Aspen, CO – South Lake Tahoe, Calif.’s Jamie Anderson put down solid spins and combinations Sunday to take home the fifth X Games slopestyle snowboarding medal of her career with a bronze. Enni Rukajarvi of Finland took the gold, becoming the first rookie to win women’s slopestyle since the sport was introduced at the X … Continue reading Anderson Earns Fifth X Games Medal
Crans-Montana, Switzerland – U.S. Development Ski Team member Ryan Siegle, of Starksboro, Vt., led the U.S. charge in 13th Sunday in the opening FIS Junior World Alpine Ski Championship giant slalom in Crans-Montana, Switzerland. France’s Alexis Pinturault won gold.nSiegle, a member of Vermont’s legendary Cochran skiing family, put down a solid first run and the … Continue reading Siegle Leads U.S. in Junior Worlds Opener
Chamonix, France – Croatian Ivica Kostelic continued his domination of the Audi FIS Alpine World Cup on Sunday, notching a seventh January win with super combined victory in Chamonix. Kostelic now holds a commanding 475 point lead in the World Cup overall standings ahead of Swiss Silvan Zubriggen.nKostelic’s Croatian teammate Natko Zrncic-Dim was second with … Continue reading Kostelic Wins Seventh World Cup Ski Race This Month
St. Moritz, Switzerland – Sweden’s Henrik Windstedt and American Matt Annetts took advantage of a feature-filled Corvatsch north face to post amazing runs that put them at the top of ski and snowboard categories at Sunday’s Nissan Freeride Engadin St. Moritz 2011 by Swatch, part of the Freeride World Tour. Sunday’s results open up the … Continue reading Big Airs, Creative Lines Mark Action-Packed Nissan Freeride Engadin St. Moritz
Otepaa, Estonia – Central Cross Country Skiing’s Jessie Diggins, of Afton, Minn., led the U.S. charge in 12th Sunday in the FIS Junior World Nordic Ski Championship’s cross country 10k mixed pursuit in Otepaa, Estonia. Germany’s Markus Weeger and Norway’s Heidi Weng were crowned Junior World champions.nDiggins was not far off the pace with less … Continue reading Diggins Spearheads U.S. at Junior Worlds
Aspen, CO – On a night filled with freeskiing’s biggest stars, Park City, Utah’s Alex Schlopy stole the spotlight and the Winter X Games Big Air skiing gold Saturday in Aspen. Bobby Brown, of Breckenridge, Colo., took the silver and slopestyle champion Sammy Carlson of Hood River, Ore., grabbed bronze.nSchlopy ignored the hype surrounding … … Continue reading Schlopy Takes X Games Skiing Big Air
Aspen, CO – Vermont’s Kelly Clark opened up a new chapter for women’s snowboarding Saturday night, stomping out a huge 1080 to become the first woman to land the maneuver in a competition, and earning her the gold in the Winter X Games halfpipe.n”It’s been an incredible night. To have a victory lap like that … Continue reading Clark Opens New Chapter With X Games Gold