United States Ski Team
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The United States Ski Team, operated under the auspices of the United States Ski and Snowboard Association
(USSA), develops and supports men's and women's athletes in the sports of alpine skiing
, adaptive alpine, freestyle skiing
, cross country, adaptive cross country, ski jumping, and nordic combined. The team and association has been headquartered in Park City, Utah
since 1974.
These athletes represent the best athletes in the country for their respective sports and compete as a team at the national, world and Olympic level.
1882 - First US Ski Club Founded
The first ski club in the United States was founded in 1882. The Nansen Ski Club of Berlin, New Hampshire
, was founded by Norwegian
immigrants and named in honor of Norway's legendary Arctic explorer Fridtjof Nansen
. It continues to operate.
1905 - National Ski Association Founded
The National Ski Association, the forerunner of the present-day United States Ski and Snowboard Association
, was founded on Feb. 21, 1905 in Ishpeming, Michigan
. A meeting was held by the Ishpeming Ski Club in conjunction with a 1904 ski jumping meet in Ishpeming - but the association was not formed at that gathering. Club President Carl Tellefsen
proposed holding a meeting after the 1905 jumping meet – a national meet - to found a ski association which, among other duties, would oversee jumping tournaments. In 1905, the association was formally organized during a meeting attended by officers from the Ishpeming, Minneapolis, Red Wing, Stillwater and Eau Claire ski clubs. On Feb. 21, 1905, Carl Tellefsen announced the National Ski Association - and said he was its first president.
1910 - International Ski Commission Formed
Skiing grew throughout the last two decades of the 19th Century in Europe, including Russia
; the first ski club in Switzerland
was formed in 1863 and national associations were created in Russia (1896), Czechoslovakia
(1903), the United States
, Austria
and Germany
(all in 1905) and Norway, Sweden
and Finland
(1908).
In 1910, the International Ski Commission was formed to monitor development of skiing globally. On Feb. 2, 1924 in Chamonix, France
, while what would come to be recognized as the first Winter Olympic Games
were being held, the commission gave way to the International Ski Federation; 14 member nations were present at the founding; 108 are FIS members today.
1924 - Jan. 25-Feb. 4 - Inaugural Olympic Winter Games - Chamonix, France
The first Winter Olympic Games actually were under the banner of International Sports Week, but were renamed the Winter Olympic Games in 1925 after organizers saw how successful they were (and after Norway, which had opposed "Winter Olympic" events because of concern Norwegians wouldn't dominate, saw it would be a winter power) supported the concept. Ski events were only Nordic, including cross country, ski jumping (then the premier ski event everywhere) and Nordic combined. Sixteen nations competed.
Anders Haugen, a Norwegian immigrant to the United States, was listed as fourth in ski jumping because of a calculation error. In 1974, as Norwegians prepared to celebrate the 50th anniversary of those first Winter Games, a recalculation in Oslo
found Haugen was the real bronze medalist and not Thorleif Haug (1894-1934). A medal presentation was arranged in Oslo, where a frail Haugen received the bronze medal from the daughter of Thorleif Haug, who had been dead since the Thirties. Haugen's medal remains the only jumping medal won by an American in the Olympics or World Championships. Originally, the IOC did not recognize the medal exchange and kept Haug listed as its 1924 bronze medalist for years before recognizing Haugen as the legitimate medal-winner.
1925 - First World Nordic Championships held in Johannisbad, Czechoslovakia
1931 - First World Alpine Championships held in Murren, Switzerland
Skiing was still primarily a European sport in the Twenties. Although the United States participated in the Winter Olympics of 1924, '28 and '32 - where there were only Nordic events, there was no US Ski Team. Athletes were selected for the various championships.
1932 - Feb. 4-15 - Olympic Winter Games - Lake Placid, New York
The 1932 Summer Games were headed to Los Angeles
, but Godfrey Dewey – whose father had founded the Lake Placid Club
– out-foxed a half-dozen other candidates (including Denver; Minneapolis and Duluth, Minnesota
; Yosemite and Lake Tahoe
, California; and Bear Mountain
, New York). Then-Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt
pledged to build a bobsled run and Dewey, who had finagled a posting as manager of the 1928 Olympic Ski Team, parlayed those contacts to land the ’32 Winter Olympics for the small Adirondacks village. Some 300 athletes from 17 nations competed. Skiing was still a Nordic show; top US skier was another jumper, Casper Oimoen
, who finished fifth.
*** This was the first major international ski event in the United States
1935 - US sends first alpine team to FIS World Championships
The championships returned to Murren, Switzerland, site of the first official alpine championships in 1931. Six men, seven women were on that first official US squad at Worlds.
1936 - Feb. 6-16 - Alpine added to Olympic Winter Games - Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
Alpine skiing was introduced with to the Olympics with a single event, the combined (one downhill run and two slalom runs). While Nordic remained an all-male province, alpine was opened to men and women. Germans took gold and silver in both the men’s and women’s alpine combined events; Franz Pfnuer and Christl Cranz were the new champions; Dick Durrance, who grew up in Florida
but spent several years in Germany learning to ski before Hitler took power, was the runaway best US skier, finishing 10th.
For the only time, the FIS authorized a World Championships in addition to the Olympics with alpine championship races held in Innsbruck
, Austria.
1948 - Jan. 30-Feb. 8 - Olympics return with first US alpine medals - St. Moritz, Switzerland
The Olympics (with Germany and Japan
barred from competing) returned after a 12-year hiatus, with American Gretchen Fraser (then of Vancouver, WA, later of Sun Valley, ID) winning the first two US Olympic ski medals – and they came on the same day, Feb. 5; the combined downhill had been run the previous day and when she won the slalom, it gave her second place in the combined calculation. In addition to the combined, which debuted in 1936, alpine added both elements of combined as individual events, meaning alpine was now equal with Nordic, having three events (slalom, downhill and the combined; however, there were no women's Nordic events until 1952).
Fraser led US skiers, collecting the first medals by a US skier - gold in slalom and silver in combined. The US women included a talented young teen – Andrea Mead, 15, whose parents owned Pico Peak, near Rutland, VT.
Also of note, Gordy Wren (Steamboat Springs, CO) qualified for all four individual ski teams. He eventually competed only in jumping. “I was going ragged, bumping into myself, trying to train, ski alpine, cross country and the rest, so I decided to focus on jumping,” he explained. He finished fifth.
1950 - World Championships in USA, Lake Placid, NY (Nordic) and Aspen, CO (alpine)
Poor snow in the Adirondacks almost forced cancellation of the Nordic events, but, alerted by 1948 Olympic cross country racer "Chummy" Broomhall that there was more than a foot of snow in his hometown of Rumford, Maine, officials agreed to stage opening ceremonies and the jumping events in Lake Placid, then everyone drove to Rumford for the cross country competitions. At one point, Broomhall helped set the race tracks – no machine-setting equipment in those days, so skiers would ski-in the tracks – and then went home to change into his racing outfit; traffic at the site meant Broomhall missed his scheduled start time, but officials let him run at the end of the pack.
The alpine Worlds, organized by racing great Dick Durrance, then general manager at the fledgling Aspen Ski Area, included slalom, downhill and GS for men, and only downhill for women. American Katy Rodolph (Salt Lake City) led the USA, finishing fifth. Aspen
was established as an alpine destination as a result of the successful World Championships.
1960 - Feb. 18-28 - Olympics return to USA - Squaw Valley, CA
The young Squaw Valley
resort near Lake Tahoe
in California ushered in a new Olympic era under the direction of Alex Cushing. No bobsled run was built but the skiing was memorable. In cross country, Squaw Valley introduced the initial machine-set tracks; everything had been walked or skied in before Squaw Valley but – with Al Merrill and Chummy Broomhall setting the tone as chief of competition and chief of course, respectively – snow machines were used to help groom Nordic courses for the first time.
1962 - NSA renamed US Ski Association
The 57-year-old National Ski Association got a new name as the US Ski Association. The renamed organization moved from Denver to Colorado Springs, CO.
Also, the US Ski Education Foundation, designed to "Establish, administer and promote educational programs devoted to the development and training of skiers" and promote ski museums, was founded Oct. 8, 1862 (and chartered June 13, 1964). By enabling donors to receive tax deductions for contributions, it would become the fundraising arm of the US Ski Team, the forerunner of the US Ski and Snowboard Team Foundation.
1964 - Jan. 29-Feb. 9 - US alpine men earn first Olympic medals - Innsbruck, Austria
The Olympics came to Austria for the first time in 1964. US men earned their first medals Feb. 8 as Billy Kidd (Stowe, VT) won silver in slalom and Jimmie Heuga (Tahoe City, CA) took slalom bronze. Jean Saubert (Hillsborough, OR) was a double medalist, tying for silver in giant slalom and collecting bronze in slalom.
1965 - Bob Beattie named US Ski Team alpine head coach
On June 21, 1965, the USSA took the first steps in the formation of a formal US Ski Team by naming its first head alpine coach. At the annual USSA convention on June 21 in Spokane, WA, Bob Beattie was named the first full-time US alpine skiing head coach. "When you think you're going too fast--accelerate!" he would goad team members. Chuck Ferries, a 1964 Olympian, was named assistant coach, with primary responsibilities as head coach of the women's alpine team. Ferries took leave from his job with Head Ski Co. to coach, and was named full-time women's coach in 1966. No full-time Nordic jumping or skiing coaches were yet designated.
