Competition
A Dose of American Rah-Rah
Reading Time: 6 minutesWINTER 2015 issue * It seems not all skiing medals have the same shine. Consider the 2015 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships. The two-week event is of course bigger than […]
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Ski Cross Controversy
Reading Time: 5 minutesHow a crease in the French racers’ pants led to a unique Olympic protest. by JANET LOVE MORRISON in the Fall 2014 issue At the Sochi Winter Olympics last February […]
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Paralympics Sochi 2014
Reading Time: 5 minutesby Jim Morris in the Winter 2014 issue They have travelled different roads, but Para-Alpine skiers Kimberly Joines and Mac Marcoux hope to arrive at a similar destination during the […]
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What’s a medal worth?
Reading Time: 5 minutesJudged vs. timed sports: the value of Olympic gold. by George Koch in the Winter 2014 issue “Millions, we’re talking millions here.” The late, great U.S. downhill racer Bill Johnson’s notoriety […]
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Sochi 2014 * Ski Cross
Reading Time: 2 minutesAlex Bilodeau’s gold medal in Vancouver four years ago generated new interest in non-traditional Olympic ski events. Vicki Hall offers insight into the athletes of the five freestyle disciplines who […]
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CAST ADRIFT
Reading Time: 8 minutesThe sudden departure of Alpine Canada’s president Max Gartner prior to the Olympics left as many unanswered questions as Ken Read’s surprise resignation before him. by George Koch in December […]
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How Safe?
Reading Time: 8 minutesSteven Threndyle examines what’s been done to ensure the safety of Ski Cross athletes since the tragic death of Nik Zoricic. Winter 2013 issue Taking a tragic fall on a […]
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Bring on the Fans
Reading Time: 4 minutesby Tobias c. Van Veen from December 2012 issue Canada’s Own The Podium program focuses hard on Olympic medals, with Olympic wins eclipsing all other World Championship finishes—and Erik Guay […]
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The new world of freeriding
Reading Time: 4 minutesby Tobias c. van Veen from Fall 2012 issue This season (and may it be blessed) will see the long-awaited merger of the Freeride World Tour (herein called the FWT) […]
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Skiing’s gladiators
Reading Time: 4 minutes Skier cross has a strange and storied history in not only the sport of skiing, but in the evolution of skiing itself. The dark roots of skier cross involve nothing more or less […]
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