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Unstoppable or Improbable? U.S. Women’s Downhill Superstar Breezy Johnson Projects Return to Ski Racing This Fall

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U.S. women’s top downhill star Breezy Johnson sees her return to ski racing this fall.  As one of America’s medal hopefuls for the Beijing Olympics and after a prominent start to the 2021-22 season, expectations were exceedingly high for Johnson before an unfortunate crash ended her season (yet again). Her second crash in January happened during training in Cortina, Italy, […]

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Ryan Kime | May 31, 2022
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New “Game Changer” ACL Repair Comes to Steamboat Springs, Colorado

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U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team doctor and practicing Steamboat Springs orthopedist Dr. Alexander Meninger recently became the first doctor in Colorado to perform an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) knee repair using the BEAR technique or Bridge-Enhanced Repair Technique.  Dr. Meninger examines many knee injuries in his sports medicine practice and states, “ACLs are among the most common injuries that orthopedic […]

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Ryan Kime | May 23, 2022
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Could Fat Skis Be Causing Knee Damage in the Long Term?

This is a question that has been around since fat skis first hit the market. There aren’t any science-proof answers yet as no long term studies have been performed. But if you’ve ever skied fat skis all day on groomers, you know that they create forces on your knees that skinny skis don’t. As the ski starts to get fatter than your foot, you’re not just setting the ski on edge but also levering yourself up off the snow. This has a double effect : 1 you’re adding the force required to lift you off the snow to to the forces involved and 2: the wider ski is adding a longer lever to the lateral forces applied to your knee. […]

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