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Lindsey Van donates bone marrow again for man with cancer
by anngaff
posted December 19, 2011 at 8:20pm

World Champion ski jumper Lindsey Van got the call again this fall. Eight months after she donated bone marrow to help a cancer-stricken man, the doctors said they needed twice the number of stem cells they took from her last spring — which was 500...more

Holiday events at Colorado ski resorts
by Women Skiing and Sports
posted December 17, 2011 at 4:49pm

No matter which resort you visit during the holidays, each one will be aglow with lights and festive decor, guaranteeing a sparkly and white Christmas. Santa sightings, fireworks displays and torchlight parades have been annual holiday events for years. ...more

Resort Review: Ski Apache
by Westbound Boarder
posted December 5, 2011 at 1:46pm

While visiting family in Texas I got an opportunity to snowboard the high, Rocky Mountains of New Mexico, the United States southernmost ski area. After a very long and scenic drive from El-Paso (4 hours) we arrived in the small town of Ruidoso with Ski A...more

Women ski jumpers to compete Saturday in first-ever World Cup
by anngaff
posted December 1, 2011 at 12:32pm

                      Left to Right: Jessica Jerome, Alissa Johnson, Abby Hughes, Lindsey Van, Sarah Hendrickson via release - Members of the Visa Women’s Ski Jumping Team will mak...more

Olympic Gold Medalist Skier Lindsey Vonn Headed for Divorce
by Pretty Tough
posted November 29, 2011 at 7:39pm

  Olympic gold medalist and top American skier Lindsey Vonn (nee Kildow) is divorcing husband and chief advisorThomas Vonn after four years of marriage. The Associated Press reported that Thomas Vonn filed for divorce last week and will no longer ha...more

Ice Cold: Pro Snowboarder Marie-France Roy Is Back on the Scene... Never Missing a Beat
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted November 24, 2011 at 3:51am

So winter has decided to make it to Ireland, thankfully not as dramatically as last year - no snow so far - but still chilly enough to make posts about snowboarders a must again. This post is thanks to Snowboard Canada Women. Canadian Marie-France Roy...more

5 Questions with Snowboarder Kelly Clark at the Burtongirls.com Launch
by A Glam Slam
posted November 18, 2011 at 9:55pm

A Glam Slam recently joined Burton Snowboards to celebrate the brand’s new women’s lifestyle site, BurtonGirls.com, set to launch later this month. The for-women-by-women site will include fashion, beauty, travel and additional features from contri...more

Fast and Female Fairbanks: Empowerment Through Sport
by Becca Rorabaugh
posted November 1, 2011 at 10:32am

Yesterday was the first (hopefully annual) Fast and Female event in Fairbanks Alaska. Fast and Female, a Canadian non-profit organization, puts on camps for girls ages 9-19 throughout North America. Participants get a T-shirt, assorted goodies, and ...more

Women's Ski Jumping USA leaders inducted into Ski Jumping Hall of Fame
by anngaff
posted October 31, 2011 at 6:35pm

via release Three Women’s Ski Jumping USA leaders have been inducted into the American Ski Jumping Hall of Fame.  The Friends of American Ski Jumping named Deedee Corradini, Victor Method and Peter Jerome to the Hall of Fame class of 2011 a...more

15-year-old Emilee Anderson to represent U.S. Ski Jumping at Winter Youth Olympic Games
by anngaff
posted October 25, 2011 at 4:01pm

(photo credit: wsjusa.com) Fifteen-year-old Emilee Anderson, of Eau Clair, WI, will represent the U.S. and the Visa Women’s Ski Jumping Team at the Innsbruck 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games.  The Winter Youth Olympic Games is an internation...more

Women’s Ski Jumping USA nominates eight for historic season
by anngaff
posted October 25, 2011 at 3:57pm

Women’s Ski Jumping USA has nominated eight of the top women athletes in the nation to represent the Visa Women’s Ski Jumping Team in one of the most historic seasons ever for the sport.  Jessica Jerome, Lindsey Van, Sarah Hendrickson,...more

