[PHOTOS] Mikaela Shiffrin and U.S. Women’s Speed Ski Team Take Advantage of Deep April Snow Totals at Mammoth Mountain, CA If you’re still thinking about skiing in mid-May, you’re probably eyeing up some steep north-facing chute high up in the mountains, or perhaps a nice glacier lap on Mount Rainier or one of the other cascade volcanoes. Unless you’re on the U.S. Ski Team, then, you’re already thinking about next season. Members of the U.S. women’s speed ski team including […] Industry News Zach Armstrong | May 11, 2026 0 Comments
SnowBrains Podcast Ep. 99 | Sophie Goldschmidt – President & CEO of the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team Sophie Goldschmidt is the President and CEO of the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team, leading the organization responsible for the future of ski racing and snowboarding in the United States from grassroots development to Olympic podiums. Before stepping into this role, she built a career at the highest level of global sports and media, including senior leadership positions at the […] Featured Video Podcast | January 14, 2026 0 Comments
Copper Mountain, CO, Halfpipe World Cup/U.S. Grand Prix: Super Pipe Showdown The countdown to the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics is on. Now is the time for athletes to put it all on the line for their chance to represent their homeland in just a few weeks. Despite the wind and dry conditions in Colorado, stoke was buzzing at the Halfpipe U.S. Grand Prix/FIS World Cup this past weekend, hosted by Copper […] Competition Aunika Skogen | December 22, 2025 0 Comments
Inside the U.S. Ski Team’s Ambitious Plan to Win the FIS Alpine Nations Cup The U.S. Ski Team has set its sights on winning the Overall Nations Cup by 2035. Chip Knight, U.S. Ski and Snowboard’s (USSS) Alpine Development Director, tells SnowBrains, “We’d like to stand toe to toe with the best Nations in the world, and the Nations Cup is the best metric in terms of depth of excellence.” The Performance Task Force […] Competition David Michael | June 12, 2025 0 Comments
U.S. Ski & Snowboard Announces 24/25 Season U.S. Alpine Ski Team U.S. Ski & Snowboard officially announced the 48 athletes who have accepted their nomination to the Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team for the upcoming 2024-25 season. Two-time Olympic champion and winningest alpine skier in history Mikaela Shiffrin, 2022 Olympic silver medalist Ryan Cochran-Siegle, world champion and three-time World Cup podium finisher Paula Moltzan and world champion and World Cup podium […] Industry News Press Release | September 9, 2024 0 Comments
USA Finishes 23/24 FIS World Cup Season With a Total of 13 Crystal Globes It’s been a fantastic season for U.S. winter sports athletes, who are bringing home a total of 13 Crystal Globes. A Crystal Globe is awarded by the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) to the overall points winner in a discipline. There are Big Crystal Globes for the overall winner across several events in a discipline as well as Small […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | April 9, 2024 0 Comments
U.S. Ski Racer Erik Arvidsson Tears ACL & LCL Ahead of FIS World Cup at Beaver Creek, CO U.S. ski racer Erik Arvidsson shared on his social media account that he has torn both his ACL and LCL in training at Copper Mountain, Colorado. The 27-year old was training at Copper with the U.S. team for the FIS Downhill and Super-G events at Beaver Creek this coming weekend, December 1-3, 2023, when he crashed on a training run. […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | November 29, 2023 0 Comments
Incredible Weekend of FIS Competitions with 7 Podiums for Team USA What a weekend of FIS World Cup events it has been over Thanksgiving long weekend. While others were tucking into their turkey and left overs, international athletes were battling it out across the globe and bringing home glory for Team USA. A total of seven podiums were won by U.S. skiers across a range of disciplines, showcasing the strength and […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | November 26, 2023 0 Comments
Annual St Louis, MO, Fundraiser for U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team Raises Record $ 1 Million For the seventh year running, the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team held its annual fundraiser in St. Louis, MO, hosted by Stifel Financial Corporations’s CEO Ron Kruszewski and his partner Amanda Perkins. The fundraiser is held in St. Louis every year and attracts a crowd of several hundred donors who raise valuable funds to support the U.S. Team’s athletes. A […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | September 28, 2023 1 Comment
Another U.S. Alpine Athlete Will Miss the Upcoming FIS Season Due to Injury U.S. ski racer Ava Sunshine shared today that she too got injured during the race camp in New Zealand. The 21-year-old tore her right anterior cruciate knee ligament (‘ACL’) just days after teammate Nina O’Brien suffered a broken leg, benching her for the 23/24 race season as well. Related: U.S. Ski Racer Nina O’Brien Re-Fractures Leg During Training in New […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | September 15, 2023 0 Comments
