Rosa Khutor, Russia – Following a broad range of complaints by athletes that the Olympic Slopestyle course in Sochi is too dangerous, U.S. snowboarding star Shaun White announced today that he’s withdrawing from the competition. White said that the decision will allow him to focus on winning an unprecedented third straight gold for Team USA … Continue reading Shaun White Backs Out of Olympic Slopestyle
Krasnaya Polyana, Russia – Sochi Olympic officials are changing the Games’ slopestyle course after Norwegian medal hope Torstein Horgmo fractured his collarbone on Monday and is now out of medal contention. Athletes had already expressed concerns about the safety of steep jumps at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, where the Olympic slopestyle will take place. … Continue reading Sochi Olympic Officials to Modify Slopestyle Course Following Horgmo Crash
Ludlow, VT – Okemo Mountain Resort in Ludlow will host The Nature Valley NASTAR Eastern Championships Jan. 31 through Feb. 2. This event brings recreational racers together for an entire weekend of racing, live music, parties and fun. Participants compete against their peers in a modified GS race on Saturday, and with their family or … Continue reading Okemo to host NASTAR Eastern Championships
Park City, UT – The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) on Tuesday announced the nomination of nine moguls and aerials athletes to the U.S. Olympic Freestyle Ski Team. The team will be led by reigning Olympic Champion Hannah Kearney and Olympians Patrick Deneen, Heather McPhie, Emily Cook and Ashley Caldwell. The athletes were nominated … Continue reading U.S. Olympic Freestyle Ski Team Announced
Aspen, CO – Event promoter ESPN and Aspen Skiing Company have reached an agreement in principle that will keep the Winter X Games in Aspen/Snowmass, Colo. through 2019. After a comprehensive bidding process, ESPN chose to continue its long-term relationship with Aspen Skiing Company, already the longest-tenured X Games host city. Now in its 13th … Continue reading Winter X Games to Remain in Aspen Through 2019
Aspen, CO – When the X Games gets underway in Aspen today, one particular red-headed fan favorite will be noticeably absent. White, who finally made the Olympic cut with wins in both Slopestyle and Halfpipe this past weekend in the U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix at Mammoth Mountain, Calif., has now determined after a week of … Continue reading Shaun White Skips X Games
Angel Fire, NM – February at New Mexico’s Angel Fire Resort means one thing: competitors of all ages are once again waxing up their snow shovels for the legendary Angel Fire Shovel Race Championship on February 8. The challenge is fairly simple. Competitors sit on the scoop of a standard aluminum snow shovel, handle pointed … Continue reading Famed Shovel Race Championships Return to Angel Fire
