Wengen, Switzerland – The 86th Lauberhorn races in Wengen are in the books. After Kjetil Jansrud’s win in the alpine combined on Friday and Aksel Lund Svindal’s win in Saturday’s downhill, a third Norwegian, Henrik Kristoffersen, finished Sunday atop the slalom podium to complete the Norwegian sweep of the weekend. It was the first time since 1968 … Continue reading Norwegians Sweep Lauberhorn Weekend
Flachau, Austria – Second after the opening run, Veronika Velez Zuzulova of Slovakia gave it her all in the second run on Friday night and cruised to a second consecutive World Cup slalom victory this week. She was the fastest of the second run to finish in an aggregate time of 1:49.99 ahead of Sweden’s Frida … Continue reading Velez Zuzulova Earns Second Straight Slalom Victory in Flachau
Flachau, Austria – Veteran Resi Stiegler led the U.S. team in a night of “firsts” at the Audi FIS Ski World Cup slalom Tuesday night, taking 15th. But under the lights, it was a pair of young U.S. Ski Team members that shined, with Paula Moltzan and Lila Lapanja scoring their first career World Cup points. … Continue reading Moltzan and Lapanja Score First World Cup Points
Quebec (QC), Canada – The construction of the Big Air structure on Québec City’s Îlot Fleurie is well underway in anticipation of the upcoming Jamboree, presented by Videotron Mobile 2016 from February 12 to 14. With a month to go before the FIS Big Air World Cup, which is also sanctioned by World Snowboard Tour (WST), … Continue reading A Redesigned Big Air Structure Takes Shape in Quebec
Wengen, Switzerland – After a cancellation on Wednesday, the athletes finally get a chance to test out the traditional Lauberhorn race course today in Wengen. This was only possible thanks to the hard work from the course crew, who worked late hours cleaning the course and injecting parts of it with water to firm up surfaces. … Continue reading Svindal Tops Lauberhorn Training
Squaw Valley, CA – The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) on Wednesday announced the cancellation of the Audi FIS Skicross and FIS Snowboardcross World Cup events, scheduled to take place in Squaw Valley, Calif., March 11-13. This time, snow is not the issue. While Squaw has received nearly 18 feet of snow this season, this year’s … Continue reading Squaw Valley Cross Cup Canceled
Park City, UT – Picabo Street, a former U.S. Ski Team alpine racer who won Olympic Gold in Nagano in 1998, has been charged with assault and domestic violence following an incident last month involving her father. Street, now 44, is alleged to have pushed her 76-year-old father, Roland Street, down a flight of stairs … Continue reading Olympic Medalist Picabo Street Charged with Assaulting Her Own Father
