Baie-Comeau (QC), Canada – American Paralympic skiing medalist Allison Jones, of Steamboat Springs, Colo., added to her hardware collection Thursday, winning the 2010 UCI Paracycling World Championships in Baie-Comeau.nJones competed on the U.S. Adaptive Alpine Ski Team for nine years, competing in three Paralympic Winter Games. She also competed in two Paralympic Summer Games in … Continue reading U.S. Paralympic Skier Jones Wins Paracycling World Champs→
Perisher Valley (NSW), Australia – After several years of going to Chile, the U.S. Moguls Ski Team switched it up this summer, heading down under for a three week camp at Perisher in Australia. Among the U.S. Ski Team campers were 2010 gold medalist Hannah Kearney (Norwich, Vt.), 2010 bronze medalist Bryon Wilson (Butte, Mont.), … Continue reading U.S. Moguls Ski Team Flies Down Under→
Salt Lake City, UT – 2010 Olympic nordic combined skiing gold and silver medalist Billy Demong will be spending time in the saddle as he competes on Team Cole Sport in the 2010 Tour of Utah bike race. After Tuesday’s prologue and Wednesday’s Stage 1, Demong sits eight minutes and 32 seconds behind the leader, … Continue reading Olympic Medalist Skier Bill Demong Among Tour of Utah Riders→
Mont-Tremblant (QC), Canada – Two-time Olympian Brigitte Acton of Mont-Tremblant is retiring from the Canadian Alpine Ski Team, team officials announced this week.nActon, who made her national team debut in 2003, was GMC Canadian slalom champion that same year and a medalist in super G in 2003 and giant slalom in 2005 at the FIS … Continue reading Acton Retiring from Canadian Ski Team→
Wilmington, MA – The U.S. Ski Team has named the Norwegian roller ski brand Swenor as an official supplier. Longtime team partner Swix Sport USA in July entered into a long-term distribution agreement with Sport Import AS of Norway to become the exclusive distributor of Swenor brand roller skis and accessories for the U.S. market.n”Roller … Continue reading Swenor Roller Skis Named Official Supplier to U.S. Ski Team→
Government Camp, OR – The U.S. Adaptive Alpine Ski Team has camped out at Mt. Hood for its first on-snow training session of the summer. Athletes in attendance included 2010 Paralymic medalists Alana Nichols (Farmington, N.M.; sit-ski), fresh from an appearance at the ESPYS, Danelle Umstead (Taos, N.M.; visually impaired) and Paralympian Tyler Walker (Franconia, … Continue reading Adaptive Alpine Skiers Simplify to Fundamentals→
Steamboat Springs, CO – 2010 Olympic moguls gold medalist, Vermonter Hannah Kearney, changed up the scenery this summer, leaving her traditional summer training home of Lake Placid, N.Y. and heading to Steamboat Springs, Colo. Kearney spent her summer months enjoying all that Steamboat has to offer while preparing for the 2011 World Cup season.nAlthough the … Continue reading A Change of Scenery for U.S. Ski Team’s Hannah Kearney→
