West Dover, VT – Norwegian Torstein Horgmo maintained the lead in a close contest against Olympic gold medalist Shaun White in the men’s snowboard slopestyle finals and Jamie Anderson won the women’s event Saturday in the second stop of the inaugural Winter Dew Tour at Vermont’s Mount Snow ski resort.n The 21-year old Horgmo took … Continue reading Horgmo, Anderson Win Dew Tour Snowboard Slopestyle While Dumont Wins Men’s Freeski Superpipe →

Schonach, Germany – The U.S. Ski Team’s Lindsey Van (Park City, UT) led Americans, finishing fourth in a jumping Continental Cup on Saturday.n “I feel pretty happy with a fourth-place finish. I had one good jump and one OK jump,” Van said. “I don’t like getting beat, but I’m psyched with how my jumping is … Continue reading Continental Cup Ski Jumping: Van Fourth in Germany →

Val di Fiemme, Italy – Billy Demong (Vermontville, NY) just missed the podium finishing fourth in a mass start Saturday as the DKB FIS Nordic Combined World Cup opened a two-event weekend in Val di Fiemme. Germany’s Bjoern Kircheisen took the win, moving into second in the World Cup standings as Demong dropped to third.n … Continue reading World Cup Nordic Combined Skiing: Demong Takes Fourth in Italy →

Bad Gastein, Austria – U.S. Snowboarding’s Nate Holland (Squaw Valley, CA) and Lindsey Jacobellis (Stratton Mountain, VT) swept the third place podium spot Saturday during a World Cup snowboardcross competition in Austria.n “I’m super stoked to get on the podium a week before World Championships and two weeks before X Games,” Holland said. “It’s definitely … Continue reading World Cup Snowboarding: Americans Take Third in Snowboard Cross →

Les Contanimes, France – It was a difficult day for the Americans in a FIS Ski Cross World Cup Saturday. Despite qualifying ninth, Casey Puckett (Aspen, CO) was ousted in the first round of the finals as was Jakub Fiala (Frisco, CO) Caitlin Ciccone (Littleton, NH) racing in her second ski cross World Cup did … Continue reading World Cup Ski Cross: Passing Tough in Les Contamines →

Adelboden, Switzerland – Austria’s Benjamin Raich dominated the opening run and then held on for victory at Saturday’s FIS Alpine World Cup giant slalom in Adelboden.n Raich, who vaults into the overall lead with Saturday’s result, has an impressive history in Adelboden, having won the GS there in 2007 and 2006. Raich, who lead after … Continue reading World Cup Alpine Skiing: Raich Takes Overall Lead with Win in Adelboden Giant Slalom →

Maribor, Slovenia – Local favorite Tina Maze claimed the top spot in Saturday’s first World Cup giant slalom race of the 2009 calendar.n The Slovenian achieved the seventh World Cup victory of her career with a combined, two-run time of 2:45.15, ahead of Italy’s Denise Karbon who finished the race in 2:45.54. The podium was … Continue reading World Cup Alpine Skiing: Maze Wins at Home →