Park City, UT – Two-time Olympian and longtime cross country coach Pete Vordenberg has announced his resignation from the U.S. Ski Team after 10 years of coaching to spend more time with his growing family. Pete Vordenberg (photo: Katie Perhai/U.S. Ski Team)
Banff (AB), Canada – Canadian Alpine Ski Team member Trevor White has renewed hopes after undergoing successful knee surgery on April 20. “(The recovery) is coming along super quick and super well,” said White, of Calgary, Alberta. “I can already bend (the knee) more than I could before surgery so I think it should be … Continue reading Canada’s Trevor White Upbeat After Successful Knee Surgery
Guelph (ON), Canada – Canadian Alpine Ski Team member, Erin Mielzynski, is being welcomed home to Guelph today with festivities to honor the hometown hero for her historic World Cup win this season. On March 4 in Ofterschwang, Germany, Mielzynski became the first Canadian to win a World Cup slalom race since Betsy Clifford in … Continue reading Canadian Ski Racer Erin Mielzynski Returns Home to Hero’s Welcome in Guelph
Toronto (ON), Canada – Nik Zoricic’s father was an alpine ski racing coach when he moved to Canada with his family from the former Yugoslavia in the 1980s. Predag “Bebe” Zoricic, therefore, is convinced that his son’s death on a World … Continue Reading ››
Park City, UT -Michael Jaquet, a senior executive with CBS Sports network and lifelong ski marketing visionary, has been named Chief Marketing Officer for the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA). USSA President and CEO Bill Marolt announced today that Jaquet would take over leadership responsibilities for sponsorship, licensing, suppliers and media sales and marketing … Continue reading CBS Sports’ Jaquet Named Chief Marketing Officer for U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association
Franconia, NH – The Eastern Ski Writers Association (ESWA) has awarded alpine ski racers Mikaela Shiffrin and Ryan Cochran-Siegle with the group’s 2012 Don A. Metivier Golden Ski Award. “The Golden Ski Award is the oldest honor given to alpine ski racers that exists today. It has been presented to top ski racers from the East since … Continue reading Shiffrin, Cochran-Siegle Win Golden Ski Award
Calgary (AB), Canada – Alpine Canada president Max Gartner on Wednesday announced the appointment of Paul Kristofic to the new position of vice president of sports, while Peter Bosinger will succeed him as head coach of the country’s men’s alpine ski team. Kristofic, of Toronto, Ontario, has spent 16 years working as a Canadian Alpine … Continue reading Alpine Canada Appoints Kristofic VP of Sport, Bosinger Men’s Alpine Head Coach
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