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Many factors go into each athlete’s development, especially in a sport like ski racing that has a mind-boggling array of uncontrollable elements. When they all come together it is a minor miracle.
Edie Thys MorganAug 26, 2020Like most ski teams, Alta Badia Ladinia Ski Team was experiencing a dramatic dropout rate starting at U16. While this is a shared problem in most sports, in the peculiar mountain environment, it can have disruptive socio-economic consequences.
...Aug 25, 2020An in-depth interview with the man who dethroned the Austrians and brought home the Nations Cup for Switzerland. Want to know how he did it? This article, brought to us by veteran coach Peter Lange, takes a deep dive into the Swiss system.
Peter LangeAug 24, 2020While the FIS Alpine World Cup tour recently announced it will not come to North America this season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Pro Ski Tour still plans to roll out a schedule of events in the United States.
SR Staff ReportAug 24, 2020All of the greats have one thing in common: a lot of time on snow during the golden age of skill development, which is roughly from age eight to puberty for girls and nine to puberty for boys.
Kirk DwyerAug 21, 2020When Alpine Canada stated its intention to become a top-three skiing nation by the 2026 Olympics, they must have known the daunting challenge ahead. It's a challenge that is fully understood by Phil McNichol, Alpine Canada’s high performance director and former U.S. ski team head coach.
Gordie BowlesAug 19, 2020There is no question that the United States should have a welcoming, affordable, fulfilling and growing sport system and expect to consistently field one of the most competitive and deepest national teams in the world. Why, then, is this not always the case?
Aldo RadamusAug 18, 2020In our second summer series, Ski Racing Media will create a community discussion around the
Dan LeeverAug 17, 2020I have seen a greater and greater emphasis on more and more gate training at the expense of free skiing. The end product is a racer who can ski. My observation over many years is that a skier who can race will always beat a racer who can ski.
John DouglasAug 17, 2020With the FIS announcing earlier this month postponement of the 52nd annual Congress until the
SR Staff ReportAug 13, 2020The agreement provides WAVE.tv with access and rights to leverage World Pro Ski Tour’s archived dual-format professional ski racing footage to develop content that will be shared across WAVE.tv’s portfolio of 18 media brands.
SR Staff ReportAug 12, 2020Ski academies and clubs are doing everything they can to adapt to the pandemic — from weekly COVID tests to independent travel. But among it all is a silver lining: increased enrollment.
Connor W. DavisAug 11, 2020World Pro Ski Tour Race Brakes brings us words from the CEO. Watch this week’s
SR Staff ReportAug 11, 2020Bridger Gile jokes that he hit his high point when he was a kid. Indeed, his accomplishments on skis were jaw-droppingly bountiful for someone barely out of kindergarten.
Shauna FarnellAug 08, 2020Ski Racing Media's 2020 Junior of the Year (women's) Keely Cashman is ready to juggle college and World Cup racing. Hear what she had to saying about winning bronze at World Juniors and plans to race in college this coming season.
Shauna FarnellAug 06, 2020Ski Racing Media (SRM) is pleased to announce expanded editorial coverage into Canada through a
SR Staff ReportAug 03, 2020Luke Winters, who stunned fans and commentators alike, finishing second — from bib 40 — in the first run at Val d’Isere in 2019, is changing things up ahead of the 2020-21 season.
SR Staff ReportJul 30, 2020We dug a bit deeper to break down the problem, at its root, to help our readers and those impacted by the ban better understand how all this all started, who is involved, how its affecting wax companies, teams, and athletes, and what ski families in North America need to know heading into the 2020-21 season.
Mackenzie MoranJul 29, 2020




