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Lindsey Vonn Drug Tested at NYC Fashion Award Show
by Pretty Tough
posted June 6, 2013 at 9:12am

Skier Lindsey Vonn took time out from training for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi to attend the the Council of Fashion Designers of America Awards (CFDAs) in NYC Monday night.  Vonn, a guest of fashion designer Cynthia Rowley, was looking gla...more

Ski Jumping: Historic end to 2013 World Cup season for Team USA
by anngaff
posted March 20, 2013 at 11:31am

USA Women's Ski Jumping at 2013 World Cup - photo via Women's Ski Jumping USA Historic end to 2013 World Cup season at Oslo’s HolmenkollenHendrickson wins, Visa Team finishes season No. 1 in the world  via release  OSLO, Norway (March...more

Like Mother, Like Daughter: Beth Heiden Reid & Joanne Reid
by TJ's Turf
posted March 11, 2013 at 8:12am

When Colorado Bulldog Senior Joanne Reid won the women's 15-kilometer freestyle mass start at the 2013 NCAA Skiing Championships yesterday, it was even more momentous than handily claiming a national title.Joanne Reid (photo court...more

U.S. Women’s Ski Jumping Team leads Nations Cup Heading into World Championships
by Pretty Tough
posted February 18, 2013 at 8:50am

With top World Cup results this weekend in Ljubno, the U.S. Women’s Ski Jumping Team is more confident than ever heading into World Championships this week in Val di Fiemme, Italy. The U.S. women placed five in the top 13 in Saturday’s event,...more

Hendrickson’s 2nd in Ljubno leads stellar day for U.S. Ski Jumping Team
by anngaff
posted February 16, 2013 at 4:40pm

Sarah Hendrickson, Sara Takanashi, Coline Mattel. Photo: FISSkiJumping.com 5 Americans in the top 13 LJUBNO, Slovenia, via release — Park City’s Sarah Hendrickson snagged her seventh podium finish this season with a strong 2nd-place perfor...more

Women ski jumpers ready for 3rd ever World Championships
by anngaff
posted February 13, 2013 at 11:46pm

Italy plays host to last major event before Olympic debut   VAL DI FIEMME, Italy, via release - Members of the Visa Women's Ski Jumping Team will compete against the rest of the world's best next week in Italy at the 2013 Nordic World Ski ...more

Just for women sports 24/7 coming our way
by HeraeaMarketing
posted February 12, 2013 at 7:46pm

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Jr World Ski Jumping: Hendrickson breaks hill record during Team Event
by anngaff
posted January 26, 2013 at 7:49pm

Sarah Hendrickson, courtesy of WSJUSA.com U.S. team of teens gains experience with 8th-place finish via release  LIBEREC, Czech Republic — Sarah Hendrickson led the U.S. women to an 8th place finish in the Team Event at Junior World Champi...more

Jr World Ski Jumping: Tough day for Sarah Hendrickson, but she's ready to 'learn and move on'
by anngaff
posted January 25, 2013 at 1:57pm

Eau Claire’s Anderson was the ‘best surprise of the week’, coach says via release (more at wsjusa.com) LIBEREC, Czech Republic — Live and learn. Three little words Sarah Hendrickson didn’t plan on telling herself after...more

Sarah Hendrickson aiming for gold at Junior World Ski Jumping Championships
by anngaff
posted January 23, 2013 at 11:00pm

Image via http://www.wsjusa.com/ Talented team of U.S. juniors ready for international competition via release PARK CITY, Utah — Eighteen-year-old Sarah Hendrickson leads a team of four into the 2013 Junior World Ski Jumping Championships ...more

Women's Ski Jumping USA announces new leadership team
by anngaff
posted January 17, 2013 at 10:47am

Beck named executive director, Holden is program director PARK CITY, Utah — Women’s Ski Jumping USA has named Robbie Beck as the foundation’s Executive Director and Jenny Holden as Athletic Program Director. Beck and Holden, bot...more

