Whistler (BC), Canada – Seven Olympians, including World Cup winner Kikkan Randall (Anchorage) and World Cup podium performers Andy Newell (Shaftsbury, VT) and Torin Koos (Leavenworth, WA), lead the way for the 13 person World Championship Team named Monday. U.S. Nordic Program Director John Farra announced the team following the final qualifying World Cups at … Continue reading U.S. Ski Team Names 13 for Cross Country Worlds →

Lake Placid, NY – Jeret “Speedy” Peterson (Boise, ID) notched the seventh World Cup victory of his career as he won the 2009 Nature Valley Freestyle Challenge aerials competition in Lake Placid Sunday. Teammate Emily Cook (Belmont, MA) joined Peterson on the podium finishing third, her fourth career podium. Kyle Nissen and Warren Shouldice, both … Continue reading World Cup Freestyle Skiing: Speedy Wins in Placid →

Whistler (BC), Canada – Kikkan Randall (Anchorage) and Liz Stephen (East Montpelier, VT) finished fourth in Sunday’s World Cup team sprint, claiming an historic result for American cross country women skiers. The event wrapped up three days of pre-Olympic skiing competition at the Whistler Olympic Park.n Andy Newell (Shaftsbury, VT) and Torin Koos (Leavenworth, WA) … Continue reading World Cup Cross Country Skiing: Randall, Stephen Get Historic U.S. Best →

Gangwon, South Korea – U.S. Snowboarding’s Nick Baumgartner (Iron River, MI) dialed in his first World Championship medal, finishing third in the snowboardcross competition in Korea Sunday. Austria’s Markus Schairer won the event.n “It feels good. It’s a great medal to have. It was my first time being at World Championships and it’s great to … Continue reading Snowboarding World Championships: Baumgartner Gets Bronze →

Baiersbronn, Germany – The U.S. Ski Team’s Lindsey Van (Park City, UT) capped a strong weekend with her first Continental Cup win in two years to move into the series lead. Van, second in Saturday’s opening jump, came from behind with a strong second jump to take a dominating three point win Sunday over Norway’s … Continue reading Women’s Ski Jumping: Van Takes Jump, Continental Cup Series Lead →

Wengen, Switzerland – Austrian ski racer Manfred Pranger held on to a solid first-run lead in Wengen Sunday to win the men’s slalom. It was his third career victory and first since 2005.n Canada put two racers into the top 10. Michael Janyk (Whistler, BC) made quick work of the slalom course, finishing with the … Continue reading World Cup Alpine Skiing: Pranger Wins in Wengen →

Altenmarkt-Zauchensee, Austria – The U.S. Ski Team’s Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO) captured her second podium in as many days Sunday, finishing third in an Audi FIS World Cup downhill ski race in Austria.n “It was a good day today. The conditions were pretty fast and there were changing conditions,” said Vonn, who switched from her … Continue reading World Cup Alpine Skiing: Vonn 3rd in Zauchensee Downhill →