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I Ride 4 Kevin.
by Westbound Boarder
posted January 15, 2010 at 3:43pm
As many already know on December 31, Kevin Pearce sustained a sever brain injury while training in the half pipe in Park City, Utah. Kevin has a long recovery ahead of him, and we continue to show our support for Kevin, his friends and his family.
Chec...more
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Vonn isn’t “heavy” she’s a great athlete!
by One Sport Voice
posted January 14, 2010 at 5:43pm
In the last week Austrian coaches claimed downhill skier and USA Olympian (and fellow Minnesotan!) Lindsay Vonn was heavy, which they said gives her a competitive advantage. Really? Are you sure she isn’t one of the best skiers because she is an amazi...more
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Meet Team Visa
by Athletic Women Blog
posted January 12, 2010 at 4:11pm
Another look—this time thanks to Visa—at some of the world's best female athletes preparing for the 2010 Winter Olympics, three members of "Team Visa": Julia Mancuso
Lindsey Jacobellis
Angela Ruggiero
Something else Visa wa...more
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"Not Overweight," Lindsey Vonn wins again
by Women Skiing and Sports
posted January 9, 2010 at 7:48pm
Winning her third consecutive World Cup title in Austria, Vail's Lindsey Vonn said she was spurred on by a remark made by the media. The comment said that Vonn would have an advantage in the speed events because she was carrying additional weight. This li...more
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Kelly Clark heading to Vancouver
by Pretty Tough
posted January 9, 2010 at 3:16pm
Snowboarder Kelly Clark secured a trip to her third Olympics this week.
Clark defeated 2006 gold medal winner Hannah Teter to make her two for two this season in the U.S. Grand Prix events, which are being used to determine the riders who will represent ...more
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Kevin Pearce is doing fine; One step closer
by Westbound Boarder
posted January 9, 2010 at 3:07pm
The other day we reported on a terrible fall that a valued member of the snowboard community, Kevin Pearce, encountered. Today, we are happy to report that Kevin is off breathing tubes and is slowly regaining consciousness, according to Boardistan and K...more
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Lindsey Vonn: "I go faster the stronger I get"
by Athletic Women Blog
posted January 8, 2010 at 2:24pm
Thanks to Under Armour, we get to see just how hard ski racer Lindsey Vonn is working to prepare herself for the 2010 Olympics. Here she is a role model for not only her hard work but her insight. Vonn gets it—she understands that you must build your bo...more
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Women's Ski Clinics
by Women Skiing and Sports
posted January 8, 2010 at 11:57am
Chicks on Sticks2009/10 Ski SeasonAcademics are taking a second look at new research showing that boys demand, and get, teachers’ attention more than girls in grade school through grad school. But remove the boys from the classroom, and girls are more l...more
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Lindsey Vonn works out
by Kaci Kust
posted January 7, 2010 at 1:38pm
If you've ever wondered how Olympic athletes do basic strength and conditioning training, check out this Under Armour video of U.S. Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn.
Vonn has taken a basic philosophy and added to it for her own personal philosophy that h...more
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Exclusive workout with Olympic hopeful Lindsey Vonn
by Pretty Tough
posted January 7, 2010 at 11:37am
We’re kicking our Olympic coverage into high gear and will be profiling all of the winter sports and athletes you need to know about.
One of athletes to watch is ski racer Lindsey Vonn who is a favorite on and off the slopes. She’s a back-to-back Wor...more
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Start 2010 off … with a snow blower
by Westbound Boarder
posted January 4, 2010 at 10:07pm
With 70+ temperatures sweeping over Los Angeles, the last thing I need is a snow blower. But, I realize not all of our Westbound Boarder readers have the luxury of wearing shorts in January. (ahem, Danielle? I hear it snowed in Portland last week!)
One...more
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Snowboarding? Yes please!
by Chic Runner
posted January 4, 2010 at 11:37am
So the other day I got the chance to go snowboarding. Granted, I haven’t ever been snowboarding and the last time I even saw snow was probably roughly ten years ago. I know, I don’t get out much. Thankfully, my brother’s girlfriend already had every...more
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SNB: Road to Vancouver
by Pretty Tough
posted January 3, 2010 at 2:34pm
The path to Vancouver is paved in U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix halfpipes for athletes with an eye on Olympic medals. Earlier this month, the U.S. Snowboarding team Olympic qualifiers kicked off at Copper Mountain in Colorado with riders debuting the hig...more
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Best wishes for Kevin Pearce and his loved ones
by Westbound Boarder
posted January 2, 2010 at 4:13pm
Kevin Pearce, a 2010 Olympic hopeful and snowboarding phenom (and a real contender for Shawn White, check out their last X-Games excitement), has sustained a serious head injury during a training session in Salt Lake City, Utah. Pearce was injured while o...more
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Top Female Snowboarding Moments of 2009
by Westbound Boarder
posted January 1, 2010 at 6:01pm
For those of you who may not know (or simply overlooked our sidebar) Westbound Boarder is a part of a larger blog network called Women Talk Sports, which brings together blogs and Web sites that support and celebrate women in sports. A few days ago...more
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Night Snowshoeing in the Keweenaw
by Endurance Meg
posted December 31, 2009 at 4:07pm
Some of our good friends, T and D, came to town post-Christmas to enjoy the Keweenaw and have a bit of a vacation. Baberaham and I convinced them to join us on an evening snowshoe hike to explore Hungarian Falls in Tamarack City during the full moon. I ...more
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A few newsy things
by After Atalanta
posted December 29, 2009 at 1:30pm
On December 22 the Canadian Supreme Court refused to hear the case of female ski jumpers trying to get into the 2010 Olympics. This was the last ditch effort of the group which has pursued legal means and made appeals to the IOC, including a letter to Pre...more
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Lindsey Vonn and the Pre-Olympic Hype
by Sports Girls Play
posted December 27, 2009 at 10:54pm
The 2010 Winter Games are right around the corner, and if the media has their way, US Skier Lindsey Vonn will be a household name by the time the Opening Ceremonies are under way. Lindsey is entering her third Olympic Games at age 25, her last two appea...more
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Jamie Anderson makes Winter Dew Tour history
by Pretty Tough
posted December 22, 2009 at 8:10pm
Perfect weather created the ideal situation for the Women’s Slopestyle Final at the Dew Tour’s Breckenridge stop but unfortunately many of the ladies struggled to put together solid runs.
The exception was Jamie Anderson who set a record on the slope...more
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Core Concepts winter gear review
by Endurance Meg
posted December 20, 2009 at 7:15pm
Ever want to shout “Oh, oh, you don’t even know!” to someone? That’s kind of how I feel about the whole #snOMG extravaganza going on east-ward on the Atlantic Coast. [For those that don't speak Twitter, the hashtag (#) indicates a 'trending topi...more
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