Moscow, Russia – Squaw Valley, Calif.’s Julia Mancuso ripped through the head-to-head style parallel slalom to win under the lights in Moscow on Tuesday night for her second Audi FIS Alpine World Cup win this season. Teammate Lindsey Vonn, of Vail, Colo., tacked another 60 points to her immense overall World Cup lead with third … Continue reading Mancuso Wins Moscow Night Slalom
Steamboat Springs, CO – Sixteen-year-old Zoe Taylor of the USA skied to first place in the World Cup Parallel Sprint race in Steamboat Springs on Friday, the first U.S. victory on the telemark skiing World Cup since Cody Thompson of Whitefish, Mont., won a Classic race in 2000. Taylor, of Atlanta, Ga., has moved to … Continue reading Zoe Taylor Wins Telemark World Cup in Steamboat
Klingenthal, Germany – Challenging weather conditions in Klingenthal, Germany on Sunday did not claim Billy Demong as the Olympic nordic combined skiing champion from Vermontville, N.Y. finished 10th in an individual Gundersen, making up 10 spots from the jump. High winds and heavy snowfall forced the cancellation of the ski jumping portion of the FIS … Continue reading Demong Top 10 in Snowy Germany
Bansko, Bulgaria – Warren, Vt.’s Nolan Kasper and Ted Ligety, of Park City, Utah, produced strong second runs on Sunday to finish sixth and seventh at an Audi FIS Alpine World Cup slalom in Bansko that saw Austrian Marcel Hirscher win. Kasper, standing 23rd after the first run, laid down the second fastest final run … Continue reading Kasper, Ligety Land 6-7 in Bansko Slalom
Sochi, Russia – The Sochi organizing committee made every effort to prepare the 2014 Olympic speed track, but overnight snow and warm temperatures made the surface too unstable to host the third Audi FIS Alpine World Cup super combined on Sunday as scheduled. “After the success we’ve had this week, we are really excited to … Continue reading Unstable Snow Claims Sochi Super Combi as Vonn Secures Title
Naeba, Japan – Patrick Deneen, of Cle Elum, Wash., defeated Canada’s Mikael Kingsbury by a score of 19-16 to win the men’s FIS Freestyle World Cup dual moguls in Naeba on Sunday as Vermonter Hannah Kearney’s historic win streak ended at 16. Kearney had a wobble through a couple turns in her semi final run … Continue reading Canada’s Robichaud Ends Kearney’s Moguls Win Streak
Bansko, Bulgaria – Park City, Utah’s Ted Ligety survived a near crash in his second run in a World Cup giant slalom in Bansko on Saturday, dropping him from first to 27th on the day and out of the lead of the giant slalom standings for the first time this season. Austrian Marcel Hirscher won … Continue reading Ligety Loses Grip on World Cup Giant Slalom Lead
