Dakides Wins Third Annual Roxy Chicken Jam Slopestyle

Park City, UT – The sun was shining and competitive spirit abounded as the Third Annual Roxy Chicken Jam came to a close Saturday with the slopestyle finals and the highly anticipated crowning of the 2006/2007 Women’s Ticket to Ride (TTR) World Snowboard Tour Champion, at Utah’s Park City Mountain Resort. The three day … … Continue reading Dakides Wins Third Annual Roxy Chicken Jam Slopestyle

Victor Wins Slalom Gold at Hartford U.S. Disabled Skiing Championships

Waterville Valley, NH – World Cup overall disabled skiing champion Stephani Victor (sit-ski; Park City, UT) completed a storybook season Saturday adding the U.S. slalom title to her giant slalom gold as the Hartford U.S. Disabled Alpine Championships came to a close at Waterville Valley. Also taking their second titles of the week were Elitsa … Continue reading Victor Wins Slalom Gold at Hartford U.S. Disabled Skiing Championships

Jeff Bean on Podium in Farewell Freestyle Skiing Performance

Calgary, Canada – Steve Omischl of Kelowna, B.C., won his fourth Canadian national freestyle aerials skiing championship title Saturday in slushy conditions at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary that were warm in more ways than one. nOmischl, who’s an intense competitor, says he wouldn’t have minded losing to Ottawa aerialist Jeff Bean, who was competing … Continue reading Jeff Bean on Podium in Farewell Freestyle Skiing Performance

Four Canadian Snowboard Champions Crowned Saturday

Calgary, Canada – The weather wasn’t the only thing that heated up in Alberta today. Canada’s top snowboarders were smokin’ hot as they battled for top spot at the 2007 Honda Canadian National Championships. At Sunshine Village, high above Banff, Jasey-Jay Anderson of Mont-Tremblant and Repentigny’s Lilian Halme were crowned Champions in the Parallel Giant … Continue reading Four Canadian Snowboard Champions Crowned Saturday

Peterson, Cook Win Sprint U.S. Aerials Skiing Titles

Killington, VT – Jeret “Speedy” Peterson (Boise, ID) made it two U.S. aerials skiing titles in two years at Killington Resort Saturday while New England native Emily Cook (Belmont, MA) also won her career second U.S. gold medal on Day Three of the Sprint U.S. Freestyle Championships. nPeterson slapped back a bit on his final … Continue reading Peterson, Cook Win Sprint U.S. Aerials Skiing Titles

Guay Earns 5th Canadian Championship Title of His Ski Racing Career

Whistler (BC), Canada – Erik Guay (Mont-Tremblant, QC) earned the first national Giant Slalom title of his skiing career on a soggy Saturday in Whistler at the Pontiac GMC Canadian Championships. nGuay, who already has national titles in the Downhill, Super G and Combined in his young career, won Saturday’s race in a two-run combined … Continue reading Guay Earns 5th Canadian Championship Title of His Ski Racing Career

Freeman 19th in Swedish Ski Games Pursuit

Falun, Sweden – Kris Freeman (Andover, NH) finished 19th Saturday in a slushy 30K pursuit race at the Swedish Ski Games as the World Cup cross-country skiing season nears its final event Sunday. World Cup champion Tobias Angerer of Germany won a final sprint with three others while ex- champion Marit Bjoergen of Norway took … Continue reading Freeman 19th in Swedish Ski Games Pursuit

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