St. Moritz, Switzerland – After a rare mid-mountain fog bank scrubbed Saturday’s scheduled men’s downhill at the Audi FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in St. Moritz, Beat Feuz of Switzerland secured the gold medal in front of the hometown crowd on a make-up day on Sunday. Canadian Erik Guay continued his dominant week in St. Moritz to … Continue reading Feuz Wins World Champs Downhill
St. Moritz, Switzerland – Colorado’s Lindsey Vonn landed on the podium, taking the bronze medal, to lead all four Americans into the top 15 in Sunday’s downhill at the 2017 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships. Slovenia’s Ilka Stuhec continued her dominant season to take the gold ahead of Austria’s Stephanie Venier, who grabbed the silver. Stuhec, … Continue reading Vonn Grabs World Championships Downhill Bronze
Revelstoke (BC), Canada – A German tourist died on Friday after falling into a tree well while heli-skiing in British Columbia. The Revelstoke Detachment of the RCMP reports that the incident occurred in the Albert Canyon area east of Revelstoke. The 60-year-man was skiing with a heli-ski tour group in the area for the preceding few days. The group … Continue reading Heli-Skier Dies in B.C. Tree Well
PyeongChang, South Korea – Russia’s Alena Zavarzina and Andreas Prommegger of Austria claimed victory in the official parallel giant slalom test event for the upcoming 2018 Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea which was staged in the re-run format on Sunday. With perfect conditions on the 560-meter course complete with steeps, natural rollers and flats, and … Continue reading Zavarzina and Prommegger Win Olympic PGS Test Event
Tignes, France – Three snowboarders, all members of the same family riding Tignes off-piste with a guide, died today after an avalanche swept up their group, while another skier died in a separate avalanche in La Clusaz. Earlier reports that indicated nine victims in the Tignes incident have proven incorrect, officials say, as the remainder … Continue reading Avalanches Kill 5 in France
Feldberg, Germany – Italy’s Michela Moioli, and Pierre Vaultier of France each claimed victory in the first of back-to-back snowboard cross World Cup races staged in Feldberg, Germany over the weekend. Moioli defeated World Cup leader Belle Brockhoff of Australia start-to-finish in the women’s final. It was Moili’s fourth World Cup win, while Meryeta Odine of Canada took her career’s first podium by finishing third. After crashing after … Continue reading Moioli and Vaultier Win First SBX at Feldberg
Cornwall, CT – A woman skiing at Mohawk Mountain in Connecticut on Sunday night died after colliding with a snowboarder. The incident occurred at around 8:15 p.m., resort officials indicate. The victim, Brookfield, Conn. resident Lisa Kelly, age 46, was transported by ambulance to Charlotte Hungerford Hospital in Torrington before being airlifted to Hartford Hospital, where she … Continue reading Skier Dies in On-Slope Collision in Connecticut
