Otepaa, Estonia – Officials canceled the Ladies’ Ski Jumping Team event Saturday at the FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Jumping Championships in Otepaa, Estonia due to heavy snowfall and gusty wind. The event will not be rescheduled.nOfficials moved up the event to 1:30 p.m. from the original start time of 5 p.m. in hopes of … Continue reading Women’s Ski Jumping Team Event Canceled at Junior Worlds
Sestriere, Italy – Heavy snow and fog canceled this weekend’s World Cup women’s downhill and super combined ski races in Sestriere.nIt was a rough weather weekend in Sestriere. After nearly four hours of fog and snow delays on Saturday organizers postponed the women’s downhill until Sunday at 6 a.m., pushing Sunday’s originally scheduled super combined … Continue reading Sestriere Downhill, Super Combined Both Canceled
Killington, VT – Rescuers are scouring the Vermont woods looking for a New Jersey man missing since Sunday while skiing at Killington Resort.nAuthorities say that Gustavo Oascar Iriarte, 45, of Lyndhurst, N.J., went missing on Sunday afternoon. Vermont State Police and Killington Ski Patrol were in contact with Iriarte by cell phone before they lost … Continue reading Searchers Looking for N.J. Skier Missing at Killington
Otepaa, Estonia – Due to snow fall and high winds the FIS Junior World Nordic Ski Championships women’s ski jumping team event was canceled Saturday in Otepaa.nThe event, which was making its Junior World Championship debut, will not be rescheduled during this Championship series.
Otepaa, Estonia – Alaska Pacific University’s Sadie Bjornsen, of Methow, Wash., led four U.S. athletes into the finals in 17th in the FIS U23 World Championships classic sprint Saturday in Otepaa. Russia’s Alexander Panzhinskiy and Finland’s Kartty Niskanen claimed gold for the men and women.nBjornsen was joined by three U23 Worlds teammates in the quarterfinals. … Continue reading Bjornsen Leads U.S. Push in U23 Worlds
Chamonix, France – Swiss Hahnenkamm champion Didier Cuche, 36, continued his January speed reign of the Audi FIS Alpine World Cup Saturday to win the Kandahar downhill in Chamonix by .67 over 21-year-old Dominik Paris of Italy. Austria’s Klaus Kroell was third in 1:59.79. Travis Ganong, of Olympic Valley, Calif., was the top American finisher … Continue reading Cuche Wins Second Straight World Cup Downhill
Aspen, CO – Norway’s Torstein Horgmo won gold under the lights Friday in the Winter X Games big air contest in Aspen.nFrom Denver to Aspen, the big air contest moved across Colorado with riders throwing it down at Winter X Games. Horgmo landed a triple cork to post the highest total score of 80, with … Continue reading Gold for Horgmo in Winter X Games Snowboard Big Air