Bansko, Bulgaria – After three and a half hours of delays, the jury officially canceled Saturday’s women’s Audi FIS Alpine World Cup downhill race in Bansko due to inconsistent high winds that blew up and down the mountain. “In the morning there was no chance at all and as the day went on the gusts … Continue reading Wind Blows Away Bansko Downhill
Crans Montana, Switzerland – Austrian Benni Raich sliced the soft snow in Crans Montana on Saturday for his 36th career Audi FIS Alpine World Cup win — his first since 2009 — but his first victory in super G. Warm weather again hampered the race, causing the track to rut and bump up after the … Continue reading Raich Gets First World Cup Win in Super G
Minsk, Belarus – Canadian Olivier Rochon tightened his grip on the FIS Freestyle World Cup aerials leader’s yellow bib on Saturday with a fourth place finish in Belarus. The 22-year-old from Gatineau, Quebec scored 96.65 on his triple twisting, triple backflip in the super final, but a soft takeoff cost him a spot on the … Continue reading Rochon Retains World Cup Yellow Bib in Minsk
Crans-Montana, Switzerland – At age 37 Swiss skier Didier Cuche, the oldest alpine ski racer on the World Cup Tour, has already announced his retirement. But that didn’t stop him from appearing on top the World Cup podium again today following the circuit’s super G race in … Continue Reading ››
Stoneham (QC), Canada – China’s Xuetong Cai, and and Janne Korpi of Finland are the 2012 Halfpipe World Cup Title winners. Cai, 18, secured her career’s third consecutive Crystal Globe by claiming victory in the last halfpipe contest of the 2012 LG Snowboard FIS World Cup season, held on Thursday at Stoneham Mountain Resort in … Continue reading Cai and Korpi Crowned 2012 Halfpipe Snowboard World Cup Champions in Stoneham
Stoneham (QC), Canada – Ekaterina Tudegesheva of Russia, and Austria’s Andreas Prommegger have clinched the 2012 season’s eighth parallel event of the LG Snowboard FIS World Cup held in Stoneham, Quebec, Canada on Wednesday, and in doing so each has taken over the tour lead. In Wednesday’s fog-enshrouded final Tudegesheva, the 24-year-old reigning World Cup … Continue reading Tudegesheva and Prommegger Win Parallel Giant Slalom World Cup at Stoneham
Stoneham (QC), Canada -Canada’s Maelle Ricker and Pierre Vaultier of France each secured victory in the season’s fifth snowboard cross race of the 2012 LG Snowboard FIS World Cup tour which took place on Tuesday in Stoneham, Quebec, Canada. While the fastest women’s qualifier relegated French rivals Nelly Moenne Loccoz and Deborah Anthonioz to second … Continue reading Ricker, Vaultier Win World Cup Snowboard Cross at Stoneham
