Soelden, Austria – On Saturday, all eyes will turn to the majestic Rettenbach Glacier in Soelden for the 2015-16 Audi FIS Ski World Cup opener. In the ski racing community, this could very well be considered Mecca. The Audi FIS Ski World Cup opener at Soelden is, in many ways, a testing ground. Until the big show on Saturday … Continue reading World Cup Ski Season Kicks Off This Weekend
Soelden, Austria – When the World Cup ski racing season kicks off next week on the Rettenbach Glacier in this Austrian resort, it will do so without Squaw Valley’s Julia Mancuso. Mancuso, 31, posted to Instagram on Wednesday that she will sit out Soelden to continue recovering from a hip injury that abbreviated her 2014-15 … Continue reading Mancuso to Skip Soelden
San Diego, CA – U.S. ski racer Bode Miller said this week that he’s going to skip this World Cup ski season, focusing instead on raising his family and racing his horses. That could well translate into a retirement announcement for Miller, who’s now 38. Miller’s wife, pro volleyball player Morgan Beck, gave birth to … Continue reading Bode Miller to Sit Out Ski Season
Park City, UT – In what may prove to be a historic step forward for the ski and snowboard industry, the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) and the Professional Ski Instructors Association-American Association of Snowboard Instructors (PSIA-AASI) are now working under a letter of agreement to further collaborate in the interest of professional development. The … Continue reading Ski Instructors and U.S. Ski Team Deepen Collaboration
Keene, NY – Try telling an alpine ski racer who specializes in speed to move slowly. It’s not easy. Tommy “BZ” Biesemeyer, of Keene in New York State’s Adirondack Mountains, is no exception. After sustaining an ACL and MCL knee injury in 2014, Biesemeyer had to come to terms with the fact that he had pain that … Continue reading It’s Not Easy Being BZ
La Parva, Portillo and Valle Nevado, Chile – On September 16, an 8.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Chile, killing at least 12, evacuating over a million people, destroying more than 400 homes and triggering a 16-foot tsunami off the coastline. The U.S. Alpine Ski Team’s World Cup, Europa Cup, National Training Group and D … Continue reading U.S. Alpine Ski Team: Surviving the Chile Earthquake
Soelden, Austria – When the World Cup ski racing season kicks off later this month in the Austrian resort of Soelden, one of the circuit’s most enduring figures from the past two decades won’t be leaving the starting gate. Two-time Olympian Benjamin Raich, 37, announced his retirement from World Cup ski racing in September after 19 years … Continue reading World Cup Ski Season to Open Without Benni Raich
