Los Angeles, CA – An announcement by NBCUniversal this month holds the opportunity to bring even more ski and snowboarding content to fans. The International Olympic Committee, the United States Olympic Committee and NBCUniversal have created a comprehensive Olympic Channel content and distribution partnership for the United States to launch in 2017 prior to the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics. The … Continue reading NBCUniversal to Launch Domestic Olympic Channel→
Sestriere, Italy – The Giovanni Agnelli race course in Sestriere is steeped in history. Named for the founder of Fiat and developer of the resort in the 1930s, this was the piste that sent 21-year- olds Julia Mancuso and Ted Ligety on to Olympic gold in 2006. It was here that the legendary Janica Kostelic of … Continue reading Behind the Gold: Becoming a Part of History→
Santa Caterina, Italy – The Audi FIS Ski World Cup circuit resumed Tuesday with a make-up super G on a steep, dark and challenging course in Santa Caterina. Originally scheduled for rolling slopes of Lake Louise, Canada, Santa Caterina picked up the event ahead of Wednesday’s downhill and Thursday’s alpine combined, challenging the field with the most … Continue reading Norway’s Jansrud Wins in Italy→
Semmering, Austria – Maybe it wasn’t perfect, but it was fast and capped off with a double fist pump and celebratory “Yeah!” Mikaela Shiffrin, of Eagle, Colo., won her second career Audi FIS Ski World Cup giant slalom race on Tuesday in Semmering, a make up event from last week’s race that was canceled due to wind in Courchevel, … Continue reading Shiffrin Earns Emotional Win in Semmering→
Val d’Isere, France – Gold comes in many forms. Last weekend on the icy pitch of the fabled O.K. course in Val d’Isere, a 15th-place World Cup super G result gleamed brighter than an Olympic medal for Vermont’s Ryan Cochran-Siegle. It had been nearly four years since his last major international speed event in February, 2013. … Continue reading Behind the Gold: Ryan Cochran-Siegle→
PyeongChang, South Korea – Austrian snowboarder Anna Gasser and Canada’s Mark McMorris celebrated impressive wins on Saturday at this season’s second big air World Cup competition, staged at Alpensia Ski Stadium as an Olympic Test Event for PyeongChang 2018. On a huge scaffolding ramp constructed right across from the Olympic ski jumping hills, Gasser was able to maintain her momentum from her triumph at Milan, Italy … Continue reading Gasser and McMorris Win Olympic Big Air Test Event→
Killington, VT – America’s slalom sensation, Mikaela Shiffrin of Eagle, Colo., did it again on Sunday in Killington, holding off Veronika Velez Zuzulova of Slovakia and Swiss racer Wendy Holdener to win yet another Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup slalom. Shiffrin earned her 22nd career World Cup victory — and her 13th straight in slalom — … Continue reading Shiffrin Wins at Home in Killington→
