Sapporo, Japan – Finland’s Virpi Kuitunen collected her fourth medal – her third gold – of the 2007 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships as she won the 30K classic technique title Saturday by 6.9 seconds of Norway’s Kristin Stoermer Steira. Caitlin Compton (Minneapolis), the lone U.S. entry, did not finish. nKuitunen, who got a gold … Continue reading Finn Collects Fourth Nordic Ski Champs Medal →

Kranjska Gora, Slovenia – Canada’s Francois Bourque (New Richmond, QC) won his second silver medal of the World Cup ski season in Saturday’s Giant Slalom in Kranjska Gora. American Ted Ligety (Park City, UT) tied for fourth in the race won by Austrian Benjamin Raich, the defending overall champion who moved to within three … … Continue reading Canada’s Bourque Skis to Silver in Kranjska Gora GS →

Voss, Norway – Canadian moguls skier Jenn Heil of Spruce Grove, Alta., and Australian Dale Begg-Smith both continued their successful weekend with second straight Freestyle FIS World Cup wins in Norway on Saturday. nFriday’s victory clinched Heil’s fourth straight overall World Cup women’s moguls’ title, while Saturday’s win over one of the world’s toughest courses … Continue reading Heil, Begg-Smith Win Again on World Cup Moguls Skiing Circuit →

Tarvisio, Italy – The U.S. Ski Team’s Julia Mancuso (Olympic Valley, CA) moved into second place in the women’s World Cup overall points Saturday – nine points off the lead – by nailing the bottom of the hill to win a downhill in tricky snow conditions for her fourth victory of the season. Canada’s Emily … Continue reading Win Propels Mancuso to Second Overall in Alpine Skiing World Cup →

Sapporo, Japan – Bill Demong (Vermontville, NY), starting 100 seconds back after jumping, out-sprinted Finn Anssi Koivuranta by two-tenths of a second Saturday to collect the silver medal in the nordic combined individual event at the 2007 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, only the second medal in combined by a U.S. skier at the Olympics … Continue reading Demong Wins World Nordic Ski Champs Silver Medal →

Calgary, Canada – Manuela Laura Pesko of Switzerland and Japan’s Ryoh Aono secured their season’s second triumph each in the fifth halfpipe contest of the NOKIA Snowboard FIS World Cup 2006/2007. In the Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, Pesko, the current World Champion, successfully competed in the women’s final before 1,500 spectators, scoring 41.1 points … Continue reading Pesko, Aono Golden in World Cup Snowboarding Halfpipe →

Ludlow, VT – Vermont locals Brooke Shaw (Stratton Mountain) and Ben Jacobellis (Winhall) took advantage of their home turf Friday to lead U.S. riders onto the snowboardcross podium as the Chevrolet Revolution Tour rolled into Okemo Mountain Resort. Shaw was second for her fourth consecutive Revolution Tour podium in SBX, while Jacobellis finished third to … Continue reading Shaw Continues U.S. Snowboarding Revolution Tour Streak →