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→
Wengen, Switzerland – After a cancellation on Wednesday, the athletes finally get a chance to test out the traditional Lauberhorn race course today in Wengen. This was only possible thanks to the hard work from the course crew, who worked late hours cleaning the course and injecting parts of it with water to firm up surfaces. … Continue reading Svindal Tops Lauberhorn Training→
Squaw Valley, CA – The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) on Wednesday announced the cancellation of the Audi FIS Skicross and FIS Snowboardcross World Cup events, scheduled to take place in Squaw Valley, Calif., March 11-13. This time, snow is not the issue. While Squaw has received nearly 18 feet of snow this season, this year’s … Continue reading Squaw Valley Cross Cup Canceled→
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→
Park City, UT – Last winter, Vail, Colo.’s Lindsey Vonn was busy bagging titles – like that of the winningest female ski racer in history when she surpassed Annemarie Moser-Proell’s previous record of 62 World Cup victories – but that’s not all she was busy doing. Last February, she embarked on a new mission, and this … Continue reading The Making of a Champion: Vonn and Wiles→
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→