• Vonn gets back to winning ways at Garmisch super G

Vonn gets back to winning ways at Garmisch super G

Tina Maze and Anna Fenninger round out the podium in second and third, respectively.

By Jessica Kelley | 2015-03-08T19:21:52-06:00 March 8th, 2015 | Tags: Anna Fenninger, Audi, FIS, Garmisch, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Head, Julia Mancuso, Lindsey Vonn, Partenkirchen, photo, race, racing, results, SG, ski, skiing, speed, super G, team, Tina Maze, U.S., US, World Cup | Comments Off on Vonn gets back to winning ways at Garmisch super G

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• Weirather finally collects first World Cup win of the season

Weirather finally collects first World Cup win of the season

Downhill and overall title battles heat up following the opening race in Garmisch.

By C.J. Feehan | 2015-03-08T08:20:29-06:00 March 7th, 2015 | Tags: Anna Fenninger, Atomic, Audi, downhill, Dynastar, FIS, Fischer, Head, Julia Mancuso, Kandahar, Lange, Lindsey Vonn, Look, photo, race, racing, Rossignol, ski, skiing, Stockli, Stoeckli, super G, team, Tina Maze, Tina Weirather, U.S. Ski Team, video, World Cup | Comments Off on Weirather finally collects first World Cup win of the season

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• Fenninger shows surprise slalom form to win Bankso combined

Fenninger shows surprise slalom form to win Bankso combined

Slalom skiers Maze and Zettel must settle for second and third, respectively.

By Jessica Kelley | 2015-03-03T20:48:39-07:00 March 1st, 2015 | Tags: Anna Fenninger, Atomic, Audi, Austria, Bansko, combined, Dominique Gisin, Dynastar, FIS, globe, Head, Jackie Wiles, Julia Mancuso, Kathrin Zettel, Lange, Laurenne Ross, Lindsey Vonn, Margot Bailet, Marie-Michele Gagnon, Marker, photo, race, racing, results, Rossignol, Salomon, SG, ski, skiing, SL, slalom, Stoeckli, super G, team, Tina Maze, title, U.S., US, video, Volkl, Wendy Holdener, World Championships, World Cup | Comments Off on Fenninger shows surprise slalom form to win Bankso combined

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• Fenninger on fire, claims second straight GS win

Fenninger on fire, claims second straight GS win

Shiffrin skis to fifth in women's return to the World Cup in Maribor, Slovenia.

By Jessica Kelley | 2015-02-22T07:00:48-07:00 February 21st, 2015 | Tags: Anna Fenninger, Atomic, Audi, crash, Dynastar, FIS, Fischer, giant slalom, GS, Head, Julia Mancuso, Lange, Lindsey Vonn, Look, Marker, Mikaela Shiffrin, photo, race, racing, results, Rossignol, ski, skiing, Stockli, Stoeckli, team, Tina Weirather, U.S., US, video, Viktoria Rebensburg, Volkl, World Cup | Comments Off on Fenninger on fire, claims second straight GS win

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• Near crash can’t keep Anna Fenninger from gold

Near crash can’t keep Anna Fenninger from gold

Second gold and third medal for the Austrian ace at Vail/Beaver Creek World Championships.

By Jessica Kelley | 2015-02-12T19:59:05-07:00 February 12th, 2015 | Tags: 2015, Anna Fenninger, Audi, Austria, Beaver Creek, FIS, giant slalom, gold, golf, GS, Jessica Lindell-Vikarby, Julia Mancuso, Lindsey Vonn, Mikaela Shiffrin, Olympics, pga, race, racing, ski, skiing, Tiger Woods, Tina Maze, U.S. Ski Team, Viktoria Rebensburg, World Championships, World Cup | Comments Off on Near crash can’t keep Anna Fenninger from gold

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• Maze leads after downhill leg of combined

Maze leads after downhill leg of combined

Team Austria sits in striking distance.

By Jessica Kelley | 2015-02-09T15:35:37-07:00 February 9th, 2015 | Tags: 2015, Anna Fenninger, Audi, Austria, Beaver Creek, combined, downhill, gold, Julia Mancuso, Lara Gut, Lindsey Vonn, slalom, Tina Maze, U.S. Ski Team, World Cup | Comments Off on Maze leads after downhill leg of combined

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• Maze and Fenninger steal the downhill show

Maze and Fenninger steal the downhill show

Lara Gut grabs bronze in World Championship event.

