Aspen, CO – Sixteen-year-old Mikaela Shiffrin was calm, cool and collected as the notched a top-10 finish in only her second Audi FIS Alpine World Cup slalom in Sunday’s Nature Valley Aspen Winternational. Austrian Marlies Schild, the defending World Cup slalom champion, won for the second time in Aspen. Schilds was 1.19 seconds faster than … Continue reading American Teen Mikaela Shiffrin Finishes Eighth in Aspen Winternational Slalom→
Lake Louise (AB), Canada -Bode Miller, of Franconia, N.H., led three Americans into the points Saturday in the opening Audi FIS World Cup downhill ski race in Lake Louise as Swiss skier Didier Cuche began his defense of the downhill title with a strong win. Beat Feuz, also of Switzerland, was second and Austria’s Hannes … Continue reading Bode Miller Leads USA in Downhill Opener→
Kuusamo, Finland -The weatherman dealt a tough break to the Americans competing on the Nordic Combined World Cup on Saturday. High winds forced cancelation of the nordic combined jump, with officials reverting to Friday’s provisional round for seeding. Billy Demong, of Vermontville, N.Y., and Steamboat Springs, Colo.’s Bryan Fletcher moved up in the cross country … Continue reading Weather Stymies Nordic Combined World Cup Skiing in Finland→
Kuusamo, Finland – Steamboat Springs, Colo.’s Bryan Fletcher led the U.S. Ski Team, finishing 18th Friday in the FIS Nordic Combined World Cup in Kuusamo as Norwegian Magus Krog picked up his first World Cup win. Fletcher jumped to 11th but dropped back seven spots in cross country. Olympic champion Billy Demong, of Vermontville, N.Y., … Continue reading Fletcher Leads USA in Nordic Combined World Cup Opener→
Kuusamo, Finland -Another strong early season performance Sunday by the U.S. Ski Team’s Kikkan Randall put the Anchorage, Alaska resident in sixth place in the Ruka Triple mini stage race in Kuusamo. Randall was 16th fastest in the finale pursuit to finish strongly among the powerhouse athletes of the sport in the three-day event, also … Continue reading Randall Sixth in Ruka Triple Stage Race→
Aspen, CO – Olympic champion Julia Mancuso broke a seven-year jinx, taking the number three podium spot with two brilliant giant slalom runs at the Nature Valley Aspen Winternational World Cup ski races on Saturday. Defending World Cup GS champ Viktoria Rebensburg of Germany survived a near crash on the first run to comeback for … Continue reading Mancuso Podium Breaks Aspen Jinx→
Squaw Valley, CA – Squaw Valley’s ski team is heading to the FIS Alpine World Cup in Aspen, Colo., this week to cheer on the Lake Tahoe resort’s Olympic Gold Medalist, Julia Mancuso, as she takes on the fastest female skiers in the world. A Squaw skier since age 2,Mancuso is one of the fastest … Continue reading Julia Mancuso and Squaw Valley Host eBay Auction→