Ski Jumping World Cup: Sarah Hendrickson back on top of podium
by anngaff
posted January 12, 2013 at 2:22pm

HINTERZARTEN, GERMANY — Sarah Hendrickson snagged her second World Cup win of the season Saturday in Hinterzarten — a jump she knows well. She won here a year ago too, setting the hill record. Hendrickson led the U.S. team Saturday, which b...more

Ski Jumping: Deep U.S. team crowds leaderboard in Ramsau World Cup
by anngaff
posted December 16, 2012 at 11:35pm

Van (4th), Jerome (5th) lead five U.S. women in top 12 finishers  RAMSAU, Austria — When the announcer says, “They’ve got a really deep squad,” you’d think he was talking about a basketball team, not ski jumping. W...more

Halfpipe Champion Roz Groenewoud Talks Skiing, Target Partnership & Personal Style
by A Glam Slam
posted November 14, 2012 at 8:15pm

Sporting her signature red lipstick, Roz Groenewoud had another stellar season on the slopes, maintaining her status as the top female halfpipe skier in the world. This past season she was named AFP Women’s Halfpipe World Champion after taking ...more

How would Lindsey Vonn fare against men? (Pretty well, I calculate)
by Fair Game News
posted November 8, 2012 at 5:14pm

By Laura Pappano When the International Ski Federation turned down Lindsey Vonn’s request to compete in the men’s downhill World Cup the explanation was wearily familiar – there are races for guys and races for women and they’re s...more

Women’s Ski Jumping documentary wins prestigious Banff Film Festival award
by anngaff
posted November 5, 2012 at 8:25pm

SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 5, 2012 – The documentary film Ready To Fly has been awarded “Best Feature-Length Mountain Film” at the prestigious Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival.  Ready To Fly, written and directed by William A. Ker...more

FIS Denies Lindsey Vonn’s Request To Compete Against Men
by Pretty Tough
posted November 4, 2012 at 12:59pm

Alpine skier Lindsey Vonn, considered by many to be the best female skier in the world, was denied a request to compete in a men’s World Cup downhill race by the International Ski Federation. The FIS council met Saturday in Switzerland, and “...more

Women's Ski Jumping USA names athletes to Visa Team
by anngaff
posted October 14, 2012 at 6:59pm

U.S. women aim to defend their No. 1 ranking via release Women’s Ski Jumping USA has named the athletes to represent the Visa Women’s Ski Jumping Team this year on the World and Continental Cup circuits. 2013 Visa Women’s Ski Jumping ...more

Vonn seeks a Sorenstam moment
by After Atalanta
posted October 9, 2012 at 10:51am

I'm not the only one trying to get back on course (sorry for the lack of blogging). Professional skiers start their competitive season soon. And American skier Lindsey Vonn, the it girl (much to Julia Mancuso's dismay) of the last winter Olympics, is look...more

Women ski jumpers set to compete in U.S. National Championships
by anngaff
posted August 4, 2012 at 8:07am

via release  PARK CITY, UTAH — Women ski jumpers will vie this weekend for the top spot in the nation at the U.S. Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined Championships in Utah. Jumper Jessica Jerome, last year’s large hill champion, is aiming f...more

Sarah Burke to be inducted into Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame
by Pretty Tough
posted June 12, 2012 at 7:42pm

Freestyle ski pioneer Sarah Burke never got to compete in an Olympics in the discipline she helped drive mainstream and into the Games, but her efforts are being recognized by the Canadian Olympic Committee. The Vancouver Sun has learned that Burke &mdas...;more

Top U.S. women ski jumpers honor 10-year-old YouTube sensation
by anngaff
posted March 23, 2012 at 3:15pm

PARK CITY, UT — Ten-year-old Zia Terry is a star on YouTube simply because she showed the world her courage by soaring off a 40-meter ski jump. On Thursday, she got to meet some of her biggest fans — five members of the No. 1-ranked U.S. Wom...more

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