By Jessica Kelley | 2015-02-09T09:38:38-07:00 February 6th, 2015 | Tags: Anna Fenninger, Atomic, Beaver Creek, downhill, Dynastar, FIS, Fischer, Head, Julia Mancuso, Lake Louise, Lange, Lara Gut, Laurenne Ross, Lindsey Vonn, Marker, photo, podium sweep, race, racing, Raptor, Rossignol, Schladming, ski, skiing, Stacey Cook, statistics, Stockli, Stoeckli, Tecnica, Tina Maze, Vail, world championship, World Cup | Comments Off on Maze and Fenninger steal the downhill show

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• VIDEO: US Ski Team women’s speed talks World Champs

VIDEO: US Ski Team women’s speed talks World Champs

Hear what Mancuso, Cook, Ross, McKennis, and coach Abplanalp are thinking about heading into Vail/Beaver Creek 2015.

By SR Staff Report | 2015-02-02T09:43:52-07:00 February 2nd, 2015 | Tags: 2015, Alice McKennis, Audi, Beaver Creek, coach, Colorado, DH, downhill, FIS, Julia Mancuso, Laurenne Ross, SG, speed, Stacey Cook, Stef, Stefan, super G, Vail, video, World Championships | Comments Off on VIDEO: US Ski Team women’s speed talks World Champs

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• US names 26 alpine athletes to 2015 World Championships

US names 26 alpine athletes to 2015 World Championships

Olympic and World Cup all-stars headline strong home team heading to Vail/Beaver Creek.

By SR Staff Report | 2015-01-30T15:06:57-07:00 January 28th, 2015 | Tags: Beaver Creek, Bode Miller, Championship, FIS, Julia Mancuso, Lindsey Vonn, Mikaela Shiffrin, ski, Steven Nyman, team, Ted Ligety, US, Vail, World | Comments Off on US names 26 alpine athletes to 2015 World Championships

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• Vonn gets final confidence boost heading into World Champs

Vonn gets final confidence boost heading into World Champs

In St. Moritz, the American wins the last super G race in advance of the World Championships.

By Jessica Kelley | 2015-01-25T14:27:18-07:00 January 25th, 2015 | Tags: 2015, Audi, Beaver Creek, FIS, Julia Mancuso, Lindsey Vonn, photo, racing, ski, skiing, St. Moritz, Stacey Cook, super G, Valerie Grenier, World Cup | Comments Off on Vonn gets final confidence boost heading into World Champs

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• Fanchini surprises hometown crowd in Cortina downhill

Fanchini surprises hometown crowd in Cortina downhill

Lindsey Vonn's record hunt has to wait at least one more day.

By Jessica Kelley | 2015-01-16T11:24:57-07:00 January 16th, 2015 | Tags: Atomic, Audi, Bad Kleinkirchheim, Cortina, DH, downhill, Dynastar, Elena Fanchini, FIS, Fischer, Head, Julia Mancuso, Lake Louise, Lange, Larisa Yurkiw, Laurenne Ross, Lindsey Vonn, Look, Marker, Mikaela Shiffrin, podium, race, racing, replace, Rossignol, ski, skiing, Stockli, Stoeckli, Tina Maze, Val D'Isere, Viktoria Rebensburg, Volkl, World Cup | Comments Off on Fanchini surprises hometown crowd in Cortina downhill

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• Vonn and Mancuso lead lone training run in Cortina

Vonn and Mancuso lead lone training run in Cortina

The women are scheduled to race two downhills and a super G this weekend in Italy.

By SR Staff Report | 2015-01-15T06:08:24-07:00 January 15th, 2015 | Tags: Audi, Cortina, downhill, FIS, Italy, Julia Mancuso, Lindsey Vonn, run, Tina Maze, training, World Cup | Comments Off on Vonn and Mancuso lead lone training run in Cortina

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• Mother Nature win agains: Women’s SG canceled in Bad Kleinkirchheim

Mother Nature win agains: Women’s SG canceled in Bad Kleinkirchheim

After sending 11 racers, officials call off the super G as well.

