Tahoe City, CA – Known for her dyed pink hair, glittery eyelids and bright smile, Shannon Bahrke of Tahoe City has announced her retirement from the U.S. Ski Team. Bahrke was a member of the freestyle moguls team for 12 years, earning Olympic and World Championships medals, World Cup titles and wins and U.S. Championship … Continue reading Olympic Medalist Bahrke Bids Adieu to U.S. Ski Team
Big Sky, MT – For the second summer in a row, Big Sky Resort received a phone call from the White House for a place to stay and play while visiting Yellowstone National Park. Vice President Joe Biden and his family stayed at the Montana ski resort’s Summit Hotel and took part in many of … Continue reading Vice President Biden Vacations at Big Sky
Park City, UT – Focusing on nutrition as one of the keys to athletic success, the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) has named Adam Korzun as sports dietician, according to High Performance Director Troy Flanagan. Korzun has worked with the U.S. Ski Team and U.S. Snowboarding for the past two years through the United … Continue reading Korzun Named Sports Dietician for U.S. Ski Team and U.S. Snowboarding
Park City, UT – After 12 years with the U.S. Ski Team, Aerials Head Coach Matt Christensen will be retiring to take on a new role with Red Bull North America as acrobatic and air coach.nChristensen joined the team as an aerials coach in 1998, months after the U.S. aerialists swept Olympic gold in Nagano. … Continue reading Aerials Coach Matt Christensen Retires from U.S. Ski Team
Richmond (BC), Canada – Canadian Alpine snowboarder Alexa Loo has announced her retirement.nLoo, 37, spent the last 11 years training and racing on the Canadian Snowboard Team program. The two-time Olympian and seven-time Canadian Champion in Parallel Giant Slalom from Richmond, British Columbia, stepped three times onto the FIS World Cup podium throughout her career, … Continue reading Canadian Alexa Loo Retires from Snowboarding World Cup
San Francisco, CA – Renowned adventurer Alison Levine made history by becoming one of the few Americans to complete the Adventure Grand Slam — climbing the highest peak on each continent (Denali, Aconcagua, Elbrus, Kilimanjaro, Vinson Massif, Carstensz Pyramid, Everest) and skiing to both the North and South Poles. What makes this achievement even more … Continue reading American Woman Makes History with ‘Adventure Grand Slam’
Steamboat Springs, CO – Ski jumper turned nordic combined skier Davis Miller of Steamboat Springs has announced his retirement with the U.S. Nordic Combined Team after competing with the squad for three years.n”The travel was fun, going to cool places, training all the time and not having to worry about schools and jobs,” said Miller. … Continue reading Davis Miller Retires From U.S. Nordic Combined Ski Team