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Park City, UT - Do you yearn to get behind the stick of a snowcat? Guests at The Canyons Resort in Park City now have the opportunity to experience what it is like to operate a groomer or snowcat on the mountain.
Original post by noreply@blogger.com (the Wootang) and software by Elliott Back
Posted by as General Posts at 11:51 AM CDT
Whistler (BC), Canada - After a momentous day for the U.S. Team in Saturday’s Paralympic biathlon competition, five American athletes took to the tracks Sunday in the men’s sitting 15 km and women’s sitting 10 km cross country skiing events.
Original post by noreply@blogger.com (the Wootang) and software by Elliott Back
Posted by as General Posts at 11:42 AM CDT
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany - In a year when the success of the U.S. Ski Team was astounding, Lindsey Vonn, of Vail, Colo., and Ted Ligety, of Park City, Utah, capped off the excitement with some of the most prestigious awards in alpine skiing - Audi FIS World Cup ski racing titles. Vonn took the overall crown plus three other titles, while Ligety won his second giant slalom title in three years.
Original post by noreply@blogger.com (the Wootang) and software by Elliott Back
Posted by as General Posts at 11:37 AM CDT
Whistler (BC), Canada - Canada came away with two silver medals on Sunday, the opening day of medal competition at the alpine skiing venue of the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games in Whistler. U.S. Adaptive Alpine Team member, Stephani Victor of Park City, Utah, won a silver medal in the women’s sit-ski slalom.
Original post by noreply@blogger.com (the Wootang) and software by Elliott Back
Posted by as General Posts at 11:20 AM CDT
Whistler (BC), Canada - U.S. Adaptive Cross Country athlete Andy Soule, of Pearland, Texas, made history Saturday, winning the first U.S. medal of the 2010 Paralympic Games and the first-ever medal for the U.S. Paralympic Biathlon team on the opening day of competition. Soule, a retired U.S. Army veteran, combined his shooting skills learned in the Army with his cross country skiing skills learned from the U.S. Adaptive Cross Country Team to win the bronze medal.
Original post by noreply@blogger.com (the Wootang) and software by Elliott Back
Posted by as General Posts at 11:11 AM CDT
Oslo, Norway - Kikkan Randall showed the world her skills Sunday, as the Anchorage, Alaska resident took second to mark only the third U.S. podium for a woman in a modern day cross country World Cup ski race in Norway.
Original post by noreply@blogger.com (the Wootang) and software by Elliott Back
Posted by as General Posts at 11:00 AM CDT
Valmalenco, Italy - With a fourth-place finish in Valmalenco on Sunday, Canada’s Justin Lamoureux, of Squamish, British Columbia, took over the World Cup lead with only one Halfpipe contest still to go, next week at La Molina, Spain.
Original post by noreply@blogger.com (the Wootang) and software by Elliott Back
Posted by as General Posts at 10:56 AM CDT
Meiringen-Hasliberg, Switzerland - Sweden’s Anna Holmlund won Sunday’s women’s World Cup ski cross race in Switzerland, followed in second by Ophelie David of France and Norway’s Marte Hoeie Gjefsen in third. In the men’s competition, Michael Schmid of Switzerland crossed the finish line ahead of Audun Groenvold of Norway in second and Canada’s Chris DelBosco in third.
Original post by noreply@blogger.com (the Wootang) and software by Elliott Back
Posted by as General Posts at 10:38 AM CDT
Oslo, Norway - After long ago having locked up the World Cup overall title, Jason Lamy Chappuis of France closed up the season with a win as he took home the King’s Cup at Holmenkollen in Norway on Sunday. Olympic gold medalist Billy Demong, of Vermontville, N.Y., led the way for the U.S. finishing 10th.
Original post by noreply@blogger.com (the Wootang) and software by Elliott Back
Posted by as General Posts at 10:34 AM CDT
Oslo, Norway - The Norwegian team gave the home crowd a show as the nation won the nordic combined team event at the Holmenkollen Ski Festival Saturday, the biggest sporting event in Norway.
Original post by noreply@blogger.com (the Wootang) and software by Elliott Back
Posted by as General Posts at 10:31 AM CDT
