Ludlow, VT – Elizabeth Beerman (Weston, VT) won her second U.S. Snowboarding Chevrolet Revolution Tour halfpipe of the season Saturday at Vermont’s Okemo ski and snowboard resort, leading two previous tour winners onto the podium as Brooke Shaw (Bantam, CT) and Kaitlyn Farrington (Bellevue, ID) finished 2-3. nBeerman was also the halfpipe winner at Mt. … Continue reading Beerman Wins 2nd Chevrolet Revolution Tour Halfpipe →

Sun Peaks (BC), Canada – Fog and wind delayed the start of the Saturday’s RE/MAX FIS World Cup Speed Skiing Race at Sun Peaks until noon, when the skies broke clear and the fastest skiers in the world readied themselves for another chance at World Cup glory. While the speeds were lower than Friday’s … … Continue reading Canada Takes First-Ever Gold in World Cup Speed Skiing →

Telluride, CO – Though the pair may be categorized as “rookies” in their first-ever Jeep King of the Mountain campaign, Canada’s Drew Neilson and Stratton Mountain, Vt.’s Lindsey Jacobellis looked anything but novice in masterfully capturing World Professional Champion honors Saturday at Telluride Ski Resort in Colorado. nThe scene in Telluride was a far cry … Continue reading Neilson, Jacobellis Crowned World Professional Snowboarding Champions →

Sapporo, Japan – Finland’s Virpi Kuitunen collected her fourth medal – her third gold – of the 2007 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships as she won the 30K classic technique title Saturday by 6.9 seconds of Norway’s Kristin Stoermer Steira. Caitlin Compton (Minneapolis), the lone U.S. entry, did not finish.nKuitunen, who got a gold in … Continue reading Finn Collects Fourth Nordic Ski Champs Medal →

Kranjska Gora, Slovenia – Canada’s Francois Bourque (New Richmond, QC) won his second silver medal of the World Cup ski season in Saturday’s Giant Slalom in Kranjska Gora. American Ted Ligety (Park City, UT) tied for fourth in the race won by Austrian Benjamin Raich, the defending overall champion who moved to within three … … Continue reading Canada’s Bourque Skis to Silver in Kranjska Gora GS →

Voss, Norway – Canadian moguls skier Jenn Heil of Spruce Grove, Alta., and Australian Dale Begg-Smith both continued their successful weekend with second straight Freestyle FIS World Cup wins in Norway on Saturday. nFriday’s victory clinched Heil’s fourth straight overall World Cup women’s moguls’ title, while Saturday’s win over one of the world’s toughest courses … Continue reading Heil, Begg-Smith Win Again on World Cup Moguls Skiing Circuit →

Tarvisio, Italy – The U.S. Ski Team’s Julia Mancuso (Olympic Valley, CA) moved into second place in the women’s World Cup overall points Saturday – nine points off the lead – by nailing the bottom of the hill to win a downhill in tricky snow conditions for her fourth victory of the season. Canada’s Emily … Continue reading Win Propels Mancuso to Second Overall in Alpine Skiing World Cup →