Flaine, France – Forty-eight riders hiked to the summit of the Aiguille d’Aujob today under a bluebird sky. They had but one ski or snowboard run to prove to the judges that they deserved one of the 14 tickets for the Verbier Xtreme. nFollowing the 90-minute hike, female skiers and snowboarders succeeded one another beginning … Continue reading Vasiuk Wins O’Neill Freeride Quest by Nissan-Flaine, and Ticket to Verbier →

Calgary, Canada – With the FIS Nations Cup, three World Championship gold medals and two other World Championship medals in their luggage, the Canadian Freestyle Ski Team returns to Canada to compete at the Canada Post Freestyle National Championships at Calgary’s Canada Olympic Park in the last competition of the year this week. nLed by … Continue reading Canada Set for Freestyle Skiing National Championships →

Lenzerheide, Switzerland – Austrian Marlies Schild took a big step Thursday toward clinching the World Cup overall ski racing title, finishing third – but ahead of her main challengers – in the last super G of the season. Julia Mancuso (Olympic Valley, CA) moved back into third place overall as she finished seventh behind world … Continue reading World Cup Alpine Skiing: Schild Nears Title; Mancuso 7th in SG →

Lenzerheide, Switzerland – The U.S. Ski Team’s Bode Miller (Bretton Woods, NH) clinched his second World Cup super G title Thursday as he tied for fourth place in the last SG of the season. Norway’s Aksel Lund Svindal won for the second time in 24 hours to close the overall points gap between himself and … Continue reading World Cup Alpine Skiing: Miller Clinches Second Super G Title →

Tarvisio, Italy – Liz Stephen (East Montpelier, VT/Burke Mountain Academy/U.S. B Team) skied to seventh place Wednesday in the women’s 5K freestyle race on the second day of the 2007 FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships. Alexa Turzian (Sun Valley, ID/Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation) was 16th in the field of 83. nSwede Charlotte Kalla, … Continue reading Stephen 7th in Nordic Junior Worlds Ski Championships Freestyle Sprint →

Tarvisio, Italy – World Championships bronze medalist Anssi Koivuranta of Finland led the jumping and held off Austrian Marco Pichlmayer to capture the gold medal in nordic combined Wednesday at the 2007 FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships. Skyler Keate (Salt Lake City/National Sports Foundation/U.S. B Team) had the top U.S. result, finishing 37th. nKoivuranta, … Continue reading Keate Leads U.S. in Nordic Junior World Ski Championships Combined →

Airolo, Switzerland – The U.S. Freestyle Ski Team has named 26 athletes to compete today through Monday at the 2007 FIS Freestyle Junior World Ski Championships in Airolo. nThe group of 13 men and 13 women will compete in moguls, dual moguls, aerials and halfpipe. “We’re going in with an extremely strong team for … … Continue reading U.S. Freestyle Ski Team to Send 28 Athletes to Freestyle Junior Worlds →