1973 - National Training Centers created
National Training Centers were created for both national alpine and Nordic teams. It was opened Oct. 28 in three old, mid-mountain, mining buildings at Park City Ski Area (now Park City Mountain Resort). Former Alpine Director Willy Schaeffler
was the center's director.
1974 - US Ski Team moves to Park City, UT
In the summer of 1974 the alpine portion of the US Ski Team relocated from USSA's Denver office to Park City, Utah
. The athletes and coaches began utilizing the Alpine Training Center, a building designed by Willy Schaeffler, that opened in old mining buildings at Park City Ski Area. Administrative offices were set up in the old Mountain Air Grocery on lower Main Street. Eventually, the Ski Team move up the hill to the old Treasure Mountain Inn.
1976 - USSA and US Ski Team split
In 1976 the USSA and the US Ski Team agreed to part ways. The USSA continued to control the rules and governance of the sport, as well as organizing travel programs for recreational skiers, while the US Ski Team focused solely on the elite national team.
1988 - USSA and US Ski Team rejoin
Years of operating separately came to an end in the Summer of 1988 when USSA President and CEO Howard Peterson directed the consolidation of USSA and moved its national offices from Colorado Springs to join the ski team in Park City, UT, establishing headquarters at its present location on 1500 Kearns Blvd.
2007 - Center of Excellence Groundbreaking
The USSA broke ground on July 18, 2007 for a $22.5 million Center of Excellence, which when complete in the fall of 2009 will house world-class high-performance athletic facilities including strength-training areas, a gymnasium, a climbing wall, ski and snowboard ramps, trampolines, a nutrition center and rehabilitation facilities. Plus, it will feature educational areas for athletes, coaches and clubs such as a computer lab, multimedia rooms for performance analysis and equipment workshops. And all of the educational resources will be shared with USSA's 400 clubs around the country.
Each U.S. Ski Team sport is also organized at a regional and divisional level, with slight variances by sport. Alpine skiing, for example, is organized in three regions: Eastern, Rocky/Central and Western. Within those regions are divisions including Northern, Eastern, Southern, Central, Rocky Mountain, Intermountain, Far West and Alaska. In some areas, such as New England, there are also state-based organizations.
Competition programs are held within each region or division leading up to national and international events. From these competitions, athletes earn points and are ranked nationally with the highest ranking athletes earning nominations to join the US national teams, which compete at the World Cup level.
The USSA is one of the only Olympic sports in America to support a full-time standing national team in every sport. Teams are nominated each spring or summer based on results. Teams for FIS World Championships (held every odd year) and Olympic Winter Games (held every four years) are selected by specific criteria and named for those individual events.
United States Ski and Snowboard Association
The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association is the national governing body for Olympic skiing and snowboarding. Founded in 1905, the century-old organization provides leadership and direction for tens of thousands of young skiers and snowboarders from over 400 member clubs who share an Olympic...
(USSA), develops and supports men's and women's athletes in the sports of alpine skiing
Alpine skiing
Alpine skiing is the sport of sliding down snow-covered hills on skis with fixed-heel bindings. Alpine skiing can be contrasted with skiing using free-heel bindings: Ski mountaineering and nordic skiing – such as cross-country; ski jumping; and Telemark. In competitive alpine skiing races four...
, adaptive alpine, freestyle skiing
Freestyle skiing
Freestyle skiing is form of skiing which used to encompass two disciplines: aerials, and moguls. Except the two disciplines mentioned earlier Freestyle Skiing now consists of Skicross, Half Pipe and Slope Style...
, cross country, adaptive cross country, ski jumping, and nordic combined. The team and association has been headquartered in Park City, Utah
Park City, Utah
Park City is a town in Summit and Wasatch counties in the U.S. state of Utah. It is considered to be part of the Wasatch Back. The city is southeast of downtown Salt Lake City and from Salt Lake City's east edge of Sugar House along Interstate 80. The population was 7,558 at the 2010 census...
since 1974.
These athletes represent the best athletes in the country for their respective sports and compete as a team at the national, world and Olympic level.
History
*The first US Ski Team was officially named in 1965 for the 1966 season, however the United States participated in skiing at all Olympic Winter Games and sent various athletes to World Championships prior to the '66 season.1882 - First US Ski Club Founded
The first ski club in the United States was founded in 1882. The Nansen Ski Club of Berlin, New Hampshire
Berlin, New Hampshire
Berlin is a city along the Androscoggin River in Coos County in northern New Hampshire, United States. The population was 10,051 at the 2010 census. It includes the village of Cascade. Located on the edge of the White Mountains, the city's boundaries extend into the White Mountain National Forest...
, was founded by Norwegian
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
immigrants and named in honor of Norway's legendary Arctic explorer Fridtjof Nansen
Fridtjof Nansen
Fridtjof Wedel-Jarlsberg Nansen was a Norwegian explorer, scientist, diplomat, humanitarian and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. In his youth a champion skier and ice skater, he led the team that made the first crossing of the Greenland interior in 1888, and won international fame after reaching a...
. It continues to operate.
1905 - National Ski Association Founded
The National Ski Association, the forerunner of the present-day United States Ski and Snowboard Association
United States Ski and Snowboard Association
The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association is the national governing body for Olympic skiing and snowboarding. Founded in 1905, the century-old organization provides leadership and direction for tens of thousands of young skiers and snowboarders from over 400 member clubs who share an Olympic...
, was founded on Feb. 21, 1905 in Ishpeming, Michigan
Ishpeming, Michigan
Ishpeming is a city in Marquette County in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 6,686 at the 2000 census. This is down from a higher population in the 1950s and 1960s when the economically supportive iron ore mines had a much higher employment level...
. A meeting was held by the Ishpeming Ski Club in conjunction with a 1904 ski jumping meet in Ishpeming - but the association was not formed at that gathering. Club President Carl Tellefsen
Carl Tellefsen
Carl Tellefsen was a Norwegian-American skiing champion and the first leader of the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association. -Background:Carl Tellefsen was born in Trondheim, Norway...
proposed holding a meeting after the 1905 jumping meet – a national meet - to found a ski association which, among other duties, would oversee jumping tournaments. In 1905, the association was formally organized during a meeting attended by officers from the Ishpeming, Minneapolis, Red Wing, Stillwater and Eau Claire ski clubs. On Feb. 21, 1905, Carl Tellefsen announced the National Ski Association - and said he was its first president.
1910 - International Ski Commission Formed
Skiing grew throughout the last two decades of the 19th Century in Europe, including Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
; the first ski club in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
was formed in 1863 and national associations were created in Russia (1896), Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
(1903), the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
and Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
(all in 1905) and Norway, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
and Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
(1908).
In 1910, the International Ski Commission was formed to monitor development of skiing globally. On Feb. 2, 1924 in Chamonix, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, while what would come to be recognized as the first Winter Olympic Games
Winter Olympic Games
The Winter Olympic Games is a sporting event, which occurs every four years. The first celebration of the Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix, France, in 1924. The original sports were alpine and cross-country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, Nordic combined, ski jumping and speed skating...
were being held, the commission gave way to the International Ski Federation; 14 member nations were present at the founding; 108 are FIS members today.
1924 - Jan. 25-Feb. 4 - Inaugural Olympic Winter Games - Chamonix, France
The first Winter Olympic Games actually were under the banner of International Sports Week, but were renamed the Winter Olympic Games in 1925 after organizers saw how successful they were (and after Norway, which had opposed "Winter Olympic" events because of concern Norwegians wouldn't dominate, saw it would be a winter power) supported the concept. Ski events were only Nordic, including cross country, ski jumping (then the premier ski event everywhere) and Nordic combined. Sixteen nations competed.
Anders Haugen, a Norwegian immigrant to the United States, was listed as fourth in ski jumping because of a calculation error. In 1974, as Norwegians prepared to celebrate the 50th anniversary of those first Winter Games, a recalculation in Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
found Haugen was the real bronze medalist and not Thorleif Haug (1894-1934). A medal presentation was arranged in Oslo, where a frail Haugen received the bronze medal from the daughter of Thorleif Haug, who had been dead since the Thirties. Haugen's medal remains the only jumping medal won by an American in the Olympics or World Championships. Originally, the IOC did not recognize the medal exchange and kept Haug listed as its 1924 bronze medalist for years before recognizing Haugen as the legitimate medal-winner.
1925 - First World Nordic Championships held in Johannisbad, Czechoslovakia
1931 - First World Alpine Championships held in Murren, Switzerland
Skiing was still primarily a European sport in the Twenties. Although the United States participated in the Winter Olympics of 1924, '28 and '32 - where there were only Nordic events, there was no US Ski Team. Athletes were selected for the various championships.
1932 - Feb. 4-15 - Olympic Winter Games - Lake Placid, New York
The 1932 Summer Games were headed to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, but Godfrey Dewey – whose father had founded the Lake Placid Club
Lake Placid Club
The Lake Placid Club was a social and recreation club founded 1895 in Lake Placid, New York by Melvil Dewey, and intended as a place where educators might find health, strength and inspiration at modest cost...
