Archive for the ‘Skiing’ Category
Big-wave charger Chuck Patterson retraces his Nordic roots while riding skis at 20-foot Jaws on Maui.
Alex Schlopy won the first men’s slopestyle event at the Freestyle World Ski Championships on Thursday, as competitors from seven different countries put on a show they hope will land the sport in the 2014 Winter Olympics.Â
Schlopy scored 41.8 points in his hometown of Park City to edge Winter X Games gold medalist Sam Carlson … More
Mikaela Shiffrin made her first big mark on Alpine skiing’s world stage Thursday.
The 15-year-old skier from Vail, Colo., won a slalom bronze medal at the junior world championships despite the lingering effects of a virus. She trailed two 19-year-olds in the in the 108-racer lineup—gold medalist Jessica Depauli of Austria and silver medalist Anna Swenn-Larsson of Sweden  … More