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VISA Women's Ski Jumping team targets podium for Nordic World Championships
by anngaff
posted February 16, 2011 at 4:22pm

2009 World Champion Lindsey Van Five members of the Visa Women’s Ski Jumping Team will compete Friday, Feb. 25, in the 2011 Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo, Norway — which marks only the second time in history that women have been al...more

Vonn concussion race: NFL players aren’t the only athletes who deserve better protection
by Fair Game News
posted February 16, 2011 at 12:38pm

By Laura Pappano It’s February and Lindsey Vonn is in the news. Again. Unlike last year, when we debated whether or not she was exploited by an SI swimsuit spread, this year she has just won the silver medal in the downhill world championships in Garm...more

Recap: GRO Snow Ladies Day At Stevens Pass
by Girls Riders Organization, Inc.
posted February 11, 2011 at 11:43pm

Rome snowboards and GRO SNOW teamed up with Stevens Pass for the First Annual LADIES DAY AT STEVENS!!! We had 40 pre registered ladies from 3years old to 52 and another 40 sign up on the mountain.We were sooo stoked on this much excitement for a first ti...more

On this day in history: Women’s Sportlight
by Pretty Tough
posted February 10, 2011 at 1:48pm

Feb. 10 1968 — Peggy Fleming wins the women’s Olympic figure skating gold medal in Grenoble, France. 1992 — Bonnie Blair becomes the first woman to successfully defend an Olympic gold medal in 500-meter speed skating and the first American woman i...more

Cross-training to do or not to do? Skier Elisabeth Goergl thai boxes and...sings!
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted February 10, 2011 at 10:28am

Goergl FISAustrian skiier Elisabeth Goergl not only skies but is a fan of Thai boxing ( cough, the best martial art around IMHO). And on Monday we learned that she can sing too. Not a bad CV when you add in winning the Women's Super G this week at the FIS...more

Lindsey Vonn, Rafa Nadel win 2011 Laureus Sports Awards
by Pretty Tough
posted February 8, 2011 at 2:50pm

Olympic skiing champion Lindsey Vonn and tennis player Rafael Nadal won this year’s individual Laureus Sports Awards, with Spain’s World Cup winners taking the team prize. Vonn, winner of the women’s downhill at the Vancouver Games and a third ...more

Snowboard Photo Contest: Best Yard Sale
by Westbound Boarder
posted February 8, 2011 at 11:03am

Attention, readers! Westbound Boarder is launching its first ever monthly photo contest. Snowboarding is one of the world’s best inventions, and it has the ability to create so many wonderful memories in the mind’s of participants worldwide. Thu...more

I love curling
by Draft Day Suit
posted February 2, 2011 at 3:04pm

I’ve now written 77 posts about the Super Bowl somewhere or another, and I just want them to play now. Right now. In the street, if necessary, like when Tommy Gunn and Rocky did it in Rocky 5, the third best Rocky movie. Fourth best maybe. It’s hard t...more

GRO Snow – Rome Ladies Day at Stevens Pass on February 6th
by Girls Riders Organization, Inc.
posted February 2, 2011 at 9:56am

The Event: An informal event for ladies that ride. The event is free (must purchase lift ticket if a non-pass holder). Sleepover the night before for those interested, free ride to and from the mountain, and photographer on-hill to capture the fun. ...more

Kelly Clark vids: Snowboard Superpipe Gold and the 1080
by Girls Riders Organization, Inc.
posted February 1, 2011 at 11:43am

Did anyone hear about Kelly Clark at Winter X? In case you didn’t, on the 27th she landed the 1080 in X Games practice. Then won Snowboard SuperPipe Gold After a first-run score of 92.33 secured the win, she used her third and final run as a vict...more

Kelly Clark makes history with 1080 at Winter X Games
by Pretty Tough
posted January 31, 2011 at 8:40pm

The women’s Superpipe final at Winter X Games 15 was jaw-dropping to say the least The highlight, of course, was when Vermont native Kelly Clark‘s became the first woman to successfully land a 1080 in competition. That’s THREE full rotations ten...more

Lindsey Jacobellis wins fourth straight SBX title at X Games
by Pretty Tough
posted January 31, 2011 at 12:07am

ASPEN, Colo. — Lindsey Jacobellis (Stratton Mountain, VT) nailed down her fourth gold in a row Saturday, making her the first woman to ever four-peat in X Games history. Callan Chythlook-Sifsof (Gordwood, AK) finished right behind her teammate to ...more

Winter X Games 15: Turski, Burke back in the game
by Pretty Tough
posted January 29, 2011 at 2:22am

Women’s Slopestyle Skiing phenom and defending champ Kaya Turski (@kayaturski) was the one to beat in women’s slopestyle at Winter X Games 15. But no one could take the first gold medal of this year’s games away from the 22- year-old Quebec nat...more

Snowboarder Anne-Flore Marxer wins Nissan Freeride World Tour
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted January 28, 2011 at 8:59am

Swiss/French snowboarder Anne-Flore Marxer won out at the Nissan Freeride World Tour this week. This was Anne-Flore's first time at the event, and a wild-card at that. It's one way to make a lasting impression.She was quoted on the Powder Room as saying: ...more

Kelly Clark Foundation offers scholarships to mountain schools
by Girls Riders Organization, Inc.
posted January 24, 2011 at 9:16am

Our [Kelly Clark Foundation] Scholarships are available to snowboarders looking to pursue excellence in athletics and academics through the attendance of mountain schools. Criteria include level of athletic commitment and financial need. Applicants must...more

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