Oberhofen, Switzerland – As part of International Ski Federation’s (FIS) long-term Injury Surveillance System launched in January 2006, a research project is in progress under the direction of the University of Salzburg in Austria. This research builds on a qualitative interview survey with 63 World Cup experts last season that identified five main injury risk … Continue reading FIS Making Progress Improving Ski Safety
Yongpyong, South Korea – Yongpyong will celebrate its debut next week as a stop on the LG Snowboard FIS World Cup tour, joining the South Korean ski resort Sungwoo and downtown Seoul where four previous World Cups have been staged in recent years. This Monday through Wednesday, the season’s fourth snowboard cross race and third … Continue reading Snowboard World Cup Resumes in Korea Following World Championships
Ogden, UT – Salomon has announced its North American locations for the 2011 season of Salomon Jib Academy. Five ski areas in the U.S. and Canada will host young athletes and provide opportunities to learn from Salomon pro riders and compete for the chance to attend a dream week at the Jib Academy North … … Continue reading Salomon Jib Academy Announces Dates and Locations
Arber-Zwiesel, Germany – American Olympic champion ski racers Lindsey Vonn and Julia Mancuso opted to take Friday’s Audi FIS Alpine World Cup slalom off prior to Tuesday’s World Championship opening super G.nVonn prepared to race, but didn’t feel confident following her warm-up routine after suffering a mild concussion while training giant slalom Wednesday, while Mancuso … Continue reading Vonn, Mancuso Sit Out World Cup Slalom in Germany
Crans-Montana, Switzerland – Ryan Siegle, of Starksboro, Vt., hit the top spot for the U.S. men finishing 11th in the FIS Alpine Junior World Championships Friday at Crans-Montana, Switzerland in the super G.nSiegle finished strong, leading the U.S. in 11th. The gold medal went to Slovenia’s Bostjan Kline who picked up his second gold medal … Continue reading Siegle Tops U.S. in World Junior Championships Super G
Kirchberg, Austria – Police in Austria are trying to find an unidentified man who collided with and injured a five-year-old boy at Kirchberg and left the scene of the incident.nThe unidentified boy, from the Tyrol region, was in a ski school class when he was struck by an adult skier and suffered a broken jaw … Continue reading Austrian Police Investigating Hit-and-Run Ski Crash
Carrabassett Valley, ME – Two young men spent a Wednesday night in the Maine woods after getting lost while skiing at Sugarloaf in Carrabassett Valley.nThe two unidentified men, ages 16 and 20 from Oxford Hills, Maine, were reported missing by family members around 10:45 p.m. Wednesday when they failed to return home from a day … Continue reading Two Skiers Spend Cold Night on Sugarloaf