Anchorage, AK – The U.S. Ski Team named 33 athletes (including 11 Alaskans) to the World Junior Championships, Under-23 Championships and Scandinavian Cup ski teams Wednesday night at the ConocoPhillips U.S. Cross Country Championships banquet hosted at Kincaid Park outside Anchorage. The young athletes will compete in various races throughout Europe during the next six … Continue reading U.S. Junior International Cross Country Ski Teams Named →

Val di Fiemme, Italy – The Americans struggled on the jumps Sunday in a DKB FIS Nordic Combined World Cup in Val di Fiemme. Johnny Spillane (Steamboat Springs, CO) had the second fastest cross country time to finish ninth, after coming in 21st in jumping, to lead the USA. Norway’s Magnus Moan picked up the … Continue reading World Cup Nordic Combined Skiing: U.S. Skiers Struggle on Jumps →

Adelboden, Switzerland – The steep off camber finish pitch at Adelboden took its toll on 2006 Olympic combined champion Ted Ligety (Park City, UT) and reigning World Cup overall champion Bode Miller (Franconia, NH), as the Americans finished 15-16 respectively in a World Cup slalom on Sunday. Austrian Reinfried Herbst earned the victory, claiming his … Continue reading World Cup Alpine Skiing: Off-Camber Finish at Adelboden Throws Racers in Sunday’s Men’s Slalom →

Bad Gastein, Austria – U.S. Snowboarding’s Lindsey Jacobellis (Stratton Mountain, VT) threw down the gauntlet Sunday to win a World Cup snowboardcross race in Bad Gastein one day after finishing third.n “It’s good to be back on top again,” Jacobellis said. “It was a very fast course and there were few lines you could take, … Continue reading World Cup Snowboardcross: Jacobellis Back On Top →

Maribor, Slovenia – The U.S. Ski Team’s Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO) tied for fourth in Sunday’s World Cup slalom in Maribor after skiing the fastest second run of the day. Vonn came from 18th place after run one, trying to catch German slalom ace and current overall World Cup leader, Maria Riesch, who had a … Continue reading World Cup Alpine Skiing: Vonn Fourth in Maribor Slalom →

West Dover, VT – The top of the podium shined with Olympic gold medalists as Kelly Clark (Mt. Snow, VT) and Shaun White (Carlsbad, CA) won the Snowboarding Superpipe event at the Winter Dew Tour Sunday at Vermont’s Mount Snow ski resort.n “I’m always looking to do well at the events. A podium is great, … Continue reading White, Clark Win Mt. Snow Dew Tour Snowboarding Superpipe →

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 →