Ruka, Finland – A stacked field of 19 athletes, including World Cup winner K.C. Oakley, national champions Troy Murphy, Nessa Dziemian and Tom Rowley , and Olympians Heidi Kloser, Patrick Deneen, Brad Wilson and Bryon Wilson, will represent the U.S. Freestyle Moguls Ski Team for the 2015-16 season. The team was officially named ahead of the … Continue reading U.S. and Canadian Moguls Teams Prepare for Season Opener
Vancouver (BC), Canada – A former Olympic aerials skier has sued the Canadian Freestyle Ski Association (CFSA) and one of its physicians, Dr. Jeff Purkis, for allowing her to participate in a training camp in December 2013. Veronika Bauer, who competed in aerials on the FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup from 1997 through 2010 and represented Canada … Continue reading Canadian Aerials Skier Sues Over Concussions
Montafon, Austria – The World Cup Ski Cross season started off with a bang for Canada over the weekend with two first-place results and one second in the season opener in Montafon. Canadians Christoper Del Bosco and Brady Leman finished first and second, respectively, in the men’s race, and Marielle Thompson won the women’s contest, … Continue reading Strong Weekend for Canada in Ski Cross Opener
Avon, CO – In giant slalom, two men are in a league of their own: America’s Ted Ligety and Austria’s Marcel Hirscher. Their names appear at the top of 24 of the 28 last World Cup result lists. But today, local hero Ligety made a mistake in the first run and didn’t cross the finish line, one … Continue reading Ligety Uncharacteristically DNFs as Hirscher Wins Beaver Creek GS
Lake Louise (AB), Canada – Lindsey Vonn took her 70th World Cup victory, her 25th in super G (a record for both men and women in the discipline) and third career sweep of the races in Lake Louise on Sunday with a 1.32-second win over Austria’s Tamara Tippler. The third World Cup win of the weekend for Lindsey … Continue reading Vonn Wins Super G to Sweep Lake Louise
Lake Louise (AB), Canada – America’s Lindsey Vonn raced to her second World Cup downhill victory in as many days on Saturday in Lake Louise, clocking a time of 1:50.43 in flight light conditions. Switzerland’s Fabienne Suter finished second, 1.05 seconds back, while Austria’s Cornelia Huetter confirmed her fine form with a another podium and came in third, … Continue reading Lindsey Vonn to Lake Louise: Make Mine a Double
Avon, CO – On a foggy, snowy day at Beaver Creek on Saturday, Austria’s Marcel Hirscher won his first super G on the Birds of Prey track. With the race jury deciding to move the Audi FIS Alpine World Cup start down the hill for safety, the conditions were tough with soft snow on the side … Continue reading Hirscher Wins Beaver Creek Super G; Ligety and Weibrecht on Podium
