U.S. Ski & Snowboard, the National Governing Body for skiing and snowboarding in the United States, announces the addition of freeride skiing and snowboarding as a new U.S. Ski & Snowboard discipline. The announcement is in line with the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) decision to…

The Hydro Flask U.S. Snowboard Team has formally announced key staffing changes ahead of the 2026-27 season for both big air/slopestyle and snowboard cross programs. Danny Kass will become the new slopestyle/big air head coach and Jan Klemsa and Harald Benselin will assume the pro snowboard cross…

Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team athlete Mikaela Shiffrin and Stifel U.S. Para Nordic Ski Team athletes Oksana Masters and Jake Adicoff were nominated for Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly (ESPY) awards, with nominations formally announced on June 25, 2026. Shiffrin was nominated for Best Athlete…

Team USA will premiere the official after-show companion episode to On The Edge: World Cup Ski Racing, the five-episode ESPN Original Series that followed the world's elite alpine ski racers through the 2025-26 season and 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina, on June 23, Olympic &…

U.S. Ski & Snowboard is proud to announce a record 13 domestic FIS World Cup events for the 2026-27 season, the most domestic events held in U.S. Ski & Snowboard history. The world’s best athletes in alpine, freeski, freestyle, Para snowboard, ski jumping and snowboard will compete across…

U.S. Ski & Snowboard recognizes key medical staff retirements and welcomes new additions as the organization enters the 2026-27 season.After two decades of service to the U.S. Ski & Snowboard and its athletes, Dr. Tom Hackett will step away from his longtime role as Head Team Physician…

TIME announced a list recognizing the 100 most influential figures shaping the global landscape of sports. Four athletes from U.S. Ski & Snowboard earned a place on the list, including Mikaela Shiffrin, Lindsey Vonn, Jessie Diggins and Oksana Masters. In the first list of its kind from…

The mood in the Olympic Bar at Michel’s Christiania was reflective. In a place steeped in ski racing history, where skis and photographs of hometown legends like Picabo Street and Christin Cooper line the walls, friends, family, athletes and longtime patrons raised glasses to its namesake, Michel…

U.S. Ski & Snowboard and Stifel announce the 2026 Stifel U.S. Ski Team Stifel Award winners for the 2025-26 season. Winners in each category were selected through a voting process by their teammates and staff. Now in its fourth year, the Stifel Awards celebrate athletes and staff members…

Park City, Utah (June 2, 2026) - U.S. Ski & Snowboard is proud to announce that Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team staff members Alex Hoedlmoser and Regan Dewhirst have been recognized by the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) as part of its 2025 Coaches and Support Staff of the…