Lenzerheide, Switzerland – Croatian Ivica Kostelic finished 18th in a severely foggy slalom at the World Cup Finals in Switzerland on Saturday, but earned the slalom title as his closest challenger Jean-Baptiste Grange of France went out in the first run. Prior to World Cup Finals, Kostelic has also clinched the overall and super combined … Continue reading Kostelic Adds Slalom Title to Overall
Lenzerheide, Switzerland – Vail, Colo.’s Lindsey Vonn lost an opportunity to fight for an American record fourth consecutive Audi FIS Alpine World Cup overall title over the weekend when the final race of the 2011 season was canceled due to an insufficiently solid racing base.nGermany’s Maria Riesch was handed the first overall title of her … Continue reading Canceled World Cup Finals a Bitter Pill for Vonn
Tignes, France – U.S. Snowboarding rider Louie Vito captured halfpipe snowboarding gold Friday night, topping a talented halfpipe field at the European X Games in Tignes, France. The gold was the Sandy, Utah resident’s first at the X Games – USA or Europe – and he did it on the grand stage, delighting the Friday … Continue reading Vito Takes Halfpipe Gold at Euro X
Valmalenco, Italy – Friday was a strong day for U.S. Snowboarding as Stratton, Mountain, Vt.’s Lindsey Jacobellis won a World Cup snowboardcross in Valmalenco. Jonathan Cheever, of Saugus, Mass., moved into the top spot in the men’s SBX standings by placing second behind the winner, Alberto Schiavon of Italy.nOn the women’s side, Jacobellis grabbed … … Continue reading Jacobellis, Schiavon Win Valmalenco Snowboardcross
Lenzerheide, Switzerland – World Champion and Olympic gold medalist Ted Ligety, of Park City, Utah, became the first American to win three Audi FIS Alpine World Cup giant slalom titles as wet snow canceled Friday’s final.n”It’s just bad luck, but it’s definitely good that they canceled it when it’s going to be bad weather conditions,” … Continue reading Canceled Giant Slalom at World Cup Finals Hands Ligety the GS Title
Tignes, France – South Lake Tahoe, Calif.’s Jamie Anderson put together a solid run to clinch the 2011 European X Games slopestyle snowboarding gold medal Friday morning in Tignes. The men’s event was scheduled to follow directly after the women’s but was canceled due to weather.nAnderson, who was the back-to-back Winter X Games champion in … Continue reading U.S. Snowboarding’s Anderson Lands Euro X Slopestyle Gold
Tignes, France – Canadian Kaya Turski continued her dominance last Wednesday over the women’s slopestyle skiing world, adding a Euro X gold to her World Champs and Winter X gold in 2011. American Keri Herman’s run was good enough for second, matching her result at the Winter X Games 15 in Aspen, Colo. Canadian Kim … Continue reading Canada’s Turski Wins Euro X Slopestyle