Austria

Yannick Nézet-Séguin debuted as conductor of the Vienna Philharmonic’s New Year’s Concert and programmed rediscovered works by women, including Florence Price’s "Rainbow Waltz", a first for the program.

Der Standard, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Die Presse

Mikaela Shiffrin won the Semmering slalom but sparked controversy after prompting a pre-final course change and criticizing conditions; ÖSV and Swiss Ski declined to protest and FIS's Mayr defended her.