Ljubno, Slovenia – Park City, Utah’s Sarah Hendrickson went head-to-head with Japan’s Sara Takanashi in the final jump in Ljubno to come away with her fifth World Cup win of the season on Saturday despite a hill record set by third place finisher Daniela Iraschko of Austria. Hendrickson led after her 85.5-meter first jump and … Continue reading Fifth Win for Sarah Hendrickson
Soldeu-Grandvalira, Andorra – Relentless gusting winds and blowing snow couldn’t slow 16-year-old Mikaela Shiffrin, of Eagle, Colo., from jumping from 20th to 10th in the final run at the first Audi FIS Alpine World Cup ever held in Andorra on Saturday. American Lindsey Vonn fell victim to the tricky visibility and did not finish the … Continue reading Wind Buffets World Cup Slalom in Soldeu
Sochi, Russia – With Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in the crowd, Franconia, N.H.’s Bode Miller rode a razor sharp line to finish fourth by a mere two hundredths of a second in Saturday’s Audi FIS Alpine World Cup test of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games downhill. Swiss ski racer Beat Feuz won on his 25th … Continue reading Bode Miller Finishes Just Off Podium in World Cup Test of Russian Olympic Downhill
Beida Lake, China – Canada’s Olivier Rochon battled freezing temperatures and high winds en route to a bronze medal in the FIS Freestyle aerial event in China on Saturday. The weather caused some serious consternation amongst athletes and coaches who were worried about safety. Eventually, organizers altered the regular format to a one-jump event, which … Continue reading Rochon Earns Bronze in Windy World Cup Aerials in China
Whistler (BC), Canada – Josh Dueck, a member of the Canadian Para-Alpine Ski Team, has realized his dream of doing a back flip on skis once again. He is now the first athlete known to complete the feat in a sit ski. Dueck a former freestyle coach who lived to be on the slopes, broke … Continue reading Paralympian Completes First Back Flip on a Sit Ski
Collingwood (ON), Canada -Canada’s Dominique Maltais, and Pierre Vaultier of France, on Wednesday won the season’s fourth boarder cross race of the 2012 LG Snowboard FIS World Cup season in Blue Mountain, Ontario, and in so doing took over the lead in the SBX World Cup ranking. It was the first time the Snowboard World … Continue reading Maltais and Vaultier Win Snowboard Cross at Blue Mountain
Soldeu-Grandvalaria, Andorra -Relentless high winds across the Pyrenees Mountains canceled the first of two Audi FIS Alpine World Cup giant slalom races scheduled for today in the small Andorran village of Soldeu. The Soldeu-El Tarter sector of the Grandvalira ski resort in Andorra (file photo: Albert White)
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