A promising group of 16 talented athletes – eight women and eight men – have been named to the 2018 FIS Alpine Junior World Championships Team.
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SUN VALLEY, ID (March 26, 2016) – Kieffer Christianson (Anchorage, AK - U.S. Ski Team) battled a crazy course set to come away with his first giant slalom national title Saturday at the Nature Valley U.S. Alpine Championships.
After posting DNFs in Thursday’s super G and Friday’s slalom, Christianson, who has struggled with not finishing this season in NorAm and World Cup races, opted for a change in tactics.
Park City, UT (May 31, 2016) – The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association’s (USSA) TEAM Academy held its graduation ceremony for five high school seniors on May 29. Alpine athletes River Radamus (Edwards, CO), Storm Klomhaus (Boulder, CO) and Galena Wardle (Aspen, CO), along with aerialists Harrison Smith (Pittsford, NY) and Elle Gaudette (Maple Grove, MN), were joined by family and friends for the ceremony at the USSA’s Center of Excellence.
HAFJELL, Norway (Feb. 17, 2016) – Keely Cashman (Squaw Valley, CA, 16, National Training Group/Squaw Valley Ski Team) had another solid finish at the Winter Youth Olympic Games, taking 13th in Thursday’s slalom.
Aline Danioth of Switzerland grabbed her fourth YOG medal in four races, dominating the field by 1.59 seconds. Following Danioth was Ali Nullmeyer of Canada in second and Meta Hrovat of Slovenia in third.
Cashman has finished in the top 15 of each YOG event she has competed, taking 14th in giant slalom and 10th in super G.
The Park City athlete fundraiser - graciously hosted by Park City local Mike Engel - more than doubled their fundraising efforts over last year’s event.
On the final day of the Toyota U.S. Alpine Championships presented by Stifel, Tommy Ford took home the national men’s giant slalom title.
On Monday’s Alta Badia slalom Stifel U.S. Ski Team athlete Jett Seymour closed out the 2024 year with a 13th place finish, his second best slalom result to date.
“It was a battle but it was fun and a good fight and yeah that is what ski racing is all about,” said Seymour.
On Tuesday night’s first event of the FIS Ski Alpine World Championships the Stifel U.S. Ski Team fell short of a medal in fourth place.
“I went out there and did the fastest skiing I could,” said Moltzan. “I just want to show the rest of the world that we are some of the fastest skiers in the world - maybe not tonight but I still believe in all of us and there are a lot more medal opportunities.”
In the final World Cup giant slalom of the season in Saalbach, Austria, Stifel U.S. Ski Team athlete River Radamus skied to 17th place and the World Juniors giant slalom champion Ryder Sarchett made his World Cup debut.
It’s not every season there is a nighttime giant slalom race, and the Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team men took control of the icy conditions, all placing in the top 25 in the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup in Schladming.