Jeongseon, South Korea – You never get a second chance to make a first impression, and it looks like PyeongChang 2018 is off to a great start with the men’s Audi FIS Ski World Cup events kicking off at the Jeongseon Alpine Center in South Korea this week with plenty of athlete praise, even though there’s … Continue reading Positive First Impressions for PyeongChang 2018
Park City, UT – Australia’s Matt Graham dethroned World Cup moguls leader Mikael Kingsbury of Canada at the Visa Freestyle International at Deer Valley Resort on Thursday night. Kingsbury, however, finished second on the 2002 Olympic venue Champion run to maintain his World Cup moguls lead, followed by Ludvig Fjallstrom of Sweden. In Thursday’s women’s competition, Canada’s Justine … Continue reading Australian Skier Breaks Kingsbury’s Moguls Win Streak
Park City, UT – Overall World Cup leader, Guangpu Qi of China won the men’s event at Thursday’s Visa Freestyle International Aerial World Cup at Deer Valley Resort in Utah. Olivier Rochon of Canada was second, followed by Oleksandr Abramenk of the Ukraine in third. For the women, Yu Yang took the win, followed by Samantha Wells … Continue reading China Wins Deer Valley Aerials
Park City, UT – The U.S. Freestyle Ski Team returns home to Deer Valley Resort this week for the 2016 Visa Freestyle International, today through Saturday. The biggest stop on the World Cup freestyle skiing tour, 2,000 to 5,000 spectators at each event witness the world’s best competing on the 2002 Olympic Winter Games venues: Deer Valley’s White Owl aerial hill and the … Continue reading Visa Freestyle International Kicks Off at Deer Valley
Aspen, CO – Snowboardcross is one of the most nail-biting of all Olympic sports. Six athletes line up side by side to vault themselves through a crazy course of bumps, banks, berms and massive jumps – all with their rivals just an elbow away. “I still get rattled every time I’m in the start,” says Lindsey … Continue reading Risks and Rewards: The Story of Snowboardcross
Calgary (AB), Canada – Saturday was another incredible day for the Canadian Mogul Team on Saturday with a second consecutive World Cup women’s podium sweep and the top two spots on the men’s podium. Chloé Dufour-Lapointe of Montreal, the overall women’s FIS Freestyle Moguls points leader, finished in first place with a score of 77.42 narrowly … Continue reading Canada Takes Five Podium Spots at Calgary Moguls
Georgetown, CO – The U.S. Ski Team’s Mikaela Shiffrin was back on skis on Saturday at Colorado’s Loveland Ski Area, the first time in eight weeks since suffering a bone bruise, hairline fracture and partially torn ligament in her right knee in December. “Guess what I did today…..?” Shiffrin, 20, posted to Facebook. “Nope, not skydiving.. No … Continue reading Shiffrin Gets Back on Skis
