Nat'l Champions Duffy and O'Brien Win Golden Ski Award
PARK CITY, UT (April 20, 2015) – After impressive season-ending results at U.S. Alpine Championships, Nina O’Brien of Burke Mountain Academy and the National Training Group (NTG) and Drew Duffy, a...
View ArticleAthletes and Staff Get Schooled by PSIA
PARK CITY, UT (April 28, 2015) – When Steven Nyman (Sundance, UT) embarked on the first-ever U.S. Ski Team/Professional Ski Instructors of America (PSIA) collaborative clinic last spring, he never...
View ArticleVonn Thumbs Up to 2018 Olympic Downhill
SEOUL, South Korea (May 6, 2015)—Olympic excitement was palpable this week, as Olympic gold medalist Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO) gave a thumbs-up to the new PyeongChang downhill in South Korea and was...
View ArticleU.S. Alpine Ski Team Names Women’s Head Coach
PARK CITY, UT (May 7, 2015)—The U.S. Ski Team has named former Alpine Canada Vice President of Sports Paul Kristofic to its staff as women’s head coach. Kristofic brings to the U.S. Ski Team extensive...
View ArticleExploring New Territory: National University Team
PARK CITY, UT (May 13, 2015)—The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) is taking a deeper look at college ski racing as a viable component of the U.S. Ski Team pipeline with the introduction of a...
View Article2015-16 Alpine Team Nominations
The U.S. Ski Team has announced its nominations for the 2015-16 season. Nominations include those active athletes who qualified based on published selection criteria in the prior season.Each athlete...
View ArticleRiml Addresses National University Team Questions
As the National University Team announcement hit the ski racing world, a lot of questions popped up about the U.S. Ski Team's innovative new program. Former D1 collegiate skier Sean Higgins at Ski...
View ArticleQ&A: Chip Knight Rejoins the U.S. Ski Team
Chip Knight is a name many ski racing fans know. He competed in three Winter Olympics (1998, 2002, 2006), won national and World Junior Championships titles and was a member of the U.S. Ski Team for...
View ArticleCashman Joins U.S. Alpine Coaching Staff
PARK CITY, UT (May 27)—The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) has named former Squaw Valley Ski Team coach John Cashman to its alpine staff as the U16 National Training Group (NTG) head coach....
View ArticleSkiing in May: On-Snow Training Camps
While most of us are busy thinking about mountain biking and hiking, the U.S. Ski Team has already kicked off the 2015/16 season with on-snow training camps in California and Colorado. Heading to...
View ArticleNCAA Coaches Discuss National University Team
As athletes continue to arrive at the Center of Excellence in Park City, UT, a new batch of skiers will participate in summer training programs alongside elite skiers and snowboarders—the men from the...
View ArticleBG Life Magazine Features Resi Stiegler
Recently nominated to the A team, Resi Stiegler talks to BG Life Magazine about her summer - including her work out plans, nutrition and how she revitalizes herself at the beach.See the full article...
View Article2015 Vail/Beaver Creek World Champs Report
At the FIS Council Meetings in Varna, Bulgaria, Ceil Folz—president of the Vail/Beaver Creek 2015 World Championships organizing committee—gave her final World Champs report. In response, she received...
View ArticleIOC Approves Alpine Team Event for 2018
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (June 8, 2015) – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) approved big air snowboarding and an alpine team event as new event inclusions for the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in...
View ArticleFIS Announces 2015-16 U.S. World Cup Stops
VARNA, Bulgaria (June 8, 2015) – The International Ski Federation (FIS) capped its spring FIS Calendar Conference by announcing World Cup schedules for 2015-16, including a host of sites in the USA....
View ArticleQ&A: Will Bode Miller Retire?
After his crash at the Vail/Beaver Creek World Championships that ended his comback season, Bode Miller (Franconia, NH) was still nominated to the U.S. Ski Team 2015-16 roster. He addresses the...
View ArticleVonn Nominated for ESPYS Awards
The 2015 ESPYS nominations were announced on Wednesday and Lindsey Vonn is a candidate for two awards: Best Comeback Athlete and Best Female Athlete. The ESPYS commemorate the past year in sports by...
View ArticleGet to Know Libby Ludlow's ZGiRLS
Olympian and U.S. Ski Team alumna Libby Ludlow didn’t stop when she retired from the U.S. Ski Team. Instead, she attended Dartmouth, enrolled in law school at the University of Washington and even took...
View ArticleLigety Inspires Kids at the YMCA
PARK CITY, UT (June 10, 2015) – Ted Ligety took some time out of the gym on Thursday to drive to Ogden, UT—about an hour away from the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association Center of Excellence in Park...
View ArticleWhat Makes a Ski Racing Comeback?
There’s nothing like a previously injured athlete beating the odds and scoring the winning goal, getting the highest score or finishing in first place. It's thrilling and fun for fans to watch their...
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