Park City, UT – The 2014-15 U.S. Cross Country Ski Team was announced on Monday on the eve of the International Ski Federation (FIS) World Cup opener this weekend in Ruka, Finland. All 10 members of the A and B Teams are past members of Olympic and World Championship teams, including defending World Champions Jesse Diggins, … Continue reading U.S. Cross Country Ski Team Named
Vail, CO – U.S. Olympic champion ski racer Ted Ligety suffered an injury to his left wrist while training on Saturday at Vail’s Golden Peak. According to U.S. Ski Team Medical Director Kyle Wilkens, Ligety suffered a left wrist carpal dislocation. He underwent surgery with U.S. Ski Team physician Dr. Randy Viola at the Vail Valley Medical … Continue reading Ligety Dislocates Wrist in Training
Park City, UT – Nine top U.S. women ski jumpers have been named to the 2014-15 U.S. Visa Women’s Ski Jumping Team ahead of this year’s World Championships, World Cup, and Continental Cup schedules. Veteran ski jumpers Sarah Hendrickson, Jessica Jerome, and Lindsey Van—the first women ski jumpers to compete in Olympic ski jumping events—will once again provide leadership … Continue reading Women’s Ski Jumping Names Nine Athletes to 2014-15 National Team
Aspen, CO – After a one-year hiatus, the women’s Audi FIS Ski World Cup at the Nature Valley Aspen Winternational is back this year and will take place on Aspen Mountain in Colorado on Saturday, Nov. 29 and Sunday, Nov. 30. Since the first sanctioned races took place on Aspen Mountain in 1939, the venerable ski … Continue reading Women’s World Cup Ski Racing Returns to Aspen
Park City, UT – Entering its 19th season, the Sprint U.S. Grand Prix has a long legacy of creating Olympic freeskiing and snowboarding champions. This year many of them will return to compete on the 2014-15 tour, including 2014 Olympic champions Maddie Bowman, Joss Christensen, Kaitlyn Farrington, David Wise and Sage Kotsenburg. Over $400,000 in … Continue reading 2014 Olympic Champions Return to Sprint Grand Prix
Aspen, CO – With snowfall stacking up and snow guns roaring, winter has arrived in Colorado’s Roaring Fork Valley and the teams across all of four of Aspen’s ski mountains are gearing up for another season. Aspen Mountain and Snowmass will open Nov. 27, followed by Aspen Highlands and Buttermilk Dec. 13. The first weekend of the … Continue reading Thanksgiving Events to Mark Aspen’s Opening Weekend
San Diego, CA – U.S. alpine ski racer Bode Miller has confirmed that he will undergo endoscopic back surgery today, in hopes of returning to racing by January in time to participate in the 2015 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Colorado this February. “Wish me luck with my back surgery today!” Miller tweeted this morning. … Continue reading Bode Miller to Undergo Back Surgery
