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The best behind-the-scenes moments from PyeongChang thus far February 14, 2018 by Henrik Lampert The Olympics have been rocking: NBC reports half of all U.S. television households have watched the PyeongChang Games—some 110 million TV viewers. NBC viewership peaked at nearly 27 million during young Chloe Kim’s final run, as she won Olympic halfpipe gold. Of […]
Lindsay Vonn WINS 80th World Cup Race | Only 6 Races Away From All-Time Most Wins SnowBrains February 3, 2018 skip to 0:54 for Lindsey’s run Lindsey Vonn won her 80th world cup race today in Germany when she won the ladies downhill. She’s now only 6 wins away from tying Ingmar Stenmark (Sweden) […]
With Giant Slalom Bronze, Ted Ligety Returns To World Cup Podium For First Time Since December 2015 BY KAREN PRICE | JAN. 28, 2018 In the final giant slalom world cup before the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018, an American man stood on the alpine skiing world cup podium for the first time in a year. Ted […]
Recap: First-ever Kings and Queens of Corbet’s blows minds at Jackson Hole February 4, 2018 by Henrik Lampert Between the first-ever Kings and Queens of Corbet’s contest living up to the hype and FREESKIER’s 20th Anniversary RV & Party Tour rolling through town, the past few days have been nothing short of legendary here at Jackson Hole Mountain […]
What you need to know about the Winter Olympics February 1, 2018 by FREESKIER The XXIII Olympic Winter Games will be held for 17 days from February 9-25, 2018, in PyeongChang, Gangwon Province, the Republic of Korea. This marks the first time the Olympics have been staged in Korea since the Summer Games were hosted in Seoul, in 1988. Japan […]
Getty Images U.S. team for PyeongChang largest of any nation in Winter Olympic history By Nick Zaccardi Jan 26, 2018 The U.S. Olympic team for PyeongChang announced Friday is 242 athletes, making it the largest Winter Olympic team for any nation in history. The U.S. holds the record of 222 competitors at the Sochi Olympics, where it […]
PHOTO: Peter Morning (Mammoth Mountain) Meet Your 2018 Olympic Freestyle Ski Team Here are the 29 athletes that will represent Team USA in Pyeongchang January 23, 2018 By Jack Foersterling Just over two weeks away, the 2018 Winter Olympic Games will begin February 9 in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Late last night, Team USA made their announcement finalizing […]
Vonn, Shiffrin and Ligety Headline US Olympic Team January 24, 2018 / By SR Staff Nine women and 13 men will represent the U.S. in alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang, South Korea. Olympic gold medalists Lindsey Vonn, Mikaela Shiffrin and Ted Ligety will lead the team which includes several athletes making their debut […]
The Lonely Road Back January 12, 2018 / By Tom Kelly – Contributor It had been 10 months since Laurenne Ross lay on the snow at Sugarloaf Resort, Maine, screaming in pain. Ski racing carries risks, as Ross knows – broken pelvis, torn ACL, lacerations to her face from a safety fence, plus that fateful crash in the U.S. […]
January 15, 2018 / By SR Staff T2 Foundation Aims to ‘Send the Kids to Davos’ This year’s World Junior Championships are slated to be held in Davos, Switzerland, and the T2 Foundation, a Park City-based nonprofit, is aiming to raise $40,000 to send the entire U.S. team there to compete. The fundraiser, which seeks small donations from […]
Ganong Sidelined for Remainder of Season January 1, 2018 / By SR Staff American Downhiller and two-time World Cup winner Travis Ganong suffered a season-ending knee injury at the recent FIS Alpine World Cup event in Bormio, Italy, which means he will miss the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in South Korea. Post-event assessments by a medical team in […]
Shiffrin Crowned Diamond Fox in Kranjska Gora By Sean Higgins – Senior Editor January 7, 2018 There isn’t much left to say about Mikaela Shiffrin. In fact, it seems there are not enough adjectives to describe her skiing as of late. Dominant doesn’t quite capture just how, well, dominant she has been this season. Ten […]
