East Burke, VT – The U.S. Ski Team has chosen Burke Mountain Resort in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom as an official U.S. Ski Team development site, where members will train and hold elite skiing competitions in preparation for the 2018 Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea. “We pride ourselves on offering some of the best skiing and snowboarding … Continue reading U.S. Ski Team Selects Vermont’s Burke Mountain as Training Site
Tignes, France – In many ways, Donna Weinbrecht was an unlikely hero. An Olympic ski champion from West Milford, New Jersey? But on a snowy day high in the mountains above the Tarentaise Valley in the French Savoie, she became her sport’s first gold medalist. After a demonstration sport introduction in Calgary four years earlier, freestyle moguls … Continue reading Donna Weinbrecht: Unlikely Hero
Bokwang, South Korea – The American snowboardcross men occupied two of three podium spots at the official Olympic test event for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games on Saturday, where Nate Holland, of Squaw Valley, Calif., took the win and Nick Baumgartner, of Iron River, Mich., was third. The pair of Americans were separated by Pierre Vaultier of France. … Continue reading Holland Wins Olympic Test Event
Park City, UT – Picabo Street, a former U.S. Ski Team alpine racer who won Olympic Gold in Nagano in 1998, has been charged with assault and domestic violence following an incident last month involving her father. Street, now 44, is alleged to have pushed her 76-year-old father, Roland Street, down a flight of stairs … Continue reading Olympic Medalist Picabo Street Charged with Assaulting Her Own Father
Twin Bridges, CA – California’s Sierra-at-Tahoe ski resort will host Subaru Conquer Winter Day this Saturday. This free event highlights an athlete signing with Women’s Freeski Halfpipe Olympian, Maddie Bowman. “This is a unique opportunity for guests and inspired young adults to meet a professional athlete who represents the heart and soul of this mountain,” says … Continue reading Sierra to Stage Conquer Winter Day Featuring Olympic Freeskier Maddie Bowman
Lake Placid, NY – Two-time U.S. Olympic medalist Andrew Weibrecht stopped by his family’s Mirror Lake Inn in Lake Placid to chat with the media between World Cup stops in Beaver Creek, Colo. — where he attained his first World Cup podium, finishing third in the super G — and Europe. While many of the questions posed were about alpine … Continue reading Olympic and World Cup Skier Andrew Weibrecht Talks Altitude and Chocolate Chip Cookies
North Vancouver (BC), Canada – It was time, she said, to move on. Surrounded by friends, teammates, coaches and support staff, Canadian Olympic and World Champion Maëlle Ricker bid a sad farewell in a press conference held in North Vancouver on Wednesday to the competitive sport she loves so much. “Snowboarding has provided me with so many … Continue reading Olympic Champion Snowboarder Ricker Retires
