Vancouver (BC), Canada – Ashleigh McIvor, the first female Olympic gold medalist in the sport of ski cross, announced her retirement from competitive ski racing on Friday. The 29-year-old from Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, realized her dream of winning the women’s ski cross event at the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games and has decided to … Continue reading Olympic Gold Medalist Ashleigh McIvor Retires from Ski Cross
Colorado Springs, CO – Ted Ligety’s historic 2.75-second margin of victory in the Oct. 28 giant slalom that opened the 2013 Audi FIS Alpine World Cup season has earned him the U.S. Olympic Committee’s Athlete of the Month award for October. “This is a big honor. There are so many incredible athletes across all Olympic … Continue reading Ligety Honored by Olympic Committee for Soelden Win
Toronto (ON), Canada – Two of the Canadian Freestyle Ski Association’s (CFSA) most esteemed alumni, Jean-Luc Brassard and the late Sarah Burke, were into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto last week. The Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame Gala Dinner and Induction Ceremony is the Canadian Olympic Committee’s … Continue reading Canadian Freestyle Skiers Sarah Burke, Jean-Luc Brassard Inducted Into Olympic Hall of Fame
Ushuaia, Argentina – U.S. Freeskiing’s Keri Herman placed a check mark on history Friday with an FIS World Cup slopestyle skiing victory during the first 2014 Olympic Winter Games qualifying event in Argentina. Slopestyle and halfpipe skiing will make their debut at the 2014 Olympic program in Sochi, Russia after being added to the program … Continue reading Herman Wins Olympic Slopestyle Qualifier As World Cup Season Opens
Ushuaia, Argentina – The 2014 Olympic Winter Games qualifying period for slopestyle skiing opens Friday with the first FIS World Cup slopestyle event of the season in Argentina. The sport will make its Olympic debut in Sochi, Russia. “The FIS World Cup in Ushuaia, Argentina is the first Olympic qualifier for slopestyle skiing leading up … Continue reading Olympic Slopestyle Qualifying Opens Friday
Park City, UT – On Friday, August 10, family, friends, community members, and the largest collection of Olympic and Paralympic athletes outside of London will gather at the Utah Olympic Park for the inaugural “Hurricane for Hope.” The Utah Olympic Legacy Foundation and The Speedy Foundation, established in honor of the late Olympic medalist Jeret … Continue reading Hurricane for Hope Remembers an Olympic Hero
London, UK – NBC Sports has added professional snowboarder Shaun White to its list of commentators broadcasting from the Olympic Games in London. White will sit in the NBC broadcast booth commentating on gymnastics during Thursday’s women’s individual all-around final. In addition to owning the Olympic men’s snowboarding half pipe crown and multiple Winter X … Continue reading Shaun White Joins Olympics Broadcast Team in London
