Val Saint-Côme (QC), Canada – The next stop for mogul skiers on the FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup circuit will be on Saturday at the Val Saint-Côme Ski Resort in Quebec. Located approximately two hours north of Montreal, Saint-Côme will host its third consecutive FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup. In 2015, Canadian skier Mikaël Kingsbury stood … Continue reading Quebec Hosts Next Mogul World Cup
Flachau, Austria – Every day like clockwork, there she was – riding the cardio bike and stretching her body to regain mobility, looking for a way to ease her pain. It’s a lonely atmosphere mid-winter at the USSA Center of Excellence in Park City, Utah. Most athletes are off globetrotting the world tour. Back home, the days … Continue reading Behind the Gold: Lila Lapanja
Quebec (QC), Canada – Canadian slopestyle skier Alex Beaulieu-Marchand broke his collarbone last Wednesday while training independently in Breckenridge, Colo. Beaulieu-Marchand, 21, will require surgery to fix the break and is expected to be out of action for at least four to six weeks. As a result, at a minimum the Quebec City native will miss this week’s … Continue reading Injury Sidelines Beaulieu-Marchand for 4-6 Weeks
Flachau, Austria – Germany’s Viktoria Rebensburg won her ninth career World Cup giant slalom in commanding fashion by almost a full second on Sunday over Slovenia’s Ana Drev. Italy’s Federica Brignone was third as the U.S. Ski Team’s Lindsey Vonn skied off the course in her second run. “It’s a pretty good feeling,” said Rebensburg. “I … Continue reading Vonn Skis Out of Flachau GS
Wengen, Switzerland – The 86th Lauberhorn races in Wengen are in the books. After Kjetil Jansrud’s win in the alpine combined on Friday and Aksel Lund Svindal’s win in Saturday’s downhill, a third Norwegian, Henrik Kristoffersen, finished Sunday atop the slalom podium to complete the Norwegian sweep of the weekend. It was the first time since 1968 … Continue reading Norwegians Sweep Lauberhorn Weekend
Flachau, Austria – Second after the opening run, Veronika Velez Zuzulova of Slovakia gave it her all in the second run on Friday night and cruised to a second consecutive World Cup slalom victory this week. She was the fastest of the second run to finish in an aggregate time of 1:49.99 ahead of Sweden’s Frida … Continue reading Velez Zuzulova Earns Second Straight Slalom Victory in Flachau
Flachau, Austria – Veteran Resi Stiegler led the U.S. team in a night of “firsts” at the Audi FIS Ski World Cup slalom Tuesday night, taking 15th. But under the lights, it was a pair of young U.S. Ski Team members that shined, with Paula Moltzan and Lila Lapanja scoring their first career World Cup points. … Continue reading Moltzan and Lapanja Score First World Cup Points