Vandals Destroy Largest Wooden Dragon Sculpture in the World at Alpe Cimbra Ski Resort, Italy Vandals have burnt down the beautiful wooden sculpture of a dragon called Drago Vaia at the ski resort Alpe Cimbra in Italy. Alpe Cimbra is located in the Italian Dolomites and has long been the European home base for the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team. Legends of the U.S. Alpine team, like Mikaela Shiffrin, Lindsey Vonn or Ted Ligety have […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | August 28, 2023 0 Comments
[PHOTOS] Ski Racer Mikaela Shiffrin at Mammoth Mountain, CA Mikaela Shiffrin has been spotted training at Mammoth Mountain, CA, last week, much to the delight of those lucky enough to catch a glimpse of the GOAT. Our very own writer Claire Weiss happened to catch the talented ski racer in action last week. Shiffrin spent a week with the Stifel U.S. Ski Team as well as sponsor Atomic at […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | August 2, 2023 0 Comments
U.S. Cross Country Ski Team’s Sophia Laukli Wins Marathon du Mont-Blanc in Chamonix, France Cross Country skier Sophia Laukli won the Marathon du Mont-Blanc this week on June 25, on the 43rd anniversary of the event in Chamonix, France. Sophia is a 23-year-old from Yarmouth, Maine, and a member of the U.S. Cross Country ski team. She has raced in three world cup seasons to date. Finishing the marathon with a time of 4 hours, […] Industry News Tate Sundberg | June 28, 2023 0 Comments
2023-24 Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team Nominations U.S. Ski & Snowboard has announced the 55 athletes nominated to the Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team for the 2023-24 competition season. Nominations include those active athletes who qualified based on the published selection criteria in the prior season. Joining the nominations list include World Cup standouts like the greatest alpine skier of all-time Mikaela Shiffrin, top seven in the […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 11, 2023 0 Comments
U.S. Alpine Ski Team Announces Key Staffing Changes 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. […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | April 25, 2023 0 Comments
[PHOTOS] Stifel US Alpine Team Train for Season Ahead at Copper Mountain, CO Despite the ice-cold temps in the Rockies, the Stifel U.S. Alpine Team has been hard at work training at Copper Mountain, CO, 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 Stifel U.S. Ski Team Speed Center for training alongside national team competitors […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 17, 2022 0 Comments
US Ski Team to Change Name to “Stifel US Alpine Ski Team” as Stifel Financial Becomes First Official Sponsor In what is a global first, the US Alpine Ski Team will officially carry the name of its sponsor. The US Alpine Ski Team will be renamed the “Stifel US Alpine Ski Team,” bearing the name of its sponsor, Stifel Financial. No other nation has had its national ski team carry the name of its sponsor. Stifel Financial Corporation is […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | October 31, 2022 2 Comments
Season Opener Update: Great Results for USA Despite a Slew Of Canceled FIS World Cup Events in Europe Due to Weather The unseasonably warm weather has forced the cancellation of the first-ever cross-border FIS World Cup planned for next weekend, October 29, in Zermatt, Switzerland, and Cervinia, Italy. The bottom part of the course was not covered in sufficient snow to allow for a safe event. Related: Unseasonably Warm Temperatures Put First-Ever FIS World Cup Cross-Border Race in Switzerland and Italy […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | October 25, 2022 1 Comment
Ski Cross and Boarder Cross Update: FIS World Cup Calendar 22/23 * Updated October 27, 2022, for postponed and canceled events. With the announcement of the US Boarder Cross Team yesterday, let’s take a closer look at the upcoming FIS World Cup Calendar for Cross Events. The season opener is only one week away for boarder cross, kicking off in Les Deux Alpes on October 29, 2022. The skiers follow suit […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | October 20, 2022 0 Comments
Ski Racer Mikaela Shiffrin Helps Raise $800,000 for U.S. Ski Team in St. Louis, MO Last week saw a large fundraiser in St. Louis, MO, for the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Teams. The fundraiser is held in St. Louis every year and attracts a crowd of several hundred donors, who raise valuable funds to support Team America’s winter sport athletes. This year’s event was the 6th ‘St. Louis Aprés Ski Party’ and was themed “denim […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | October 12, 2022 0 Comments
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