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Three Women Top Prize Money Earners on Alpine Skiing’s World Cup Circuit

Women were the top three earners on this year’s World Cup circuit. The International Ski Federation released the circuit’s earnings table on Monday. Athletes are not paid a base salary on the World Cup circuit. They must rely on competition results and personal marketability for income as a professional skier. Team donations and other outside funding can also improve their budget. However, […]

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Alex Mangels | March 29, 2021

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VIDEO: FWT21 International Women’s Day – Celebrating Freeriding Women

SnowBrains | March 9, 2021

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Latin American Women Sets New World Record For Climbing Earth’s Three Highest Peaks

All of us dream of being on the top of the world, but very few actually reach the top. Viridiana Àlvarez Chàvez had a bigger dream, climb the three highest peaks on the planet (Everest, K2, and Kangchenjunga) in record-setting time; a daunting task for even the most experienced of climbers. Viridiana completed the task in an inspiring length of […]

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Ryan Flynn | August 28, 2020

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Pennsylvania Native Jenna Riccomini Represents The USA in Lausanne, Switzerland Junior Olympics

On Saturday, January 18, 15-year-old Jenna Riccomini placed 8th in the world at Leysin Park in Lausanne, Switzerland after posting her third and final round score of 52.0 at this year’s Junior Olympic Slopestyle event! She also had an opportunity to compete in Big Air and Halfpipe while she was there. I grew up with Jenna’s aunts and uncles in […]

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Chad Walker | February 8, 2020

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Bridging The Gap: Women in Action Sports

Mikaela Shiffrin, Lizzie Armanto, and Kate Courtney are only a few of the empowering female athletes making a name for themselves in male-dominated sports environments. For many years, sports disciplines have been dominated by males. With a focus on strength, endurance, and physicality; many of these sports automatically leverage males. It is not easy for females to reach the top […]

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