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U.S. Ski & Snowboard Nominates 2025-26 Alpine Ski Team Members

U.S. Ski & Snowboard has announced the 49 athletes nominated to the Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team for the 2025-26 season. Nominations include athletes who qualified based on the published selection criteria. The U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team announces its teams in two phases: nomination and acceptance. The athletes are formally nominated to the Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team in May. […]

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Avatar photo Press Release | May 15, 2025
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America’s Golden Girl: Breezy Johnson Crowns Herself 2025 Downhill World Champion at Saalbach, Austria

There were a lot of hot contenders for the title of Downhill World Champion this Saturday, February 8, but it was an underdog who took the victory on the Zwölferkogel course in Saalbach, Austria. USA’s Breezy Johnson claimed victory ahead of home favorite Mirjam Puchner in second place and Czechia’s Ester Ledecka in third place. U.S. Breezy Johnson had the […]

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Julia Schneemann | February 8, 2025
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Mount Hood, OR, Backcountry Report: Fresh Summer Snow

Report from June 20, 2024 June is synonymous with summer, but in the Pacific Northwest, we get fresh snow. This week, Timberline Lodge reported more than seven inches of snow. There was even more fresh above the resort, including at least a foot in the bowl. It’s hard to ignore fresh snow anytime, but this late in the season, it […]

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Nicky Blumm | June 21, 2024
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Inspirational Documentary About Olympic Skier Megan McJames to Debut at No Man’s Land Film Festival

Jackson Hole-based film company KGB Productions announced on February 27, that its latest film, “Trailblazer”, a highly anticipated documentary that follows the Olympic journey of American skier Megan McJames, will be featured as an official selection for the No Man’s Land Film Festival World Tour, beginning March 8. Watch the trailer for Trailblazer on Vimeo. Trailblazer chronicles the inspirational story […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | February 28, 2024
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[PHOTOS] U.S. Alpine Team Training at Copper Mountain, CO

The Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team has been hard at work training at Copper Mountain, Colorado, ahead of their upcoming World Cup season. Copper is the Official Training Center for the U.S. Ski and Snowboard team and ski racing athletes have been utilizing the resort’s U.S. Ski Team Speed Center for training alongside national team competitors from Norway, France, Sweden, […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | November 20, 2023
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7 Athletes from Palisades Tahoe, CA, Make the U.S. National Ski Team

Earlier this year, U.S. Ski & Snowboard announced its prestigious Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team, and the roster includes an impressive contingent from Team Palisades Tahoe in California. Seven exceptional athletes and alumni from our resort have earned the honor of representing the program in the upcoming season. Bryce Bennett and Nina O’Brien, two standout skiers who honed their skills […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | November 3, 2023
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Mike Jankowski Named Executive Director of Sport at Sugar Bowl Resort, CA

Sugar Bowl Resort, CA, announced today that Mike Jankowski has been named as its new Executive Director of Sport. An elite performance professional with 20 years of Olympic sport organization experience, Jankowski has coached U.S. Olympic Ski and Snowboard teams since 2003. In his new role, he will lead Sugar Bowl’s ski and snowboard school, high-level sport education, Nordic, events, […]

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Julia Schneemann | August 16, 2023
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U.S. Alpine Ski Team Announces Key Staffing Changes

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The Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team has announced key staffing changes for the upcoming 23/24 season across both the men’s and women’s teams. “I am really excited about the coaching staff we have now. We’ve made key changes bringing in proven, world class coaches that will further our strides towards a high performing culture and drive performance.” Anouk Patty, U.S. […]

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Julia Schneemann | April 25, 2023
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U.S. Ski Team Racer Handmakes 3,000 Face Masks, Donates to Health Care Workers

Ainsley Proffit is a ski racer on the U.S. Ski Team and she’s making an impact in the war against coronavirus. The athlete who earned a Top 5 World Ranking for Slalom in 2018 recently handmade over 3,000 face masks that she donated to health care workers in the fight against COVID-19. So far, her masks have been donated to […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | April 22, 2020
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Dan Leever: What’s Wrong With US Ski Racing?

What’s wrong with US Ski Racing? By: Dan Leever What’s wrong with US Ski Racing? As a student of the sport of ski racing, I have devoted thousands of hours to understanding development trends. Much of this work is captured in what is referred to as the “Leever Study”. You can find it here. tafski.org For years I operated outside the […]

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