Mammoth Lakes, CA – The American men swept the top four spots in a Toyota U.S. Grand Prix halfpipe freeskiing event at Mammoth Mountain abbreviated by weather on Saturday. Torin Yater-Wallace (Basalt, Colo.) won the event, followed by Gus Kenworthy (Telluride, Colo.) in second, Taylor Seaton (Avon, Colo.) in third and Aaron Blunck (Crested Butte, Colo.) in … Continue reading American Skiers Sweep Men’s Mammoth Halfpipe
Bansko, Bulgaria – Hagen Kearney, of Telluride, Colo., made the big final at Bulgaria’s first snowboardcross World Cup event on Saturday, finishing sixth overall for the men. Vermont’s Lindsey Jacobellis was the top finisher for the American women, making the small final for an eighth-place finish. The Bulgarian course was an unusual sprint format – only … Continue reading Kearney Sixth at Bansko Snowboardcross
Park City, UT – The best aerialists in the world put on a fantastic show in front of thousands of fans on Friday night at the Visa Freestyle International at Deer Valley Resort in Park City. Kiley McKinnon, of Madison, Conn., landed her first podium of the season, finishing second on her home turf and putting … Continue reading McKinnon Lands On Podium at Deer Valley Aerials
Park City, UT – The atmosphere at the first night of the Visa Freestyle International at Utah’s Deer Valley Resort on Thursday was electric, with the best moguls athletes in the world battling it out on the resort’s Champion run for the Putnam Investments Freestyle Challenge title. In the end, it was American Morgan Schild, of … Continue reading Schild Tops Deer Valley Podium
Park City, UT – 2015 World Championship medalists Lindsey Vonn, Mikaela Shiffrin and Travis Ganong will headline a group of 23 athletes—14 men and nine women—to compete at the 2017 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in St. Moritz, Switzerland from February 6-19. With the recent return of Vonn to competition, Shiffrin’s lead for the overall crystal globe … Continue reading U.S. Names 2017 Alpine World Championships Team
Stockholm, Sweden – There are times when a slight mistake pays dividends in ski racing. And for Mikaela Shiffrin, her first run mistake was the key to victory in Tuesday night’s Audi FIS Ski World Cup city event. In the first race of the evening, in front of thousands of energized Swedish fans, Shiffrin and Adeline Baud … Continue reading Shiffrin Wins Stockholm City Event; Hirscher Eliminated in First Round
Park City, UT – The best aerials and moguls skiers in the world return to Utah’s Deer Valley Resort once again this week for the Visa Freestyle International – the biggest FIS Freestyle World Cup of the season. Moguls, aerials and dual moguls events will take place Feb. 2 – 4, with the aerials competition on … Continue reading Olympic Aerials Qualification Begins at Deer Valley
