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The two, who are 2021 Laureus Sport Award nominees—Swiatek for Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year and Shiffrin for Laureus World Comeback of the Year—talked about everything from psychology to pressure and the topic of legacy. Back in February, 19-year-old Swiatek had told Tennis Channel that Shiffrin was a role model for her in terms of competitive resilience, so this Read More Top News Stiegler Wins Final Race For U.S. Ski Team alumna and three-time Olympian Resi Stiegler, Friday’s slalom victory at U.S. Alpine Championships at Aspen Highlands, Colo. was the cherry on top of a storied 19-year career. Team X Alpine and University of Utah’s Madi Hoffman was second, .30 seconds back, and Land Rover U.S. Alpine Ski Team and University of Denver athlete Katie Hensien rounded out the podium in third. After almost two weeks of sun-splashed days at Aspen Highlands, a late-season snowstorm dumped about eight inches of snow on the track for the final day of racing at the 2021 U.S. Alpine Read More Top News O’Brien Wins Super-G Title, Ross Retires Despite the fact that weather pushed the slalom portion of the U.S. Alpine Championships alpine combined to Wednesday, organizers were able to get off a successful super-G and Land Rover U.S. Alpine Ski Team athlete Nina O’Brien walked away with the win, and her career-eighth national title on Tuesday. Fresh off her career-best FIS Ski World Cup season, featuring five top-10 results in giant slalom and slalom, highlighted by a career-best ninth-place finish in a World Cup slalom in Semmering, Austria, and a top-10 result (and the second-fastest first run) in the giant slalom at World Read More Top News Ross, Goldberg, and Biesemeyer Win National Titles Day four of the 2021 U.S. Alpine Championships continued on Saturday with downhill day under the sunshine featuring perfect conditions at Aspen Highlands, Colo. While Colorado native and two-time Olympian Alice McKennis Duran took her final lap, Land Rover U.S. Alpine Ski Team teammate Laurenne Ross won her final career downhill race. On the men’s side, World Cup Dreams Foundation’s new executive director Tommy Biesemeyer came out of retirement to share the Roch Cup victory with former teammate Jared Goldberg. It was yet another classic sun-splashed spring day in Aspen, and Read More Top News McKennis Duran and Ross Move On Two Land Rover U.S. Alpine Ski Team athletes announced this week they'll be making the final laps of their career at U.S. Alpine Championships in Aspen, Colo.—two-time Olympian and two-time national champion Alice McKennis Duran, and two-time Olympian and two-time national champion Laurenne Ross. Both women were members of two of the fastest speed teams in the world, one in 2013 and the other in 2018 (downhill). They are the last of an amazing generation of U.S. women's speed team athletes that included Olympic champion and winningest female alpine ski racer Lindsey Vonn, Olympic Read More Top News Kim Speaks Out on Anti-Asian Hate On April 1, Olympic gold medalist and back-to-back FIS World Champion Chloe Kim shared her experiences with anti-Asian hate for the first time in an interview with ESPN’s Alyssa Roenigk. Kim shares heart-wrenching experiences of recent attacks and hateful social media messages that have taken a toll on her mental health. Unfortunately for Kim, these encounters are nothing new. Kim has been subject to her share of racism since she was only 13-years-old. Kim’s story is an important reminder of the power that words carry, "Even if you get thousands of supportive messages, the hateful one will hit Read More Top News Radamus and Winters Victorious at Nationals On day three of the U.S. Alpine Championships at Aspen Highlands, the men came out charging, with Land Rover U.S. Alpine Ski Team athlete River Radamus emerging victorious in the super-G, while teammate Luke Winters grabbed the win in the alpine combined. With colder overnight temperatures, the conditions for the super-G were super solid and the guys were stoked to ski a flowy, fun super-G course to start off the day. Radamus won the run, with Winters—who hasn’t donned a pair of the longboards since a fall camp at Official Training Site Copper Mountain, Colo.—.16 seconds back in Read More Top News Gile Third at Nationals GS On day two of the U.S. Alpine Championships at Aspen Highlands, it was an international giant slalom podium, with University of Denver's Tobias Kogler (Austria) in first, University of Utah’s Joachim Bakken Lien (Norway), and Land Rover U.S. Alpine Ski Team athlete and hometown Aspen boy, Bridger Gile, in third. It was another early morning for the athletes, staff, and race organizers, and the conditions were challenging. Though the temperatures were cooler than on Monday, the wind took the moisture out of the snow, causing issues for the salt to do its job and firm up the surface. Read More Top News Ritchie Grabs National Slalom Title Under the sunshine at Aspen Highlands, Land Rover U.S. Alpine Ski Team athlete and 2021 World Junior Slalom Champion Ben Ritchie emerged victorious at the slalom kickoff of the U.S. Alpine Championships. Middlebury College's Erik Arvidsson was second, and Garret Driller rounded out the podium in third. Due to the forecasted warm weather, organizers made the decision to move the program up, with an early 7:30 a.m. first run start. The decision proved to be a good move, as the sun burned through the clouds at the end of the second run, roasting the surface. The course crew did Read More Previous Next Your Journey Begins Here. Whether you’re an athlete who wants to compete, a fan who wants to follow the action, a parent, coach, or you just want to support the team, U.S. Ski & Snowboard has a program for you! We're built around one common goal - to provide the right resources for athletes who are inspired to be the Best in the World! Get Involved Get Involved -- Sport Programs Sport Programs -- Donate Donate -- Tools Tools -- Featured Athlete Alice Merryweather Olympian Alice Merryweather, returned to training with the speed team this week after taking the season off to recover from an eating disorder. Visit Athlete Bio Skiing and Tennis Collide: Shiffrin Talks Psychology, Pressure, and Legacy with Swiatek Recently, on Instagram Live , two-time Olympic champion and six-time world champion Mikaela Shiffrin caught up with Polish professional tennis player and 2020 French Open champion Iga Swiatek. The two, who are 2021 Laureus Sport Award nominees —Swiatek for Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year and Shiffrin for Laureus World Comeback of the Year—talked about everything from psychology to pressure and the topic of legacy. Stiegler Caps Off 19-Year Career with National Title and Big Smile For U.S. Ski Team alumna and three-time Olympian Resi Stiegler, Friday’s slalom victory at U.S. Alpine Championships at Aspen Highlands, Colo. was the cherry on top of a storied 19-year career. Team X Alpine and University of Utah’s Madi Ho...