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
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
Honoring the Stars of the 2023 FIS Alpine World Championships The 2023 FIS Alpine World Championships in Courchevel and Méribél, France, finished on Sunday after 13 Alpine race events. After two exciting weeks with as many favorites winning medals and underdogs claiming the podium, it is time to honor the competition’s top performers. Superstar of the World Championships was, without doubt, Mikaela Shiffrin, who came away with a total of three […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 21, 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
Team USA Makes It Two for Two Mixed Team Competitions at the 2023 World Chamionships Just as the 2023 Alpine World Championships in Courchevel and Méribél, France, end, the 2023 Freestyle World Championships in Bakuriani, Georgia, are kicking off. The Freestyle Championships started on a high note for Team USA, as the American Aerials Team won the Mixed Team Gold at the first event in the Lesser Caucasus Mountains. The American Team, consisting of Ashley […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 20, 2023 0 Comments
Gold for Canada ’s Laurence St. Germain While USA’s Mikaela Shiffrin Wins Silver in Women’s Slalom at 2023 World Championships The favorite for today’s race was, hands down, Mikaela Shiffrin, who has won a staggering 52 World Cup Slalom races. However, the surprise victory went to a relatively unknown name, Canada’s Laurence St. Germain, who has never podiumed at a big race, let alone won first place. But today, the Canadian skier stunned the world by beating the most successful […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 18, 2023 0 Comments
2023 Freestyle World Championships in Bakuriani, Georgia, Kick Off with Opening Ceremony The 2023 FIS Freestyle Ski, Snowboard and Freeski World Championships kick off today in Bakuriani, Georgia. Bakuriani will host 30 competitions over the next 16 days from February 18 to March 5, 2023. Georgia has never hosted an event of this size. It will be a fantastic opportunity for the nation to showcase the beauty of the Lesser Caucasus Mountains to […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 18, 2023 1 Comment
Another Swiss Double Podium at Men’s Giant Slalom at 2023 World Championships Friday, February 17, 2023, saw the Men’s Giant Slalom at the 2023 World Championships in Courchevel and Méribél, France. Victory went to Switzerland’s Marco Odermatt—silver to his teammate Loic Meillard and Bronze to Austria’s Marco Schwarz. One hundred starters were battling it out for the title of Giant Slalom World Champion. US representatives in the starting gate were Tommy Ford, River […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 17, 2023 0 Comments
Paula Moltzan Breaks Hand During Gold Winning Team Parallel Run at World Championships The U.S. Ski Team announced on social media before Wednesday’s Individual Parallel event that Slalom expert Paula Moltzan would not be starting due to a fracture she incurred in the Team Parallel event the day before. Paula Moltzan was part of the Parallel team that skied to America’s first-ever Team Parallel Championship. Paula has had her best season this year, […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 16, 2023 0 Comments
U.S. Wins 1st Ever Team Parallel World Championship In a fitting nod to Valentine’s Day, Tuesday, February 14, 2023, saw the only mixed event at the 2023 World Championships in Courchevel and Méribél, France, with the Team Parallel event. Team USA won against Norway in a nail-biting Big Final after advancing through every round of the elimination-style event. The Team Parallel is a Slalom event run — as […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 14, 2023 0 Comments
Swiss Double Downhill Victory After Odermatt Beats Kilde, Canada’s Cameron as Surprise 3rd At 2023 World Championships Sunday’s Men’s Downhill was probably the week’s most anticipated event at the 2023 World Championships in Courchevel and Méribél, France. Some consider the downhill the ‘King of Alpine discipline’, and what’s more awe-inspiring than Alpine skiers hurtling down the mountain at speeds exceeding 90 mph? It takes a particular fearless personality to be able to do that; they are certainly […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 14, 2023 0 Comments
Swiss Double Podium in Women’s Downhill at 2023 World Championships in France After a training day on Friday, races resumed at the 2023 World Championships in Courchevel and Méribél, France, on Saturday, February 11, 2023, with the Women’s Downhill. The starting list was brimming with 29 of the world’s strongest speed women, including 22/23 World Cup leader in Downhill Sofia Goggia from Italy, second-ranked Ilka Stuhec from Slovakia, and third-ranked Elena Curtoni, […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 13, 2023 0 Comments
Gold for Canada’s James Crawford in Super-G at 2023 World Championships in Courchevel & Méribél, France The 2023 World Championships in Courchevel and Méribél moved into the fourth day with the Men’s Super-G event. Thursday’s Men’s Super-G was held on a different slope to Wednesday’s Women’s Super-G, more specifically, the L’Eclipse. The race course was built specifically for the Men’s speed events of the 2023 World Championships and was used for the first time in last year’s […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 9, 2023 0 Comments
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