Oberhof, Germany – The U.S. Ski Team’s Kikkan Randall and Andy Newell led the USA in front of a crowd of an estimated 2,000 cheering spectators as the FIS Tour de Ski got underway Friday with the prologue in Oberhof. Newell skied a strong lap to take 14th, with Randall in 16th on … Continue … Continue reading U.S. Ski Team’s Newell, Randall Reach Top 20 in Tour de Ski Stage 1
Munich, Germany – Over 10,000 people are expected to be on hand Sunday night as American ski racers Bode Miller, Lindsey Vonn, Ted Ligety and Julia Mancuso will go head-to-head with the top racers on the Audi FIS Alpine World Cup tour during a unique parallel slalom at Munich Olympic Park.nThe top 15 men and … Continue reading World Cup Alpine Skiing to Light Up Downtown Munich Sunday
Kofu, Japan – An avalanche buried and killed four ski patrollers Friday in the Japanese ski resort of Okudaisen in Tottori Prefecture.nYoshiyuki Nagaoka, 56, of Kofu in Tottori Prefecture, Satoshi Yamane, 49, of Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture, and Hiroyuki Fujisaki and Naoki Matsumoto from Matsue, also in Shimane Prefecture, were inspecting the resort’s highest run on … Continue reading Avalanche Kills Four Ski Patrollers in Japan