Stoneham (QC), Canada – The LG Snowboard FIS World Cup weekend in Stoneham and Quebec City wrapped up with victories for Germany and Austria in Sunday’s Parallel Giant Slalom on the N.4B slope of Stoneham Mountain Resort.n In the ladies’ final, German rider Amelie Kober defeated Japanese snowboarder Tomoka Takeuchi by only five hundredths to … Continue reading World Cup Snowboarding: Kober, Karl Win Parallel Giant Slalom in Stoneham →

Liberec, Czech Republic – In an historic day for the USA, Todd Lodwick (Steamboat Springs, CO) took his second World Championship gold and teammate Billy Demong (Vermontville, NY) took the bronze during the 2009 FIS Nordic Ski World Championships in Liberec. The USA is leading the medals count with three gold and a silver after … Continue reading 2009 Nordic Ski World Championships: Lodwick Gold, Demong Bronze in Nordic Combined →

Liberec, Czech Republic – A pair of medals Sunday at the FIS Nordic Ski World Championships in Liberec has boosted the U.S. Ski Team back into the medals count lead with four, including three gold, after eight of 20 Championship events. American Todd Lodwick (Steamboat Springs, CO) won his second gold in three days in … Continue reading USA Leads Medals at Nordic Ski Worlds →

Truckee, CA – Mason Aguirre and Torah Bright won the snowboard superpipe competitions Sunday in the Winter Dew Tour Toyota Championship at Northstar-at-Tahoe ski resort near Truckee, and Shaun White earned another Dew Cup season title.n The 21-year-old Aguirre, from Duluth, Minn., began his winning run with a frontside 1080 melon grab into a Cab … Continue reading Mason Aguirre and Torah Bright Win Snowboard Superpipe Finals at Winter Dew Tour →

Sestriere, Italy – An unheralded Austrian ski racer, Romed Baumann, took in the first World Cup win of his career Sunday as he finished first in a super combined in Italy. Switzerland’s Carlo Janka finished third, good enough to capture the overall SC title for the 2008-09 FIS World Cup season.n Janka scored 242 points … Continue reading World Cup Alpine Skiing: Surprise Winner in Combined →

Quebec City, Canada – Stefan Gimpl of Austria won the fourth Big Air event of the FIS World Cup tour Saturday on an impressive man-made structure built between a highway interchange in downtown Québec City.n Gimpl scored 52.7 points for the imposing win with a lead of 5.1 points over silver medalist Marco Gricl of … Continue reading World Cup Snowboarding: Gimpl Wins Big Air in Quebec City →

Liberec, Czech Republic – Petter Northug of Norway took in the first World Championship gold of his career Sunday as he won the men’s 30K pursuit at the FIS Nordic World Championships in Liberec. James Southam (Anchorage) led the way for U.S. men finishing 33rd.n “That was James’ best result by 15 places so that … Continue reading 2009 Nordic Ski World Championships: Norwegian Wins Pursuit →