Innsbruck, Austria – In one of the most thrilling events of this season, exciting down to the very last run of the day, Breckenridge, Colo.’s Eric Willett won the Billabong Air&Style 2013 in Innsbruck on Saturday, defeating favorites like X Games Big Air Champion Mark McMorris in the superfinal. Second-place finisher Sebastien Toutant of Canada … Continue reading Toutant Crowned World Snowboard Tour Big Air Champion
Krasnaya Polyana, Russia – Steamboat Springs, Colo.’s Taylor Fletcher continued his strong surge on Saturday, posting the second fastest cross country time to finish fifth in the first Olympic test event of the 2014 Nordic Combined venue. Fletcher survived a raging blizzard during the jump to finish 15th, starting 1:16 behind in the cross country … Continue reading Gutsy Olympic Test for Taylor Fletcher
Krasnaya Polyana, Russia – The U.S. Ski Team’s Liz Stephen skied to a career best eighth in the 7.5k/7.5k skiathlon on the Sochi 2014 Olympic course on Saturday. Kristin Stoermer Steira of Norway won women’s while Dario Cologna of Switzerland took the men’s. Skiers faced raging snow at some times during the race at the … Continue reading Stephen Earns Career Best on Olympic Course
Collingwood (ON), Canada – The Czech Republic’s Eva Samkova and Christopher Robanske of Canada each secured their career’s first World Cup win in Saturday’s snowboard cross race at Blue Mountain Resort in Collingwood. In the FIS Snowboard World Cup season’s third SBX event, the two top qualifiers flawlessly linked to their outstanding performance in Friday’s … Continue reading Snowboardcross Athletes Thrill the Crowd at Blue Mountain
Park City, UT – Maxim Gustik of Belarus took his first World Cup win for the men on Friday night in the the Visa Freestyle International’s aerials competition at Utah’s Deer Valley Resort, with Mengtao Xu of China winning by an impressive 36-point margin in the women’s. Long Valley, N.J. teen Mike Rossi put together three … Continue reading Gustik, Chu Win Deer Valley Aerials
Greenville, ME – For the first time since the end of the 2010 ski season the Squaw Mountain ski area in Greenville, Maine has reopened to skiers and riders.
Schladming, Austria – Schladming is ready as gold, silver and bronze medals are waiting for their first recipients when the 42nd FIS Alpine Ski World Championships open with women’s super G on Tuesday. Heavy snow was falling Monday in Schladming, with a rough and tumble race expected for Tuesday with fresh snow conditions. Over 20,000 … Continue reading Alpine Skiing World Championships Open in Schladming
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