Sochi, Russia – From Wednesday through Sunday the Olympic test events will be staged in Sochi, Russia, providing both athletes and local Winter Games organizers a chance to get to know the area and the slopes, and provide valuable insight into staging large-scale events at the 2014 Olympic facilities. Four different FIS Snowboard World Cup … Continue reading Snowboard Olympic Test Events Set for Sochi
Colorado Springs, CO – U.S. Ski Team sensation and Sochi Olympic hopeful Mikaela Shiffrin was named the January Athlete of the Month by the U.S. Olympic Committee for two stunning Audi FIS Alpine World Cup victories.
Schladming, Austria – A day after suffering a season-ending injury during the opening women’s super G of the FIS Alpine Ski World Championships in Schladming, Olympic champion Lindsey Vonn remained optimistic about her return for the 2014 Olympic season.
Krasnaya Polyana, Russia – Steamboat Springs, Colo.’s Taylor Fletcher continued his strong surge on Saturday, posting the second fastest cross country time to finish fifth in the first Olympic test event of the 2014 Nordic Combined venue. Fletcher survived a raging blizzard during the jump to finish 15th, starting 1:16 behind in the cross country … Continue reading Gutsy Olympic Test for Taylor Fletcher
Krasnaya Polyana, Russia – The U.S. Ski Team’s Liz Stephen skied to a career best eighth in the 7.5k/7.5k skiathlon on the Sochi 2014 Olympic course on Saturday. Kristin Stoermer Steira of Norway won women’s while Dario Cologna of Switzerland took the men’s. Skiers faced raging snow at some times during the race at the … Continue reading Stephen Earns Career Best on Olympic Course
Breckenridge, CO – The iON Mountain Championships, currently underway and continuing through Sunday in Breckenridge, features the world’s top freestyle skiers and snowboarders competing in the first event of this winter’s Olympic qualifying period. The only winter event of the 2012 Dew Tour features competitions at the Colorado ski resort including ski and snowboard Big … Continue reading Dew Tour Opens Olympic Qualifying Season in Breckenridge
Colorado Springs, CO – The U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) has honored the U.S. Cross Country Ski Team with its Team of the Month Award for November. The Team made history Nov. 25 in Gaellivare, Sweden with its first ever relay podium, finishing third in the women’s 4x5k team … Continue Reading ››
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