Lake Louise (AB), Canada – After a solid three days of training, Squaw Valley’s Travis Ganong threw down a fast run on Saturday to grab third place at the Lake Louise downhill behind winner Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway. The downhill track at Lake Louise was yet again the creator of a comeback fairytale as Svindal claimed … Continue reading Ganong Joins Winner Svindal on Lake Louise Downhill Podium
Aspen, CO – Saturday was a historic day at the Nature Valley Aspen Winternational, as Colorado’s Mikaela Shiffrin overcame her giant slalom disappointment from Friday and dominated her World Cup competitors by over three seconds to take the first American slalom win at Aspen since 1981. It had been a high and dry 34 years, with … Continue reading Shiffrin Wins Aspen Slalom by Three Full Seconds
Lake Louise (AB), Canada – It’s downhill day today in Lake Louise and the U.S. Ski Team men have been looking strong. With Steven Nyman (Sundance, Utah) and Travis Ganong (Squaw Valley, Calif.) racking up a series of top-10 results in training runs, the American Downhillers are ready to kick off the speed season. Nyman and … Continue reading Nyman and Ganong Lead U.S. in Lake Louise Downhill Training
Ruka, Finland – Sadie Bjornsen, of Winthrop, Wash., and Jessie Diggins, of Afton, Minn., led the U.S. Cross Country Ski Team with solid 14th and 16th place finishes, after the second stage of the Ruka Triple in a 5k freestyle race on Saturday. The finish boosted Bjornsen into 11th in the standings after two stages of the mini-tour. “I am … Continue reading Bjornsen Leads Americans in Ruka
Ruka, Finland – Winds continued to hamper jumping in Ruka on Saturday, with both Nordic combined and ski jumping schedules being rewritten daily. High winds forced cancellation of Saturday’s opening FIS Nordic Combined World Cup. The qualification and provisional competition round on Friday was also canceled. Officials are looking now at Sunday with a planned 6 a.m. … Continue reading Wind in Ruka Hinders Ski Jumping
Ruka, Finland – On Friday, Vermont’s Andy Newell skied his best World Cup since 2013, finishing fourth in a classic sprint in tough conditions. “It’s going to be fun to watch Newell this year,” said coach Matt Whitcomb after the race. “He’s in form in a way I don’t think we’ve seen before. He demonstrated his … Continue reading Newell Takes Fourth at Ruka Sprint
Aspen, CO – On a crushing day Friday for the U.S. Ski Team, Lara Gut of Switzerland bested the world’s top female skiers, completing the technical course down Aspen Mountain with a combined time of 2:02.51 to win the giant slalom at the 2015 Audi FIS Ski World Cup at the Nature Valley Aspen Winternational. Eva-Maria … Continue reading Laura Gut Wins Aspen GS as Shiffrin, Vonn Crash Out
