Austrian Snowboarder Becomes Oldest FIS World Champion At 42 Years of Age Andreas Prommegger from Austria became the oldest individual FIS World Champion when he won the Parallel Slalom in Snowboarding at Bakuriani, Georgia, yesterday. The 42-year-old won the final run against his teammate Arvid Auner, making it his third Gold medal at a World Championship after winning double Gold at the 1996 World Championships in Sierra Nevada, Spain. This makes him […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 24, 2023 1 Comment
U.S. Aerial Skier Dehlinger Wins Silver at 2023 Freestyle World Championships in Bakuriani, Georgia In keeping with the theme of upsets from the Alpine World Championships, today’s individual Aerials results at the Freestyle World Championships in Bakuriani, Georgia, were again full of surprises and upsets. Aerial events consist of four runs: two qualification runs and two final runs. From the qualification, only 12 skiers advance to the finals. From there, the field is further […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 23, 2023 0 Comments
2023 Alpine World Championships Wraps Up With Greece Making History at Men’s Slalom The last event of the 2023 FIS Alpine World Championships in Courchevel and Méribél, France, was the Men’s Slalom won by Henrik Kristoffersen. The Norwegian had finished the first run in a disappointing 16th place, almost a whole second behind leading man Manuel Feller from Austria. Kristoffersen seemed without a chance to podium, but he put down a smashing second run, […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 21, 2023 0 Comments
U.S. Ski & Snowboard Announces U.S. Snowboard Team For the 2023 Freestyle World Championships U.S. Ski & Snowboard announced the 31 athletes that will represent the US Snowboard Team across four disciplines at the 2023 FIS Freestyle World Championships in Bakuriani, Georgia, from February 19 to March 5, 2023. Among the 31 athletes are 15 Olympians and several World Championship veterans, like Chris Corning and Lindsey Jacobellis, so medal aspirations are high for Bakuriani. […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 16, 2023 0 Comments
Mikaela Shiffrin Parts Ways With Long-Time Coach in the Middle of 2023 World Championships In a surprise move, Mikaela Shiffrin announced on Tuesday, February 14, 2023, that she would leave her long-time coach Mike Day. The announcement comes just a day before she is due to compete in one of her star disciplines, the Giant Slalom, at the 2023 World Championships in Courchevel and Méribél, France. Shiffrin has worked with Mike Day for seven […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 16, 2023 0 Comments
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