(Beaver Creek, CO) – This weekend’s Birds of Prey ski races at Beaver Creek, Colorado, lived up to its’ reputation for its high speeds and technical turns, making it one of the […]
Swiss sweep Birds of Prey, Vonn qualifies
Rick Bachand
Rick Bachand is a freelance writer based in Fort Collins, Colorado. Rick publishes the AlpineInsider.com focusing on Alpine and Nordic snowsports.
Dramatic Thanksgiving weekend
It was a dramatic Thanksgiving weekend of highs and lows for Team USA. Diggins with 20K in Ruka (FIN) In FIS Cross-Country skiing, American legend Jessie Diggins delivered an outstanding performance at […]
Meet up with a legend: Picabo Street
Last week, I had the amazing opportunity to meet the legendary American ski racer Picabo Street. As I was a new face in the crowd at a media event, she came right […]
US Great Lindsey Vonn out of retirement and back to competition
Press Release courtesy of U.S. Ski and Snowboard Park City, UT (Nov. 14, 2024) – U.S. Ski & Snowboard is excited to announce that alpine great Lindsey Vonn will rejoin the Stifel U.S. Ski Team. […]
Brignone and US Women make history; Norwiegen Men sweep Podium
Italian skier Federica Brignone made history by becoming the oldest woman to win an Alpine skiing World Cup race, claiming victory in the women’s Giant Slalom at Sölden, Austria. She edged out […]
Alpine Ski World Cup 2024: Viewing Guide and Schedule
The 2024/2025 winter sports season is just about off to an exciting season. The FIS Alpine Ski World Cup kicks off this Saturday, October 26, in Sölden, Austria. The races will feature […]
Remembering the US Alpine 1984 Olympic Team
See my latest article for Ski Racing Media on the 1984 US Olympic Alpine teams’ banner year at the Sarajevo games. Talking to some team members and reliving the Olympic experience with […]
Exciting News: Minneapolis set to host FIS Cross Country World Cup Ski races in 2024!
MINNEAPOLIS, April 30, 2023 — The best cross-country ski racers in the world will be gathering at Minneapolis’s Wirth Park over President’s Day weekend, Feb. 17-19, 2024, as the FIS Cross Country World […]
Arc City Podcast: Canadian Laurence Saint Germain
Arc City host Jimmy Krupka closes out the 2022/23 season talking to Canadian Laurence Saint-Germain who surprised the world by outpacing Mikaela Shiffrin in this season’s Slalom World Championship. She tells Jimmy […]
Shiffrin sets new all-time win at 87! Surpasses Stenmark’s 34 year record
(Are, Sweden) – In a monumental feat of individual athletic achievement, US Alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin skied her way into sports history recording her 87th World Cup victory and breaking the all-time […]
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