La Clusaz, France – Amidst fresh snow the U.S. Cross Country Ski Team’s Liz Stephen and Morgan Arritola skied to career best finishes with 18th and 19th, respectively, in Saturday’s women’s 15k mass start event in La Clusaz. Kris Freeman finished in 25th in the men’s 30k mass start. Norway’s Marit Bjoergen and Russia’s … … Continue reading Career Bests for Stephen, Arritola
Val d’Isere, France – Olympic gold medalist and three-time Audi FIS Alpine World Cup overall champion Lindsey Vonn has been named the Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year for 2010.nThe announcement on Saturday came on the heels of Vonn’s stunning downhill win in Val d’Isere earlier in the day to regain the World Cup … Continue reading Lindsey Vonn Named AP Athlete of the Year
Breckenridge, CO – Canada’s Alexis Godbout claimed his first-ever Winter Dew Tour victory at Sunday’s men’s freeski slopstyle final, closing out the four-day Nike 6.0 Open at Breckenridge Ski Resort in Colorado. Prior to Godbout’s win, Ashley Battersby of Park City, Utah, was victorious in the women’s freeski slopestyle final, earning a top score of … Continue reading Alexis Godbout and Ashley Battersby Win Winter Dew Tour Freeski Slopestyle Finals
Breckenridge, CO – Norway’s Torstein Horgmo was victorious in the men’s snowboard slopestyle final Sunday at the Winter Dew Tour at Colorado’s Breckenridge ski resort, starting off the season at the top of the leaderboard. Defending Dew Cup champion, Jamie Anderson of South Lake Tahoe, Calif., carried her winning streak over to the 2010-11 Winter … Continue reading Snowboarders Torstein Horgmo and Jamie Anderson Win Slopestyle Finals at Winter Dew Tour at Breck
Breckenridge, CO – Kicking off the first round of finals for the 2010-11 Winter Dew Tour season, Simon Dumont of Bethel, Maine took the top podium position in the men’s freeski superpipe final and Canada’s Dania Assaly claimed the honors in the women’s freeski superpipe finals.nAfter taking a fall at the end of his first … Continue reading Simon Dumont and Dania Assaly Win Freeski Superpipe Finals at Breckenridge Dew Tour Stop
Notodden, Norway – Defending World Champion Lindsey Van continued to be a factor in the women’s Continental Cup Saturday, finishing fourth in the final competition of a two-day event.nVan, who had jumps of 88.5 and 91.0 meters, moved from ninth after the first jump to finish fourth followed by fellow Park City, Utah resident Abby … Continue reading Van Leads U.S. Women Ski Jumpers in Norway
Franconia Notch, NH – Ski patrollers encountered their second fatal accident at New Hampshire’s Cannon Mountain ski area in a week on Sunday.nJoshua Vigeant, 31, of Pembroke, N.H., was snowboarding Cannon Mountain with a group of friends early Sunday afternoon when he was found dead on the lower Turnpike trail, which was closed on Sunday. … Continue reading Second Death in a Week on New Hampshire’s Cannon Mountain