U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix: Holland, Jacobellis Do It Again in Snowboard Cross

Truckee, CA – It was a déjà vu Sunday. One week after their X Games victories, Nate Holland (Squaw Valley, CA) and Lindsey Jacobellis (Stratton Mountain, VT) took to the top of the podium again, winning the first stop of the Visa Snowboardcross Championship Series at the U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix presented by Visa at … Continue reading U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix: Holland, Jacobellis Do It Again in Snowboard Cross

World Cup Nordic Combined Skiing: Glueck Leads U.S. Again

Chaux-Neuve, France – For the second day Alex Glueck (Steamboat Springs, CO) led the way for U.S. athletes, finishing 34th in a FIS Nordic Combined World Cup skiing competition in France on Sunday.n “Again, he was close to scoring points which is good for him as he has never scored ,” U.S. Nordic Combined Ski … Continue reading World Cup Nordic Combined Skiing: Glueck Leads U.S. Again

World Cup Alpine Skiing: Bode Miller Sixth in Garmisch Slalom

Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany – Reigning World Cup ski racing champion Bode Miller (Franconia, NH) led the U.S. in sixth in Sunday’s World Cup slalom in Garmisch. Manfred Moelgg of Italy won the race for his first victory of the season as the Audi FIS World Cup headed into a break for the FIS Alpine Ski World … Continue reading World Cup Alpine Skiing: Bode Miller Sixth in Garmisch Slalom

World Cup Cross Country Skiing: Rybinsk Pursuits Canceled

Rybinsk, Russia – Cold weather in Rybinsk, which lies 300K north of Moscow, forced cancellation of a men’s and women’s pursuit ski race scheduled for Sunday on the FIS Cross Country World Cup.n American sprinters Kikkan Randall (Anchorage), Andy Newell (Shaftsbury, VT) and Chris Cook (Sun Valley, ID) were on the start list, ready to … Continue reading World Cup Cross Country Skiing: Rybinsk Pursuits Canceled

World Cup Alpine Skiing: Vonn Wins in Garmisch, Ties Record for U.S. Victories

Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany – Reigning World Cup overall champion Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO) put herself one win away from being the most successful female American ski racer in history on Sunday as she won a super G at the Audi FIS World Cup in Garmisch. The win came just 48 hours before the same event in … Continue reading World Cup Alpine Skiing: Vonn Wins in Garmisch, Ties Record for U.S. Victories

World Cup Freestyle Skiing: Canada’s Heil on Top at Deer Valley

Park City, UT – Olympic champion Jennifer Heil of Spruce Grove, Alta., won the gold medal Saturday night in women’s dual moguls at Deer Valley Resort as part of this weekend’s World Cup Freestyle Skiing tour stop in Park City.n It was Heil’s first victory this season and third medal in four World Cup events. … Continue reading World Cup Freestyle Skiing: Canada’s Heil on Top at Deer Valley

Annetts, Yates Win The North Face Masters of Snowboarding at Snowbird

Snowbird, UT –The final and super final rounds of The North Face Masters of Snowboarding’s first stop of the season wrapped up Saturday at Utah’s Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort. The field of nearly 50 competitors who advanced from Friday’s first round made the early morning hike up to Snowbird’s North Baldy venue for the … Continue reading Annetts, Yates Win The North Face Masters of Snowboarding at Snowbird