Wilmington, NY – Emiko Torito (Denver) won her first World Cup moguls event and two U.S. Ski Teammates reached their first podium Friday as the Nature Valley Freestyle Cup got underway in a snowstorm at Whiteface Mountain, near Lake Placid. While Torito claimed her first victory, Kayla Snyderman (Winchester, MA) was third in the women’s … Continue reading Torito Wins, Two Other U.S. Skiers 3rd in Lake Placid Moguls→
La Molina, Spain – Nicolien Sauerbreij of The Netherlands and Austrian snowboarder Andreas Prommegger have each won the third Parallel Giant Slalom of the 2007/2008 NOKIA Snowboard FIS World Cup at La Molina, Spain’s debut as a World Cup host on Saturday. nThe Dutch rider was able to avoid a triple Austrian triumph in the … Continue reading Sauerbreij and Prommegger Claim Victory La Molina’s Debut on Snowboarding World Cup→
Kitzbühel, Austria – Bode Miller (Bretton Woods, NH) survived a wild turn up top and then nailed the bottom of the fabled Streif speed run in Kitzbühel Saturday to finish in a tie for second place in the 68th Hahnenkamm downhill. Marco Sullivan (Squaw Valley, CA) was sixth as Didier Cuche of Switzerland, already the … Continue reading Miller Ties for 2nd in Hahnenkamm Downhill→
Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy – World Cup downhill leader Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO) mauled a downhill run Saturday for her fourth win of the season. She moved into second place in the World Cup overall standings with the 11th victory of her career, this one by 0.83 seconds. Julia Mancuso (Olympic Valley, CA) was seventh. nVonn … Continue reading Vonn Crushes Cortina DH; Now Second Overall in Alpine Skiing World Cup→