Park City, UT – Former U.S. Ski Team athlete and coach Todd Schirman has been named freestyle program director for the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA), according to USSA Vice President, Athletics Luke Bodensteiner. After coaching the U.S. Freestyle Ski Team’s moguls squad for the last four years, Schirman will expand his field, working … Continue reading Schirman Named Director of U.S. Freestyle Ski Team
Boise, ID – After two consecutive seasons plagued with sidelining injuries, Boise’s Holt Haga has announced his retirement with the U.S. Freestyle Ski Team. Haga competed on the Team for five years, winning the moguls at 2007 U.S. Freestyle Ski Championships.n”The biggest things that I’ve taken away from the team are tools for life, like … Continue reading Holt Haga Retires From U.S. Moguls Ski Team
Park City, UT – The U.S. Freestyle Ski Team’s aerials squad has been hitting the water ramps at the Utah Olympic Park. The summer camp included 2010 Olympian Scotty Bahrke of Tahoe City, Calif., and Hamburg, N.Y.’s Matt DePeters.n”We have two athletes here this week, normally we have three training this time of year,” said … Continue reading U.S. Aerials Ski Team Focuses on Basics
Government Camp, OR – The U.S. Snowboarding Halfpipe Pro Team has been throwing it down for the past week at its first summer on-snow camp at Windell’s at Timberline Ski Area on Mt. Hood. Riders at the camp included 2010 Olympians Greg Bretz (Mammoth Lakes, Calif.), Louie Vito (Sandy, Utah), Gretchen Bleiler (Aspen, Colo.) Elena … Continue reading U.S. Snowboarding’s Halfpipe Squad Throws It Down at Hood
Wanaka, New Zealand – Snow Sports New Zealand – Alpine (SSNZ) earlier this week announced selections to the 2010-2011 New Zealand Ski Team. Invitations to be a part of the team were sent to 10 men and eight women Alpine athletes who had met the New Zealand Ski Team criteria.nThe New Zealand Men’s Ski Team … Continue reading 2010-2011 New Zealand Ski Team Selected
Calgary, Canada – In the spirit of the Calgary Stampede, Canadian Alpine Ski Team (CAST) racer Michael Janyk is auctioning off the opportunity to be his dance partner to raise funds for KidSport during his two-step dance class lesson this Wednesday at the DancEnergy Premier Centre of Dance in Calgary.nAs the Calgary Stampede is unfolding, … Continue reading Canadian Ski Racer Michael Janyk Using Summer Training to Raise Funds for KidSport
Park City, UT – 2003 U.S. Aerials Championships silver medalist, Boise, Idaho native Jamie Myers, has announced her retirement with the U.S. Freestyle Ski Team following the 2010 winter season.n”It’s hard. It’s not like it was a job, it was something I was very passionate about. It’s a part of me that I always will … Continue reading American Aerials Skier Jamie Myers Ends Career