Lindsey Vonn Undergoes Knee Replacement Surgery Retired American ski racer Lindsey Vonn has undergone yet another knee surgery. This time, the 39-year-old elected to undergo knee replacement surgery, after issues with her right knee resulting from several injuries during her career never really were fixed sufficiently by previous surgeries. During knee replacement surgery, parts of the damaged knee are replaced with implants, in Vonn’s case titanium […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | April 10, 2024 0 Comments
Former American Ski Racer Lindsey Vonn Undergoes Knee Surgery Ex-ski racer Lindsey Vonn has undergone another knee surgery. The extent of her knee injuries from competitive ski racing had forced Vonn in 2019 to retire, who admittedly found it harder and harder to bounce back from each injury. The 38-year-old posted from the hospital pre- and post-op and seemed in good spirits. According to her own story, the surgery […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | July 26, 2023 0 Comments
FIS Alpine World Cup 23/24 Season Shaping Up The International Ski & Snowboard Federation ‘FIS’ held its spring time meeting last week for the first time since 2019. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the meetings were canceled for the last three years. This year’s meetings were held from May 3-5, 2023, in Cavtat-Dubrovnik, Croatia, where they also hed been held in 2019. The meetings are attended by FIS […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | May 8, 2023 0 Comments
U.S. Alpine Skier Mikaela Shiffrin Named TIME 100 Most Influential People American ski racer Mikaela Shiffrin made TIME Magazine’s List of 100 Most Influential People of 2023. She joins the likes of King Charles, Drew Barrymore, Salman Rushdie, Joe Biden, and Janet Yellen in this honor. It is not the first time Shiffrin has made a list of top influential people. In 2019 the U.S. athlete made the Forbes 30 under […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | April 13, 2023 0 Comments
Karin Harjo to Become New Coach for Mikaela Shiffrin After the abrupt departure of Shiffrin’s long-term coach Mike Day, the US Alpine Ski Team announced today, that Karin Harjo will become Mikaela Shiffrin’s new head coach. Harjo had previously worked for the US Alpine Ski Team from 2011-2017. Karin Harjo is currently head coach of the Canadian women’s team and has taken the women’s team to new highs, as evidenced […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | March 13, 2023 0 Comments
The World Reacts to Mikaela Shiffrin as She Breaks the Record for Most World Cup Victories as a Female Alpine Skier The world reacts to Mikaela Shiffrin becoming the most successful female Alpine World Cup ski racer and messages and posts are flooding social media and news channels everywhere. “Kicking A**” Bode Miller posted a message on Instagram, saying: “I wanna congratulate you on kicking a** as you do, I told you a long time ago I thought you were the […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | January 25, 2023 0 Comments
Gucci Collaborates With Top Ski Gear Manufacturers and Lindsey Vonn for the Gucci Vault Altitude Line Gucci Vault has launched a line of high-end designer ski gear that combines the unique Gucci aesthetic with the state-of-the-art technology from leading ski gear companies. Vault is Gucci’s experimental concept store that showcases vintage and new pieces by established and up-and-coming designers and showcases exciting collaborations. Vault Altitude is Gucci’s unique winter line of unique and sometimes quirky pieces […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | January 25, 2023 1 Comment
Near Misses, Terminators, and a US Podium — Kitzbühel Men’s FIS Alpine World Cup Recap Another busy World Cup weekend, and what a weekend it was. In Kitzbühel, Austria, the Men were competing in two Downhill races on the famous Hahnenkamm course, often referred to as “The Streif,” and one Slalom race. The Streif is known as the most difficult and dangerous Downhill course on the World Cup circuit, and Norway’s Aleksander Aamodt Kilde fractured […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | January 23, 2023 0 Comments
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