Skiing 's World Cup 's first event held this weekend at Soelden in Austria . He maintained a run of 18 podium appearances in 19 races in the two technical events -- slalom and giant slalom -- matching the legendary Alberto Tomba 's record in the process . The competition is open to all athletes, regardless of gender or age and will be broadcast live on the FIS website for free ( http://www.ifa.fi/en/news/?news=20130917@@ Vonn 's fellow American Ted Ligety fit to race in World Cup opener .
Skiing 's World Cup 's first event held this weekend at Soelden in Austria . The competition is open to all athletes, regardless of gender or age and will be broadcast live on the FIS website for free ( http://www.ifa.fi/en/news/?news=20130917@@ Vonn 's fellow American Ted Ligety fit to race in World Cup opener .