Wilmington, NY – Call it a belated birthday present. After turning 21 on Saturday, 2010 Olympian Tommy Ford, of Bend, Ore., took his first U.S. title with the slalom win at the 2010 Visa U.S. Alpine Championships at Whiteface Mountain Ski Center in Wilmington on Sunday. Ford was joined in the winner’s circle by fellow … Continue reading Ford, Schleper Win U.S. Slalom Ski Racing Titles →

Falun, Sweden – Kikkan Randall, of Anchorage, Alaska, wrapped up her 2010 World Cup ski racing season with yet another top 20 finish on Sunday, skiing her way to 17th in the final weekend of the FIS Cross Country World Cup, which featured a multi-stage mini-tour at the traditional Swedish Ski Games in Falun.n”It was … Continue reading Randall 17th in Final Cross Country Skiing World Cup →

La Molina, Spain – Hollywood could not have written a better script. Jasey-Jay Anderson, one of the pioneers of Canadian snowboarding, took the gold medal in his last ever FIS World Cup race after 16 years on the circuit, doing so against a Canadian teammate and passing the torch to a new generation of young … Continue reading Anderson Retires with Gold →

Whistler (BC), Canada – Canadian disabled skier Lauren Woolstencroft, of North Vancouver, British Columbia, made history Saturday by winning a fifth consecutive gold medal at the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games, the highlight to an impressive final day of competition for Canada’s Para-Alpine Ski Team in Whistler.nIt’s a historic result for the Canadian Paralympic ski team … Continue reading Canada’s Woolstencroft Wins Record Five Gold Medals at Paralympic Games →

Stratton Mountain, VT – With the Stratton Mountain pipe in perfect shape, Japan’s Kazuhiro Kokubo and Vermont’s own Kelly Clark, of West Dover, won the halfpipe competition at the Burton U.S. Open on Saturday. In addition, Finland’s Peetu Piiroinen was officially crowned Swatch TTR World Champion and the men’s 2009/2010 TTR Top 5 was set … Continue reading Piiroinen Crowned Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour Champion Following Burton U.S. Open Halfpipe →

Wilmington, NY – Travis Ganong, of Olympic Valley, Calif., and Big Sky, Montana’s Keely Kelleher were crowned 2010 Visa U.S. Super G Champions on Saturday at Whiteface Mountain Ski Center in Wilmington, N.Y., near Lake Placid. Ganong and Kelleher each led the pack from starting bib one.nU.S. Championships bring together top athletes from the national … Continue reading Ganong, Kelleher Crowned U.S. Super G Skiing Champs →

Verbier, Switzerland – Double Olympic silver medalist ski racer Julia Mancuso, of Olympic Valley, Calif., had an impressive first experience in freeride competition on Saturday as the fastest woman down the mountain to take third place at the Nissan Xtreme by Swatch, Verbier 2010.n“It was tough on top – it is the first time I … Continue reading Ski Racer Mancuso Places Third in Big Mountain Extreme Comp in Switzerland →