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Downhill skier Breezy Johnson is under investigation by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency and says she will not race during the case, which could lead to a two-year ban. Johnson posts on social media "out of respect for my fellow racers, I have decided not to compete until the matter is resolved." Johnson said the investigation relates to "whereabouts" rules. They oblige elite athletes to inform anti-doping authorities where they can be found each day to give a sample with no advance notice. Johnson has seven podium finishes in World Cup downhills and placed seventh in the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics.

The U.S. Soccer Federation and Mexico Football Federation submitted a joint bid to host the 2027 Women's World Cup, competing against an expected proposal from Brazil and a joint Germany-Netherlands-Belgium plan. No proposed stadiums were announced by the USSF and Mexico's governing body. The USSF said the bid envisioned taking advantage of efficiencies from the 2026 men's World Cup, to be co-hosted by the U.S., Mexico and Canada. The U.S. hosted the Women's World Cup in 1991 and 1999. FIFA is to inspect proposed sites in February and the FIFA Congress is to vote on a host in May.

Federica Brignone has won a second consecutive women's World Cup giant slalom at Tremblant, Quebec. Mikaela Shiffrin finished third. Brignone was only sixth after the opening leg Sunday. But the Italian came back with the fastest second leg for a combined time of 2 minutes, 11.95 seconds. Lara Gut-Behrami of Switzerland came in second, followed by Shiffrin, who maintained her lead in the overall World Cup standings. Petra Vlhova of Slovakia led after the first run Sunday but ended up fifth. Shiffrin was in second place after the opening run. The American has won five overall titles, including the past two, while Vlhova was the champion in 2021.

Mikaela Shiffrin built on her first-run lead to win a women's World Cup slalom for her record-extending career victory No. 90. The American two-time Olympic champion pleased the home crowd in Vermont by posting the fastest time in both runs and beating her Slovakian rival Petra Vlhova by 0.33 seconds. Shiffrin said "it's amazing to do this ... with the home crowd." Shiffrin is from Colorado but honed her skills at the Burke Mountain Academy as a teenager. Shiffrin gathered her 90 wins from 254 starts on the World Cup since her 2011 debut. Swiss skier Wendy Holdener finished third.

American skier Mikaela Shiffrin has won a women's World Cup slalom after first-run leader Petra Vlhova looked set for a clear victory until straddling a gate and not finishing her final run. Vlhova extended her lead of 0.76 seconds over Shiffrin from the opening leg to more than a second when the Slovakian failed to clear a gate in the steep section midway down the Levi Black course. Shiffrin finished 0.18 ahead of Leona Popovic of Croatia and 0.30 ahead of third-placed Lena Duerr of Germany. Shiffrin says Vlhova "earned this victory today. Actually, that was really bad luck for her."

The Austrian resort of Soelden has hosted the first event of the Alpine skiing World Cup season for the 30th time with giant slalom races in late October. But ski racing on glaciers has come under increased scrutiny from environmentalists, especially at this time of year. Greenpeace has criticized the use of excavators to prepare glaciers in Austria and Switzerland for racing. Others say the work has been necessary to preserve the glaciers. Another issue raised by environmentalists is the early start of the season. American star Mikaela Shiffrin says "I really believe it's time to look at the race schedule to match the environment we have these days."

Playing and coaching in the Basketball World Cup this summer seems as though it helped plenty of people get ready for the NBA season. Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves says playing for USA Basketball was a great learning experience that could be a springboard into big things in the NBA year. And for players who won medals like German star Franz Wagner of the Orlando Magic, World Cup success could also lead to a bigger role with his NBA team.