featured Series: Development
Contributors
Rokos: Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going?
University of Colorado coach Richard Rokos chimes in with some words of wisdom about the upcoming season. Things aren't as bad as they look on the surface, he says. We can make the best of this!
Contributors
Radamus: Competition raises effort and pushes personal limits
The issue is not that there are not enough opportunities for athletes to receive comprehensive and professional training and coaching; the issue is there are too many.
Contributors
Taylor: What prevents mental training from being a key part of ski racing development
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Mental training, traditionally called sport psychology, can suffer from ‘guilt by association’ with the broader field of clinical psychology that still carries the stigma that only screwed-up people seek professional help. This perception, however inaccurate it is, can prevent athletes, coaches, and parents from seeing mental preparation for what it is.
Development
Letter: Why the pandemic could spur needed reform of the North American ski industry
I think a lot of ‘ski’ people dream of replicating the atmosphere and winter culture of the Alps with the countless surface...
Development
Letter: Are ski domes the answer?
Where are the Europeans training this summer? Check out the article on FIS Alpine about how the Germans, French, Petra, etc. are...
Recent stories
Jeff Shiffrin Athlete Resiliency Fund to help fuel olympic dreams
On February 2, 2020, two-time Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin’s world stopped turning when her dear father, Jeff Shiffrin, unexpectedly and tragically passed...
World Cup News
FIS proposes tweaked World Cup calendar; final approval expected Oct. 3
On Wednesday, the FIS Alpine World Cup preparation meeting in advance of the Technical Committees at the end of the month took...
Wendy Holdener sidelined with injury
The two-time alpine combined world champion fell on Friday during a slalom training in Saas-Fee and suffered a non-displaced fracture of the right fibula.
Canadian Valérie Grenier back on snow, overjoyed
The 23-year-old from St. Isidore, Ontario who has 20 top-30 World Cup finishes to her credit, finally returned to full on-snow training recently with the Canadian Alpine Ski Team in Stelvio, Italy in August.
Citing Garmisch injury, Viktoria Rebensburg retires
Olympic giant slalom champ Viktoria Rebensburg announced her retirement Tuesday, citing a February injury she sustained while racing super G in Garmisch-Partenkirchen....
U.S. Ski Team departs for Europe, formulates strategy for international travel
While the U.S. Ski Team athletes were hard at work with on-snow training at Mount Hood in Oregon this summer, U.S. Ski & Snowboard staff were busy finding ways to get many of those athletes into Europe for training this fall.
Local organizer reflects on Birds of Prey cancellation
In a world full of unknowns and uncertainties, canceling the Xfinity Birds of Prey FIS World Cup in Beaver Creek has been a tough pill to swallow. But officials at the Vail Valley Foundation (VVF), the event's organizer, believe it was the right decision.
Development
Rokos: Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going?
University of Colorado coach Richard Rokos chimes in with some words of wisdom about the upcoming season. Things aren't as bad as they look on the surface, he says. We can make the best of this!
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Opinion
Pritchard: Some of my favorite movements for the alpine athlete
It's important to remember that athletics often require an array of strength, power, mobility and stability across multiple planes of motion. Often times we can get carried away with the weight on the bar or the speed at which we are training but neglect which direction we are going.
Rokos: Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going?
University of Colorado coach Richard Rokos chimes in with some words of wisdom about the upcoming season. Things aren't as bad as they look on the surface, he says. We can make the best of this!
Radamus: Competition raises effort and pushes personal limits
The issue is not that there are not enough opportunities for athletes to receive comprehensive and professional training and coaching; the issue is there are too many.
Letter: Keep the upbeat news coming!
Thank you Ski Racing Media for sharing Todd Firestone’s letter: Why the Pandemic Could Spur Needed Reform for the North American Ski...
Taylor: What prevents mental training from being a key part of ski racing development
Mental training, traditionally called sport psychology, can suffer from ‘guilt by association’ with the broader field of clinical psychology that still carries the stigma that only screwed-up people seek professional help. This perception, however inaccurate it is, can prevent athletes, coaches, and parents from seeing mental preparation for what it is.
