Mammoth Mountain, CA – U.S. Women’s Alpine Speed Head Coach Chip White is settling back into the Pacific time zone following two weeks of training in New Zealand. In between the obligatory repair projects on his long-time home in Mammoth, he reflected on the success of the team’s on-snow camp down under.nQ: The team bounced … Continue reading Q&A: U.S. Women’s Ski Team Speed Coach Chip White
East Meadow, NY – Olympic champion ski racer Lindsey Vonn and Paralympic double gold medalist skier Alana Nichols are nominated for the prestigious 2010 Sportswoman of the Year honor, presented by the Women’s Sports Foundation.nThe winner is determined entirely by online popular vote, which may be cast at www.womenssportsfoundation.org. Voting ends at midnight this Tuesday. … Continue reading Vonn, Nichols in Running for Sportswoman of the Year
Vancouver (BC), Canada – Few changes have occurred in the summer season with regards to the coaching and support staff around the Canadian snowboarding team.nIn the high performance area, Robert Joncas has taken over the reign of the program to fill the void left by the departure of Christian Hrab. Joncas will work in close … Continue reading Few Changes This Winter for Canadian Snowboard Coaching Staff
Park City, UT – The 2010 World Cup Rookie of the Year, the U.S. Ski Team’s Heidi Kloser, has been busy this summer, traveling from her Vail, Colo. home to split her time training between Lake Placid, N.Y. and Park City, Utah. Kloser has dedicated her summer to flying high at the Lake Placid and … Continue reading World Cup Rookie of Year Kloser Travels to Train
Pirkanmaa, Finland – Olympic ski jumping champion Matti Nykanen was given 16 months in jail on Tuesday as a sentence for attacking his wife with a knife on Christmas Day 2009.nThe district court in Pirkanmaa found that the charges against Nykanen, who is the process of getting a divorce from his wife, Mervi Tapola, were … Continue reading Finnish Ski Jumper Handed 16-Month Sentence
Steamboat Springs, CO – Bryan Fletcher of Steamboat Springs, a member of the U.S. Ski Team’s Nordic Combined squad, will be mounting his bike in September to raise money and awareness for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Fletcher was chosen to be a team hero for the ride, sharing his story with the world.nFletcher is … Continue reading Nordic Combined Skier Cycling for Charity
Sandy, UT – Halfpipe snowboarder Louie Vito’s 2009-10 season kicked off with a different kind of competition on ABC’s hit TV show Dancing with the Stars. But when it was time to qualify for the Olympics, the Sandy, Utah resident was a staple at each snowboarding event throwing down double corks on the road to … Continue reading Q&A: U.S. Snowboarding’s Louie Vito