U.S. Alpine Skier Luke Winters Weds Long-Term Girlfriend in Beautiful Ceremony in Oregon U.S. Alpine skier Luke Winters married his long-term girlfriend Cassandra Ingram on July 13 in a beautiful ceremony in their native Oregon. The pair had been an item since freshman year in high school and have been engaged since September 2022. Winters competes in Slalom and Giant Slalom as well as Combined and made his FIS World Cup debut […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | July 21, 2024 0 Comments
US Freestyle Skier Troy Podmilsak Wins Gold at Big Air World Championships in Bakuriani, Georgia, While France’s Ledeux Redeems Herself in Women’s Big Air The Bakuriani 2023 FIS Freestyle World Championships closed out on Saturday, March 4, 2023, with the always exciting Big Air event in Freeski and Snowboard. Unlike Slopestyle, which features a whole course with jumps and features, skiers and boarders in Big Air are judged on a single big jump, and the two best runs out of three are added together for […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | March 6, 2023 1 Comment
U.S. Snowboarder Lindsey Jacobellis Wins Bronze in Snowboard Cross at 2023 Freestyle World Championships in Bakuriani, Georgia Wednesday, March 1, 2023, saw the Men’s and Women’s Snowboard Cross event at the 2023 Freestyle World Championships. Team USA consisted of Lindsey Jacobellis, Faye Guilini, Brianna Schnorrbusch and Stacy Gaskill on the women’s side and Jake Vedder, Nick Baumgartner, Mick Dierdorff, and Senna Leith on the men’s side. All four women and all four men qualified for the brackets. Faye Guilini made it to […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | March 2, 2023 0 Comments
[VIDEO] France’s Tess Ledeux Suffers Horrific Crash at Bakuriani’s World Championships in Freeski Slopestyle [arve url="https://youtu.be/elPOmA4H8NY"] Julia Schneemann | March 1, 2023 Likes Tweets 1 Comment
U.S. Chris Corning Wins Bronze in Men’s Snowboard Slopestyle at 2023 Freestyle World Championships in Bakuriani, Georgia U.S. Snowboarder Chris Corning won Bronze at the Men’s Snowboard Slopestyle on Monday, February 27, 2023, at the 2023 World Championships in Bakuriani, Georgia. Corning is one of the most decorated snowboard athletes in FIS Snowboard history, having won the 2019 FIS Snowboard World Championships in Slopestyle. The podium at Bakuriani, Georgia, is Chris Corning’s fourth World Championships podium of his […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 28, 2023 1 Comment
U.S. Cross Country Skier Jessie Diggins Wins 10km Women’s Race at 2023 World Championships in Planica, Slovenia U.S. cross-country skier came an incredible first at today’s 10km (6.25 miles) race in Planica, Slovenia, crowning herself the first individual American cross-country World Champion. Jessie went into the lead early in the race after a strong start and managed to hold on until the finish after a tough climbing section. Sweden’s Ebba Andersson and Frida Karlsson were in hot […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 28, 2023 1 Comment
2023 World Championships Moguls Recap: Double-Gold for Canada’s ‘King’ And Double-Silver for U.S. Mogul Skier Jaelin Kauf The 2023 FIS Freestyle World Championships in Bakuriani, Georgia, continued last weekend with the Moguls and Dual Moguls event. The single Moguls event was held on Saturday, February 25, 2023, at the Kokhta resort. Defending World Champion Perrine Laffont was dominant all day. The French mogul skier qualified for each round in first place. Meanwhile, Olympic champion and current leader in […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 28, 2023 0 Comments
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