Sapporo, Japan – Bill Demong (Vermontville, NY), starting 100 seconds back after jumping, out-sprinted Finn Anssi Koivuranta by two-tenths of a second Saturday to collect the silver medal in the nordic combined individual event at the 2007 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, only the second medal in combined by a U.S. skier at the Olympics … Continue reading Demong Wins World Nordic Ski Champs Silver Medal →

Calgary, Canada – Manuela Laura Pesko of Switzerland and Japan’s Ryoh Aono secured their season’s second triumph each in the fifth halfpipe contest of the NOKIA Snowboard FIS World Cup 2006/2007. In the Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, Pesko, the current World Champion, successfully competed in the women’s final before 1,500 spectators, scoring 41.1 points … Continue reading Pesko, Aono Golden in World Cup Snowboarding Halfpipe →

Ludlow, VT – Vermont locals Brooke Shaw (Stratton Mountain) and Ben Jacobellis (Winhall) took advantage of their home turf Friday to lead U.S. riders onto the snowboardcross podium as the Chevrolet Revolution Tour rolled into Okemo Mountain Resort. Shaw was second for her fourth consecutive Revolution Tour podium in SBX, while Jacobellis finished third to … Continue reading Shaw Continues U.S. Snowboarding Revolution Tour Streak →

Telluride, CO – For Aspen, Colo.’s Casey Puckett and France’s Ophelie David, Friday’s grand finale of the Jeep King of the Mountain Skiing & Snowboarding World Professional Championships at Telluride Ski Resort offered an opportunity to earn World Champion titles while establishing a few records that may never be matched. Puckett, in winning his record … Continue reading Puckett, David Set Records En Route to World Professional Champion Honors →

Voss, Norway – Jennifer Heil of Montreal on Friday collected her fifth consecutive World Cup moguls skiing victory this season and clinched first place overall in the women’s moguls standings for a fourth straight year. Friday’s event the first of two World Cup moguls contests shifted from the Czech Republic because of poor snow.n“This is … Continue reading Canada’s Heil Clinches Fourth Straight World Cup Moguls Skiing Title →

Tarvisio, Italy – Julia Mancuso (Olympic Valley, CA) climbed back into third place in the overall World Cup alpine skiing points race Friday as she finished second in the final super combined event of the season with teammate Resi Stiegler (Jackson Hole, WY) fifth after a scorching second run in soft conditions. Two other Americans … Continue reading U.S. Ski Team’s Mancuso 3rd in Overall World Cup with Silver in Super Combined →

Park City, UT – The U.S. Ski Team will send 16 athletes, including defending moguls world champion Nate Roberts (Park City, UT) and nine other athletes with Olympics or World Championships experience, to the FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships March 6-10 in Madonna di Campiglio, Program Director Polly-Jo Clark announced Friday.nThe group includes nine men … Continue reading U.S. World Freestyle Ski Team Named →