PyeongChang, South Korea – Vermont’s Kelly Clark and Scotty James of Australia picked up the wins at the 2016-17 season’s final halfpipe Snowboard World Cup event, which took place on Sunday at the Bokwang Phoenix Park Resort in South Korea. The competition also served as the official test event for the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games. While James, who had … Continue reading Clark and James Win Olympic Halfpipe Test Event
Senboku City, Japan – In Sunday’s World Cup dual moguls competition at Tazawako Ski Resort in Japan, Wyoming’s Jaelin Kauf skied to her first career World Cup win, with teammate Olivia Giaccio, of Redding, Conn., joining her on the podium with a third place finish, also a career first. Both Kauf and Giaccio, who came to the … Continue reading Debut Moguls Win for Jaelin Kauf
PyeongChang, South Korea – At Saturday’s Olympic halfpipe test event at Bokwang Phoenix Park, American Torin Yater-Wallace, of Basalt, Colo., led the charge with a win for the men, while Marie Martinod of France took the win for the women along with the World Cup title. Yater-Wallace was the top qualifier coming into the final and also … Continue reading Yater-Wallace Wins Olympic Test Event
Senboku City, Japan – After a rainy day of training on Friday, the Tazawako event crew worked hard to keep the course in tip-top shape, leading to Saturday’s World Cup moguls competition in Japan. Canada’s Mikaël Kingsbury and Australia’s Britteny Cox were victorious once again. In the men’s competition, Kingsbury came out on top with a score of 89.99, … Continue reading Kingsbury, Cox Notch Another Moguls Win in Japan
Bokwang, South Korea – The FIS halfpipe World Cup Tour culminates this week with the official test event for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics. The qualification round was held on Thursday, with U.S. Freeskiing advancing seven athletes to the final. Colorado’s Torin Yater-Wallace led the charge for the Americans, grabbing the top qualifying spot for the men, … Continue reading 7 American Skiers Qualify for Olympic Test Event Halfpipe Finals
Senboku City, Japan – After a successful Olympic test event in PyeongChang, South Korea last week, the FIS Freestyle moguls World Cup tour is moving on to the second-to-last stop of the season at Tazawako Ski Resort in Japan. Athletes will compete in both moguls and dual moguls Saturday and Sunday. The U.S. Ski Team has … Continue reading Mogul Skiers Gear Up for Two Events in Japan
Feldberg, Germany – The Czech Republic’s Eva Samkova, and Alex Pullin of Australia have claimed victory in this season’s fifth snowboard cross race which was staged as second event of the Feldberg double Snowboard World Cup on Sunday. American rider Lindsey Jacobellis landed on the women’s podium in second place. While it was this season’s second triumph … Continue reading Samkova and Pullin Win Second Feldberg SBX with Jacobellis on Podium
