Archive for the ‘Sports’ Category
US skier Schleper makes case for Vancouver
Sarah Schleper’s best race in four years may have moved her a big step closer to a fourth Olympics.… More | Posted: December 12, 2009
Race to the Cup filled up with top riders
Schaffrick makes finals of Grand Prix in Copper
Steamboat Springs snowboarder Maddy Schaffrick got her season off to a scintillating start Thursday at the first U.S.… More | Posted: December 11, 2009
Boarder Bleiler is all business
COPPER MOUNTAIN – Even for an Olympic medalist, the nerves never really go away. Which is why Gretchen Bleiler is happy to have Thursday behind her.”I… More | Posted: December 11, 2009
Gretchen Bleiler and Maddy Schaffrick qualify for first Grand Prix final
On a chilly day at Copper Mountain, Gretchen Bleiler grabbed the top spot in the women’s qualifiers.… More | Posted: December 11, 2009
The XX Factor
It’s hard to call an Olympic silver medal a defeat, but that’s what Gretchen Bleiler’s 2006 halfpipe loss to Vermont native Hannah Teter seemed like.… More | Posted: December 7, 2009
PRO FEMALE SKATEBOARD PHENOM LAUREN PERKINS GIVES LIVE INTERVIEW ON MAKEITPRO TV DECEMBER 9
Perkins Will Interact with Fans in
Exclusive 30-Minute Free MakeItPro TV Online Webcast
MakeItPro, the interactive sports destination and social resource for athletes, coaches, fans and parents worldwide today announced that female skateboarding champion Lauren Perkins will appear on MakeItPro TV for an exclusive 30-minute interview on Wednesday, December 9th.… More | Posted: December 7, 2009
WXG14 Invited Athletes: Snowboard & Skiing
This is the first wave of invited athletes to Winter X Games 14 in Aspen, Colo. The second wave will be announced in late December.… More | Posted: December 7, 2009
Vail’s Schleper second in Loveland slalom
Vail’s Sarah Schleper finished second in a Nor-Am slalom race Thursday at Loveland. Anna Goodman, of Canada, finished first and Eva-Maria Brem of Austria was third.… More | Posted: December 4, 2009
THE GRETE GOOD: Freeskier Grete Eliassen tells us about rituals, Bambi, relaxation, haunted houses and her soft spot for quiet intellectual types
Do you have a weakness for nerds?
[Laughs] How do you know me so well and this is just the first question?… More | Posted: December 2, 2009