Adelboden, Switzerland – Marc Berthod of Switzerland electrified the home crowd Sunday, coming out of No. 60 start to win a World Cup slalom while the U.S. Ski Team’s Bode Miller (Bretton Woods, NH) was victimized by a binding release in his second run and failed to finish. n Berthod, whose first World Cup podium … Continue reading Swiss Skier Wins World Cup SL From No. 60 Start →

Kranjska Gora, Slovenia – U.S. Olympian Kaylin Richardson (Edina, MN) earned the first World Cup top-10 of her ski career Sunday, finishing eighth in a slalom won by World Cup leader Marlies Schild of Austria. n In a race moved from Maribor because of poor snow, Schild continued her slalom domination, winning for the fifth … Continue reading First World Cup Skiing Top-10 for Richardson →

Oberstdorf, Germany – Bill Demong (Vermontville, NY) finished fourth in a nordic combined World Cup skiing competition Saturday, aced-out in a rare second consecutive photo finish, and Brett Camerota (Park City, UT) earned his first World Cup point. Felix Gottwald of Austria got his 19th victory, this one by 4.6 seconds. n Gottwald, who nipped … Continue reading Demong 4th in Another Photo Finish →

Ste.-Adèle (QC), Canada – Olympic moguls skiing medalist and former World Cup champion Shannon Bahrke (Tahoe City, CA) collected her first victory in nearly four years Saturday, winning by one-hundredth of a point and leading four U.S. Ski Team women into the top 10 to open the World Cup in steady rain, fog and soft … Continue reading Bahrke Opens ’07 With First World Cup Moguls Skiing Win Since ’03 →

Wilmington, VT – Vermont’s Mount Snow ski and snowboard resort held its first pro/am freestyle competition of 2007 Saturday afternoon, the New Year’s Rail Jam, with a record-setting 106 registered skiers and snowboarders. n “We’re thrilled with the turnout, as well as the caliber of competitors,” said Mount Snow events director Greg Fisher. “Our parks … Continue reading Over 100 Turn Out for Mount Snow New Year’s Rail Jam →

Steamboat Springs, CO – Olympian Tyler Jewell (Sudbury, MA) made it two-for-two Saturday, capturing his second U.S. Snowboarding Race to the Cup parallel giant slalom win as stop number two of the three event series wrapped up at Howelsen Hill. n Fellow 2006 Olympian Michelle Gorgone (also Sudbury), led U.S. women finishing second behind Canadian … Continue reading Jewell Two-For-Two in Snowboarding Race to the Cup →

Houghton, MI – Andy Newell (Shaftsbury, VT) grabbed his first national title and Kikkan Randall (Anchorage, AK) earned her first of the week after two silver medals as they won classic technique 1K sprints Saturday at the U.S. Cross Country Skiing Championships at Michigan Tech. n Newell held off two of his Olympic teammates, Torin … Continue reading Newell, Randall Capture Cross Country Skiing Sprint Gold Medals →