Stifel HERoic Cup Awards Prize Money Across Six Disciplines in 2025-26

Sport

08/April/2026

Stifel HERoic Cup Awards Prize Money Across Six Disciplines in 2025-26

The Stifel HERoic Cup, an award given to the top-performing women athletes in U.S. World Cup events, was awarded six times throughout the 2025-26 season across six ski disciplines. Funded by Stifel, the title sponsor of the Stifel U.S. Ski Team, the Stifel HERoic Cup is a cornerstone of U.S. Ski & Snowboard’s HERoic initiative, dedicated to advancing and empowering women in sport, both on and off the snow.

The Stifel HERoic Cup, launched in the 2024-25 season, was awarded to the top-performing woman athlete on the FIS Alpine World Cup circuit. Stifel chose to expand the scope for the 2025-26 season to highlight excellence in women’s skiing across multiple disciplines with a $10,000 prize purse for the winner of each Cup.

“Congratulations to this year’s Stifel HERoic Cup winners across all six disciplines for their remarkable performances,” said Ron Kruszewski, Chairman and CEO, Stifel. “Throughout this Olympic season, we’ve been inspired by each of these female athletes and so many others competing with the best in the world on snow. Their dedication, hard work and pursuit of excellence embody the spirit of winter sport and are a true reflection of Where Success Meets Success. We look forward to watching them continue to shine in the seasons ahead.”

Eight U.S. World Cup events were eligible for the Stifel HERoic Cup throughout the 2025-26 Olympic season across alpine, cross country, freeski halfpipe, freeski slopestyle, freestyle aerials and freestyle moguls. Every event was an Olympic qualifying event, apart from cross country’s Stifel Lake Placid Finals, which took place after the 2026 Olympic Winter Games.

2025-26 Stifel HERoic Cup Events and Recipients

Alpine

Winner: Lena Duerr, Germany
Stifel Copper Cup
Giant Slalom // Nov. 29, 2025
Slalom // Nov. 30, 2025

Cross Country

Winner: Linn Svahn, Sweden
Stifel Lake Placid Finals
10k Classic // March 20, 2026
Skate Sprint // March 21, 2026
20k Skate // March 22, 2026

Freeski Halfpipe

Winner: Zoe Atkin, Great Britain
Toyota U.S. Grand Prix at Copper Mountain // Dec. 20, 2025
Toyota U.S. Grand Prix at Aspen // Jan. 9, 2026

Freeski Slopestyle

Winner: Kirsty Muir, Great Britain
Visa Big Air at Steamboat // Dec. 13, 2025 – big air
Toyota U.S. Grand Prix at Aspen // Jan. 10, 2026 – slopestyle

Freestyle Aerials

Winner: Danielle Scott, Australia; Mengtao Xu, China; Kaila Kuhn, USA (three-way tie)
Stifel Lake Placid Freestyle Cup
Aerials // Jan. 11, 2026
Aerials // Jan. 12, 2026

Freestyle Moguls