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Sarah Hendrickson clutches crystal globe as World Cup campaign ends
by anngaff
posted March 9, 2012 at 1:08pm

U.S. team ends inaugural season as dominant, top-ranked squad  OSLO, Norway (March 9, via release) — The last time Sarah Hendrickson and her teammates ski jumped on the Midstubakken hill in Oslo, Norway, they had a job to do. This time, it wa...more

FIS Alpine Ski World Cup: Hendrickson wins again in Zao and Jerome is 5th
by anngaff
posted March 4, 2012 at 5:12pm

Visa Team heads to Oslo, Norway for World Cup final Zao, Japan, March 4, via release  — Pressure or no pressure, Sarah Hendrickson proved this weekend in Zao, Japan that she’s the best in the world. After clinching the inaugural women&r...;more

Hendrickson secures overall World Cup title with win in Zao, Japan
by anngaff
posted March 4, 2012 at 5:03pm

Coaches call it an incredible accomplishment for the Park City teen  Zao, Japan, via release  — Sarah Hendrickson clinched the inaugural women’s ski jumping World Cup overall title Saturday in Zao, Japan — a feat so signific...more

World’s First Ski-Thru Starbucks Opens in Squaw Valley
by Pretty Tough
posted February 24, 2012 at 5:43pm

This is Pretty Smart! Are you coffee lover who loves to ski or snowboard? Tahoe’s Squaw Valley recently opened the world’s first ski-in/ski-out Starbucks location. The new mountaintop service (elevation 8,000 ft) includes panoramic views and...more

Sarah Hendrickson soars to silver medal at Junior World Championships
by anngaff
posted February 23, 2012 at 1:53pm

Erzurum, Turkey (Feb. 23) — Sarah Hendrickson added another title Thursday to her long list of ski jumping accomplishments — silver medalist in the 2012 Nordic Junior World Ski Championships.  In 2010 she won the bronze (the only Ameri...more

Junior Worlds on tap for trio of teen ski jumpers - Hendrickson heads to Turkey after Continental Cup victory
by anngaff
posted February 21, 2012 at 12:00pm

Park City, Utah, via release — Sarah Hendrickson heads into the 2012 Junior World Ski Jumping Championships on a serious roll after winning two World Cup events and one Continental Cup event in the last two weeks. Now, the 17-year-old hopes that mo...more

USST Athlete Julia Ford Defends US Downhill Championship and Wins 5 in a Row
by Pretty Tough
posted February 18, 2012 at 11:06am

US Ski Team athlete Julia Ford won her second straight U.S. downhill championship and her fifth consecutive race on Wednesday February 15th.  Ford led an American sweep of the women’s podium on Wednesday, with Abby Ghent and Brook Wales in...more

Sarah Hendrickson wins 2 World Cups, tightens grip on overall lead
by anngaff
posted February 13, 2012 at 3:33pm

Entire U.S. team finishes in top 25 in two comps in Slovenia   Ljubno, Slovenia, via release — Sarah Hendrickson’s (pictured left) double fist-pump in the outrun is a modest show of celebration for the U.S. teen who’s bee...more

Inspirational Ski Champion Jill Kinmont Boothe Dies
by Pretty Tough
posted February 13, 2012 at 8:42am

Jill Kinmont Boothe, the ski champion who grew up near Mammoth Mountain and was the subject of a book and two Hollywood films, has died. She was 75. At age 18, Kinmont was the national women’s slalom champion and on the cover of Sports Illustrated....more

Documentary feature film "Ready to Fly" about women ski jumpers opens February 10 in Salt Lake
by anngaff
posted February 4, 2012 at 4:40pm

Ready to Fly Trailer: Salt Lake City, Utah, via release — Ski jumping hits the big screen Friday, Feb. 10 with the World Premiere of the new documentary feature film "Ready To Fly," which tells the powerful true story of women ski jumpers and the...more

What Does It Take To Be A Professional Athlete?
by Pretty Tough
posted January 31, 2012 at 5:26pm

As a kid I dreamt of being a professional ski racer. Traveling the world, racing in the Alps and only having to worry about skiing seemed pretty ideal to me. My sister, Julia, has succeeded at being a professional skier and now every day she races ...more

Lindsey Vonn Wins World Cup Super-Combined Ski Event, Leads Standings
by Pretty Tough
posted January 28, 2012 at 6:54pm

Lindsey Vonn won a World Cup super-combined event Friday to extend her lead in the overall standings against second-place Tina Maze (who presumably was wearing FIS sanctioned underwear). Vonn defended her lead from the morning downhill with a solid slalo...more

Women ski jumpers post top results in Zakopane Continental Cup - pay tribute to Burke, donate portion of earnings
by anngaff
posted January 21, 2012 at 6:22pm

Zakopane, Poland, Jan. 21, via release — The Visa Women’s Ski Jumping Team continued its strong performance this weekend with four members in the top 10 on Friday and five in the top 15 on Saturday at a Continental Cup (COC) event in Zakopane,...more

Sarah Burke, Canadian freestyle skier, dies after superpipe accident
by Pretty Tough
posted January 20, 2012 at 12:36pm

We are heartsick. Everyone is.  Yesterday came  the headline we were all hoping would never be published. Canadian freestyle skier and action sports pioneer Sarah Burke died Thursday morning, nine days after she crashed at the bottom of the s...more

Ski Federation Calls for Change of Underwear
by Pretty Tough
posted January 18, 2012 at 8:56pm

Slovenian ski racer Tina Maze flashed her sports bra over the weekend in response to a controversial complaint that her underwear gave her a competitive edge. When she stripped down, the words “Not Your Business” were written across her chest....more

Sarah Hendrickson wins 2 World Cups in Italy; sets hill record for women. Team USA leads standings
by anngaff
posted January 17, 2012 at 10:57am

Val di Fiemme, Predazzo, Italy, via release - Sarah Hendrickson put up two huge jumps Sunday to win her fourth World Cup (WC) competition so far this season. She’s also leading the overall WC standings by more than 150 points over reigning Worl...more

First Winter Youth Olympic Games kick off in Innsbruck
by Pretty Tough
posted January 16, 2012 at 7:17pm

The Innsbruck 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games officially got under way with an Opening Ceremony at the Bergisel stadium, the iconic Olympic venue in the heart of Austria’s Tyrolean capital, Innsbruck. With the snow-capped mountains providing a brea...more

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