzerland's Lara Baumann second. Sixth after the first run at 0.43 seconds off the pace, Medina skied tactically in the second to nearly win. The result earned her best-ever 25.17 FIS points, beating 30.09, marking her second giant slalom podium this season after third at Pass Thurn and her third overall including a Soldeu slalom win on December 29. Coach Ibon Mintegui praised her course reading and key-section gains. Medina was 15th the previous day.

**Mijares Crashes Out Early in Flachau World Cup Slalom**

Carla Mijares (bib 53) exited the Flachau World Cup night slalom first run in Austria, clipping a gate on the opening wall and landing on her back uninjured despite tibia pain limiting training. Only 47 of 76 advanced on the rutted course.

**Andorran Men Struggle in Crans Montana European Cup Slaloms**

Bartumeu Gabriel (bib 62) and Xavier Cornella (bib 79) failed to finish first runs in both Crans Montana European Cup slaloms in Switzerland amid a hole-ridden piste causing 37 DNFs from 100 starters in the opener. Cornella reached 49th after the first run of the second before exiting the second, won by France's Antoine Azzolin.

**Moreno 27th, Caminal DNF at Pass Thurn; Strong Tarvisio Start**

Cande Moreno placed 27th in the Pass Thurn European Cup downhill (1:36.10), 2.04 seconds behind Italy's Sara Allemand (1:34.06), losing speed in a flat section despite a strong second sector. Jordina Caminal, sixth after the first sector, lost a ski on a late jump and DNFed uninjured. Caminal later finished 44th (1:37.78) in the next downhill, focusing on regaining confidence. Moreno, 12th (1:37.64) in prior training, then posted sixth (1:47.73) in Tarvisio World Cup downhill training with bib 51, 1.49 seconds behind Austria's Nina Ortlieb (1:46.24). Coach Xoque Bellsolà highlighted her form ahead of Friday's second training, Saturday downhill, and Sunday super-G—her fourth top-circuit appearance this season. Tarvisio marks her strongest showing after points in St. Moritz (26th downhill, 28th super-G) and misses in Val d'Isère and Zauchensee.

**Pagès 16th in Carezza Telemark Sprint Despite Back Issues**

Lucas Pagès placed 16th in the Carezza World Cup telemark sprint in Italy (2:15.43 over two runs) amid back pain, behind Switzerland's Nicolas Michel (2:03.59), Italy's Raphael Mahlknecht, and France's Alexis Page. He races again Wednesday.