Lindsey Vonn posted the best time in downhill training for the second consecutive day on Thursday, making her the favorite going into the World Cup events scheduled for the French Alps this weekend.
The American dominated on the Oreiller-Killy course for the second straight day, finishing in 1 minute, 44.67 seconds. She was 0.22 seconds ahead of Austria’s Elisabeth Goergl.
“It’s a fun course. I like the piste here in Val d’Isere,†Vonn said. “I had good results here in the past. I have confidence. When things are working well, it’s definitely easier.â€Â … Details
To those who follow competitive snowboarding, Bud Keene is a familiar name. Going on 20 years of coaching experience, Keene has a knack for plucking the right riders and helping them maximize their talent. From 1990-2002, Keene coached the Mount Mansfield Ski Club Snowboard Team, building up the skills of young riders, many who went on to make a serious impact — Kyle Clancy, Jake Blauvelt, Travis Kennedy, Colin Langlois, Zach Leach, Jeff Kramer and even Cole Barash are all MMSC alums. In 2002, Keene was invited to coach the Salt Lake City Olympic Halfpipe forerunners, and by 2006 he was the Head Coach of the US Olympic Halfpipe Team, a group of riders that took home four medals between men and women …Â Details
“Welcome Home is the brand new snowboard video starring the Rip Curl pro team. After last year’s exotic adventures in the immaculate mountains of Abkhazia this year, the search brought their riders to home playgrounds of Victor Delarue, Nils Arvidsson, Darius Heristchian and Victor Daviet.â€
Nils Arvidsson flexes in his Swedish Speedos and introduces the RC riders to his home town of Sundsvall
Victor Daviet takes the boys to the jibs and pow stashes around his home resort of Queyras
Victor Delerue tours the team around the Pyrenees to hit up some big bertha booters, chuck double corks and generally get amongst it. There’s also the EL Burro session in here too
