Park City, UT – Some of the world’s best freestyle, freeskiing and snowboarding athletes are taking to the slopes in Park City this week for two of the year’s biggest events, the Visa Freestyle International at Deer Valley Resort, and the U.S. Grand Prix at Park City Mountain. Over the weekend, 270 athletes from 26 nations … Continue reading Park City Events a Test for 2019 Worlds
Park City, UT – The U.S. swept both men’s and women’s halfpipe titles at the Visa U.S. Freeskiing Grand Prix at Park City on Friday, with Maddie Bowman leading the way for the women and Aaron Blunck earning the top spot for the men. The victories also earned them each U.S. National Championship titles. Bowman, of … Continue reading Park City Grand Prix Wins for Bowman and Blunck
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany – It’s a little bit like Groundhog Day here in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. First, it was a fresh snowfall, featuring wet, heavy snow into the wee hours of the morning on Thursday. Then, spring-like temperatures of nearly 40 degrees Fahrenheit, with fog and precipitation hit Garmisch once again. Wait a second…weren’t we just here one week … Continue reading Vonn Leads Garmisch Training Run
Jeongseon, South Korea – You never get a second chance to make a first impression, and it looks like PyeongChang 2018 is off to a great start with the men’s Audi FIS Ski World Cup events kicking off at the Jeongseon Alpine Center in South Korea this week with plenty of athlete praise, even though there’s … Continue reading Positive First Impressions for PyeongChang 2018
Park City, UT – Australia’s Matt Graham dethroned World Cup moguls leader Mikael Kingsbury of Canada at the Visa Freestyle International at Deer Valley Resort on Thursday night. Kingsbury, however, finished second on the 2002 Olympic venue Champion run to maintain his World Cup moguls lead, followed by Ludvig Fjallstrom of Sweden. In Thursday’s women’s competition, Canada’s Justine … Continue reading Australian Skier Breaks Kingsbury’s Moguls Win Streak
Park City, UT – Overall World Cup leader, Guangpu Qi of China won the men’s event at Thursday’s Visa Freestyle International Aerial World Cup at Deer Valley Resort in Utah. Olivier Rochon of Canada was second, followed by Oleksandr Abramenk of the Ukraine in third. For the women, Yu Yang took the win, followed by Samantha Wells … Continue reading China Wins Deer Valley Aerials
Park City, UT – The second stop of the 2016 U.S. Grand Prix tour will be held in Utah this week, with the world’s top freeskiers and snowboarders competing in Park City Mountain Resort’s halfpipe. The event will serve as the second World Cup of the year and points will also go towards and the Association … Continue reading U.S. Grand Prix Continues at Park City
