U.S. Ski Team News - General

PC Conferencing Named USSA Supplier

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:00:00 MST

LAKEWOOD, CO (Feb. 17) - PC Conferencing, Inc., a leading provider of Web conferencing and business collaboration services, has been named the official audio, Web and video conferencing service provider to the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA). The announcement was made by USSA President and CEO Bill Marolt as the organization’s athletes compete in the Feb. 12-28 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver.

Jimmie Heuga Honored at Daytona 500

Sat, 13 Feb 2010 00:00:00 MST

DAYTONA BEACH, FL (Feb. 13) - Roush Fenway's race cars will each carry a special decal honoring the life and cause of Olympic medalist alpine skier and multiple sclerosis (MS) advocate, Jimmie Heuga, in this Sunday's Daytona 500 race at Daytona International Speedway. Heuga passed away Monday at the age of 66 in CO; 46 years to the day that he won his bronze medal in the 1964 Winter Olympics.

Thule Named Official Team Supplier

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 00:00:00 MST

SEYMOUR, CT (Feb. 8) – Thule, a world leader in transportation accessories, has been named as the official automobile rack and cargo supplier to the U.S. Ski Team and U.S. Snowboarding. Thule will provide base racks, ski carriers and cargo boxes to the teams.

Under Armour Honored for Vonn Ads

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 MST

DENVER (Jan. 29) – U.S. Ski Team supplier Under Armour (NYSE:UA) was honored Friday as recipient of the seventh Doc DesRoches Award. The recognition is made annually by SnowSports Industries America and the U.S. Ski Team to recognize an SIA member and Team supplier for its promotion of the Team's brand and athletes. The award was presented at the SIA Snow Show in Denver.

Vonn, Lodwick, Victor Honored by USOC

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:00:00 MST

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO (Jan. 22) – The U.S. Olympic Committee Friday bestowed its highest honors on three U.S. Ski Team athletes on the eve of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Alpine skier Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO) was named the 2009 USOC SportsWoman of the Year, nordic combined skier Todd Lodwick (Steamboat Springs, CO) was honored as SportsMan of the Year and monoskier Stephani Victor (Park City, UT) earned Paralympic SportsWoman of the Year.

Valuable Message in Century Council Partnership

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:00:00 MST

ARLINGTON, VA (Jan. 22) - The Century Council, a national not-for-profit funded by distillers dedicated to eliminating drunk driving and underage drinking, has officially announced its partnership with the U.S. Ski Team and U.S. Snowboarding as a key component of their marketing efforts leading up to and during the Vancouver Olympics.

Backcountry.com Official Ski Team Gear Partner

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:00:00 MST

PARK CITY, UTAH (Jan. 21)—Lindsey Vonn, Bode Miller, Ted Ligety and the rest of the speed demons of the U.S. Ski Team live and breathe at eye-watering speeds, clinging to the edge of human capability and cheating death on a daily basis, and they require the best gear available. After all, their careers—and sometimes their lives—depend on it. You, on the other hand, are not on the U.S. Ski Team. Sad, yes…but true. But that doesn’t mean you don’t need the best ski gear the industry has to offer. And now you can get it. Backcountry.com is the now the official Online Gear Partner of the U.S. Ski Team.

New Wave Enviro Named Bottle Provider

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:00:00 MST

ENGLEWOOD, CO (Jan. 11) - New Wave Enviro Products has been announced as the exclusive provider of stainless steel water bottles for the U.S. Ski Team and U.S. Snowboarding. Support for these teams is particularly important because of the upcoming winter Olympics in February 2010. The U.S. Ski Team and U.S. Snowboarding will be available on all of New Wave Enviro Products (r) Stainless Steel bottles, starting in February.

USSA Leadership Supports New Olympic Chief

Wed, 6 Jan 2010 00:00:00 MST

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association Wednesday voiced its support for both the selection process itself and the naming of new U.S. Olympic Committee Chief Executive Officer Scott Blackmun. A noted sports executive, Blackmun was announced as the new CEO at a press conference in Colorado Springs.

Steamboat: Ski Town U.S.A.

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 00:00:00 MST

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO (Dec. 24) - Winter Olympic years are important to Steamboat Springs. And there's a reason they call it Ski Town U.S.A. This week's Olympic Trials for nordic combined and freestyle skiing brought out the best in one of America's great communities as fans cheered their hometown heroes in some breathtaking competitions in the Colorado Rockies.

