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JACKSON HOLE SIT SKIER DROPS CORBET’S COULOIR by BARCLAY IDSAL DECEMBER 17, 2019 Dropping! When it comes to going beyond what most would consider possible, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort has been paving the way since its inception in 1963. This past year at the annual Kings and Queens of Corbets competition, sit-skier Trevor Kennison kept that tradition […]
World Championship Event Aimed at Revitalizing Pro Skiing By The Associated Press Dec. 11, 2019 SANTA FE, N.M. — Efforts to revitalize traditional professional alpine ski racing are culminating in a network-televised world championship event planned for April 2020 at Taos Ski Valley in northern New Mexico , organizers said Wednesday. World Pro Ski Tour CEO […]
Vonn takes her final bow with world championship downhill bronze By Nate Clark Feb 10, 2019 High winds caused organizers to shorten the women’s downhill course at the world championships in Are, Sweden, the site of the final race in the historic career of the U.S.’ Lindsey Vonn. The short course was thought to be a plus […]
FAIRYTALE ENDING AS VONN RETIRES James Cove, PlanetSKI Editor Sunday February 10, 2019 The greatest female skier of all time has ended her career on the podium. PlanetSKI pays tribute. NEW & UPDATED Lindsey Vonn ended her glittering career with a brilliant bronze at the Ladies Downhill at the World Championships in Åre, Sweden. In […]
Stephani Victor, Paralympic medalist, retires from alpine sit-ski racing Ben Ramsey January 25, 2019 Stephani Victor comes around a gate during her first run in the Huntsman Cup’s super G competition on Park City Mountain’s PayDay run on Wednesday. The annual event features athletes from all over the globe competing in various divisions designated by […]
Her knees ‘broken beyond repair,’ Vonn retiring after worlds Associated Press February 1, 2019 Giovanni Auletta / AP | AP Her knees ‘broken beyond repair,’ Vonn retiring after worlds Lindsey Vonn has only two races remaining on her aching knees. The women’s all-time leader in World Cup wins announced Friday that she will retire from […]
Skier Stripped of World Cup Win for Using Oxygen Mask by AP December 15, 2018 GETTY IMAGES Stefan Luitz of Germany celebrates after crossing the finish line to win men’s Giant Slalom in Colorado. The International Ski Federation intends to strip German racer Stefan Luitz of his first World Cup win for using […]
Shiffrin Wins Killington Slalom, Americans Land Two More in Top 30 By Mackenzie Moran – Staff Writer Over the past couple of days in Killington, Vermont, close to 40,000 fans showed up over the course of the weekend to cheer on their favorite athletes on the women’s tech circuit. Fans could only see as far as […]
“Mr. GS” Talks Slalom, Injury, Team as Racing Approaches September 21, 2018 By Sean Higgins – Senior Editor Ted Ligety is a man who really needs no introduction in the skiing world. Bursting onto the world stage with a miraculous gold medal in combined at the Torino 2006 Winter Olympics, Ligety kept the pressure on, […]
Tickets On Sale For Killington World Cup Sept. 5 The Audi FIS Ski World Cup returns to Vermont’s Killington Resort Thanksgiving weekend, and tickets go on sale Wednesday, September 5 at 9 a.m. EDT. The World Cup will once again bring the women’s giant slalom and slalom races to Vermont and is expected to attract 2018 Olympic […]
2019 Snowboard, Freestyle And Free Ski World Championships To Showcase New Winter Olympic Sports Martha Wilson Darian Stevens at Freeski slopestyle finals 2018 Toyota U.S. Freeskiing Grand Prix at Mammoth. (Sarah Brunson/U.S. Ski & Snowboard) The IOC has announced that seven new winter sports will be incorporated into the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing, […]
Waterville Valley to Host 2019, 2021 U.S. Alpine Championships August 16, 2018 / By SR Staff The nation’s best alpine ski racers will descend upon New Hampshire’s Waterville Valley Resort in 2019 and 2021 for U.S. Alpine Championships – the biggest race the resort has hosted since the White Circus visited in 1991 when Julie Parisien won […]
