Park City, UT – Earlier this month, the U.S. Men’s Alpine Ski Team was sliding around on the ice rink at their summer hockey camp at the Park City Ice Arena. Nearly the entire men’s team flocked to Park City for the training session, including 2006 Olympic gold medalist Ted Ligety and 2010 Olympic bronze … Continue reading U.S. Men’s Alpine Ski Team Face-Off at Hockey Camp
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
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
Andover, NH – 2005 World Ski Championships Team member and 2006 Olympian Carl Van Loan of Andover, N.H., has announced his retirement with the U.S. Nordic Combined Ski Team following the 2010 season.n”I will miss the Team, especially with Billy Demong and Johnny Spillane, they are two of my best friends,” said Van Loan. “Training … Continue reading Van Loan Retires from U.S. Nordic Combined Skiing Squad
Salt Lake City, UT – Summer is here, marking the “off season” for winter sports like skiing and snowboarding and the beginning of summer school sessions. Through the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) educational program’s partnership with Salt Lake City’s Westminster College, many U.S. Ski Team, U.S. Snowboarding and U.S. Ski Jumping athletes are … Continue reading U.S. Ski and Snowboard Athletes Hit the Books for Summer