Aspen, CO – Austrian Kathrin Zettel won the first World Cup ski race of her career today in a giant slalom in Aspen, finishing in 2:16.10. First-run leader Tanja Poutiainen of Finland crossed the finish line in second in 2:16.38. n Julia Mancuso (Olympic Valley, CA) finished seventh Saturday, leading three Americans into the top … Continue reading Zettel Victorious in Aspen World Cup Ski Season Opener →

Lake Louise, Canada – Manuel Osborne-Paradis (Vancouver, BC) came within a whisker of winning the Bombardier Lake Louise WInterstart Downhill Saturday, finishing second by 0.05 seconds to earn his first career World Cup ski racing podium. n Osborne-Paradis, the fourth skier down Lake Louise’s Men’s Olympic Downhill course, finished with a time of one minute … Continue reading Canadian Ski Team’s Osborne-Paradis on Podium in Lake Louise →

Kuusamo, Finland – Andy Newell (Shaftsbury, VT) and Kikkan Randall (Anchorage, AK) each finished 12th Saturday in a fog-wrapped, classic technique cross-country skiing sprint event, leading four U.S. cross country skiers into World Cup points. n Norwegian Jens Arne Svartedal and Petra Majdic of Slovenia won their respective 1.2K finals. It was the second sprint … Continue reading Newell, Randall Lead Four U.S. Ski Racers Into Sprint Points →

Kuusamo, Finland – Jason Lamy Chappuis of France led the ski jumping Saturday and held on to win the opening nordic combined World Cup skiing event of the season in heavy fog. n Lamy Chappuis won by 19.5 seconds over defending World Cup champion Hannu Manninen of Finland, who had the fastest 15K time in … Continue reading Nordic Combined World Cup Ski Season Opens in Finnish Clouds →

Saas-Fee, Switzerland – High southern winds of up to 90 kph Saturday forced organizers to cancel the second of two World Cup snowboarding halfpipe contests set for the Swiss glacier. The first event, held on Thanksgiving Day, was swept by U.S. Snowboarding riders Gretchen Bleiler (Aspen, CO) and Scotty Lago (Seabrook, NH) to open the … Continue reading High Winds Cancel 2nd World Cup Snowboarding Halfpipe in Saas Fee →

Keystone, CO – The Chevrolet Super Series ski racing tour opens Monday at Colorado’s Keystone ski and snowboard resort with a strong field of World Cup skiers prepping for races later in the week while women get rolling Tuesday at nearby Winter Park Resort. n “These are very important races for us,” said U.S. Alpine … Continue reading Super Series Ski Racing Opens at Keystone, Winter Park →

Lake Louise (AB), Canada – U.S. coaches will use a downhill training run Friday to determine the final starting spots for World Cup weekend races – the first speed events of the young 2007 season – at Lake Louise where it has snowed almost every day or night this week. n “We’ve got four guys … Continue reading Men’s DH, Super G Spots Open in Lake Louise World Cup Ski Races →