Ohau, New Zealand – The U.S. Alpine Ski Team travels the globe, far and wide, to a myriad of majestic mountains, but one of the most magical of these mountains is without a doubt Ohau Snowfields in New Zealand. Ohau (pronounced “oh-how”) is one of three locations that plays host to the men’s and women’s alpine … Continue reading The Magic of Ohau
Vienna, Austria – Just five weeks before the Alpine skiing World Cup kicks off in Soelden, Austria, the host country’s Super G World Champion Hannes Reichelt is out indefinitely following back surgery. Reichelt, 36, complained of back pain ever since returning from the Austrian team’s summer training camp in Chile. He underwent a partial diskectomy on Saturday … Continue reading Back Surgery Sidelines Super G Champion Reichelt
Los Angeles, CA – At age 39, ski racer Bode Miller is already the oldest U.S. Olympic Alpine skier in history. He sees the 2016-17 season as his last chance to stage a comeback on the World Cup circuit…and he doesn’t want to try it on Head Skis. Miller has filed a lawsuit against Head in … Continue reading Bode Miller Sues Head Over Planned Comeback
Barcelona, Spain – Even though she raced in Sunday’s super combined in Andorra after injuring her knee a day earlier in a crash in super G, Lindsey Vonn is heading home to treat three knee fractures, ending her World Cup season early. Right now Vonn maintains a small 28-point lead over her biggest challenger for the World Cup, … Continue reading Lindsey Vonn Calls It Quits
Soldeu, Andorra – A day after going down in a sled with a fractured kneecap following a super G crash on Saturday, Vail, Colo.’s Lindsey Vonn came back to win the Audi FIS Ski World Cup alpine combined morning super G on Sunday, and finish 13th overall following the slalom leg, forcing a three-way tie for … Continue reading Vonn Races with Broken Knee
Hinterstoder, Austria – France’s Alexis Pinturault won his second-straight World Cup giant slalom – he also won Friday’s GS in Hinterstoder – in commanding fashion by 1.14 seconds over Austria’s Marcel Hirscher on Sunday. Norway’s Henrik Kristofferson was third. “It was a good run and a strong runs“ said Pinturault. “The second run was quite tough … Continue reading Pinturault Rules Hinterstoder
Tazawako, Japan – Canada’s Mikaël Kingsbury won the 32nd FIS World Cup moguls competition of his career on Sunday in Tazawako, Japan, during a dual moguls event. Kingsbury defeated American Thomas Rowley by a score of 20-15 to capture the title. Frenchman Benjamin Caven finished third after defeating Dmitriy Reiherd of Kazakhstan 22-13. It was an impressive … Continue reading Kingsbury Big in Japan
