Val d’Isere, France – Olympic gold medalist and three-time Audi FIS Alpine World Cup overall champion Lindsey Vonn has been named the Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year for 2010.nThe announcement on Saturday came on the heels of Vonn’s stunning downhill win in Val d’Isere earlier in the day to regain the World Cup … Continue reading Lindsey Vonn Named AP Athlete of the Year
Baltimore, MD – Baltimore-based performance apparel maker Under Armour announced Thursday that the company has re-signed X Games skiing star Bobby Brown to a multi-year endorsement deal. Brown has earned the unique distinction of being the only skier to win two gold medals at the same Winter X Games competition. Under the terms of the … Continue reading X Games Champion Bobby Brown Re-signs with Under Armour
Telluride, CO – The 2011 U.S. Snowboarding Snowboardcross Team was announced Thursday during the Visa U.S. Snowboardcross Cup at Telluride. Spearheading the 15 riders named to the Team are nine Olympians including two-time Olympic champion Seth Wescott, Olympic silver medalist Lindsey Jacobellis and six-time snowboardcross Winter X Games gold medalist Nate Holland.nIn all, the U.S. … Continue reading 2011 U.S. Snowboardcross Team Named
Spokane, WA – A skier was located unharmed on Sunday after spending the night out of bounds on Mt. Spokane.nWayne Schuh, 66, of Nine Mile Falls, Wash., was cold and wet but otherwise uninjured when he walked to a nearby home on Blanchard Creek Road Sunday morning seeking assistance. He was reported missing around 10:30 … Continue reading Skier Safe After Unplanned Overnight on Washington’s Mt. Spokane
Franconia Notch, NH – A 19-year-old Massachusetts man was killed on Sunday when he struck a tree while skiing at Cannon Mountain ski area in Franconia Notch, N.H.nThomas Nestor, Jr., of Wakefield, Mass. near Boston, was skiing Cannon’s Zoomer lift line around 10:15 a.m. Sunday morning when he lost control and slid into the woods, … Continue reading Mass. Man Killed While Skiing in New Hampshire
Avon, CO – This past weekend the International Ski Federation (FIS) honored longtime journalist Hank McKee, of Waterbury, Vt., with presentation of the FIS Journalist Award. McKee, who has covered the sport for nearly three decades with Ski Racing magazine, was recognized at a gathering of U.S. Ski Team alumni during the Audi Birds of … Continue reading McKee Honored with Ski Federation Journalist Award
Auckland, New Zealand – New Zealand’s Attitude Television has named Paralympic Gold medalist Adam Hall its Sport Performer of the Year at the Attitude Awards held last week at Eden Park.nHall won gold in the adaptive slalom race at the Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, Canada, in February. He went on to be named the Otago … Continue reading Attitude Television Names Adam Hall Attitude Sport Performer of the Year