Tensions are high as the first race of the 2016-17 World Cup season approaches in Solden, Austria.
Despite missing their two winningest skiers, the U.S. Women's Ski Team maintains confidence as they ready themselves to take on Val D'Isere.
Ski-racing superstars Lindsey Vonn and Mikaela Shiffrin take to the slopes of Roundhill, New Zealand, to kick off pre-season training.
After a short break, the fearless competitors of the men's U.S. Ski Team pick right back up where they left off in downhill training in La Parva, Chile.
After her notable World Cup dominance in Killington last year, Mikaela Shiffrin returns to the Beast of the East to defend her legacy against a field of rising talents.
The men of the U.S. Ski Team prepare to attack the Birds of Prey event on home soil in Beaver Creek, Colo.