Crans-Montana, Switzerland – It’s long been said on the World Cup circuit, “If you want a powder day, hold a downhill race!” After more than half a meter of snow over the preceding two days, Sunday’s Audi FIS Ski World Cup downhill, which was already rescheduled from Saturday, was cancelled due to unsafe snow conditions. “The new … Continue reading Powder Turns Replace Crans-Montana Downhill
Park City, UT – It was a poignant scene at the bottom of the Park City halfpipe last weekend at the U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix. Standing there with a big smile on her face was Kelly Clark, who 14 years ago had hoisted her Burton snowboard in the air as an 18-year old Olympic champion. Today, … Continue reading Behind the Gold: Establishing a Teenaged Legacy
Eagle, CO – Colorado’s Mikaela Shiffrin will be back racing on the World Cup skiing circuit again next week, starting her comeback at the rescheduled Maribor slalom in Crans Montana, Switzerland on Monday. After injuring her knee in a crash while warming up for a race in December, Shiffrin has been rehabbing in Colorado—starting in the gym and recently … Continue reading Shiffrin is Ready to Return to World Cup Ski Racing
Boston, MA – The U.S. Grand Prix will break new ground this week when it presents the Polartec Big Air at Fenway, a scaffolding big air event situated in the center of one of America’s most iconic baseball venues: Boston’s Fenway Park. Never before has the U.S. Grand Prix featured a big air-only event, and never before … Continue reading Polartec Big Air Kicks Off at Fenway Park
Park City, UT – American snowboarders Chloe Kim and Matt Ladley brought home a double victory for the host nation at this season’s penultimate halfpipe World Cup event, the U.S. Grand Prix which was staged at Park City Mountain Resort on Saturday. Coming off of performances in Aspen, Colo., both 2016 X Games gold medalists paved the way … Continue reading Kim Writes History in Park City
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany – The battle for the overall World Cup title heated up again on a warm, springlike day at the Audi FIS Ski World Cup as Switzerland’s Lara Gut got the best of Lindsey Vonn in Sunday’s Kandahar super G. Vonn was gunning for World Cup win No. 77 following her commanding victory in Saturday’s … Continue reading Gut Gains Ground on Vonn
Jeongseon, South Korea – The first Audi FIS Ski World Cup super G on the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic run was a tumultuous one on Sunday, with plenty of DNFs throughout the event—including favorites Kjetil Jansrud of Norway and Dominik Paris of Italy. Switzerland’s Carlo Janka pulled out a dominating victory, skiing cleanly and fast to take … Continue reading Janka Wins Jeongseon Super G as Favorites Ski Out