– out-foxed a half-dozen other candidates (including Denver; Minneapolis and Duluth, Minnesota
Duluth, Minnesota
Duluth is a port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Saint Louis County. The fourth largest city in Minnesota, Duluth had a total population of 86,265 in the 2010 census. Duluth is also the second largest city that is located on Lake Superior after Thunder Bay, Ontario,...
; Yosemite and Lake Tahoe
Lake Tahoe
Lake Tahoe is a large freshwater lake in the Sierra Nevada of the United States. At a surface elevation of , it is located along the border between California and Nevada, west of Carson City. Lake Tahoe is the largest alpine lake in North America. Its depth is , making it the USA's second-deepest...
, California; and Bear Mountain
Bear Mountain (Hudson Highlands)
Bear Mountain is one of the best-known peaks of New York's Hudson Highlands. Located mostly in Orange County's Town of Highlands, it lends its name to a nearby bridge and the state park that contains it....
, New York). Then-Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt , also known by his initials, FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States and a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war...
pledged to build a bobsled run and Dewey, who had finagled a posting as manager of the 1928 Olympic Ski Team, parlayed those contacts to land the ’32 Winter Olympics for the small Adirondacks village. Some 300 athletes from 17 nations competed. Skiing was still a Nordic show; top US skier was another jumper, Casper Oimoen
Casper Oimoen
Casper Oimoen was an American ski jumping champion. Born in Norway, Casper Oimoen immigrated to the United States in 1923 and settled near Minot, North Dakota. Unable to compete in the 1928 Olympics because he was not an American citizen, he entered the Olympics in 1932 and again as captain of the...
, who finished fifth.
*** This was the first major international ski event in the United States
1935 - US sends first alpine team to FIS World Championships
The championships returned to Murren, Switzerland, site of the first official alpine championships in 1931. Six men, seven women were on that first official US squad at Worlds.
1936 - Feb. 6-16 - Alpine added to Olympic Winter Games - Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
Alpine skiing was introduced with to the Olympics with a single event, the combined (one downhill run and two slalom runs). While Nordic remained an all-male province, alpine was opened to men and women. Germans took gold and silver in both the men’s and women’s alpine combined events; Franz Pfnuer and Christl Cranz were the new champions; Dick Durrance, who grew up in Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
but spent several years in Germany learning to ski before Hitler took power, was the runaway best US skier, finishing 10th.
For the only time, the FIS authorized a World Championships in addition to the Olympics with alpine championship races held in Innsbruck
Innsbruck
- Main sights :- Buildings :*Golden Roof*Kaiserliche Hofburg *Hofkirche with the cenotaph of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor*Altes Landhaus...
, Austria.
1948 - Jan. 30-Feb. 8 - Olympics return with first US alpine medals - St. Moritz, Switzerland
The Olympics (with Germany and Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
barred from competing) returned after a 12-year hiatus, with American Gretchen Fraser (then of Vancouver, WA, later of Sun Valley, ID) winning the first two US Olympic ski medals – and they came on the same day, Feb. 5; the combined downhill had been run the previous day and when she won the slalom, it gave her second place in the combined calculation. In addition to the combined, which debuted in 1936, alpine added both elements of combined as individual events, meaning alpine was now equal with Nordic, having three events (slalom, downhill and the combined; however, there were no women's Nordic events until 1952).
Fraser led US skiers, collecting the first medals by a US skier - gold in slalom and silver in combined. The US women included a talented young teen – Andrea Mead, 15, whose parents owned Pico Peak, near Rutland, VT.
Also of note, Gordy Wren (Steamboat Springs, CO) qualified for all four individual ski teams. He eventually competed only in jumping. “I was going ragged, bumping into myself, trying to train, ski alpine, cross country and the rest, so I decided to focus on jumping,” he explained. He finished fifth.
1950 - World Championships in USA, Lake Placid, NY (Nordic) and Aspen, CO (alpine)
Poor snow in the Adirondacks almost forced cancellation of the Nordic events, but, alerted by 1948 Olympic cross country racer "Chummy" Broomhall that there was more than a foot of snow in his hometown of Rumford, Maine, officials agreed to stage opening ceremonies and the jumping events in Lake Placid, then everyone drove to Rumford for the cross country competitions. At one point, Broomhall helped set the race tracks – no machine-setting equipment in those days, so skiers would ski-in the tracks – and then went home to change into his racing outfit; traffic at the site meant Broomhall missed his scheduled start time, but officials let him run at the end of the pack.
The alpine Worlds, organized by racing great Dick Durrance, then general manager at the fledgling Aspen Ski Area, included slalom, downhill and GS for men, and only downhill for women. American Katy Rodolph (Salt Lake City) led the USA, finishing fifth. Aspen
Aspen
Populus section Populus, of the Populus genus, includes the aspen trees and the white poplar Populus alba. The five typical aspens are all native to cold regions with cool summers, in the north of the Northern Hemisphere, extending south at high altitudes in the mountains. The White Poplar, by...
was established as an alpine destination as a result of the successful World Championships.
1960 - Feb. 18-28 - Olympics return to USA - Squaw Valley, CA
The young Squaw Valley
Squaw Valley Ski Resort
Squaw Valley Ski Resort in Olympic Valley, California, is one of the largest ski areas in the United States, and was the site of the 1960 Winter Olympics. It is the second-largest ski area at Lake Tahoe , with 33 chairlifts, and has the only funitel lift in the U.S...
resort near Lake Tahoe
Lake Tahoe
Lake Tahoe is a large freshwater lake in the Sierra Nevada of the United States. At a surface elevation of , it is located along the border between California and Nevada, west of Carson City. Lake Tahoe is the largest alpine lake in North America. Its depth is , making it the USA's second-deepest...
in California ushered in a new Olympic era under the direction of Alex Cushing. No bobsled run was built but the skiing was memorable. In cross country, Squaw Valley introduced the initial machine-set tracks; everything had been walked or skied in before Squaw Valley but – with Al Merrill and Chummy Broomhall setting the tone as chief of competition and chief of course, respectively – snow machines were used to help groom Nordic courses for the first time.
1962 - NSA renamed US Ski Association
The 57-year-old National Ski Association got a new name as the US Ski Association. The renamed organization moved from Denver to Colorado Springs, CO.
Also, the US Ski Education Foundation, designed to "Establish, administer and promote educational programs devoted to the development and training of skiers" and promote ski museums, was founded Oct. 8, 1862 (and chartered June 13, 1964). By enabling donors to receive tax deductions for contributions, it would become the fundraising arm of the US Ski Team, the forerunner of the US Ski and Snowboard Team Foundation.
1964 - Jan. 29-Feb. 9 - US alpine men earn first Olympic medals - Innsbruck, Austria
The Olympics came to Austria for the first time in 1964. US men earned their first medals Feb. 8 as Billy Kidd (Stowe, VT) won silver in slalom and Jimmie Heuga (Tahoe City, CA) took slalom bronze. Jean Saubert (Hillsborough, OR) was a double medalist, tying for silver in giant slalom and collecting bronze in slalom.
1965 - Bob Beattie named US Ski Team alpine head coach
On June 21, 1965, the USSA took the first steps in the formation of a formal US Ski Team by naming its first head alpine coach. At the annual USSA convention on June 21 in Spokane, WA, Bob Beattie was named the first full-time US alpine skiing head coach. "When you think you're going too fast--accelerate!" he would goad team members. Chuck Ferries, a 1964 Olympian, was named assistant coach, with primary responsibilities as head coach of the women's alpine team. Ferries took leave from his job with Head Ski Co. to coach, and was named full-time women's coach in 1966. No full-time Nordic jumping or skiing coaches were yet designated.
1973 - National Training Centers created
National Training Centers were created for both national alpine and Nordic teams. It was opened Oct. 28 in three old, mid-mountain, mining buildings at Park City Ski Area (now Park City Mountain Resort). Former Alpine Director Willy Schaeffler
Willy Schaeffler
Wilhelm Josef "Willy" Schaeffler was a German-American skiing champion, winning coach and ski resort developer. He is best known to the public for his intensive training programs that led the US ski team to gold and bronze medals in the 1972 Winter Olympics...
was the center's director.
1974 - US Ski Team moves to Park City, UT
In the summer of 1974 the alpine portion of the US Ski Team relocated from USSA's Denver office to Park City, Utah
Park City, Utah
Park City is a town in Summit and Wasatch counties in the U.S. state of Utah. It is considered to be part of the Wasatch Back. The city is southeast of downtown Salt Lake City and from Salt Lake City's east edge of Sugar House along Interstate 80. The population was 7,558 at the 2010 census...
. The athletes and coaches began utilizing the Alpine Training Center, a building designed by Willy Schaeffler, that opened in old mining buildings at Park City Ski Area. Administrative offices were set up in the old Mountain Air Grocery on lower Main Street. Eventually, the Ski Team move up the hill to the old Treasure Mountain Inn.
