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  Canada’s Brittany Phelan switches gears

Canada’s Brittany Phelan switches gears

Alpine World Cup slalom specialist transitions to ski cross.

By SR Staff Report|2015-09-26T11:19:08-06:00September 26th, 2015|Tags: Britt Phelan, Brittany Phelan, Canada, Canadian, City Event, FIS, freestyle, Georgia Simmerling, Kelsey Serwa, Marielle Thompson, Moscow, photo, race, racer, racing, ski, ski cross, skier, video, World Cup|Comments Off on Canada’s Brittany Phelan switches gears

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Step Away from the Skis and Pick up a Baseball Bat

How playing the field pays off in ski racing and other pursuits.

By Sean Higgins|2023-11-22T13:06:47-07:00July 22nd, 2015|Tags: Bode Miller, Brennan Rubie, Brian Krill, Development, focus, Ian Poulter, Istvan Balyi, LTAD, Martina Hingis, Mikaela Shiffrin, Novak Djokovic, photo, picture, race, racer, racing, Ryan Cochran-Siegle, single, ski, skier, skiing, soccer, sport, Stanislas Wawrinka, team, Ted Ligety, Tiger Woods, U.S., US, USSA, women|Comments Off on Step Away from the Skis and Pick up a Baseball Bat

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  Rapid-fire Q&A with Marie-Michele Gagnon

Rapid-fire Q&A with Marie-Michele Gagnon

Alpine Canada Alpin catches up with its star technical skier in the summertime.

By SR Staff Report|2015-07-09T09:15:17-06:00July 9th, 2015|Tags: dislocation, FIS, Gagnon, injury, Marie-Michele, Mitch, race, racer, shoulder, ski, skier, surgery, World Cup|Comments Off on Rapid-fire Q&A with Marie-Michele Gagnon

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  Rolland forced to retire following latest ACL injury

Rolland forced to retire following latest ACL injury

After missing both the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games and Vail/Beaver Creek 2015 with knee injuries, the former world champion is calling it a career.

By SR Staff Report|2015-02-27T07:16:29-07:00February 26th, 2015|Tags: ACL, Audi, champion, downhill, FIS, France, French, injury, knee, Marion Rolland, race, racer, retire, Schladming, ski, skier, World, World Cup|Comments Off on Rolland forced to retire following latest ACL injury

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Berthod out for season with torn ACL

Swiss skier was making steady progress on the World Cup speed circuit despite high bib numbers.

By SR Staff Report|2014-12-30T07:22:57-07:00December 30th, 2014|Tags: ACL, injury, Marc Berthod, race, racer, racing, Santa Caterina, SG, ski, skier, skiing, super G, Swiss, tear, torn meniscus, World Cup|Comments Off on Berthod out for season with torn ACL

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Shiffrin’s back with big win in Kuehtai slalom

Technical specialist becomes winningest U.S. slalom skier with 10th victory.

By C.J. Feehan|2014-12-31T05:09:03-07:00December 29th, 2014|Tags: Atomic, Audi, Candace Crawford, Croatia, Erin Mielzynski, FIS, Fischer, Frida Hansdotter, giant slalom, GS, Head, History, Kuehtai, Lange, Marie-Michele Gagnon, Mikaela Shiffrin, Phil Mahre, race, racer, racing, record, Resi Stiegler, Rossignol, Sarka Strachova, ski, skier, skiing, SL, slalom, Soelden, Stockli, Stoeckli, Tamara McKinney, U.S., US, Veronika Velez Zuzulova, victories, Wendy Holdener, wins, World Cup, Zagreb|Comments Off on Shiffrin’s back with big win in Kuehtai slalom

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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|2014-09-29T00:57:51-06:00May 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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Next season starts now!

Being the best ski racer you can be is a year-round commitment that requires consistent effort, says Dr. Jim Taylor.

By Jim Taylor|2014-09-28T23:47:53-06:00April 17th, 2014|Tags: Bode Miller, confidence, Dr., dream, focus, goals, imagery, intensity, Jim, mental, motivation, photo, preparation, psychologist, race, racer, season, setting, ski, skiing, Soelden, sports, Taylor, training|Comments Off on Next season starts now!

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