Eagle, CO – Colorado’s Mikaela Shiffrin will be back racing on the World Cup skiing circuit again next week, starting her comeback at the rescheduled Maribor slalom in Crans Montana, Switzerland on Monday. After injuring her knee in a crash while warming up for a race in December, Shiffrin has been rehabbing in Colorado—starting in the gym and recently … Continue reading Shiffrin is Ready to Return to World Cup Ski Racing
Aspen, CO – Snowboardcross is one of the most nail-biting of all Olympic sports. Six athletes line up side by side to vault themselves through a crazy course of bumps, banks, berms and massive jumps – all with their rivals just an elbow away. “I still get rattled every time I’m in the start,” says Lindsey … Continue reading Risks and Rewards: The Story of Snowboardcross
Georgetown, CO – The U.S. Ski Team’s Mikaela Shiffrin was back on skis on Saturday at Colorado’s Loveland Ski Area, the first time in eight weeks since suffering a bone bruise, hairline fracture and partially torn ligament in her right knee in December. “Guess what I did today…..?” Shiffrin, 20, posted to Facebook. “Nope, not skydiving.. No … Continue reading Shiffrin Gets Back on Skis
Holladay, UT – If you’ve ever spoken to him, you’d think Jared Goldberg was born with skis attached to his feet. Having grown up in Utah, shredding pow at Snowbird, a strong passion for the mountains emanates from Goldberg’s pores. And lucky for Goldberg, he’s been able to make his love affair with the mountain his … Continue reading Jared Goldberg: A Passion for the Mountains
Gresham, OR – Set in the shadow of the towering Eiger, the Lauberhorn downhill vaults perilously through undulating Swiss cow pastures for over two miles. Its broad, sweeping turns through the upper snowfields belie the steep pitches to come. As you hit the Hanneggschuss – already nearly two minutes into the course – your legs are … Continue reading Behind the Gold: Bill Johnson
Oberjoch, Germany – The U.S. Ski Team’s Ted Ligety tore the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his right knee in a crash while training giant slalom in Oberjoch, Germany on Wednesday. According to U.S. Ski Team Medical Director Kyle Wilkens, Ligety, of Park City, Utah, will return home to USA for further evaluation. He is expected … Continue reading Injury Ends Ski Season for Ted Ligety
Park City, UT – As the world’s best aerial and mogul athletes take to Deer Valley Resort’s slopes for the 2016 FIS Visa Freestyle International Ski World Cup Feb. 4-6, the resort will pay special homage to the Utah resort’s late Director of Skiing and legend, Stein Eriksen, who passed away last month at the age of … Continue reading Celebration of Stein Eriksen’s Life Scheduled at Deer Valley
