Breckenridge, CO – With four jumps and three urban rail features, the Winter Dew Tour Nike Open men’s freeski slope finals at Breckenridge on Sunday offered up a challenging course that saw a lot of the top guys struggling to get in a clean first run. Alexis Godbout hurt himself at the second stop of … Continue reading Tom Wallisch Fends Off Threats in Winter Dew Tour Freeski Slopestyle
Breckenridge, CO – With four doubles during a few of the runs during Sunday’s men’s snowboard slope finals, the field of 12 guys had to put down flawless runs in order to make it onto the podium at the Winter Dew Tour Nike Open in Breckenridge. After posting a 97.75 on his first run, Norwegian … Continue reading Winter Dew Tour Snowboard Slope Finals at Breckenridge Full of Doubles and Surprises
Breckenridge, CO – It’s was a heated men’s snowboard pipe finals Saturday at the Winter Dew Tour Nike Open in Breckenridge, with Swiss rider Iouri “I-Pod” Podlachikov putting the heat on Shaun White, and Louie Vito fighting for the win himself. Podlachikov came out charging in his first run with what could have easily been … Continue reading Shaun White and Kelly Clark Get it Done in Heated Pipe Finals at Breckenridge Dew Tour
Breckenridge, CO – Kevin Rolland dropped into the pipe on Saturday and from his first massive switch 9 it was clear his goal was to take down the competition in the Ski SuperPipe at the Nike Open in Breckenridge. As defending Dew Cup champ, he was prequalified straight into finals and the last to drop … Continue reading Defending Dew Cup Champ Kevin Rolland Continues Pipe Domination in Breckenridge
Rogla, Slovenia -FIS Cross Country World Cup sprint leader Kikkan Randall set the pace in the opening heats but went down hard in a start crash that took her out of Sunday’s cross country skiing sprint finals in Rogla, finishing sixth. Norway’s Maiken Caspersen Falla, who challenged Randall hard in the semifinals, won her first … Continue reading Start Crash In Rogla Finals Takes Out Randall
Rogla, Slovenia -Saturday was a day of career bests for U.S. cross country ski racers in Rogla with classic technique distance racing in heavy new snow. The U.S. Ski Team’s technicians delivered the skis with Kikkan Randall (Anchorage, Alaska) setting the pace finishing 11th, followed by Holly Brooks (Anchorage) 19th and Liz Stephen (E. Montpelier, … Continue reading U.S. Skiers Enjoy Career Best Classic Finishes in Slovenia
Alta Badia, Italy -Reigning Audi FIS Alpine World Cup and World giant slalom champion Ted Ligety fell .01 seconds short of the Alta Badia podium Sunday, after finishing fourth behind Italian winner Massimiliano Blardone. Ligety, of Park City, Utah, who was leading after the first run by .49, retained the discipline lead 330-265 over Austrian … Continue reading Ligety .01 off Alta Badia Podium
