U.S. Ski and Snowboard is integrating Para Alpine skiers and snowboarders onto its roster in the latest move to unite the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movements. “The integration of our internally ...
Ester Ledecka became the first person to win world championships medals in Alpine skiing and snowboarding in the same season, seven years after her unprecedented gold medals in both sports at the ...
It was one week ago that a snowboarder from the Czech Republic stunned announcers, competitors and even herself by winning a gold medal in the women’s super-G – an Alpine skiing event. The race had ...
JEONGSEON, South Korea (AP) Ester Ledecka stepped out of her snowboard long enough to click into her skis and become a most unlikely Olympic gold medalist. Even the 22-year-old from the Czech Republic ...
ST MORITZ, SWITZERLAND - FEBRUARY 18: Mikaela Shiffrin of The United States competes in the first run of the Women's Slalom during the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships on February 18, 2017 in St ...
COPPER MOUNTAIN – Visibility was minimal as the snow swirled at the top of the Copperopolis run Friday morning, but the smile on Chris Klug’s face wasn’t too hard to see. With his boots ankle deep in ...
Paralympic ski racer Andrew Kurka is about to get the resources and support to feel even more like a world-class ski racer. U.S. Ski & Snowboard (USSS) will add the Paralympic Alpine ski and snowboard ...
Numerous current and former Ski and Snowboard Club Vail athletes have been nominated to 2023-24 U.S. Ski and Snowboard squads. Mikaela Shiffrin (Edwards, CO; Burke Mountain Academy/Ski & Snowboard ...
The boards used in freestyle events (halfpipe, slopestyle, big air) are short to allow for tricks, wide to increase balance, and flexible to allow the boarder to ride in either direction. The nose and ...