Tarvisio, Italy – Liz Stephen (East Montpelier, VT/Burke Mountain Academy/U.S. B Team) skied to seventh place Wednesday in the women’s 5K freestyle race on the second day of the 2007 FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships. Alexa Turzian (Sun Valley, ID/Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation) was 16th in the field of 83. nSwede Charlotte Kalla, … Continue reading Stephen 7th in Nordic Junior Worlds Ski Championships Freestyle Sprint →

Tarvisio, Italy – World Championships bronze medalist Anssi Koivuranta of Finland led the jumping and held off Austrian Marco Pichlmayer to capture the gold medal in nordic combined Wednesday at the 2007 FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships. Skyler Keate (Salt Lake City/National Sports Foundation/U.S. B Team) had the top U.S. result, finishing 37th. nKoivuranta, … Continue reading Keate Leads U.S. in Nordic Junior World Ski Championships Combined →

Airolo, Switzerland – The U.S. Freestyle Ski Team has named 26 athletes to compete today through Monday at the 2007 FIS Freestyle Junior World Ski Championships in Airolo. nThe group of 13 men and 13 women will compete in moguls, dual moguls, aerials and halfpipe. “We’re going in with an extremely strong team for Junior … Continue reading U.S. Freestyle Ski Team to Send 28 Athletes to Freestyle Junior Worlds →

Panorama, BC – Tim Jitloff (Reno, NV) and Kiley Staples (Park City, UT) won races Wednesday as NorAm Finals got underway at Panorama Mountain Village. Jitloff clinched the giant slalom title and U.S. skiers took four of six podium spots, 15 of the top 20 places in the two events. nJitloff, the 2005 Junior Worlds … Continue reading Jitloff Locks NorAm GS Ski Racing Title →

Drammen, Norway – Andy Newell (Shaftsbury, VT) finished 12th Wednesday in the annual classic technique sprint World Cup race through Drammen, a village about 25 miles west of Oslo. Torin Koos (Leavenworth, WA) was 15th. nNorway’s Boerre Naess nipped Sweden’s Mats Larsson for the men’s win while World Cup champion Virpi Kuitunen of Finland took … Continue reading Newell 12th in Drammen Classic Sprint →

Arte Therme, Italy – Following the cancellation of the last World Cup of the year scheduled for Abtenau, Austria, the U.S. Disabled Alpine Ski Team opened World Cup Finals Monday in Italy. In three days of racing, Stephani Victor (sit-ski; Park City, UT) wrapped up the overall World Cup title and Crystal Globes in both … Continue reading Victor Wins Overall Disabled Alpine Skiing World Cup Title →

Bartlett, NH – Attitash ski and snowboard resort in Bartlett is gearing up for a full line up of events in March beginning with the first weekend of Bud Light Spring Mania this Saturday. The 3rd Annual Spread Eagle World Championship, live 70’s & 80’s music and a best retro costume contest will frame the … Continue reading Attitash Bud Light Spring Mania Starts Saturday →