S�-LDEN, Austria — The two giant slaloms on a glacier in the Austrian Alps that traditionally open the Alpine skiing World Cup season will get different winners this weekend with Federica Brignone and Aleksander Steen Olsen out injured.

They are not the only prominent skiers sitting out the women’s GS on Saturday or the men’s race the following day, as injuries and how to prevent them remains a major issue with the World Cup heading into its 60th season, highlighted by the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in February.

The protective air bag, which inflates before a skier who crashes hits the ground in a speed race, and cut-resistant underwear have become mandatory. The International Ski and Snowboard Federation announced plans to step up continuing efforts to improve course safety, both for

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