PARK CITY, UT (May 25, 2017) – The U.S. Ski Team has announced its alpine nominations for the 2017-18 season. Nominations include those active athletes who qualified based on published selection criteria in the prior season.
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Two-time Olympic champion and six-time world champion Mikaela Shiffrin finished second in Thursday’s super-G at World Cup Finals in Courchevel/Meribel, France, clinching her fourth career overall Crystal Globe, a little earlier than expected. Slovakian rival Petra Vlhova finished outside of the points in 17th, making it mathematically impossible to catch Shiffrin in the remaining two races of the FIS Ski World Cup Finals.
We’re sad to see the FIS Ski World Cup Tour shift from North America to Europe, but as they say - the show must go on, right?! Olympic champions Mikaela Shiffrin (Avon, Colo.) and Ted Ligety (Park City, Utah) will lead the cast of characters at the first stop in St. Moritz, Switzerland and Val d’Isere, France, respectively. We'll miss our cheeseburgers, but bring on the schnitzel - downhiller Steven Nyman's personal favorite - semmel roll salami and cucumber sandwiches, jet fuel-double espressos, and sauna time in magical Euroland!
NEW YORK, NY – Spyder, a leading ski and performance brand, today announces the renewal and expansion of its sponsorship agreement with the U.S. Ski Team. Spyder has been the exclusive official apparel partner of the U.S. Ski Team since 1989. Spyder’s agreement will continue with rights to design and create the exclusive men’s and women’s uniform for the U.S. Alpine Team and under the new agreement will add the U.S. Freestyle Team and the U.S. Freeski Team.
In response to the recent discussion put forth by Ski Racing Media about collegiate ski racing and the relationship between NCAA skiing and the U.S. Ski Team, many members of the community wanted to weigh in with their perspective and have asked that we publish their pieces, so their voices are heard.
U.S. Ski & Snowboard is pleased to announce the 21 athletes that will represent the Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team at the 2023 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Courchevel/Meribel, France, February 6-19, 2023.