Sierra Nevada, Spain – Lindsey Jacobellis, of Stratton Mountain, Vt., prevailed at the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboard World Championships snowboardcross event on Sunday to claim an amazing fifth World Championship title. Jacobellis is the most dominant snowboardcross rider in history, having won at every World Championships that she’s entered. Still, she is showing no signs of … Continue reading Jacobellis Wins Fifth World Championships Gold
Squaw Valley, CA – It was quite a weekend for Colorado’s Mikaela Shiffrin, who won both World Cup ski races in Squaw Valley — a giant slalom and a slalom — and in the process secured the World Cup slalom title. Her two weekend victories also gave Shiffrin a healthy lead in the points race … Continue reading Shiffrin Sweeps Squaw Valley, Clinches Slalom Title
North Conway, NH – Spectators are invited to attend the Hannes Schneider Meister Cup at Mount Cranmore on Saturday, beginning with the Opening Ceremony at 9:15 a.m. The benefit event for the New England Ski Museum honors Hannes Schneider, the mountain resort industry pioneer who operated the ski school at Cranmore from 1939 to 1955. Cranmore’s founding … Continue reading Hannes Schneider Meister Cup Race This Weekend
Franconia, NH – The top college athletes from 17 schools across the country have arrived at Cannon Mountain in New Hampshire for the NCAA Alpine Skiing Championships taking place today through Friday. A total of 32 of the best men and women skiers from eastern colleges and 36 of the best men and women from western colleges … Continue reading NCAA Alpine Skiing Championships at Cannon This Week
La Molina, Spain – Italy’s Michela Moioli, and Pierre Vaultier of France won the 2016-17 season’s penultimate snowboard cross World Cup event, which was staged in foggy conditions in La Molina, Spain on Sunday. Moioli, fresh off a first and sixth-place finish at the last World Cup stop in Germany underlined her current form by keeping her … Continue reading Moioli and Vaultier Victorious in La Molina SBX
Kranjska Gora, Slovenia – A day after wrapping up his sixth straight overall World Cup title, Austria’s Marcel Hirscher added another crystal globe to his trophy case – the World Cup slalom title. Austria’s Michael Matt won Sunday’s Audi FIS Ski World Cup slalom race under light rain and sloppy course conditions for his maiden World … Continue reading Americans Struggle as Hirscher Wins Slalom Title
PyeongChang, South Korea – For the second straight day, Lindsey Vonn finished second at the Audi FIS Ski World Cup super G test event for the 2018 Olympic Winter Games. It was déjà vu all over again as Italy’s Sofia Goggia won for the second day in a row, followed by Vonn in second and Slovenia’s … Continue reading Podium at Olympic Super G Test Event a Repeat From the Downhill
