Obserstdorf, Germany – Meet Olympian Sophie Caldwell. She’s the one who stands out in the room as the composed young woman – the one with poise. Quiet and maybe a bit understated, almost studious. Her eyes connect with you, and you feel comfortable in her midst. Fast forward to a cross country sprint track – those … Continue reading Behind The Gold: Carrying On a Family Tradition
Park City, UT – Last winter, Vail, Colo.’s Lindsey Vonn was busy bagging titles – like that of the winningest female ski racer in history when she surpassed Annemarie Moser-Proell’s previous record of 62 World Cup victories – but that’s not all she was busy doing. Last February, she embarked on a new mission, and this … Continue reading The Making of a Champion: Vonn and Wiles
Toblach, Italy – Jessie Diggins, of Afton, Minn., on Friday became the second American in three stages to take a Tour de Ski win. Diggins skied to an historic victory in the women’s 5k freestyle individual start in Toblach, just three days after Sophie Caldwell, of Peru, Vt., claimed a win in a classic sprint. Diggins’ win moved … Continue reading Diggins Wins First Individual World Cup
Park City, UT – The International Ski Federation (FIS) has announced that an additional aerials event will be added to the program at the 2016 Visa Freestyle International at Deer Valley Resort in Utah. The event will be a make up for the canceled World Cup in Lake Placid, N.Y. The additional aerials event will be … Continue reading Deer Valley to Host Extra Aerials World Cup
Adelboden, Switzerland – After the cancellation of Saturday’s giant slalom, race organizers were hell-bent on having at least one race down the legendary Chuenisbaergli course in Adelboden. After firehoses, an army of workers, and endless buckets of salt were used to firm up the snow for first run, racing finally got underway with a stadium packed full … Continue reading Kristoffersen Edges Hirscher for Adelboden Victory
Adelboden, Switzerland – Dense fog and light rain led to the cancellation of Saturday’s Audi FIS World Cup men’s giant slalom in Adelboden. A steady drizzle arrived on Friday afternoon and continued through the night, which alone still wasn’t enough to dampen the chances of the giant slalom as the course was holding up well. But … Continue reading Dense Fog Cancels Adelboden GS
Altenmarkt, Austria – A re-energized Lindsey Vonn left Altenmarkt/Zauchensee this weekend with two more World Cup victories, numbers 72 and 73 of the American ski racing sensation’s career and tying the World Cup Downhill win record. “I had a lot of confidence after Lake Louise and then in Val d’Isere I felt like I lost my … Continue reading Vonn Goes Two for Two in Weekend World Cups
