Lake Louise (AB), Canada - Members of the Canadian Alpine Ski Team wore unique race suits during this weekend’s World Cup alpine ski races in Lake Louise, paying tribute to the iconic red suit worn by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).nThe custom graphic suits, designed by Spyder Active Sports of Boulder, Colo., mimic the…
Lake Louise (AB), Canada - Olympic champion Bode Miller, of Franconia, N.H., led the U.S. with eighth in the Audi FIS World Cup downhill ski season opener in Lake Louise on Saturday. Austria’s Michael Walchhofer crossed the finish in 1:47.78 for the first downhill victory of the 2010-11 season.nWalchhofer was the fastest man down Saturday’s…
Aspen, CO - Three-time Olympic medalist Julia Mancuso showed she has the speed for the Audi FIS Alpine World Cup giant slalom, finishing eighth Saturday to lead the U.S. at the Visa Aspen Winternational after rival and three-time World Cup overall winnter Lindsey Vonn skied out of the course. France’s Tessa Worley produced a blistering…
Kuusamo, Finland - Saturday was yet another big day for Norway’s Olympic medalist powerhouse Marit Bjoergen to display her strength as she won the women’s 5k classic event at day two of the FIS Cross Country World Cup competition in Kuusamo. Bjoergen finished less than five seconds ahead of defending overall World Cup champion Justyna…
Lake Louise (AB), Canada - World alpine ski racing champion John Kucera traveled from his home in Calgary to Lake Louise, Alberta, yesterday, continuing to work towards his return to FIS World Cup ski racing and talking to reporters about his experience in the past year recovering from a horrific leg injury.nIt was just three…
Kuusamo, Finland - U.S. Olympian Bryan Fletcher skied to a career best 18th Saturday in the season’s second FIS Nordic Combined World Cup competition in Kuusamo on Saturday. Austrian veteran Felix Gottwald won an epic battle in the last kilometer over Norway’s Mikko Kokslien, breaking up a potential sweep by defending World Cup champion and…
London, UK - British Airways is extending its route network from London City Airport this winter with a new flight from London to Chambery, the gateway to the French Alps.nThe service, by BA CityFlyer, the wholly owned subsidiary of British Airways, will operate four times a week from Dec. 18 until the end of March…
Taylors Falls, MN - The calendar may still say November, but one Midwest ski area has already hit full operation with all trails open.nWild Mountain in Minnesota today opened the last of those trails still closed, the first ski area in the northern hemisphere to reach 100% operation. Located on the banks of the St.…
Kuusamo, Finland - Andy Newell, of Shaftsbury, Vt., again demonstrated on Friday why he is among the world’s elite sprinters, turning in an impressive showing of sixth place in a deep field of 125 starters in a World Cup 1.4k cross country skiing classic sprint, while fellow Vermonter Ida Sargent finished first for the U.S.…
Kuusamo, Finland - The U.S. Ski Team’s Billy Demong moved up 13 places in cross country but it did little to brighten a tough Nordic Combined World Cup skiing season opener for the USA in Kuusamo on Friday. Demong made his way through the pack to move up from 45th in the jump to finish…
