Sungwoo, South Korea – The Nokia Snowboard FIS World Cup weekend in South Korea concluded Sunday with an Austrian double victory as Doris Guenther and Benjamin Karl each secured Gold in the season’s fourth Parallel Giant Slalom at the Sungwoo Resort, site of next year’s FIS Snowboard World Championships. nOn the women’s side, Guenther defeated … Continue reading Guenther, Karl Take Gold in World Cup Snowboarding PGS in Korea →

Liberec, Czech Republic – Norwegian ski teams won the men’s and women’s classic technique team sprints Sunday. No U.S. team made it into finals. nSimen Oestensen, who was teamed with Martin Johnsrud Sundby, nipped Finn Ville Nousiainen at the finish to give Norway-2 the men’s 6×1.4K victory in 21:50.4. Third place went to Norway-1 (John … Continue reading Norway Wins Men’s, Women’s Team Sprints →

Willingen, Germany – Austrian Thomas Morgenstern finished fifth Sunday night in a World Cup large hill jumping meet to clinch the World Cup title. nWith six competitions left, he is 601 points ahead of teammate Gregor Schlierenzauer. Bjoern Einar Romoeren of Norway had the best jump on the final round to win by 4.4 points … Continue reading Morgenstern 5th, Clinches World Cup Ski Jumping Title →

Zagreb, Croatia – Americans Jimmy Cochran (Keene, NH) was 19th and Cody Marshall (Pittsfield, VT) 23rd Sunday in a World Cup slalom ski race won by Austrian Mario Matt. nMatt won the 11th ski race of his World Cup career in a two-run time of 1:51.36 with national favorite Ivica Kostelic runner-up in 1:51.69. Cochran, … Continue reading Cochran Leads U.S. Ski Team in Zagreb Slalom →

Inawashiro, Japan – Olympian Ryan St. Onge (Winter Park, CO) shook off a nasty headwind to put down a perfect landing on his final jump Sunday and earn his first World Cup aerial skiing podium in 14 months. St. Onge was third, less than a point out of second place on the 2009 FIS Freestyle … Continue reading St. Onge Reaches World Cup Aerials Skiing Podium in Inawashiro →

Liberec, Czech Republic – Bill Demong (Vermontville, NY) finished sixth Saturday in a nordic combined World Cup mass start event after posting the fastest 10K race time on the 2009 FIS Nordic World Championships venues. He strengthened his second-place standing in the overall points. nOne day after strong winds blew out a scheduled nordic combined … Continue reading Demong 6th in World Cup Skiing Combined Mass Start →

Liberec, Czech Republic – Kris Freeman (Andover, NH), continuing to rebound from an early season sickness, was 26th Saturday in a 15K freestyle technique race on a 2009 FIS Nordic World Championships course. U.S. Head Coach Pete Vordenberg called it “probably his best skate race of the season.” nJean Marc Gaillard of France won the … Continue reading Freeman Leads U.S. Skiers in World Cup 15K →