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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

Smith calls Raptor speed trail the ‘real deal’

“Our eyes were wide when we trained on it two years ago, but there [were] a lot more big eyes when we raced it last year,” said Leanne Smith.

By SR Staff Report | 2014-07-16T15:12:49-06:00 July 8th, 2014 | Tags: 2015, Alice McKennis, athlete, Audi, Beaver Creek, Birds of Prey, Championships, downhill, FIS, Laurenne Ross, Leanne Smith, Lindsey Vonn, race, racing, Raptor, Red Tail, ski, skiing, Stacey Cook, team, U.S., US, Vail, women, World, World Cup | Comments Off

McCadam leaves US Ski Team for development role at Sugar Bowl

Women's assistant World Cup coach Seth McCadam returns to his roots in Northern California.

By C.J. Feehan | 2014-06-13T17:44:43-06:00 June 9th, 2014 | Tags: academy, assistant, athlete, Bill Hudson, Club, coach, Development, Head, Hood River, Jackson Hole, Lila Lapanja, Mt. Hood, Oregon, Paula Moltzan, Reno, Seth McCadam, ski, Sugar Bowl, team, technical, U.S., U16, University of Nevada, US, women, World Cup | Comments Off

Gfeller making progress in new role with Norwegians

Former Canadian women's World Cup coach Tim Gfeller starts his new job in Norway.

By Geoff Mintz | 2014-06-04T11:35:51-06:00 May 30th, 2014 | Tags: Canada, Canadian, Gfeller, giant slalom, GS, Lotte Sejersted, Mona Loeseth, national, New Zealand, Nina Loeseth, Norway, Norwegian, race, racing, Ragnhild Mowinckel, ski, skiing, SL, slalom, Soelden, speed, team, Tim, Timothy, women, World Cup | Comments Off

Swiss women’s alpine tackles beach volleyball, SUP, and yoga

Michelle Gisin leads her team in yoga during a fitness camp on the Spanish island of Mallorca.

By SR Staff Report | 2014-05-26T12:14:00-06:00 May 22nd, 2014 | Tags: Andrea Dettling, beach, Camp News, conditioning, Denise Feierabend, fitness, ladies, Mallorca, Michelle Gisin, paddle, SUP, Swiss, Switzerland, team, volleyball, women, yoga | Comments Off

German alpine teams get down to business

Women's team hits up the glacier while the men are at a conditioning camp in Cyprus.

By SR Staff Report | 2014-05-23T13:33:16-06:00 May 15th, 2014 | Tags: Austria, Cyprus, Felix Neureuther, German, Germany, glacier, Kaunertal, ladies, Mathias Berthold, men, national, race, racing, ski, skiing, team, women, World Cup | Comments Off

Like sands through the hourglass, coaching changes continue

Andreas Puelacher becomes head men's coach in Austria and Thomas Stauffer finds a new job overnight.

By C.J. Feehan | 2014-04-16T17:03:04-06:00 April 11th, 2014 | Tags: Andreas Puelacher, Austria, coach, contract, Cup, Europa, European, Germany, Hannes Reichelt, Head, Liechetenstein, Maria Hoefl-Riesch, Mathias Berthold, Matthias Mayer, men, Olympics, resign, resignation, ski, Sochi, Switzerland, Thomas Stauffer, Walter Hlebayna, women, World | Comments Off

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

Berthold returns to Germany as head men’s coach

Mathias Berthold rejoins the German Ski Association after four years in Austria.

By SR Staff Report | 2014-04-10T23:30:20-06:00 April 7th, 2014 | Tags: Austria, Austrian, Charley Waibel, coach, DSV, German, German Ski Association, Germany, Karlheinz, Marcel Hirscher, Mario Matt, Mathias Berthold, Matthias Mayer, men, race, ski, skiing, team, women | Comments Off

Abplanalp leaves Norway to lead US women’s speed

Stefan Abplanalp will replace Chip White who announced his departure after 18 years with the U.S. national team earlier this week.

By SR Staff Report | 2014-04-12T11:58:39-06:00 March 15th, 2014 | Tags: Beaver Creek, Chip White, Claus Ryste, contender, contract, discipline, Julia Mancuso, Lindsey Vonn, Mikaela Shiffrin, Norway, Norwegian, ski, speed, Stefan Abplanalp, Swiss, Switzerland, team, U.S., US, Vail, women, World Cup | Comments Off

Thursday’s Sochi roundup: Weather affects combined schedule

Cross-country racers take the heat in women's 10km race; weather causes schedule change for men's super combined.

By Tim Etchells | 2014-02-15T13:36:52-07:00 February 13th, 2014 | Tags: Andrew Weibrecht, Atle Skaardal, Bode Miller, bronze, bus, car, Charlotte Kalla, classic, combined, Erik Bjornsen, gold, Holly Brooks, Ida Sargent, Jared Goldberg, Justyna Kowalczyk, klister, Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center, Markus Mayr, medal, men, Norway, Olympics, Poland, Russia, Sadie Bjornsen, schedule, silver, skiathlon, Sochi, Sophie Caldwell, super, Sweden, Ted Ligety, Therese Johaug, traffic, women | Comments Off

Tie at the top means double gold for Gisin, Maze

Julia Mancuso is the best American finisher, eighth, in the Olympic downhill.

By Geoff Mintz | 2014-02-14T12:08:46-07:00 February 12th, 2014 | Tags: bronze, Dominique Gisin, downhill, gold, Lara Gut, medal, Olympics, race, ski, skiing, Slovenia, Sochi, Swiss-Ski, tie, Tina Maze, Winter, women | Comments Off

Insights from US coach White on downhill eve

"We think that 100 percent is all there is. You start giving a 110, 120 percent, there’s a mess to clean up," says Chip White.

By Geoff Mintz | 2014-02-14T12:07:43-07:00 February 11th, 2014 | Tags: Chip White, downhill, head coach, Jackie Wiles, Jacqueline Wiles, Julia Mancuso, Laurenne Ross, Leanne Smith, medal, Olympics, race, Rosa Khutor, Russia, ski, skiing, Sochi, speed, Stacey Cook, U.S. Ski Team, women | Comments Off

Tuesday’s Sochi roundup: History at the jump and halfpipe

A golden first for women's ski jumping and the end of an era in snowboard halfpipe.

By SR Staff Report | 2014-02-13T23:02:41-07:00 February 11th, 2014 | Tags: Ayumu Hirano, bronze, Carina Vogt, Coline Mattel, Daniela Iraschko-Stolz, Danny Davis, debut, era, gold, Greg Bretz, halfpipe, historic, I-Pod, Iouri Podladtchikov, Jessica Jerome, jumping, Lindsey Van, Olympics, repeat, Rosa Khutor, RusSki Gorki, Sage Kotsenburg, Sara Takanash, Sarah Hendrickson, Shaun White, silver, ski, snowboard, Sochi, Torino, Vancouver, women | Comments Off

Howell skis ‘perfect run’ for slopestyle gold, Logan silver

Atmosphere in the finish area was celebratory for all as women's freeskiing makes Olympic debut.

By Geoff Mintz | 2014-02-13T14:51:12-07:00 February 11th, 2014 | Tags: bronze, Canadian Freestyle Skiing Association, Canadian Ski Team, Dara Howell, Devin Logan, freeskiing, freestyle, gold, Kim Lamarre, medal, Olympics, park, photo, podium, Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, Russia, Sarah Burke, silver, ski, skiing, slopestyle, Sochi, terrain, U.S. Ski Team, women | Comments Off

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