By USSA ADELBODEN, Switzerland — Heavy fog creeping lower and lower down the fabled giant slalom course in Adelboden forced cancellation of the event Saturday in what was to be the final GS in the Olympic selection period. After a weather delayed first run on a shortened course, Italian Davide Simoncelli was in the lead […]
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By Matthew Piper, USSA HAUS IM ENNSTAL, Austria — A plaid-clad Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO) overcame a bone bruise on her left arm to tough out her fourth 2010 Audi FIS World Cup downhill win in as many races, pushing off for a fast start, building speed throughout her run on a course shortened by […]
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By Mark Robison, Reno Gazette-Journal A coyote-hunting tournament has been scheduled this weekend near Fallon to help protect ranch livestock, but critics say such hunts don’t control coyote populations. “I understand that there are some people that are upset about it,†said Misty McFarlane of Fallon, who registers hunters for the event. “But they haven’t […]
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Unsettled weather is expected to be in the Lake Tahoe Basin today. Here is the ski report from Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe.
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By Lindsey Sine, USSA MAMMOTHÂ — Shaun White (Carlsbad, CA) and Kelly Clark (Mt. Snow, VT) aren’t totally perfect, but they’re pushing the boundary as each continued to dominate the Sprint U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix. The two finished first in qualifications at Mammoth Mountain on Friday, while Wednesday’s winner Danny Davis (Detroit, MI) also won […]
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By Matthew Piper, USSA CALGARY — The U.S. Freestyle Ski Team’s women’s moguls squad continued its scorching start to the 2010 season with four top 10 results in Calgary on Friday night, showing little signs of cooling off in a month-long break from the FIS World Cup circuit. Heather McPhie (Park City, UT) was fourth, […]
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The 10-day festival to celebrate Squaw hosting the 1960 Winter Olympics starts today. LTN has several stories — feel free to do a search for them on the site. Here is today’s ski report from Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe.
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By Lindsey Sine, USSA HAUS IM ENNSTAL, Austria — It was Lindsey Vonn’s (Vail, CO) day Friday as the World Champion showed that her bruised left arm was no problem, charging through flat light conditions to win the downhill Audi FIS Alpine World Cup in Austria. “I needed this win today to get my confidence […]
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Publisher’s note: Shotzoom Software, makers of Golfshot, is based in Douglas County. Business Wire SCOTTSDALE — Golfshot: Golf GPS(C), the incredibly popular Golf GPS and Scorecard application for golfers, was ranked the fifth-best selling app of the year in Apple’s iTunes Rewind 2009. The ranking, which came out just before Christmas, comes on the heels […]
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Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe, says rose colored glasses would be good today. Here is his ski report.
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