Smithsonian: A Brief History of Womens Figure Skating
Hendrickson on the Podium at World Cup in Ljubno, Slovenia
Park City, UT???Sarah Hendrickson of the U.S. Visa Women???s Ski Jumping Team placed third in both the 12th and 13th World Cup competitions in Ljubno, Slovenia on February 14 and 15, 2015. On Saturday, Hendrickson secured her podium finish by soaring 86.0 and 87.0 meters in her two jumps and … [Read more...]
Sochi silver medalist Lauryn Williams retires from US bobsled team
Weather, Conditions in Zao, Japan and Falun, Sweden Create Challenges for the US Visa Women’s Ski Jumping Team
PARK CITY, Utah (January 18) ??? The U.S. Women???s Ski Jumping Team faced challenging conditions, with numerous delays and cancellations, during the both the World Cup competition in Zao, Japan and the Continental Cup competition in Falun, Sweden this weekend. Jessica Jerome, a veteran member of … [Read more...]
Elana Meyers Taylor, Cherrelle Garrett remain unbeaten this season after World Cup bobsled win
Elana Meyers Taylor??(Douglasville, Ga.) and??Cherrelle Garrett??(Hayward, Calif.) remain unbeaten this season after winning today???s women???s bobsled World Cup in Altenberg, and the duo obliterated the six-year start record by a monstrous 0.16 seconds en route to their victory in the Under Armour … [Read more...]
World Cup: Hendrickson places 5th and 8th in Ski Jump
Sapporo, Japan???Sarah Hendrickson??(above) placed 5th and 8th respectively at the second and third World Cup ski jumping competitions of the 2015 season in Sapporo, Japan this past weekend. Hendrickson landed jumps of 95.0 and 88.5 meters on Saturday, January 10, 2015 and 90.0 and 93.5 meters on … [Read more...]
Ashley Caldwell nails the triple, wins Freestyle Aerials at World Cup
Two-time U.S. Olympian??Ashley Caldwell??won her first World Cup aerials competition in nearly four years, leading the first U.S. one-two women???s World Cup finish since 1989 at the Visa Freestyle International in Park City, Utah, on Thursday night. Caldwell, who finished 10th at the 2010 and … [Read more...]
Kaillie Humphries makes history in 4-man bobsled
Canadian Olympian Kaillie Humphries made history at Utah Olympic Park Saturday when she placed sixth while competing in a mixed-gender four-man bobsled. The two-time Olympic gold medallist became the first woman to compete with men in the four-man event. In September, the sport's world … [Read more...]