Women ski jumpers win prestigious Women’s Sports Foundation Award
by anngaff
posted October 19, 2011 at 2:13pm

The Women’s Sports Foundation is honoring the Visa Women’s Ski Jumping Team tonight with the 2011 Wilma Rudolph Courage Award as part of the 32nd Annual Salute to Women in Sports Awards Gala in New York City. Team members and their supporting foundat...more

First for Colorado's ski season: Wolf Creek Ski Area
by Women Skiing and Sports
posted October 11, 2011 at 12:46am

An early October snowfall allowed Wolf Creek Ski Area in southern Colorado to be the first in the state to open for the 2011-12 ski season. Typically the ski area that gets the most snow, Wolf Creek never has been among the first to open. It's earliest op...more

Sarah Hendrickson, 17, wins first U.S. National Ski Jumping title
by anngaff
posted October 2, 2011 at 12:52pm

FOX RIVER GROVE, Illinois — Seventeen-year-old Sarah Hendrickson won her first U.S. National Ski Jumping title Saturday on the small hill (K70) at Norge Ski Club in Fox River Grove, just outside Chicago. Hendrickson’s first jump was 68.5 mete...more

Athletes: Are We Fooling Ourselves?
by Becca Rorabaugh
posted September 23, 2011 at 10:34am

This spring I was listening to a podcast about lying, and there was a brief mention about the best athletes practicing self-deception in order to perform better.  For example, a successful track and field athlete claims to repeat ‘I am the best...more

XC Skiing-- slightly north of mainstream
by Becca Rorabaugh
posted September 19, 2011 at 8:58pm

Who trains 4 hours a day, spends weeks living on a glacier in the summer, and goes down hills at 40mph with no brakes?...more

A Glam Slam talks Burton fashion with riders Gabi VIitieri & Danny Davis
by A Glam Slam
posted September 16, 2011 at 3:44pm

Action sports athletes have a distinct fashion sense, one that they like to express both in and outside of their sport. For the Burton Snowboard team, their gear is truly a reflection of their personal style. Several rounds of development result in rider-...more

Battle of the Skiing Sexes
by Women Skiing and Sports
posted August 23, 2011 at 12:47pm

Ski hills are the perfect place to test compatibility, maybe better than online dating. Take a run together (athleticism), ride the chair (personality), eat lunch (coolness and cash). But those same hills can also test patience, can even lead to outright ...more

Shaun White & Jessie White talk new Target fashions
by A Glam Slam
posted July 26, 2011 at 12:59am

You know him for his incredible snowboarding skills and those famous curly, red locks. But Shaun White has also made waves for his unique sense of style. An interest in fashion and a brother who happens to be a talented artist led to a collection with Tar...more

Are “The Good Ol’ Days of Carefree Riding” Really Gone?
by Westbound Boarder
posted July 11, 2011 at 4:16pm

Just last summer, as I was shredding through the backcountry of Cerro Catedral in Argentina, I was 99 percent certain I was going to quit real life and add a new job title to my roster - “snowboard bum.” But it seems that life had a bigger plan for ...more

Slopestyle finally added to Olympic roster
by Westbound Boarder
posted July 9, 2011 at 9:42am

Many of you have probably heard by now that earlier week, the Internal Olympic Committee (IOC) cast a vote to finally make slopestyle an Olympic snowboarding and skiing event (Read the news in ESPN or Transworld Business). Though the news was quickly ov...more

A Glam Slam Chats with Gretchen Bleiler & Jenny Fletcher
by A Glam Slam
posted July 8, 2011 at 8:48am

As part of the Oakley “Peform Beautifully” weekend in Napa Valley, A Glam Slam had the opportunity to participate in activities alongside a group of very inspiration women, including Oakley athletes Gretchen Bleiler and Jenny Fletcher. Olympic snowbo...more

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