[OLYMPICS] Men’s Super-G Race Recap: USA’s Ryan Cochran-Siegle Captures First Men’s Skiing Medal Since Sochi Ryan Cochran-Siegle is an Olympic Medallist. The 29-year-old from Vermont started 14th in the Men’s Super-G on February 8th and came to the bottom 0.04s behind Austrian super-star Matthias Mayer. Stefan Rogentin from Switzerland kicked off the second men’s alpine event of the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. Rogentin took top honors in the training of the men’s Downhill but ended […] Phil Tremblay | February 8, 2022 0 Comments
Race Report: Norway’s Aleksander Kilde Goes Back-To-Back in Beaver Creek, CO with Ganong on the Podium It was a true speed weekend for both the men’s and women’s circuit this weekend, with the men’s races going down in Beaver Creek, Colorado. Scheduled to have two super-g races followed by two downhills, the first super-g featured a long DNF list and a first-time Canadian podium with Broderick Thompson. 2020 Overall Crystal globe winner Aleksander Aamodt Kilde was a […] Olympics Phil Tremblay | December 8, 2021 0 Comments
Race Report: Odermatt Opens Beaver Creek Race Weekend With 6th World Cup Win With the cancellations of two races in Lake Louise, the race program at Beaver Creek, Colorado was expanded to add an extra Super-G race. A four-race weekend got underway yesterday, with the first Men’s Super-G of the season. Marco Odermatt from Switzerland pulled off the fastest time (a 1:08.61), to take his sixth World Cup win. This win is Odermatt’s third […] Olympics Phil Tremblay | December 3, 2021 0 Comments
Weekend Preview: Speed, Tech and Ski Cross Racing Competitions Underway Across the Globe The first big racing weekend of the season is upon us. With six different races over three days, the best skiers in the world are in full force this weekend. The men’s speed world cup kicks off in Lake Louise, Canada, with a Super G and two Downhill events. The women’s tech series continues in Killington, Vermont, with a slalom […] Olympics Phil Tremblay | November 24, 2021 0 Comments
CLOSED For Training; Why You Should Listen to These Signs With the ski season comes ski racing season. Most ski resorts are happy to support their local ski teams, and some also open their doors to neighboring clubs or even international teams. Hills such as Copper Mountain in Colorado and Nakiska Ski Area in Alberta, Canada, regularly see multiple teams ranging in caliber from local U14 athletes to World Cup superstars. […] Brains Phil Tremblay | November 24, 2021 0 Comments
Heavy Snowfall and Avalanche Risk Forces Cancelation of Women’s World Cup Super-G Races Heavy snowfall, strong winds, and high avalanche risk forced the cancellation of the women’s FIS World Cup super-G races in St. Moritz, Switzerland, this weekend. The men, racing in Santa Caterina, Italy, managed to complete one race before 16″ of fresh snow postponed the second. The first scheduled race in St.Moritz was canceled early Saturday morning due to the continuous snowfall […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 7, 2020 0 Comments
Origins: Ski Racing In the second edition of Origins, we will be looking at the long history of ski racing and how it came to be one of the biggest winter sports. If you haven’t already, check out the first edition of Origins that dives deep into the history of grooming snow. Related: Origins: Groomers The act of skiing has been dated back […] Ryan Flynn | September 24, 2020 1 Comment
U.S. Olympian Andrew “War Horse” Weibrecht Retires from Ski Racing Three time U.S. Olympic alpine skier Andrew Weibrecht announced his retirement from racing yesterday at the age of 32. Weibrecht made his World Cup debut in 2006 and spent the next 12 years as a member of the U.S. Ski Team, making three olympic appearances, and taking home two medals. Citing the stresses of being on the road, Weibrecht posted on […] Olympics Mike Lavery | May 3, 2018 0 Comments
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