Park City, UT – Women’s Ski Jumping USA (WSJ-USA) has named Julie Hickam as board president along with new board members, Laura Sankey and Blair Tomten. After the untimely passing of former president, Deedee Corradini last year, this new leadership will play a critical role in realizing Corradini’s vision to be the best female jumping program in the … Continue reading New President for Women’s Ski Jumping USA
Gresham, OR – Olympic champion Bill Johnson, whose storybook 1984 season ushered in a new era for American ski racing, passed away Thursday at an assisted living facility outside Portland at the age of 55. Johnson’s passing closed the final chapter in a tumultuous lifetime that saw him rise to the highest level in his sport … Continue reading Olympian Bill Johnson Dies at 55
Park City, UT – Ashley Caldwell walked with awe into China’s National Stadium in Beijing last month. Rising from the floor of the fabled Bird’s Nest, where American track and field athletes won seven Olympic gold medals in 2008, the snow-covered scaffolding soared high towards the ceiling. It was an aerialist’s dream. In a few days, … Continue reading Caldwell: Tripling Up For History
Squaw Valley, CA – Mixing business with pleasure has never been a problem for K.C. Oakley. In the past year, between moguls competitions and training camps, the 27-year-old has visited 11 different cities around the globe, coached the next generation of athletes in Whistler, British Columbia, made an appearance in a Warren Miller film, completed her … Continue reading K.C. Oakley: What Makes A Champion
Flachau, Austria – Every day like clockwork, there she was – riding the cardio bike and stretching her body to regain mobility, looking for a way to ease her pain. It’s a lonely atmosphere mid-winter at the USSA Center of Excellence in Park City, Utah. Most athletes are off globetrotting the world tour. Back home, the days … Continue reading Behind the Gold: Lila Lapanja
Graz, Austria – Austrian ski jumper Lukas Mueller has been left partially paralyzed by injuries sustained last week in a fall during training for the FIS Ski Flying World Championships in Tauplitz/Bad Mitterndorf, Austria. Doctors say that the 23-year-old Mueller, who underwent spinal surgery last Wednesday in Graz to stabilize fractures to two cervical vertebrae, still has … Continue reading Austrian Ski Jumper Paralyzed in Fall
Quebec (QC), Canada – Canadian slopestyle skier Alex Beaulieu-Marchand broke his collarbone last Wednesday while training independently in Breckenridge, Colo. Beaulieu-Marchand, 21, will require surgery to fix the break and is expected to be out of action for at least four to six weeks. As a result, at a minimum the Quebec City native will miss this week’s … Continue reading Injury Sidelines Beaulieu-Marchand for 4-6 Weeks