By Jessica Kelley | 2015-01-11T10:01:34-07:00 January 11th, 2015 | Tags: Bad Kleinkirchheim, cancel, Julia Mancuso, race, racing, SG, ski, skiing, super G, World Cup | Comments Off on Mother Nature win agains: Women’s SG canceled in Bad Kleinkirchheim

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• Vonn gets first shot at Raptor training

Vonn gets first shot at Raptor training

The U.S. women's speed team kicked off the new year with four days of training on the World Championship course.

By Jessica Kelley | 2015-01-09T06:22:26-07:00 January 9th, 2015 | Tags: Beaver Creek, Julia Mancuso, Laurenne Ross, Lindsey Vonn, race, racing, ski, skiing, speed, Stacey Cook, super G, team, U.S., US, Vail, World Championships | Comments Off on Vonn gets first shot at Raptor training

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Warner’s World: Independence Days

Is being on the U.S. Ski Team a disadvantage for some athletes?

By Warner Nickerson | 2015-01-06T06:16:29-07:00 December 26th, 2014 | Tags: Aspen, Cody Marshall, Finland, Julia Mancuso, Levi, Megan McJames, Mikaela Shiffrin, Olympic, photo, race, racing, Resi Stiegler, ski, skiing, slalom, Soelden, team, U.S., US, Warner Nickerson, Will Brandenburg, World Cup | Comments Off on Warner’s World: Independence Days

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Vonn wins another cow in Val d’Isere

American skis to 61st career victory and wins a calf while at the French resort.

By C.J. Feehan | 2014-12-26T06:40:08-07:00 December 20th, 2014 | Tags: Alice McKennis, Annemarie Moser-Proell, Atomic, Audi, boots, broken, canting, cow, crash, DH, downhill, Dynastar, Elisabeth Goergl, face, fibula, FIS, France, Head, injury, Julia Mancuso, Lake Louise, Lange, Lara Gut, Larisa Yurkiw, Laurenne Ross, Lenzerheide, Lindsey Vonn, Lotte Sejersted, Marusa Ferk, OK, photo, race, racing, results, Rossignol, ski, skiing, Stockli, Tina Maze, Val D'Isere, Viktoria Rebensburg, win, Winne, World Cup | Comments Off on Vonn wins another cow in Val d’Isere

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Plan Abplanalp – Can the U.S. women find more speed with their new coach?

A new winter is in the air, and a new head coach, Stefan “Stef” Abplanalp, hopes to shake things up.

By Geoff Mintz | 2014-10-24T14:11:26-06:00 September 25th, 2014 | Tags: 2015, Beaver Creek, Chip White, Chris Knight, downhill, Jacqueline Wiles, Jeff Fergus, Julia Mancuso, Laurenne Ross, Leanne Smith, Lindsey Vonn, Mikaela Shiffrin, Norwegian, Olympics, photo, podium, race, racing, Raptor, Roland Pfeifer, ski, skiing, Sochi, speed, Stacey Cook, Stef, Stefan, super G, Swiss, team, U.S., US, Vail, women, world championship, World Cup | Comments Off on Plan Abplanalp – Can the U.S. women find more speed with their new coach?

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What does it take to succeed in ski racing?

Dr. Jim Taylor's Unified Model of Ski Racing Psychology utilizes perspective, obstacles, skills, and tools to improve athlete performance.

By Dr. Jim Taylor | 2014-09-28T23:47:31-06:00 June 13th, 2014 | Tags: athlete, Dr., Jim Taylor, Julia Mancuso, obstacles, performance, perspective, photo, PrimeHeart, PrimeMind, PrimePrep, PrimeTime, psychology, race, racing, ski, skiing, SKiLLS, sport, sports, success, tools, Unified Model of Ski Racing Psychology | Comments Off on What does it take to succeed in ski racing?

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Record TV coverage planned for 2015 World Championships

New media partnership means American ski fans will have unprecedented coverage of the 2015 Alpine World Championships.

