Franconia Notch, NH – Fifty years after winning a pair of Olympic silver medals at the 1960 Winter Games at Squaw Valley, California, Penny Pitou of Gilford, N.H., will be awarded the New England Ski Museum’s Spirit of Skiing award at the group’s 33rd Annual Meeting and Dinner to be held Nov. 13 at Gunstock … Continue reading Penny Pitou to Receive New England Ski Museum Honor
Hamilton, VA – Four years ago, gymnast Ashley Caldwell was sitting in front of her TV in Hamilton, Va., watching the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Tornio. Now, she is not only a member of the U.S. Aerials Ski Team but also an Olympian, competing in the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, and the … Continue reading Champion Q&A: Ashley Caldwell
Portillo, Chile – Tucked high in the Chilean Andes, there isn’t much in the world of metro comforts at the women’s U.S. Ski Team’s fall training home in Portillo. That’s just fine for three-time Olympic medalist Julia Mancuso. After ripping half a dozen downhill training runs, she kicked back to map her next run of … Continue reading Mancuso Hooked to Giving Back
Sun Valley, ID – World Championship medalist Kikkan Randall was among a group of seven athletes, including six Olympians, named to the 2011 U.S. Cross Country Ski Team. Aspiring future stars in Sun Valley got a chance for a sneak preview of the squad this past weekend when the U.S. Ski Team spent an afternoon … Continue reading Olympians Lead 2011 U.S. Cross Country Ski Team
Calgary (AB), Canada – Jean-Philippe Roy and François Bourque, both veterans of the FIS World Cup circuit who were injured prior to the 2010 Olympic Winter Games last season, continue rehab and are on track to start ski racing on the World Cup circuit before the end of the year.nEach sustained a torn anterior cruciate … Continue reading Injured Canadian Alpine Ski Racers Working Towards Return to Snow
Zermatt, Switzerland – Swiss ski racer Didier Defago, the reigning Olympic downhill champion, is out for the 2010-11 winter with a knee injury sustained during pre-season training in Zermatt.nThe 32-year-old was training super G in Zermatt when he crashed, tearing ligaments in his left knee. Swiss Ski Federation team doctor Hans Spring has confirmed that … Continue reading Defago Out for World Cup Ski Season with Knee Injury
Basel, Switzerland – Austrian skiing great Hermann “The Hermannator” Maier may have retired from the World Cup circuit, but his competitive streak lives on. This December, Maier will lead a four-man Austrian team competing against a German squad in an overland ski race to the South Pole for Austrian and German broadcasters.nMaier will head to … Continue reading Hermann Maier to Ski to South Pole