Adelboden, Switzerland – Another warm and cloudy day at the Audi FIS Ski World Cup in Adelboden had the U.S. men struggling for results in slalom as Italian Stefano Gross took his first ever World Cup win. After skirting the winner’s spot many times in the last five years, an extremely excited Gross javelined his ski … Continue reading Chodounsky Leads Americans in Adelboden Slalom
Adelboden, Switzerland – It was a warm day at the Audi FIS Ski World Cup in Adelboden on Saturday, following a night of heavy rain. And even with the race crew working around the clock, the conditions were rough for the giant slalom won by Austria’s Marcel Hirscher. “Yesterday had perfect ice and hard snow. Today … Continue reading Hirscher Wins in Warm and Rainy Adelboden
Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria – High winds over the weekend canceled both World Cup ski races scheduled in Austria, delaying Lindsey Vonn’s run at breaking the women’s World Cup victory record. An early morning windstorm at 5:30 a.m. on Saturday shredded the race hill and finish area at Bad Kleinkirchheim, forcing FIS officials to cancel Saturday’s scheduled Audi … Continue reading Weather Delays Vonn’s Attempt at Win Record
Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria – America’s speed queen, Lindsey Vonn, is in Bad Kleinkirchheim for a pair of FIS World Cup races this weekend, a downhill on Saturday and a super G on Sunday. She hopes to leave Austria with 63 World Cup victories, eclipsing Annemarie Moser-Proll’s all-time women’s record of 62 wins. Here’s how she got … Continue reading Lindsey Vonn: The Climb to 63
Park City, UT – In her first win in four years, Virginia’s Ashley Caldwell lit up the sky over Park City last night with a pair of triple flips, joining teammate Kiley McKinnon, of Madison, Conn., in the first 1-2 World Cup freestyle aerials finish for the U.S. women in 26 years. Mac Bohonnon, also of … Continue reading Historic 1-2 Finish for U.S. Aerialists at Deer Valley
Park City, UT – The U.S. Alpine Ski Team has made a change in its women’s coaching staff. The team announced yesterday that Alpine Director Patrick Riml is taking over interim management of the women’s slalom/giant slalom team, overseeing current staff including Assistant Coach Gary Miller as well as Strength and Conditioning Coach Luca de Marchi. … Continue reading U.S. Ski Team Makes Coaching Change
Zagreb, Croatia – U.S. women scored a World Cup victory when Mikaela Shiffrin won Sunday’s slalom in Croatia. Before the men could take their turn in the gates in Zagreb on Tuesday night, however, two of their development team members perished in an avalanche on Monday in Soelden, Austria, the team’s European training base. Tuesday was a … Continue reading U.S. Skiers, Still Reeling from Avalanche Deaths, DNF in Zagreb