By SR Staff Report | 2014-09-29T00:57:45-06:00 May 12th, 2014 | Tags: America, American, Andrew Weibrecht, Beaver Creek, Bode Miller, broadcast, Ceil Folz, Championships, Colorado, coverage, Cup, FIS, Jon Miller, Julia Mancuso, Lindsey Vonn, live, Live Extra, Michael Jaquet, Mikaela Shiffrin, NBC, Olympic, photo, picture, race, racing, ski, skiing, stream, team, Ted Ligety, television, Tiger Shaw, tv, TV Everywhere, U.S., Universal Sports, US, USSA, Vail, Vail Valley Foundation, website, World | Comments Off on Record TV coverage planned for 2015 World Championships

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First camp for new US women’s speed coach includes technical work

"It’s been a long time since I’ve run this much GS, but it’s been good," said Stacey Cook.

By C.J. Feehan | 2014-05-14T16:02:04-06:00 May 9th, 2014 | Tags: Anna Marno, Camp News, coach, coaching, dialogue, drills, education, giant slalom, goals, GS, initiation, Jackie Wiles, Julia Mancuso, Katie Ryan, Laurenne Ross, Leanne Smith, Mammoth, Michael Rogan, new, Norway, Park City, photo, picture, PSIA, race, racing, SG, ski, skiing, SL, slalom, speed, Stacey Cook, Stef, Stefan, super G, Swiss-Ski, team, technique, U.S., US, USSA | Comments Off on First camp for new US women’s speed coach includes technical work

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U.S. Ski Team nominates 13 fewer alpine athletes for 2014-15

Downsizing the national team at the end of an Olympic cycle, when sponsorship dollars are frequently at an all-time low, is nothing unique to America.

By C.J. Feehan | 2014-05-12T18:00:07-06:00 May 7th, 2014 | Tags: 2015, B, Bode Miller, C, criteria, Cup, cycle, Development, discretion, Erik Fisher, Europa, injury, Julia Mancuso, Lindsey Vonn, medal, Mikaela Shiffrin, nomination, Olympic, race, racing, ranking, Resi Stiegler, Sasha Rearick, ski, skiing, Sochi, sponsor, support, team, Ted Ligety, U.S., US, WCSL, World | Comments Off on U.S. Ski Team nominates 13 fewer alpine athletes for 2014-15

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The bucket list: 8 local tips for the 2015 World Championships

The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships return to the Vail Valley in Feb. 2015. Have you finalized your travel plans?

By SR Staff Report | 2014-09-29T00:57:51-06:00 May 5th, 2014 | Tags: 2015, apres, Avon, Beaver Creek, bike, Bode Miller, Championship, Championships, Colorado, donor, Edwards, FIS, Highway 24, insider, Julia Mancuso, Lindsey Vonn, local, Marco Sullivan, McCoy park, microbrewery, Mikaela Shiffrin, Minturn, plans, plaza, privilege, race, racer, racing, reservations, Saloon, ski, skiing, Ted Ligety, Tennessee Pass, tips, travel, Vail, Vail Valley Foundation, Valley, Vilar Performing Arts Center, VIP, VPAC, World | Comments Off on The bucket list: 8 local tips for the 2015 World Championships

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Mancuso and Haugen win Jon Olsson Invitational

Leif Kristian Haugen and Julia Mancuso win the annual Alpine Challenge dual races at the JOI.

By SR Staff Report | 2014-04-20T13:28:54-06:00 April 13th, 2014 | Tags: Anna Swenn-Larsson, Are, Big Air, challenge, dual, Haugen, highlight, Invitational, Jon Olsson, Julia Mancuso, Kristian, Leif, Maria Pietilae-Holmner, Matthias Mayer, photo, ski, Sweden, team, Torin Yater-Wallace, U.S., US, video, Warner Nickerson | Comments Off on Mancuso and Haugen win Jon Olsson Invitational

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New US women’s speed coach starts work

Stefan Abplanalp begins his new job working with the athletic staff at the Center of Excellence to shape his program for the 2015 season.

By SR Staff Report | 2014-04-16T14:33:42-06:00 April 10th, 2014 | Tags: 2015, athletic, Center of Excellence, Chip White, DH, downhill, Hoedlmoser, Julia Mancuso, Lindsey Vonn, Norway, Norwegian, Park City, plan, SG, ski, speed, staff, Stef, Stefan, super G, team, U.S., US, USSA, Utah, women | Comments Off on New US women’s speed coach starts work

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