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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.
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 ...
The U.S. alpine ski team rebounded from a disappointing showing in 2006 by having its most successful Olympic performance ever, gathering a total of eight medals. Lindsey Vonn became the first American woman to win gold in the downhill event; while Bode Miller became the most successful U.S. alpine skier in history after winning gold in the ...
Alpine skiing: Women's downhill: February 15 Silver: Elizabeth McIntyre: Freestyle skiing: Women's moguls: February 16 Silver: Tommy Moe: Alpine skiing: Men's super-G: February 17 Silver: Nancy Kerrigan: Figure skating: Women's singles: February 25 Silver: Randy Bartz John Coyle Eric Flaim Andrew Gabel: Short track speed skating: Men's 5000 ...
Team Event First round Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM; Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Rank Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Rank United States men's: Men's tournament Italy W 6–3 Germany W 2–0 Finland W 4–1 Poland W 3–0 Sweden T 3–3 1 Q France W 4–1 Unified ...
Lindsey Vonn returned to World Cup skiing after a six-year retirement and recorded a 14th-place finish in a super-G on Saturday in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Vonn, 40, displayed a cautious approach ...
The American alpine ski team fell short of its self-proclaimed goal of eight medals, earning only two in Turin, both gold. [3] Bode Miller, who won two gold medals at the 2005 World Championships, failed to medal in Turin, but the men's team still earned a gold medal, as Ted Ligety took a surprise victory in the combined. [4]
The US Ski Team confirmed to CNN that Vonn will compete in St. Moritz. “One thing I realized is that life is really short,” Vonn said in the video posted by Red Bull. “If you have an ...