Seiser Alm, Italy – With the 2016-17 snowboard slopestyle World Cup season already in full swing, it’s time for the tour’s third event this week. Some of the best riders in the world have traveled straight from the Laax Open to Seiser Alm to take over control of one of the best terrain parks in … Continue reading Seiser Alm to Debut as World Cup Host
East Burke, VT – The U.S. Ski Team has chosen Burke Mountain Resort in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom as an official U.S. Ski Team development site, where members will train and hold elite skiing competitions in preparation for the 2018 Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea. “We pride ourselves on offering some of the best skiing and snowboarding … Continue reading U.S. Ski Team Selects Vermont’s Burke Mountain as Training Site
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany – Over the past decade, Lindsey Vonn has established herself as one of the world’s most notable athletes. People on the street know Lindsey Vonn. They recognize her as an accomplished ski racer and cultural hero of her time – a glamorous woman whose image has graced every level of global media. What they … Continue reading Behind the Gold: Hard-Earned Tears
Schladming, Austria – Robby Kelley—the top American finisher at the Audi FIS Ski World Cup slalom in Schladming tonight—delighting the crowd by hiking back up the course to finish 27th, over 50 seconds off first place. Over 60,000 wild fans showed up at the night race in Schladming, an annual tradition just two hours down the … Continue reading Kelley Excites Schladming Crowd
Kronplatz, Italy – In front of the home-country crowd, Italy went 1-3 in Tuesday’s Audi FIS Ski World Cup giant slalom in Kronplatz, the last World Cup GS before next month’s World Alpine Ski Championships. Federica Brignone took the victory, only her third World Cup win and her second in giant slalom. World Cup giant slalom leader Tessa Worley … Continue reading Italy Wins Kronplatz Giant Slalom at Home
Solitude, UT – American snowboardcross athletes claimed a victory on home soil on Sunday at the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix at Solitude Mountain Resort. In Sunday’s team event, Rosie Mancari, of Anchorage, Alaska and Stowe, Vt.’s Lindsey Jacobellis took the win for the ladies, while Alex Deibold, of Boulder, Colo., and Nate Holland from Squaw Valley, Calif. combined to … Continue reading Jacobellis and Mancari Team Up For World Cup Win at Solitude
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany – Swiss ski racer Lara Gut took the victory on the bumpy, icy Kandahar track at Sunday’s Audi FIS Ski World Cup super G race in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, taking away more of American Mikaela Shiffrin’s World Cup lead. Gut continued her unbeaten streak in super G this season by finishing ahead of Austria’s Stephanie Venier, who … Continue reading Gut Eats Away at Shiffrin’s Lead with Super G Win
