U.S. Ski Team Names Alpine World Championships Roster

Park City, UT – Ten Olympians, including World Championship medalists Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO), Julia Mancuso (Olympic Valley, CA) and Bode Miller (Franconia, NH), will represent America at the 2009 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships. U.S. Alpine Program Director Jesse Hunt announced the Team following the last weekend of Audi FIS World Cup qualifying events.n … Continue reading U.S. Ski Team Names Alpine World Championships Roster

World Cup Alpine Skiing: Vonn Eighth in Cortina Super G

Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy – The U.S. Ski Team’s Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO) finished eighth at a World Cup super G in Italy on Monday. Sweden’s Jessica Lindell-Vikarby was first, marking her first World Cup ski racing victory.n Lindell-Vikarby of Sweden convincingly claimed her first career victory, setting the pace with a flawless run and a … Continue reading World Cup Alpine Skiing: Vonn Eighth in Cortina Super G

U.S. Ski Team to Send 12 to Nordic World Championships

Park City, UT – Billy Demong (Vermontville, NY) and Lindsey Van (Park City, UT) headline a team of six nordic combined skiers and six ski jumpers named by the U.S. Ski Team to compete in the upcoming FIS Nordic Ski World Championships in Liberec, Czech Republic. The team includes four women ski jumpers who will … Continue reading U.S. Ski Team to Send 12 to Nordic World Championships

Winter X Games 13: Shaun White Repeats Snowboarding Halfpipe Gold

Aspen, CO – Shaun White (Carlsbad, CA) came through with a third-run miracle to beat Kevin Pearce (Norwich, VT) in the X Games men’s halfpipe finals Sunday to become the first man to win back to back gold medals in pipe.n After falling on his first two runs, White needed a huge final run to … Continue reading Winter X Games 13: Shaun White Repeats Snowboarding Halfpipe Gold

World Cup Freestyle Skiing: Omischl On Top in Quebec

Ste.-Adele (QC), Canada – Aerialist Steve Omischl of Kelowna, B.C., Canada is back doing what he grew accustomed to doing – winning.n The defending World Cup men’s aerials skiing overall champion hadn’t reached the podium in his first two starts this season, but figured his time would come after winning five times last season. Omischl, … Continue reading World Cup Freestyle Skiing: Omischl On Top in Quebec

Winter X Games 13: Walker Wins Gold in Mono Skier X

Aspen, CO – After taking the silver last year, the U.S. Ski Team’s Tyler Walker (sit-ski; Franconia, NH), who helped pioneer adaptive mono ski cross in the X Games in 2007, crushed the competition to win his second X Games gold on Sunday in Aspen.n Walker won his qualifying heats with room to spare before … Continue reading Winter X Games 13: Walker Wins Gold in Mono Skier X

Winter X Games 13: Schiller Takes Top Honor in Men’s Skiing Slopestyle

Aspen, CO – TJ Schiller came to the Skiing Slopestyle Men’s event at Winter X Games 13 as an alternate and left Aspen as the gold medal winner on Sunday.n Schiller claimed the title on his first run that included a technically sound 270 on and off the rail, a switch 900, an alley-oop right … Continue reading Winter X Games 13: Schiller Takes Top Honor in Men’s Skiing Slopestyle