Val d’Isere, France – American ski racer Lindsey Vonn positioned herself on the doorstep to history Saturday, winning her 61st career Audi FIS Ski World Cup with a .19-second victory in the Val d’Isere downhill. It left her just one win away from matching the all-time win record held by the legendary Austrian Annemarie Moser-Proell. Germany’s Viktoria … Continue reading Val d’Isere Win Puts Lindsey Vonn on Threshold of Record
Åre, Sweden – Olympic giant slalom champion Tina Maza continued her quest for the overall Audi FIS Ski World Cup title with her third win in three different disciplines this season, taking Friday’s GS in Åre. “I am really surprised that I could put such a run together today, coming back from Canada only a few … Continue reading Maze Wins Again in Sweden
Ruka, Finland – Olympic champion Hannah Kearney and the rest of the U.S. Freestyle moguls team kick off the 2015 season on Saturday with the dual moguls World Cup opener in Ruka, Finland. The team has been in Finland since the beginning of the month for training, with only about three hours of daylight shining on the … Continue reading U.S. Mogul Skiers Ready for Ruka
Avon, CO – Ted Ligety destroyed the field, coming back from fourth in the first run to take the Audi FIS Ski World Cup giant slalom victory at Beaver Creek on Sunday for the fifth straigth year. France’s Aleis Pinturault was second, followed by Austrian Marcel Hirscher in third. Ligety’s winning run down the Birds of … Continue reading Ligety Wins in Beaver Creek for Fifth Straight Year
Lake Louise (AB), Canada – American ski racer Lindsey Vonn confirmed that she’s fully recovered from knee surgery by winning a World Cup downhill race in Lake Louise on Saturday on her first weekend back in the starting gate. Vonn’s victory on Saturday, her 60th, capped a first-ever U.S. Ski Team podium sweep. Early-running Stacey … Continue reading Lindsey Vonn Places Exclamation Point on Comeback with Downhill Win
Copper Mountain, CO – The 2015 U.S. Snowboarding halfpipe and slopestyle teams, led by Olympians Sage Kotsenburg (Park City, Utah), Kelly Clark (West Dover, Vt.), Hannah Teter (Belmont, Vt.), Greg Bretz (Mammoth Lakes, Calif.) and Chas Guldemond (Truckee, Calif.), were announced on Thursday during the Sprint Grand Prix season opener at Copper Mountain in Colorado. “I … Continue reading 2015 U.S. Snowboarding Team Announced
Copper Mountain, CO – The 2015 U.S. Freeskiing halfpipe and slopestyle teams were named yesterday at the season opening Sprint Grand Prix at Copper Mountain. Led by Olympic champions David Wise (Reno, Nev.), Maddie Bowman (S. Lake Tahoe, Calif.) and Joss Christensen (Park City, Utah), this year’s team of 36 skiers features three other decorated Olympic medalists, … Continue reading 2015 U.S. Freeskiing Team Named
