Ste.-Adèle (QC), Canada – The International Ski Federation’s female rookie of the year for freestyle skiing showed she meant business by winning Friday’s qualifying round of women’s moguls, to kick off the Canada Post Freestyle National Championships. nChloé Dufour-Lapointe, 16, of Montreal left 2007 world champion Kristi Richards of Summerland, B.C., second in the qualifier, … Continue reading Richards, Rousseau Crowned Canadian National Single Moguls Champs →

Beaupré (QC), Canada – Emilie Desforges (Montréal, QC) captured the first Pontiac GMC Canadian Championships title of her ski racing career Friday, after coming agonizingly close earlier this season with second-place esults in the super G and super combined. nDeforges completed the women’s giant slalom in a two-run combined time of two minutes 21.41 seconds … Continue reading Desforges, Stutz Win Canadian Ski Racing Titles →

Carrabassett Valley, ME – Stacey Cook (Mammoth, CA) captured her second U.S. ski racing title in two days on Monday, winning the downhill at the 2008 Nature Valley U.S. Alpine Championships, while TJ Lanning (Park City, UT) took the men’s downhill for his first U.S. crown. Combined gold went to Jimmy Cochran (Keene, NH) and … Continue reading Cook, Lanning Crowned U.S. Downhill Champions →

Carrabassett Valley, ME – The U.S. Ski Team has named Sasha Rearick as its new Men’s Head Alpine Coach, replacing Phil McNichol who recently announced his retirement. Alpine Director Jesse Hunt made the announcement at the Nature Valley U.S. Alpine Championships at Sugarloaf/USA ski resort in Maine. Rearick was promoted from his position as men’s … Continue reading Rearick Named U.S. Ski Team Men’s Head Alpine Coach →

Carrabassett Valley, ME – The U.S. Ski Team’s Kevin Francis (Bend, OR) and Stacey Cook (Mammoth, CA) won super G titles on a sunny Easter Sunday as the 2008 Nature Valley U.S. Alpine Championships concluded their second day of competition. nThe win was Francis’ first U.S. title, marking his 11th podium of the season and … Continue reading U.S. Super G Ski Racing Titles Go to Cook and Francis →

Stratton Mountain, VT – Weather was perfect for Saturday’s Halfpipe finals at the Swatch TTR 6-Star Burton U.S. Open, and the temperatures stayed cold for a fast pipe at southern Vermont’s Stratton Mountain ski resort. With his third place finish, Kevin Pearce (USA) became the new 07/08 Swatch TTR Tour Champion. Shaun White (USA) once … Continue reading Pearce Becomes TTR World Champion as White Destroys U.S. Open Halfpipe →

Carrabassett Valley, ME – World Cup overall champion Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO) and reigning U.S. slalom champion Jimmy Cochran (Keene, NH) each laid down the fastest first and second runs to win national slalom titles at the 2008 Nature Valley U.S. Alpine Championships Saturday at Maine’s Sugarloaf/USA ski and snowboard resort in Carrabassett Valley. nFor … Continue reading Vonn, Cochran Win U.S. National Slalom Ski Racing Titles →