Innsbruck, Austria – The Austrian Ski Federation (OeSV) has confirmed that doctors in Innsbruck have begun to awaken ski racer Hans Grugger from a drug induced coma he’s been in since a horrific training crash in Kitzbuehel last Thursday that resulted in a severe head injury.n”The results of the latest tests are so positive that … Continue reading Grugger Awakened from Induced Coma
Colorado Springs, CO – Olympic champion Lindsey Vonn has been named the U.S. Olympic Committee’s (USOC) SportsWoman of the Year for 2010, marking the second consecutive year Vonn has earned the USOC’s most prestigious honor. The award has been presented annually to the top overall male and female athletes from within the USOC member organizations … Continue reading U.S. Olympic Committee Names Lindsey Vonn SportsWoman of the Year
Park City, UT – Vancouver Olympic gold medalists Lindsey Vonn and Bode Miller are among 19 athletes named to the U.S. 2011 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Team announced today. The biennial event opens Feb. 8 and continues through the 20th in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.nThe strong group also features fellow Olympic gold medalists Ted Ligety and … Continue reading U.S. Ski Team Names 2011 Alpine World Championships Squad
Calgary (AB), Canada – At a news conference in advance of the Canada Post Grand Prix at WinSport’s Canada Olympic Park in Calgary on Tuesday, Canadian mogul queen Jenn Heil announced that she will retire at the end of this World Cup ski season.nHeil’s formidable athletic resumé includes gold (2006) and silver (2010) Olympic medals, … Continue reading Canadian Mogul Skier Jenn Heil Announces Retirement
Park City, UT – Olympic medalists and World Champions Johnny Spillane and Todd Lodwick of Steamboat Springs, Colo., and New York State’s Billy Demong will lead the decorated U.S. Nordic Combined World Championship Team to Holmenkollen in Oslo, Norway for the Championships Feb. 26-Mar. 4. The Team, whose members have achieved four World Championship titles … Continue reading Olympic Medalists Headline U.S. Nordic Combined World Championships Ski Team
Calgary (AB), Canada – Twelve skiers have been named to Canada’s team for the Alpine Junior World Ski Championships in Crans Montana, Switzerland.nBrittany Phelan, from Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, will lead the women’s team as Canada takes on the best skiers in the world under 18 years old. Phelan, who has been on the national team since … Continue reading Canada Unveils Team for Alpine Junior World Ski Championships
Calgary (AB), Canada – Calgary’s Erik Read is set to make his World Cup debut in Schladming, Austria, today, more than 30 years after his father stood atop the podium there.nThe 19-year-old son of Crazy Canuck Ken Read earned the right to make his first start by finishing ahead of other national Prospect Group skiers … Continue reading Canada’s Erik Read Set to Make World Cup Ski Racing Debut