1976 - USSA and US Ski Team split
In 1976 the USSA and the US Ski Team agreed to part ways. The USSA continued to control the rules and governance of the sport, as well as organizing travel programs for recreational skiers, while the US Ski Team focused solely on the elite national team.
1988 - USSA and US Ski Team rejoin
Years of operating separately came to an end in the Summer of 1988 when USSA President and CEO Howard Peterson directed the consolidation of USSA and moved its national offices from Colorado Springs to join the ski team in Park City, UT, establishing headquarters at its present location on 1500 Kearns Blvd.
2007 - Center of Excellence Groundbreaking
The USSA broke ground on July 18, 2007 for a $22.5 million Center of Excellence, which when complete in the fall of 2009 will house world-class high-performance athletic facilities including strength-training areas, a gymnasium, a climbing wall, ski and snowboard ramps, trampolines, a nutrition center and rehabilitation facilities. Plus, it will feature educational areas for athletes, coaches and clubs such as a computer lab, multimedia rooms for performance analysis and equipment workshops. And all of the educational resources will be shared with USSA's 400 clubs around the country.
Making the US Ski Team
Interested young athletes generally begin competing through one of 425 local U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association clubs located in communities around the country, generally at ski and snowboard resorts. Clubs provide introductory education and training, as well as competition programs.Each U.S. Ski Team sport is also organized at a regional and divisional level, with slight variances by sport. Alpine skiing, for example, is organized in three regions: Eastern, Rocky/Central and Western. Within those regions are divisions including Northern, Eastern, Southern, Central, Rocky Mountain, Intermountain, Far West and Alaska. In some areas, such as New England, there are also state-based organizations.
Competition programs are held within each region or division leading up to national and international events. From these competitions, athletes earn points and are ranked nationally with the highest ranking athletes earning nominations to join the US national teams, which compete at the World Cup level.
The USSA is one of the only Olympic sports in America to support a full-time standing national team in every sport. Teams are nominated each spring or summer based on results. Teams for FIS World Championships (held every odd year) and Olympic Winter Games (held every four years) are selected by specific criteria and named for those individual events.
Olympic Winter Games
| Year | Location | Athletes | Medals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 1948 Winter Olympics The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated in 1948 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The Games were the first to be celebrated after World War II; it had been twelve years since the last Winter Games in 1936... |
 St. Moritz, Switzerland |
Gretchen Fraser Gretchen Fraser Gretchen Kunigk Fraser was an alpine ski racer. She was the first American to win an Olympic gold medal for skiing.... |
Gold, slalom Slalom skiing Slalom is an alpine skiing discipline, involving skiing between poles spaced much closer together than in Giant Slalom, Super-G or Downhill, thereby causing quicker and shorter turns.- Origins :... ; silver, combined |
| 1952 1952 Winter Olympics The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games, took place in Oslo, Norway, from 14 to 25 February 1952. Discussions about Oslo hosting the Winter Olympic Games began as early as 1935; the city wanted to host the 1948 Games, but World War II made that impossible... |
 Oslo, Norway |
Andrea Mead-Lawrence Andrea Mead-Lawrence Andrea Mead Lawrence was an American alpine ski racer. She competed in three Winter Olympics and was the first American alpine skier to win two Olympic gold medals.-Skiing career:... |
Gold, slalom; gold, giant slalom |
| 1960 1960 Winter Olympics The 1960 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VIII Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event held between February 18 and 28, 1960 in Squaw Valley, California, United States. In 1955 at the 50th IOC meeting, the organizing committee made the surprise choice to award Squaw Valley as... |
 Squaw Valley, California, USA |
Penny Pitou Penny Pitou Penelope Theresa 'Penny' Pitou is a former United States Olympic alpine skier, who in 1960 became the first American skier to win a medal in the Olympic downhill event. In 2001, Pitou was inducted into the New England Women's Sports Hall of Fame.Penny Pitou moved with her family from New York to... Betsy Snite Betsy Snite Betsy Baxter Snite was an American alpine skier who competed in the 1956 Winter Olympics and in the 1960 Winter Olympics.She was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan.... |
Silver, downhill Downhill Downhill is an alpine skiing discipline. The rules for the Downhill were originally developed by Sir Arnold Lunn for the 1921 British National Ski Championships.... ; silver, giant slalom Silver, slalom |
| 1964 1964 Winter Olympics The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Innsbruck, Austria, from January 29 to February 9, 1964... |
 Innsbruck, Austria |
Jimmy Heuga Billy Kidd Billy Kidd William Winston "Billy" Kidd is a former alpine ski racer, a member of the U.S. Ski Team from 1962-70 and a pro racer from 1970-72... Jean Saubert Jean Saubert Jean Marlene Saubert was a competitive alpine skier from the United States. She won two medals in the 1964 Winter Olympics at Innsbruck, Austria. After graduating from college, Saubert become a teacher. She died in 2007.-Early life:Born in Roseburg, Oregon on May 1, 1942, Saubert grew up in... |
Bronze, slalom Silver, slalom; bronze, combined Silver, giant slalom (tie); bronze, slalom |
| 1972 1972 Winter Olympics The 1972 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XI Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated from February 3 to February 13, 1972 in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan... |
 Sapporo, Japan |
Barbara Cochran Barbara Cochran Barbara Ann Cochran is a former alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist, who competed on the World Cup circuit for seven seasons. She retired from international competition following the 1974 season.Barbara Cochran is a member of the famous "Skiing Cochrans" family, which has operated a small... Susie Corrock |
Gold, slalom Bronze, downhill |
| 1976 1976 Winter Olympics The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated February 4–15, 1976 in Innsbruck, Austria... |
Innsbruck, Austria |
Greg Jones Cindy Nelson Cindy Nelson Cynthia "Cindy" Nelson is an American former alpine ski racer from Lutsen, Minnesota.-World Cup victories:- External links :* - Results - Cindy Nelson... |
Bronze, combined Bronze, downhill |
| 1980 1980 Winter Olympics The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIII Olympic Winter Games, was a multi-sport event which was celebrated from 13 February through 24 February 1980 in Lake Placid, New York, United States of America. This was the second time the Upstate New York village hosted the Games, after 1932... |
Lake Placid, New York, USA Lake Placid, New York Lake Placid is a village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village had a population of 2,638.... |
Phil Mahre Phil Mahre Philip Mahre is a former champion alpine ski racer, widely regarded as one of the greatest American skiers of all time... Cindy Nelson |
Gold, combined (unofficial Olympic event); silver, slalom Silver, combined |
| 1984 1984 Winter Olympics The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated from 8–19 February 1984 in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. Other candidate cities were Sapporo, Japan; and Gothenburg, Sweden... |
 Sarajevo, YugoslaviaSarajevo Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans.... |
Debbie Armstrong Debbie Armstrong Deborah Rae Armstrong is a former alpine ski racer from Seattle. She was the first gold medalist from the U.S... Christin Cooper Christin Cooper Christin Elizabeth Cooper is a former alpine ski racer and Olympic medalist from Ketchum, Idaho.-Racing career:... Bill Johnson Bill Johnson (skier) William Dean "Bill" Johnson is a former alpine ski racer with the U.S. Ski Team. He was the first American male to win an Olympic gold medal in alpine skiing, winning the downhill at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. Bill has 2 sons, named Tyler and Nick... Phil Mahre Steve Mahre Steve Mahre Steven Mahre is a former alpine ski racer and younger twin brother of ski racer Phil Mahre.... |
Gold, giant slalom Silver, giant slalom Gold, downhill Gold, slalom Silver, slalom |
| 1992 1992 Winter Olympics The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 8 to 23 February 1992 in Albertville, France. They were the last Winter Olympics to be held the same year as the Summer Olympics, and the first where the Winter Paralympics... |
 Albertville, France |
Hilary Lindh Hilary Lindh Hilary Lindh is a former alpine ski racer.Born in Juneau, Alaska, Lindh was just 14 when she was named to the U.S. Ski Team. By 16, she had become the first American to win a World Junior Championships downhill title. All this was done while with Kathy Miklossy and Alex Mitkus in Utah, away from... Diann Roffe Diann Roffe Diann Roffe, also known as Diann Roffe-Steinrotter is an American alpine skier who learned to ski at tiny Brantling Ski Center near Rochester, yet reached the pinnacle of her sport, winning an Olympic Gold Medal at the 1994 Lillehammer Olympics.-Career highlights:*1985 World Championships in... |
