Park City, UT – The International Ski Federation (FIS) has announced that an additional aerials event will be added to the program at the 2016 Visa Freestyle International at Deer Valley Resort in Utah. The event will be a make up for the canceled World Cup in Lake Placid, N.Y. The additional aerials event will be … Continue reading Deer Valley to Host Extra Aerials World Cup
Adelboden, Switzerland – After the cancellation of Saturday’s giant slalom, race organizers were hell-bent on having at least one race down the legendary Chuenisbaergli course in Adelboden. After firehoses, an army of workers, and endless buckets of salt were used to firm up the snow for first run, racing finally got underway with a stadium packed full … Continue reading Kristoffersen Edges Hirscher for Adelboden Victory
Adelboden, Switzerland – Dense fog and light rain led to the cancellation of Saturday’s Audi FIS World Cup men’s giant slalom in Adelboden. A steady drizzle arrived on Friday afternoon and continued through the night, which alone still wasn’t enough to dampen the chances of the giant slalom as the course was holding up well. But … Continue reading Dense Fog Cancels Adelboden GS
Altenmarkt, Austria – A re-energized Lindsey Vonn left Altenmarkt/Zauchensee this weekend with two more World Cup victories, numbers 72 and 73 of the American ski racing sensation’s career and tying the World Cup Downhill win record. “I had a lot of confidence after Lake Louise and then in Val d’Isere I felt like I lost my … Continue reading Vonn Goes Two for Two in Weekend World Cups
Val Gardena, Italy – It was mid-afternoon at Val Gardena in the Italian Dolomites. The sun was dropping behind the Sassolungo massif, creating even more shadows along the Saslong downhill. In Santa Cristina, bands were playing as Italy celebrated downhill champion Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway. It was well over two hours since the start. The … Continue reading Behind the Gold: Mastering Your Craft
Park City, UT – The world’s best aerial and mogul skiers will take to Deer Valley Resort’s slopes again this winter to compete in the 2016 FIS Visa Freestyle International World Cup, held Thursday, February 4 through Saturday, February 6. Regarded as a preeminent venue for the international freestyle community, the Utah ski resort has played host … Continue reading Deer Valley to Host World Cup for 14th Consecutive Year
Santa Caterina, Italy – The U.S. Ski Team men struggled in Wednesday’s rescheduled Audi FIS Ski World Cup slalom in Santa Caterina, with no American skiers making the flip. Austrian Marcel Hirscher took the win, catapulting himself into the World Cup overall lead. The race was moved from Zagreb, Croatia due to a lack of snow, … Continue reading No U.S. Skier Earns Second Run in Santa Caterina SL
