In the latest episode of the Skiing is Believing podcast, Ski Racing Media’s content manager, Katie Twible sat down with hosts Matt Garcka and Alan Rigg to discuss all aspects of her life in ski racing.
A life in racing
Twible began skiing in Colorado alongside her siblings at a young age and steadily rose through the ranks, earning multiple Nor-Am Cup victories and establishing herself as one of the top alpine racers in North America.
She attended the University of Colorado, where she enjoyed an outstanding collegiate career. Twible was a 2011 NCAA Champion, an NCAA All-American, a Winter University Games gold medalist, and later captured the U.S. National Overall Championship, cementing her place among the top American ski racers of her generation.
Despite not being named to the U.S. Ski Team, Twible continued to pursue her World Cup dream after college, overcoming multiple injury setbacks while competing at the highest level.
Her career took a heartbreaking turn in 2014 when she crashed just one week before what would have been her World Cup debut in Cortina d’Ampezzo. Twible had been invited to race her first World Cup in Cortina and was hoping to earn a spot on the 2014 U.S. Olympic Team in the speed events for the Sochi Olympic Games. The crash abruptly ended those Olympic aspirations and changed the course of her career.
Starting to coach
After her racing career was cut short, Twible turned her passion for the sport toward coaching. She spent several years leading a successful U16 program before being named Head Coach of the Ontario Women’s Alpine Ski Team, a role she held for two seasons while helping develop Canada’s next generation of elite female ski racers.
Her success at the provincial level soon caught the attention of the U.S. Ski Team, where she joined the Women’s World Cup coaching staff. Over the next two seasons, Twible worked primarily with the athletes who now form the core of the U.S. women’s technical team, including Paula Moltzan, AJ Hurt, Katie Hensien, Nina O’Brien, and Keely Cashman.
In 2021, Twible became a mother, prompting her to step away from the demanding lifestyle of full-time World Cup coaching. Wanting to remain deeply connected to the sport while building a career that allowed for more time with her growing family, she transitioned into sports media in August 2025. Today, as Content Manager for Ski Racing Media, Twible continues to tell the stories of alpine ski racing while using her platform to advocate for coaches, athletes, and the future of the sport.
A new role
Soon enough she was taking a job in journalism and the media, something she didn’t have much experience in until that changed around a year ago.
Twible has now been part of the Ski Racing Media team for a year now since she replaced her sister, Ellie, in the content manager role.
Here’s what Peter Lange, the publisher of Ski Racing Media, told the Skiing is Believing podcast on a year working with Twible.
“Katie Twible joined Ski Racing Media in August 2025 and immediately proved herself to be a tremendous asset. She quickly grew into the content manager role, bringing energy and expertise to the position and demonstrating a work ethic second to none. I believed we had made a great hire, and I am happy to pat myself on the back because that belief proved correct. We are fortunate that Katie chose to join our team, and Ski Racing Media is stronger because of her contributions.”
Twible also shared the toughest parts and most rewarding parts of her newest role which she has adapted to very quickly.
Towards the start of the episode, Twible told listeners what it is like now asking questions in World Cup media zones that she was once standing on the other side of the fence with as their coach.
Listen below
This switch-up highlights how involved in ski racing Twible is and will continue to be. This interview continually emphasizes that so have a listen below.
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