Silver, downhill Silver, giant slalom |
| 1994 1994 Winter Olympics The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 12 to 27 February 1994 in and around Lillehammer, Norway. Lillehammer failed to win the bid for the 1992 event. Lillehammer was awarded the games in 1988, after having beat... |
Lillehammer, Norway |
Tommy Moe Tommy Moe Tommy Moe is a former alpine ski racer. He is now retired from international competition and lives in Wilson, Wyoming... Diann Roffe-Steinrotter Picabo Street Picabo Street Picabo Street is a retired American alpine ski racer. She won gold medals in super G at the 1998 Winter Olympics and in downhill at 1996 World Championships, along with three other Olympic and World Championship medals. She also won World Cup downhill season titles in 1995 and 1996, the first... |
Gold, downhill; silver, super G Gold, super G Silver, downhill |
| 1998 1998 Winter Olympics The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially the XVIII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 7 to 22 February 1998 in Nagano, Japan. Seventy-two nations and 2,176 participans contested in seven sports and 72 events at 15 venues. The games saw the introduction of Women's ice... |
Nagano, Japan |
Picabo Street | Gold, super G |
| 2002 2002 Winter Olympics The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event that was celebrated in February 2002 in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Approximately 2,400 athletes from 77 nations participated in 78 events in fifteen disciplines, held throughout... |
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA |
Bode Miller Bode Miller Samuel Bode Miller is an American alpine ski racer. He is an Olympic and World Championship gold medalist, a two-time overall World Cup champion in 2005 and 2008, and is generally considered the greatest American alpine skier of all time... |
Silver, combined; silver, giant slalom |
| 2006 2006 Winter Olympics The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter... |
 Torino, Italy |
Julia Mancuso Julia Mancuso Julia Mancuso is an alpine ski racer with the U.S. Ski Team. She was the gold medalist in the giant slalom at the 2006 Winter Olympics and the silver medalist in both downhill and combined at the 2010 Winter Olympics. She has also won four medals at the World Championships and five races in... Ted Ligety Ted Ligety Theodore Sharp "Ted" Ligety is a champion alpine ski racer from the United States. He was the 2006 Olympic gold medalist in combined and the three-time World Cup champion in giant slalom . Ligety won the gold medal in the giant slalom at the 2011 World Championships... |
Gold, giant slalom Gold, combined |
| 2010 2010 Winter Olympics The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University... |
 Vancouver, Canada |
Lindsey Vonn Julia Mancuso Bode Miller Andrew Weibrecht Andrew Weibrecht Andrew Weibrecht is an American alpine ski racer who has competed since 2002.-Skiing career:... |
Gold, downhill; bronze, super-G Silver, downhill; silver, super combined Gold, super combined; Silver, super G; bronze, downhill Bronze, super-G |
FIS World Alpine Championships
| Year | Location | Athletes | Medals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1954 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1954 were held in Åre, Sweden, from March 1–7, 1954.Olympic champion Stein Erickson of Norway won three gold medalsÅre would host the event again in 2007.-Medals table:... |
 Are, Sweden |
Jannette Burr Jannette Burr Jannette Weston Burr is a former American alpine skier from Sun Valley, Idaho. In 1970, she was inducted into the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame.-World championships:* 1954 World Championships in Åre, Sweden... |
Bronze, giant slalom |
| 1958 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1958 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1958 were held in Bad Gastein, Austria, between February 2–9, 1958.*Toni Sailer, 22, of Austria, won three gold medals and a silver.*Lucille Wheeler, 23, of Canada, won two gold medals and a silver.-External links:... |
Bad Gastein, Austria Bad Gastein Bad Gastein is a spa town in the Austrian state of Salzburg, situated at the northern rim of the Hohe Tauern national park. It has 5,838 inhabitants. The name "Bad" means "spa", reflecting the town's history as a health resort. It is located at the head of the Gastein valley, about 1,000 metres ... |
Sally Deaver | Silver, giant slalom |
| 1962 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1962 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1962 were held in Chamonix, France between February 10–18, 1962.Chamonix hosted the event in 1937, and also the first Winter Olympics in 1924, but without alpine skiing.-External links:... |
Chamonix, France |
Barbara Ferries Joan Hannah |
Bronze, downhill Bronze, giant slalom |
| 1966 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1966 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1966 were held in Portillo, Chile, from August 4–14, 1966.To this day, it remains as the only alpine world championship contested in the southern hemisphere... |
 Portillo, ChilePortillo, Chile Portillo is a ski resort located from Santiago, Chile, near the city of Los Andes. It rises 2880 meters above sea level and its highest point reaches 3332 meters above sea level. Ski Portillo has 23 ski trails and 12 lifts.... |
Penny McCoy | Bronze, slalom |
| 1970 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1970 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1970 were held in Gröden/Val Gardena, Italy, from February 8-15, 1970.For the only time, results from the World Championships were included in the World Cup points standings, then in its fourth season.-External links:... |
Val Gardena, Italy |
Billy Kidd Barbara Cochran Marilyn Cochran Marilyn Cochran Marilyn Cochran Brown is a former Alpine ski racer and World Cup champion. In 1969, she became the first American to win a discipline championship in the World Cup, triumphing in giant slalom... |
Gold, combined; bronze, slalom Silver, slalom Bronze, combined |
| 1978 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1978 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1978 were held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, West Germany, between January 29 and February 5, 1978. :de:Alpine Skiweltmeisterschaft 1978The event is scheduled to return in 2011... |
 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West GermanyGarmisch-Partenkirchen Garmisch-Partenkirchen is a mountain resort town in Bavaria, southern Germany. It is the administrative centre of the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in the Oberbayern region, and the district is on the border with Austria... |
Pete Patterson | Bronze, combined |
| 1982 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1982 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1982 were held in Schladming, Austria, between January 31 and February 7, 1982. The women's races were held in Haus im Ennstal.... |
Schladming, Austria Schladming Schladming is a small mining town in the Austrian state of Styria, that is now very popular with tourists. It has become a large ski resort and has held various skiing competitions recently. The shopping area has lots of cafes, restaurant and a variety of shops and caters well for tourists.As of... |
Christin Cooper Steve Mahre Cindy Nelson |
Silver, slalom; silver, giant slalom; bronze, combined Gold, giant slalom Silver, downhill |
| 1985 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1985 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1985 were held in Bormio, northern Italy between January 31 and February 10, 1985.These were the first world championships held in an odd-numbered year, and the last without the Super-G event.... |
Bormio, Italy Bormio Bormio is a town and comune located in the province of Sondrio, Lombardy region of the Alps in northern Italy. It has a population of 4,200... |
Doug Lewis Doug Lewis (skier) Douglas Grey Lewis is a former alpine ski racer, a member of the U.S. Ski Team in the mid 1980s and a two-time Olympian in 1984 and 1988.... Diann Roffe Tamara McKinney Tamara McKinney Tamara McKinney is a former alpine ski racer, a member of the U.S. Ski Team from 1978-89. She was the overall World Cup champion in 1983, the only American woman to hold that title for a quarter century, until Lindsey Vonn in 2008.... Eva Twardokens Eva Twardokens Eva Twardokens is a former alpine ski racer. She made her debut on the World Cup circuit in December 1982, at age 17.Two seasons later she was the bronze medalist in the giant slalom at the 1985 World Championships.... |
Bronze, downhill Gold, giant slalom Bronze, giant slalom Bronze, combined |
| 1987 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1987 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1987 were held in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, between January 27 and February 8, 1987.The world championships included Super-G for the first time; it was first run on the World Cup level four seasons earlier, in December 1982.-Medals table:... |
Crans-Montana, Switzerland Crans-Montana Crans-Montana is a ski resort in western Switzerland, in the heart of the Swiss Alps in the canton of Valais. It is located on a plateau above Sierre at an elevation of about 1500 m above sea level, allowing good view over the Valais Alps and Weisshorn in particular... |
Tamara McKinney Tamara McKinney Tamara McKinney is a former alpine ski racer, a member of the U.S. Ski Team from 1978-89. She was the overall World Cup champion in 1983, the only American woman to hold that title for a quarter century, until Lindsey Vonn in 2008.... |
Bronze, combined |
| 1989 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1989 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1989 were held in Vail, Colorado, U.S.A., from February 2-12, 1989.Vail and Beaver Creek would also host the World Championships a decade later, in 1999.... |
Vail, Colorado, USA Vail, Colorado The Town of Vail is a Home Rule Municipality in Eagle County, Colorado, United States. The population of the town was 4,589 in 2005. The town was established and built as the base village to Vail Ski Resort, with which it was originally conceived... |
Tamara McKinney | Gold, combined; bronze, slalom |
| 1993 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1993 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1993 were held in Morioka, Japan, from February 4-14, 1993. The men's Super-G race was cancelled due to persistent bad weather and the title went unassigned.-Medals table:... |
Morioka, Japan |
AJ Kitt Julie Parisien Picabo Street |
Bronze, downhill Silver, slalom Silver, combined |
| 1996 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1996 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1996 were held at Sierra Nevada near Granada city in southeastern Spain, February 12-25, 1996. The championships were to be held in 1995, but were postponed due to lack of snow.-Medals table:... |
 Sierra Nevada, Spain |
Hilary Lindh Picabo Street |
Bronze, downhill Gold, downhill; bronze, super G |
| 1997 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1997 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1997 were held in Sestriere, northwestern Italy, from February 3-15, 1997.Nine years later, the area would later host the alpine events for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino.-Medals table:... |
Sestriere, Italy Sestriere Sestriere is an alpine village in Italy, a comune of the Province of Turin. It is from the French border. Its name derives from Latin: ad petram sistrariam, that is at sixty Roman miles from Turin.... |
Hilary Lindh | Gold, downhill |
| 2001 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2001 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2001 were held in St. Anton, Austria, between January 29 and February 10, 2001.-Medals table:... |
St. Anton, Austria St. Anton Sankt Anton am Arlberg is a village and ski resort in Tyrol, western Austria, with a permanent population of approximately . It is situated at above sea level in the Tyrolean Alps, with Aerial tramways and chairlifts up to . It is also a popular summer resort among trekkers and... |
Daron Rahlves Daron Rahlves Daron Louis Rahlves is an American freestyle skier and a former alpine ski racer. Raised in northern California, he attended the Green Mountain Valley School in Vermont and currently resides in Truckee, California... |
Gold, super G |
| 2003 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2003 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2003 were held in St. Moritz, Switzerland, from February 2-16, 2003.St. Moritz previously hosted the world championships in 1974, as well as the 1948 Winter Olympics and the 1928 Winter Olympics .... |
St. Moritz, Switzerland |
Kirsten Clark Jonna Mendes Bode Miller Erik Schlopy Erik Schlopy Erik Schlopy is an American Alpine skier who competed in three Olympic games - 1994 Winter Olympics, 2002 Winter Olympics and 2006 Winter Olympics. At the 1994 Olympics in Lillehammer, he placed 34th in Giant Slalom. At the 2002 Olympics, he placed 14th in Slalom, and at the 2006 Olympic Games, he... |
Silver, super G Bronze, super G Gold, giant slalom; combined; silver, super G Bronze, giant slalom |
| 2005 | Bormio/Santa Caterina Santa Caterina di Valfurva Santa Caterina di Valfurva is a frazione of the comune of Valfurva, in the northern Italian province of Sondrio. It is home to a popular ski resort, with many FIS World Cups races taking place in the resort. Santa Caterina hosted the 2005 World Ski Championships. The highest point of the resort is... , Italy |
Julia Mancuso Bode Miller Daron Rahlves |
Bronze, super G; bronze, giant slalom Gold, downhill; gold, super G Silver, downhill; Bronze, giant slalom |
| 2007 | Are, Sweden |
Lindsey Kildow Lindsey Kildow Lindsey Caroline Vonn is an American alpine ski racer with the U.S. Ski Team.She has won three consecutive overall World Cup and downhill championships , the first American woman and third woman ever to accomplish this... Julia Mancuso |
Silver, downhill; silver, super G Silver, super combined |
| 2009 | Val d'Isère, France Val d'Isère Val d'Isère is a commune of the Tarentaise Valley, in the Savoie department in south-eastern France. It lies from the border with Italy. It is on the border of the Vanoise National Park created in 1963. The Face de Bellevarde was the scene of the men's downhill race as part of the 1992 Winter... |
Lindsey Vonn Ted Ligety Ted Ligety Theodore Sharp "Ted" Ligety is a champion alpine ski racer from the United States. He was the 2006 Olympic gold medalist in combined and the three-time World Cup champion in giant slalom . Ligety won the gold medal in the giant slalom at the 2011 World Championships... |
Gold, downhill; Gold, super G Bronze, giant slalom |
FIS Alpine World Cup
| Year | Athletes | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 1969 Alpine Skiing World Cup The third World Cup season began in December 1968 and concluded in March 1969. Karl Schranz of Austria won the first of two consecutive overall titles... |
Marilyn Cochran | Giant slalom champion |
| 1978 1978 Alpine Skiing World Cup The 12th World Cup season began in December 1977 and concluded in March 1978. Ingemar Stenmark of Sweden won his third consecutive overall title. Hanni Wenzel of Liechtenstein won the women's overall title.... |
Phil Mahre | 2nd in overall |
| 1979 1979 Alpine Skiing World Cup The 13th World Cup season began in December 1978 in Austria and concluded in March 1979 in Japan.The overall winners were Peter Lüscher of Switzerland and Annemarie Moser-Pröll of Austria.-Calendar:- Men's Overall Results:... |
Phil Mahre | 3rd in overall |
| 1980 1980 Alpine Skiing World Cup The 14th World Cup season began in December 1979 in France and concluded in March 1980 in Austria.Andreas Wenzel of Liechtenstein edged out Ingemar Stenmark of Sweden for the overall title... |
Phil Mahre | 3rd in overall |
| 1981 1981 Alpine Skiing World Cup The 15th World Cup season began in December 1980 in France and concluded in March 1981 in Switzerland. Phil Mahre became the first American to win an overall title, the first of his three consecutive overall titles.... |
Phil Mahre Tamara McKinney |
Overall champion Giant slalom champion |
| 1982 1982 Alpine Skiing World Cup The 16th World Cup season began in December 1981 in France and concluded in March 1982, also in France. Phil Mahre of the U.S. repeated as overall champion, the second of his three consecutive titles. Erika Hess of Switzerland won the women's overall title.... |
Christin Cooper Phil Mahre Steve Mahre |
3rd in overall Overall, slalom & giant slalom champion 3rd in overall |
| 1983 1983 Alpine Skiing World Cup The 17th season of World Cup competition began in December 1982 in Switzerland and concluded in March 1983 in Japan. For the first time, the overall titles were won by two Americans, Tamara McKinney and Phil Mahre, who won his third consecutive overall title... |
Tamara McKinney Phil Mahre |
Overall & giant slalom champion Overall & giant slalom champion |
| 1984 1984 Alpine Skiing World Cup The 18th World Cup season began in December 1983 in Kranjska Gora, Yugoslavia , and concluded in March 1984 in Oslo, Norway. The overall champions were Pirmin Zurbriggen and Erika Hess, both of Switzerland.... |
Tamara McKinney | 3rd in overall, slalom champion |
| 1995 1995 Alpine Skiing World Cup The 29th World Cup season began in December 1994 at Tignes, France, and concluded in March 1995 at the World Cup finals in Bormio, Italy. The overall champions were Alberto Tomba of Italy and Vreni Schneider of Switzerland... |
Picabo Street | Downhill champion |
| 1996 1996 Alpine Skiing World Cup The 30th World Cup season began in November 1995 in Tignes, France, and concluded in March 1996 at the World Cup finals in Lillehammer, Norway. The overall champions were Lasse Kjus of Norway and Katja Seizinger of Germany.... |
Picabo Street | Downhill champion |
| 2003 2003 Alpine Skiing World Cup The 37th World Cup season began in October 2002 on Sölden, Austria, and concluded in March 2003 at the World Cup finals in Lillehammer, Norway. The overall winners were Stephan Eberharter of Austria and Janica Kostelić of Croatia.... |
Bode Miller | Combined champion |
| 2004 2004 Alpine Skiing World Cup The 38th World Cup season began in October 2003 in Sölden, Austria, and concluded at the World Cup finals in Sestriere, Italy, in March 2004. Sestriere would host the alpine skiing events at the 2006 Winter Olympics.... |
Bode Miller | Giant slalom & combined champion |
| 2005 2005 Alpine Skiing World Cup The 39th World Cup season began in October 2004 in Sölden, Austria, and concluded in March 2005 at the World Cup finals in Lenzerheide, Switzerland. The overall winners were Bode Miller of the U.S. and Anja Pärson of Sweden.... |
Bode Miller | Overall & super G champion |
| 2006 2006 Alpine Skiing World Cup The 40th World Cup season began in October 2005 and concluded at the World Cup finals in Åre, Sweden, in March 2006. The schedule included a nearly month-long break in February for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy.... |
Bode Miller | 3rd in overall |
| 2007 2007 Alpine Skiing World Cup The 41st World Cup season was scheduled to begin on October 28, 2006, but cancellation of the opening races in Sölden delayed the season's start by two weeks. A very poor snowpack in the Alps, along with stormy weather in January, caused numerous races to be moved and rescheduled throughout the... |
Julia Mancuso Bode Miller |
3rd in overall Super G champion |
| 2008 2008 Alpine Skiing World Cup The 42nd World Cup season began in October 2007 in Sölden, Austria and concluded on March 15, 2008, at the World Cup Finals in Bormio, Italy.... |
Lindsey Vonn Ted Ligety Bode Miller |
Overall & Downhill champion, 2nd in combined Giant slalom champion Overall & Super Combined champion |
| 2009 2009 Alpine Skiing World Cup The 43rd World Cup season began in late October 2008 in Sölden, Austria, and concluded in mid-March 2009, at the World Cup finals in Åre, Sweden.Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway won the overall title by two points over Benjamin Raich of Austria. Svindal returned from a season-ending injury in December... |
Lindsey Vonn Ted Ligety |
Overall, Downhill, & Super G champion, 2nd in Combined, 3rd in Slalom 3rd in Giant Slalom |
Olympic Winter Games
| Event | Place | Athlete | Highlights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 Olympic Games (non-medal exhibition event) | Calgary, Canada |
Melanie Palenik | 1st Aerials |
| 1988 Olympic Games (non-medal exhibition event) | Calgary, Canada |
Jan Bucher | 2nd Ballet |
| 1988 Olympic Games (non-medal exhibition event) | Calgary, Canada |
Lane Spina Lane Spina Lane Spina is a two time Olympian freestyle skier, who won two Olympic medals at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada and the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France. He won the Freestyle World Championships in 1991 in Lake Placid, New York... |
Silver - Acrobatic Skiing |
| 1992 Olympic Games | Albertville, France |
Donna Weinbrecht Donna Weinbrecht Donna Weinbrecht won the first gold medal awarded in the first Olympic mogul competitions in freestyle skiing, which were held at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France. Weinbrecht grew up in West Milford, New Jersey... |
Gold Moguls |
| 1992 Olympic Games | Albertville, France |
Nelson Carmichael Nelson Carmichael Nelson Carmichael is an American mogul skier. He won a bronze medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics.... |
Bronze Moguls |
| 1992 Olympic Games | Albertville, France |
Lane Spina | Bronze - Acrobatic Skiing |
| 1992 Olympic Games | Albertville, France |
Sharon Petzold | 3rd Ballet (non-medal exhibition event) |
| 1994 Olympic Games | Lillehammer, Norway |
Liz McIntyre | Silver Moguls |
| 1998 Olympic Games | Nagano, Japan |
Eric Bergoust Eric Bergoust Eric Bergoust is an American freestyle skier. In 1998 Bergoust participated at the 1998 Winter Olympics held in Nagano, Japan where he won a gold medal in coaching the tu-paj and mac bohonnon the freestyle ski jump .... |
Gold Aerials |
| 1998 Olympic Games | Nagano, Japan |
Jonny Moseley Jonny Moseley Jonathan William Moseley, better known as Jonny Moseley , is the first Puerto Rican to become a member of the U.S. Ski Team.-Early years:... |
Gold Moguls |
| 1998 Olympic Games | Nagano, Japan |
Nikki Stone Nikki Stone Nicole 'Nikki' Stone is a former American Olympic skier.... |
Gold Aerials |
| 2002 Olympic Games | Salt Lake City, Utah |
Joe Pack Joe Pack Joe Pack is an American freestyle skier and Olympic medalist. He received a silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, in aerials.Pack is a Latter-day Saint.-References:... |
Silver Aerials |
| 2002 Olympic Games | Salt Lake City, Utah |
Travis Mayer Travis Mayer Travis Mayer is an olympic-level Freestyle Skier. He won the silver medal in the moguls competition at the 2002 Winter Olympics and also competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics. Travis grew up skiing in Western New York at Holiday Valley and across the Northeast as a member of the Holiday Valley... |
Silver Moguls |
| 2002 Olympic Games | Salt Lake City, Utah |
Shannon Bahrke Shannon Bahrke Shannon Bahrke is an American Olympic freestyle skier and entrepreneur. Bahrke was the silver medalist in moguls at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, the bronze medalist at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, and in 2003 was the World Cup Champion... |
Silver Moguls |
| 2006 Olympic Games | Torino, Italy |
Toby Dawson Toby Dawson Toby Dawson is an American mogul skier. He won a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics. Toby Dawson is a featured athlete on the sports medicine show Athlete 360.-Early life:Dawson was born in Busan, South Korea as Kim Bong-seok.... |
Bronze Moguls |
| 2010 Olympic Games | Vancouver, Canada |
Hannah Kearney Hannah Kearney Hannah Kearney is an American mogul skier who won a gold medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics.-Personal life:Born in a hospital in Hanover, New Hampshire, Kearney grew up and still lives in Norwich, Vermont. She is the daughter of Tom and Jill Kearney, who met while attending McGill University in... |
Gold Moguls |
| 2010 Olympic Games | Vancouver, Canada |
Shannon Bahrke Shannon Bahrke Shannon Bahrke is an American Olympic freestyle skier and entrepreneur. Bahrke was the silver medalist in moguls at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, the bronze medalist at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, and in 2003 was the World Cup Champion... |
Bronze Moguls |
| 2010 Olympic Games | Vancouver, Canada |
Bryon Wilson Bryon Wilson Bryon Wilson is an American freestyle skier and Olympic bronze medalist. He earned a spot on the US Freestyle Ski Team for the 2010 Winter Olympics after a solid beginning to the 2009–10 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup season where he had two 2nd place finishes during the first weekend of... |
Bronze Moguls |
World Freestyle Championships
| Event | Place | Athlete | Highlights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 World Championships | Tignes, France |
Mary Jo Tiampo | Gold Moguls |
| 1986 World Championships | Tignes, France |
Maria Quintana | Gold Aerials |
| 1986 World Championships | Tignes, France |
Jan Bucher | Gold Ballet |
| 1986 World Championships | Tignes, France |
Lane Spina | Silver - Acrobatic Skiing |
| 1986 World Championships | Tignes, France |
John Witt | Silver Combined |
| 1986 World Championships | Tignes, France |
Hayley Wolff | Silver Moguls |
| 1989 World Championships | Oberjoch, West Germany |
Jan Bucher | Gold Ballet |
| 1989 World Championships | Oberjoch, West Germany |
Melanie Palenik | Gold Combined, Bronze Aerials |
| 1989 World Championships | Oberjoch, West Germany |
Scott Ogren | Silver Combined |
| 1989 World Championships | Oberjoch, West Germany |
Donna Weinbrecht | Silver Moguls |
| 1991 World Championships | Lake Placid, New York |
Lane Spina | Gold - Acrobatic Skiing |
| 1991 World Championships | Lake Placid, New York |
Ellen Breen | Gold Ballet |
| 1991 World Championships | Lake Placid, New York |
Donna Weinbrecht | Gold Moguls |
| 1991 World Championships | Lake Placid, New York |
Jan Bucher | Silver Ballet |
| 1991 World Championships | Lake Placid, New York |
Chuck Martin | Bronze Moguls |
| 1991 World Championships | Lake Placid, New York |
Dave Valenti | Bronze Aerials |
| 1991 World Championships | Lake Placid, New York |
Kriste Porter | Bronze Combined |
| 1993 World Championships | Altenmarkt, Austria |
Ellen Breen | Gold Ballet |
| 1993 World Championships | Altenmarkt, Austria |
Trace Worthington | Silver Aerials |
| 1993 World Championships | Altenmarkt, Austria |
Lane Spina | Bronze - Acrobatic Skiing |
| 1993 World Championships | Altenmarkt, Austria |
Kriste Porter | Bronze Aerials, Bronze Combined |
| 1995 World Championships | LaClusaz, France |
Trace Worthington | Gold Aerials, Gold Combined |
| 1995 World Championships | LaClusaz, France |
Nikki Stone | Gold Aerials |
| 1995 World Championships | LaClusaz, France |
Kriste Porter | Gold Combined |
| 1995 World Championships | LaClusaz, France |
Ellen Breen | Silver Ballet |
| 1995 World Championships | LaClusaz, France |
Jonny Moseley | Bronze Combined |
| 1997 World Championships | Nagano, Japan |
Eric Bergoust | Silver Aerials |
| 1997 World Championships | Nagano, Japan |
Ian Edmondson | Silver Acro |
| 1997 World Championships | Nagano, Japan |
Donna Weinbrecht | Silver Moguls |
| 1999 World Championships | Meiringen, Switzerland |
Ann Battelle | Gold Moguls, Bronze Dual Moguls |
| 1999 World Championships | Meiringen, Switzerland |
Ian Edmondson | Gold Acro |
| 1999 World Championships | Meiringen, Switzerland |
Eric Bergoust | Gold Aerials |
| 1999 World Championships | Meiringen, Switzerland |
Nikki Stone | Bronze Aerials |
| 1999 World Championships | Meiringen, Switzerland |
Joe Pack | Bronze Aerials |
| 2001 World Championships | Whistler, Canada |
Joe Pack | Bronze Aerials |
| 2003 World Championships | Deer Valley, Utah |
Jeremy Bloom | Gold Dual Moguls, Silver Moguls |
| 2003 World Championships | Deer Valley, Utah |
Michelle Roark | Silver Moguls |
| 2003 World Championships | Deer Valley, Utah |
Toby Dawson | Bronze Moguls, Bronze Dual Moguls |
| 2003 World Championships | Deer Valley, Utah |
Shannon Bahrke | Bronze Dual Moguls |
| 2005 World Championships |  Ruka, Finland |
Nate Roberts | Gold Moguls |
| 2005 World Championships | Ruka, Finland |
Hannah Kearney | Gold Moguls |
| 2005 World Championships | Ruka, Finland |
Toby Dawson | Gold Dual Moguls |
| 2005 World Championships | Ruka, Finland |
Kristi Leskinen | Silver Halfpipe |
| 2005 World Championships | Ruka, Finland |
Jeremy Bloom | Bronze Dual Moguls |
| 2007 World Championships | Madonna di Campiglio, Italy |
Shannon Bahrke | Silver Dual Moguls |
| 2007 World Championships | Madonna di Campiglio, Italy |
Nate Roberts | Bronze Moguls |
| 2009 World Championships | Inawashiro, Japan |
Patrick Deneen | Gold Moguls |
| 2009 World Championships | Inawashiro, Japan |
Ryan St Onge | Gold Aerials |
| 2009 World Championships | Inawashiro, Japan |
Jennifer Hudak | Bronze Halfpipe |
| 2009 World Championships | Inawashiro, Japan |
Hannah Kearney | Bronze Dual Moguls |
Freestyle World Cup
| Year | Athlete | Highlights |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Marion Post | Ballet Champion |
| 1978 | Kerri Ballard | Aerials Champion |
| 1978 | Genia Fuller | Grand Prix Champion |
| 1979 | Bob Howard | Ballet Champion |
| 1979 | Jan Bucher | Ballet Champion |
| 1979 | Lea Hillgren | Aerials Champion |
| 1980 | Bob Howard | Ballet Champion |
| 1980 | Jan Bucher | Ballet Champion |
| 1980 | Hayley Wolff | Moguls Champion |
| 1981 | Bob Howard | Ballet Champion |
| 1981 | Frank Beddor | Grand Prix Champion |
| 1981 | Jan Bucher | Ballet Champion |
| 1981 | Hayley Wolff | Moguls Champion |
| 1982 | Ian Edmondson | Ballet Champion |
| 1982 | Frank Beddor | Grand Prix Champion |
| 1982 | Jan Bucher | Ballet Champion |
| 1982 | Hayley Wolff | Moguls Champion |
| 1983 | Jan Bucher | Ballet Champion |
| 1983 | Hayley Wolff | Moguls Champion |
| 1984 | Jan Bucher | Ballet Champion |
| 1984 | Hilary Engisch | Moguls Champion |
| 1985 | Mary Jo Tiampo | Moguls Champion |
| 1986 | Steve Desovich | Moguls Champion |
| 1986 | Jan Bucher | Ballet Champion |
| 1986 | Mary Jo Tiampo | Moguls Champion |
| 1988 | Nelson Carmichael | Moguls Champion |
| 1989 | Nelson Carmichael | Moguls Champion |
| 1989 | Jan Bucher | Ballet Champion |
| 1990 | Donna Weinbrecht | Moguls Champion |
| 1991 | Donna Weinbrecht | Moguls Champion |
| 1992 | Trace Worthington | Combined Champion |
| 1992 | Donna Weinbrecht | Moguls Champion |
| 1993 | Trace Worthington | Combined Champion |
| 1993 | Ellen Breen | Ballet Champion |
| 1994 | Ellen Breen | Ballet Champion |
| 1994 | Donna Weinbrecht | Moguls Champion |
| 1995 | Trace Worthington | Aerials Champion, Combined Champion |
| 1995 | Ellen Breen | Ballet Champion |
| 1995 | Nikki Stone | Aerials Champion |
| 1996 | Jonny Moseley | Combined Champion |
| 1996 | Donna Weinbrecht | Moguls Champion |
| 1998 | Jonny Moseley | Moguls Champion |
| 1998 | Nikki Stone | Aerials Champion |
| 1999 | Anne Battelle | Moguls Champion |
| 1999 | Michelle Roark | Dual Moguls Champion |
| 2000 | Anne Battelle | Moguls Champion |
| 2001 | Eric Bergoust | Aerials Champion, 2nd overall standings |
| 2001 | Joe Pack | 3rd overall standings |
| 2002 | Jeremy Bloom | Moguls Champion |
| 2002 | Eric Bergoust | Aerials Champion |
| 2003 | Travis Cabral | Moguls Champion |
| 2003 | Shannon Bahrke | Moguls Champion |
| 2005 | Jeremy Bloom | Overall Champion, Moguls Champion |
| 2005 | Jeret Peterson | Aerials Champion |
| 2007 | Jeret Peterson | 3rd overall standings |
| 2007 | Jessica Cumming | Halfpipe Champion |
Olympic Winter Games
| Event | Place | Athlete | Highlights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 Olympic Games | Innsbruck, Austria |
Bill Koch Bill Koch (skier) Bill Koch is an American ski racer and the first world-class cross-country skier from the United States.A native of Brattleboro, Vermont, he is a graduate of the nearby The Putney School in Putney, Vermont. He originally competed in the NIS in the Nordic combined, but later switched to cross... |
Silver 30 km |
| 2002 Olympic Games | Salt Lake City, Utah |
John Bauer John Bauer (skier) John William Bauer was an American cross country skier. He competed in three Winter Olympics, earning his best finish of 5th in the men's 4 by 10 kilometres relay at the 2002 games.... , Kris Freeman Kris Freeman Kris Freeman is one of the United States's most elite cross-country skiers. Born October 14, 1980 in Concord, New Hampshire, he is a member of the U.S. Ski Team, along with his older brother Justin Freeman.... , Justin Wadsworth, Carl Swenson |
5th 4x10km Relay - Historic best US Olympic relay finish |
| 2006 Olympic Games | Turin, Italy |
Kikkan Randall Kikkan Randall Kikkan Randall is an American cross-country skier from Anchorage, Alaska. She is the niece of former cross-country skiing Olympians Betsy Haines and her brother, Chris Haines... |
9th 1.1 km Classic Sprint - Historic Best US Women's Olympic or World Championships Sprint Result |
World Cross Country Championships
| Event | Place | Athlete | Highlights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 World Championships | Oslo Oslo Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King... , Norway |
Bill Koch | Bronze 30 km |
| 2003 Under-23 Championships | Valdidentro, Italy |
Kris Freeman | Gold 30 km Classic |
| 2003 World Championships | Lausanne, Switzerland |
Kris Freeman | 4th 15K Classic |
| 2007 World Championships | Sapporo, Japan |
Andy Newell | 5th in Classic Sprint - Historic Best US Worlds Sprint Result |
| 2009 World Championships |  LiberecLiberec Liberec is a city in the Czech Republic. Located on the Lusatian Neisse and surrounded by the Jizera Mountains and Ještěd-Kozákov Ridge, it is the fifth-largest city in the Czech Republic.... , Czech Republic |
Kikkan Randall | Silver in Individual Sprint Freestyle - First ever medal for an American Woman |
Cross Country World Cup
| Year | Athlete | Highlights |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Bill Koch | Tied for 3rd in World Cup Overall |
| 1982 | Bill Koch | World Cup Champion |
| 1983 | Bill Koch | 3rd in World Cup Overall |
| 2006 | Andy Newell | 3rd in 1 km Freestyle Sprint in Changchun, China - First US Man on a World Cup Podium Since 1983 |
| 2007 | Kikkan Randall | 3rd in 1.2 km Sprint at Rybinsk, Russia (January 21, 2007)- First US Woman on a World Cup Podium |
Olympic Winter Games
| Event | Place | Athlete | Highlights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 Olympic Games | Lake Placid, New York Lake Placid, New York Lake Placid is a village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village had a population of 2,638.... |
Rolf Monsen | 9th in K100/10 km Individual - Historic Best US Olympic Nordic Combined Individual Finish |
| 2002 Olympic Games | Salt Lake City, Utah |
Bill Demong, Matt Dayton, Johnny Spillane, Todd Lodwick | 4th in K90/4x5 Team Relay - Historic Best US Olympic Nordic Combined Result |
| 2010 Olympic Games | Vancouver, British Columbia |
Bill Demong | Gold in Individual Large Hill/10km |
| 2010 Olympic Games | Vancouver, British Columbia |
Johnny Spillane | Silver in Individual Large Hill/10km, Silver in Individual Normal Hill/10km |
| 2010 Olympic Games | Vancouver, British Columbia |
Brett Camerota, Todd Lodwick, Bill Demong, Johnny Spillane | Silver in Team Large Hill/4 x 5km |
World Nordic Combined Championships
| Event | Place | Athlete | Highlights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 World Championships | Val di Fiemme Val di Fiemme thumb|300px|Location of the Fiemme Valley in [[Trentino]].thumb|300px|The [[Lagorai]] seen from [[Passo Lusia]].Fiemme Valley is a valley in the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region in northern Italy located in the Dolomites mountain region.... , Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... |
Johnny Spillane | Gold K120/7.5 km Sprint - Historic First US Nordic Combined Medal Olympics or Worlds |
| 2007 World Championships | Sapporo, Japan |
Bill Demong | Silver HS100/15 km Individual |
| 2009 World Championships | Liberec, Czech Republic |
Todd Lodwick | Gold HS100/10 km Mass Start |
| 2009 World Championships | Liberec, Czech Republic |
Todd Lodwick | Gold HS100/10 km Normal Hill |
| 2009 World Championships | Liberec, Czech Republic |
Bill Demong | Bronze HS100/10 km Normal Hill |
| 2009 World Championships | Liberec, Czech Republic |
Bill Demong | Gold HS134/10 km Large Hill |
Nordic Combined World Cup
| Year | Athlete | Highlights |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Bill Demong | 3rd in World Cup Overall - Historic Best US Result (Demong also was 3rd in 2009) |
Olympic Winter Games
| Event | Place | Athlete | Highlights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 Olympic Games (doubled as World Championships) | Chamonix, France |
Anders Haugen | Bronze Large Hill (medal not awarded until 1974 due to scoring error) |
Ski Jumping World Cup
| Year | Athlete | Highlights |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | John Broman | First US World Cup victory - February 22, 1981, Thunder Bay, Ontario Thunder Bay, Ontario Thunder Bay is a city in and the seat of Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada. It is the most populous municipality in Northwestern Ontario, and the second most populous in Northern Ontario after Greater Sudbury... |
External links
- U.S. Ski Team official site
- U.S. Ski & Snowboard Association official site
- International Ski Federation
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