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Where's the next magic moment?
by MichelleSmith
posted July 1, 2009 at 9:03pm

Ten-year anniversary of Women's World Cup makes us wistful for more...more

Snowboarder Kimmy Fasani talks to Transworld
by Pretty Tough
posted June 16, 2009 at 12:58pm

Pretty Tough Team Rider Kimmy Fasani will be appearing in the new all-girl shred flick STANCE. While she rehabs a tweaked spine up in Mammoth, Transworld Snowboarding sat her down to answer some questions. Kimmy talks about the film, her recent injury and...more

WTS Podcast Series: Pioneer Sports Journalist Christine Brennan, Part 2
by anngaff
posted June 14, 2009 at 4:52pm

Welcome to the second podcast in a 3-part series of interviews with Christine Brennan, renowned sports journalist, best-selling author and commentator.  Brennan was a pioneer as a female sports journalist and is still today the most widely-read femal...more

Olympic Snowboarder Karin Ruby dies in tragic climbing accident
by Pretty Tough
posted June 5, 2009 at 5:12pm

The world lost of its trailblazing female snowboarders on May 29 to a tragic accident. Former Olympic snowboarding champion Karine Ruby of France fell into a 20m crevasse while climbing Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in Western Europe, located...more

Win a scholarship to Windells Action Sports Camp!
by Pretty Tough
posted June 5, 2009 at 11:47am

A lot of students are assigned a “personal essay” as the final English assignment of the year. For some kids, the paper morphs into the essay they submit as part of their college application. Others embark on a period of journaling as a road to pers...more

Kimmy Fasani: Coping with injury
by Pretty Tough
posted June 4, 2009 at 2:46pm

(Ed. Note: Winter X Games veteran Kimmy Fasani is the latest addition to the Pretty Tough Team and this is her first blog post. ) Snowboarding professionally is an amazing career, however, sometimes your body has to pay the price for trying to ...more

Good news if your name is Lindsey - USSA picks Athletes of the Year
by Pretty Tough
posted May 13, 2009 at 5:26pm

With the 2009 season coming to a close, a number of athletes will be honored for their excellence as recipients of the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association’s Athlete of the Year Awards at the annual awards presentation Friday in Park City. Drumroll...more

Waiting at the top of a steep slope...
by After Atalanta
posted May 12, 2009 at 10:41am

...or waiting for a court decision. Which is scarier if you are a female ski jumper? Probably the latter. The female jumpers that sued the Vancouver Olympic Committee in an attempt to gain entry into the 2010 games are now waiting for a decision from a ju...more

Tweens, teens, plastic and action sports
by Pretty Tough
posted April 24, 2009 at 12:06am

Looking for a way to keep track of your finances and connect to favorite artists and athletes? MYplash (from Plastic Cash Int’l) is a teen branded prepaid caid that targets sports and music enthusiasts looking for something other than a Walmart-br...more

Stand with women ski jumpers today
by Pretty Tough
posted April 20, 2009 at 12:20pm

Did you know that ski jumping is the only event in the Olympic Winter Games that does not allow women to participate? The International Olympic Committee won’t let these international elite athletes jump in the upcoming Vancouver Games because the IOC ...more

Chantelle: Getting healthy after an injury
by Pretty Tough
posted April 19, 2009 at 3:02pm

I blew it. My ACL and meniscus that is. For anyone that’s been hurt before, they know it’s never fun. However, there’s lots of things you can do when you’re given an opportunity to sit around all the time, like read books, create art, organize tri...more

Dinner Impossible: X Food at the X Games
by Pretty Tough
posted April 8, 2009 at 9:39pm

What do cooking and and the Winter X Games have in common? Tonight it’s a show called “Dinner Impossible” courtesy of the Food Network.  Host Robert Irvine serves stunningly creative dishes both for intimate gatherings and for huge...more

State of Vermont hopes to make snowboarding an official sport
by Pretty Tough
posted April 7, 2009 at 5:44pm

The state flower of Vermont is the red clover. The sugar maple is the official tree of the Green Mountain State. And within the next year, several legislators hope to make snowboarding the official sport of Vermont. How awesome would it be if every state...more

