West Vancouver (BC), Canada – Maëlle Ricker of Whistler and Squamish resident Tom Velisek weren’t April Fools when they raced to the finish line Sunday in the final race of the Right Guard Xtreme Snowboardcross Series, wrapping up an impressive 2006-07 season on the Canadian Open Snowboard Tour. nRicker came out on top of the … Continue reading Ricker and Velisek Capture Final Races in 2007 Canadian Snowboard Cross Season →

Girdwood, AK – Jimmy Cochran (Keene, NH), returning to the venue where he won two gold medals three years ago, collected his third U.S. title Sunday as he won the men’s slalom on Day Three of the Nature Valley U.S. Alpine Championships. Olympic combined champion Ted Ligety (Park City, UT) earned his third straight U.S. … Continue reading Cochran Wins U.S. Slalom Ski Racing Gold in Alaska →

Girdwood, AK – Julia Mancuso (Olympic Valley, CA), who just completed the best U.S. women’s World Cup overall ski racing season since 1984, earned the eighth national title of her career Saturday, winning the super G at the Nature Valley U.S. Alpine Championships as Californians swept the podium at Alyeska ski and snowboard resort south … Continue reading Mancuso Wins; Californians Sweep Super G at Alpine Ski Championships →

Presque Isle, ME – Kris Freeman (Andover, NH) earned his third U.S. skiing title of the season Friday – and his ninth overall – while Taz Mannix (Anchorage, AK) collected the first of her career in the pursuit races opening the last phase of the U.S. Cross Country Championships. nFreeman, a two-time Olympian, led the … Continue reading Freeman, Mannix Win U.S. Pursuit Titles →

Girdwood, AK – A determined Kaylin Richardson (Edina, MN), looking to bury an erroneous “slalom specialist” image, tore through a downhill Friday to win by nearly two seconds on opening day of the Nature Valley U.S. Alpine Championships. nRichardson, a 2006 Olympian who emerged this winter as a solid four-event racer in World Cup events, … Continue reading Richardson Wins Women’s U.S. Downhill Ski Racing Title →

Girdwood, AK – Two-time Olympian Marco Sullivan (Squaw Valley, CA) attacked all the way Friday to win his second U.S. gold medal in the downhill by more than a second opening the Nature Valley U.S. Alpine Championships at Alyeska ski and snowboard resort in Girdwood, south of Anchorage. n”It’s been a long time since I … Continue reading Sullivan Earns Gold at U.S. Alpine Ski Championships →

Salt Lake City, UT – Former nordic combined sprint world champion Johnny Spillane (Steamboat Springs, CO) is resting and rehabbing his right shoulder after surgery to repair a broken bone with cadavers. He plans to be “ready to roll” for next ski season. nSpillane, 26 and a three-time Olympian in the sport that mixes ski … Continue reading Successful Shoulder Surgery for Spillane →