St. Moritz, Switzerland – The hometown crowd had reason to celebrate on Friday as Switzerland swept the top two positions in women’s super combined at the 2017 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, with Wendy Holdener taking the gold, and Michelle Gisin the silver – both first time World Championship medalists. Their joy, however, was … Continue Reading ››
Hunter, NY – Tomorrow, Empire Parks at Hunter Mountain will present the inaugural Kaatskillz, a freestyle on-snow terrain park event themed after an urban skate park. Freestyle skiers and riders near and far are invited to compete in Saturday’s Kaatskillz pro-am event, located on the main face of the mountain on Park Ave West. The event build is … Continue reading “Kaatskillz: A Skate Park On Snow” at Hunter This Weekend
St. Moritz, Switzerland – The ladies were able to execute their second successful downhill training run at the St. Moritz Alpine Ski World Championships after waiting out the fog, revealing blue skies above their course. World Cup downhill standings leader Ilka Stuhec of Slovenia clocked the fastest time for the second day in a row. The … Continue reading Fog in St. Moritz Scrubs Men’s Downhill Training
Killington, VT – More than 30 blind and visually impaired athletes from across the country will learn to ski or learn to race with Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports this weekend at the 10th anniversary of the United States Association of Blind Athletes (USABA) Winter Ski Festival at Pico Mountain in Vermont. For 10 years, USABA … Continue reading Visually Impaired Skiers Descend Upon Pico Mountain
Midway, UT – This is a story about the dream of four teenaged girls. It’s a story about best friends who came from different backgrounds in sport from across America. It’s a story about inspiration and the power of sport heroes. In a way, it reads a bit like a fairytale. Except that it really did … Continue reading Behind the Gold: Achieving a Dream