UMass Cuts Skiing
by Title IX Blog
posted April 3, 2009 at 11:45pm

In an attempt to deal with budget woes, University of Massachusetts has cut its men's and women's ski teams. The teams, which did not offer scholarships, will become club teams. Rumors swirled at the Amherst campus that it was baseball in jeopardy. But y...more

Whoa, our calendar is maxed-out with women's sports this weekend!
by anngaff
posted April 1, 2009 at 3:33am

Was just trying to add the 2009 Sprint U.S. Freestyle Championships to our calendar (they're airing on Versus at 4pm EST Saturday) and realized there was no room on Saturday! That's a good problem to have if you're a fan of women's sports. Here's wha...more

Janna Meyen-Weatherby wins Chicken Jam Slopestyle
by Pretty Tough
posted March 30, 2009 at 7:28pm

The halfpipe portion of the Roxy Chicken Jam finished on Saturday with Kelly Clark pulling out the win. Her run included a Frontside Air, Backside 540 Mute, Frontside 540, Method, Frontside 720 and a Cab 720. Top Three: 1. Kelly Clark 2. Mercedes Nicol...more

All Girls Weekend: Roxy Chicken Jam & Queen’s Cup Open
by Pretty Tough
posted March 28, 2009 at 6:43pm

This weekend is all about fresh powder, killer contest action and the return of the Roxy Chicken Jam at Mammoth Mountain, with a free Santogold and Cold War Kids show. With the past week’s Spring storm bringing in 14″ of new snow, two bands that a...more

Snow Business: Bright, Buass and Anderson win at U.S. Open
by Pretty Tough
posted March 24, 2009 at 2:13am

Norway’s Kjersti Oestgaard Buaas won the women’s Slopestyle title while Jamie Anderson, who missed the contest because of injury, still managed to clinch the Burton Global Open Series Championship. Both of their payouts matched their male counterpar...more

Women Talk Sports Blogderby: Round 3
by Sports Girls Play
posted March 23, 2009 at 12:50am

Welcome to the Women Talk Sports (WTS) Blogderby, Round 3. Every few weeks, we’ll “pass the torch” to a different blogger in our community who will be responsible for rounding up the best blog posts about women’s sports. If you’re interested i...more

US Open Snowboarding Championship underway
by Pretty Tough
posted March 20, 2009 at 1:08pm

The best snowboarders in the world have been gathering at the Stratton Mountain Resort in Vermont for the 27th Annual US Open Snowboarding World Championship. The qualifying action kicked earlier this week amid balmy temps and bluebird skies and conti...more

Tween snowboarder scorches the slopes
by Pretty Tough
posted March 17, 2009 at 2:17pm

Nine-year-old snowboarding phenom Alexis “Lexis” Roland from Bloomington, Minnesota was first discovered in a YouTube video showcasing her talent when she was just six years old. She’s had small parts in several snowboard videos, including the bonus...more

Monster Energy’s Homecoming - Women’s Ski & Snowboard Event
by Pretty Tough
posted March 5, 2009 at 9:02pm

If you’re going to be in Southwestern Pennsylvania next weekend, you’re in luck. Seven Springs Mountain Resort is presenting Kristi Leskinen’s invitational ski and snowboard event, Monster Energy’s Homecoming, March 13 – 15, 2009....more

Mush: Following the 2009 Iditarod
by Pretty Tough
posted March 3, 2009 at 3:10pm

Since 1973, the world’s top mushers have gathered in Alaska to tackle the Iditarod’s 1,150-mile trail, which stretches from Anchorage to Nome, across mountain ranges, frozen rivers, dense forests, desolate tundra and windswept coastline....more

Burton Mighty Pants - Warm & Cozy
by Pretty Tough
posted February 27, 2009 at 3:29pm

Winter may be almost over but check this out: Imagine wrapping your legs in an electric blanket that feels just like a regular snowboard pant, and you start to get the idea behind the Burton Women’s LTD Heated Mighty Pant....more

Winter Dew Tour: The Last Stop Begins
by Pretty Tough
posted February 19, 2009 at 11:20pm

The third and last stop of the Winter Dew Tour (Feb. 19 - 22nd) is on and the slopestyle prelims heated up a bit with Jamie Anderson pulling out a switch back five to jump into first, while Janna Meyen held down second with Chanelle Sladics in third...more

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