U.S. Ski Team Honored at Monday Night Football

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 00:00:00 MST

DENVER, CO (Nov. 9) – Tune into Monday Night Football as U.S. Ski Team athletes Marco Sullivan (Alpine/Squaw Valley, CA), Casey Puckett (Ski Cross/Aspen, CO) and Johnny Spillane (Nordic Combined/Steamboat Springs, CO) are honored prior to tonight's NFL matchup of the 6-1 Denver Broncos and reigning Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers.

Ski Hall Of Fame Names Inductees

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 00:00:00 MST

ISHPEMING, MI (Nov. 6) – Paralympic champions Chris Waddell and Sarah Will highlight a group of eight athletes and sport builders named for induction to the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame. They are joined by adaptive skiing pioneer Jack Benedick, legendary big mountain skier Doug Coombs, noted industry writer and instructor Stu Campbell, veteran ski jumping champion Ansten Samuelstuen, the father of southern skiing Sepp Kober and longtime U.S. Ski Team press officer and journalist Paul Robbins.

How to Make the Olympic Team

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 00:00:00 MST

PARK CITY, UT (Nov. 6) – The eyes of the world will be on Vancouver this February for the Olympic Winter Games. But ski and snowboarding athletes who hope to be Vancouver Bound already began scrapping and fighting their way to Olympic Team spots beginning in September. The final Olympic ski and snowboarding teams will be named in January, as close as possible to the Olympics.

New York Strikes Gold

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 00:00:00 MST

NEW YORK, NY (Nov. 2) – The stars shined gold, silver and bronze in New York Thursday (Oct. 29) as the New York Ski and Snowboard Ball brought champions and fans together for a gala evening to support Vancouver Bound U.S. Ski Team and U.S. Snowboarding athletes. The biggest single fundraising event of any Winter Olympic sport played to a sold-out crowd of over 500 at Gotham Hall in Herald Square with more than a dozen top athletes and Olympic champions at the 42nd annual gala.

Steamboat Springs To Host U.S. Olympic Team Trials

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 MST

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO (Oct. 12) - U.S freestyle and nordic combined athletes will get a one shot, winner-takes-all chance at making the 2010 U.S. Olympic Team as the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) and U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) host the 2010 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Steamboat Springs Dec. 23-24. A total of five U.S. Olympic Team spots in moguls, aerials and nordic combined will be up for grabs on those two days in Steamboat-Ski Town, U.S.A. ®.

Vancouver Bound: Ball Season Begins

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 MST

BOSTON (Sept. 28) – It's a rite of passage every autumn, as snowflakes begin to fall on the mountains. With the 2010 Olympic Winter Games just over four months away, there's a heightened excitement in the air as athletes who have committed a lifetime are now Vancouver Bound. For over 40 winters, fans of the nation's top skiers and snowboarders have gathered across America for gala events celebrating their heroes and helping raise funds to support them on the globe's biggest stage. It's ball season for the U.S. Ski Team and U.S. Snowboarding, kicking off this week in Boston.

Olympians Gather in the Windy City

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 MST

CHICAGO (Sept. 10) - Hundreds of the nation's top media outlets are hunkered down in the heart of the windy city to conduct pre-Games interviews with America's top Vancouver Bound Olympic hopefuls as the USOC Media Summit opened up for business in Chicago Thursday.

Worthington Named USSA Foundation VP

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:00:00 MST

PARK CITY, UT (Aug. 31) - One of skiing's most accomplished athletes, Trace Worthington (Park City, UT), has been named to head fundraising for the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team Foundation. In a move that brings a closer athletic tie into the sports' fundraising, U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association President and CEO Bill Marolt tapped the world champion as the organization's new Vice President, Foundation.

Austrian Great Toni Sailer Dies

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:00:00 MST

PARK CITY, UT (Aug. 26) – U.S. Ski Team officials mourned the passing of one of ski racing's greatest stars. Toni Sailer, an Austrian who swept all three gold medals at the 1956 Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy died Monday, Aug. 24 at the age of 73.

Ski Team Athletes Inducted Tonight

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:00:00 MST

CHICAGO, IL (Aug. 12) - Wednesday evening, U.S. Ski Team great Picabo Street, skiing veteran Andrea Mead Lawrence and Paralympian Sarah Will all will inducted as members of the Class of 2009 to the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame.