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The National Ski Association of America, the forerunner of the present-day U.S. Ski & Snowboard, was founded on Feb. 21, 1905 in Ishpeming, Michigan.Club President Carl Tellefsen proposed holding a meeting after the 1905 jumping tournament – a national competition – to found a ski association which, among other duties, would oversee jumping tournaments.
The USSA continued to control the rules and governance of the sport, as well as the coordination of travel programs for recreational skiers, while the U.S. Ski Team focused solely on the elite national team. In 1988, the USSA and U.S. Ski Team merged again under the direction of Thomas Weisel, who proposed the creation of a 15-person "super ...
Team Event First round Consolation game Medal round Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Rank United States men: Men's tournament Switzerland W 5–3 Bye Sweden L 1–5 Czechoslovakia W 5–2 Soviet Union L 2–7 Finland W 4–1 Poland W 6–1
Team Event First round Medal round Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Rank United States men: Men's tournament: Bye Czechoslovakia L 1–5 Sweden L 3–4 Soviet Union L 2–10 Canada L 2–3 West Germany W 8–1 East Germany W 6–4 Finland T 1 ...
K. C. Oakley (born May 5, 1988) is an American freestyle mogul skier and a member of the United States Ski Team. [2] She started competing on the World Cup circuit in the 2011-2012 ski season after finishing first in the NorAm Cup standings at the completion of the 2011 season. [2]
Kris Freeman at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation; NBCOlympics.com announcement of the 2010 cross-country skiing team. – accessed 20 January 2010. Kris Freeman's Bio at U.S. Ski Team; Kris' U.S. Olympic Team bio Archived March 25, 2006, at archive.today; Kris Freeman article on official web site of the US Olympic Committee
On February 15, 1961, the entire United States figure skating team and several family members, coaches, and officials were killed when Sabena Flight 548 crashed in Brussels, Belgium, en route to the World Championships in Prague. The accident caused the cancellation of the 1961 World Championships and necessitated the building of a new American ...
Marilyn Cochran Brown (born 1950) - member of the U.S. Ski Team (1967–74), 1969 World Cup giant slalom champion, 1970 World Championship bronze medalist in the combined, member of the 1972 US Olympic and 1974 World Championship teams, was three-time U.S. national champion. She won many awards including the Beck International Trophy as the top ...