Sochi, Russia – Canada controlled the podium at the ski cross Olympic test event in Sochi, Russia, on Tuesday, winning one gold and two silver medals as Kelsey Serwa and Marielle Thompson finished 1-2 in the women’s final and Chris Del Bosco capped a remarkable
Sochi, Russia – The Chinese dominated Sunday’s World Cup aerials skiing competition in the Sochi 2014 Olympic venue in Rosa Khutor, sweeping wins with Guangpu Qi taking men’s and Mengtau Xu the women’s. Dylan Ferguson, of Amesbury, Mass., and Connecticut’s Kiley McKinnon each soared to fifth in the pre-Olympic test event. Olivier Rochon, of Gatineau, … Continue reading Sochi Aerials Hill Gets Its Test
Ljubno, Slovenia – With top World Cup results this weekend in Ljubno, the U.S. Women’s Ski Jumping Team is more confident than ever heading into World Championships this week in Val di Fiemme, Italy, just as Japan’s Sara Takanashi had a double victory to secure the overall World Cup title with two events still remaining … Continue reading Japan’s Takanashi Clinches Women’s Ski Jumping World Cup
Sochi, Russia – Italy’s Michela Moioli and Alessandro Haemmerle of Austria clinched the last snowboard race of the Olympic rehearsal events for the Sochi 2014 Winter Games in Sunday’s World Cup snowboardcross, the fourth of the season. Staged in the “Extreme Park” at Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort on a well prepared course, 17-year-old Moioli — … Continue reading Moioli and Haemmerle Win Career’s first at Snowboard Cross World Cup in Sochi
Sochi, Russia – Colorado’s Torin Yater-Wallace and Gus Kenworthy battled through fog and rain on Saturday to go one-two for U.S. Freeskiing in the pre-Olympic test event of the halfpipe at Rosa Khutor outside Sochi. It was the first opportunity for the top athletes in the Olympics’ newest event to visit Sochi and test the … Continue reading USA 1-2 in Olympic Halfpipe
Schladming, Austria – Teen Mikaela Shiffrin skied a powerful, aggressive second run to come from behind to win gold in slalom at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Schladming on Saturday. Third after the first run, Shiffrin overcame a .18-second lead by Sweden’s Frida Hansdotter, who took bronze. Austria’s Michaela Kirchgasser won silver. It … Continue reading 17-Year-Old Mikaela Shiffrin Crowned World Slalom Champion
Saugus, MA – A pro rider by day and plumber by night, Jonathan Cheever mixes his snowboarding talent like it’s plumber’s putty by shredding park, pipe and the snowboardcross (SBX) course. While all of his major results have come from SBX, he’s known for some of the biggest airs in the pipe and credits his … Continue reading Athlete Spotlight: Jonathan Cheever
