Åre, Sweden – If the weather cooperates, as the official FIS Alpine World Ski Championships meteorologist says it will, Bode Miller (Bretton Woods, NH) will defend his super G world title and eight other U.S. skiers will get their first start of the 2007 championships Tuesday. n The men’s super G, originally scheduled to open … Continue reading Miller Guns to Defend SG Gold at Alpine World Ski Championships →

La Plagne, France – World Cup moguls skiing leader Shannon Bahrke (Tahoe City, CA) finished fifth Monday in a moguls event and held onto her points lead while World Cup rookie Sho Kashima (South Lake Tahoe, CA) posted the best result of his young career, placing fourth in the men’s contest. Four U.S. men and … Continue reading Bahrke Hangs Onto World Cup Moguls Skiing Points Lead →

Bend, OR – The Paul Mitchell Progression Session wrapped up the final day of competition at the Chevrolet U.S. Snowboard Grand Prix stop at Mt. Bachelor with Waterville Valley Academy rider Ian Thorley (Marquette, MI) and Jenniver Jones of Great Britain claiming victories in slopestyle. U.S. Snowboarding pro rider Scotty Lago (Seabrook, NH), who was … Continue reading Lago Wins Rip-It Trick of the Day at Bachelor Snowboard Grand Prix →

Breckenridge, CO – After two days of delays due to snow and wind, Colorado’s Breckenridge Ski Resort on Sunday hosted the Honda Ski Tour (THST) Skiercross and halfpipe contests. This double header featured big wins in both events with Casey Puckett and Tanner Hall taking home $25,000 each in skiercross and halfpipe, respectively. n THST … Continue reading Tanner Hall and Casey Puckett Take Top Honors at The Honda Ski Tour at Breck →

Torino, Italy – Janne Korpi (FIN) on Sunday won a Big Air contest of the NOKIA Snowboard FIS World Cup for the first time ever in his career. One day prior his 21st birthday, the Finnish rider beat his fellow countryman Jaakko Ruha (24.6 points) with a score of 25.5 in the final in Torino. … Continue reading Korpi Wins World Cup Snowboarding Big Air in Torino →

Davos, Switzerland – U.S. women finished 11th Sunday behind Sweden in a 4x5K World Cup relay race while the U.S. men’s team was 12th behind Russia in the 4x10K race. n Sweden won in 53:51.6 with the four Americans 11th with a time of 58:15.7. Kikkan Randall (Anchorage, AK) and Liz Stephen (East Montpelier, VT), … Continue reading Three Americans Debut on Cross Country Skiing World Cup in Davos Relays →

Mt. Bachelor, OR – Steve Fisher (Breckenridge, CO) won the second stop of the Chevrolet U.S. Snowboard Grand Prix Saturday with Louie Vito (Bellefontaine, OH) and Tommy Czeschin (Mammoth Lakes, CA) completing a U.S. Snowboarding sweep of the men’s podium. Fisher’s victory came less than a week after adding another X Games gold medal to … Continue reading Fisher, Clark Win 2nd Chevrolet Grand Prix Halfpipe Snowboarding →